At 4:00 on July 9, Beijing time, Barcelona will face the Spanish in the 35th round of La Liga. In the end, Barcelona sent the Spaniards 1-0 relegation 3 rounds in advance. The picture shows Wu Lei came off the bench.
China News Client, Beijing, July 20 (Zhang Yifan) With a 0:0 draw against Celta, the Spaniard finally ended his losing streak in the La Liga farewell at home. Wu Lei made his debut and completed the season finale battle diligently. The 539-day La Liga journey has come to an end. From the peak to the trough, in less than two years, Wu Lei has tasted the joys and sorrows of professional football.
On January 28, 2019, Wu Lei started chasing his overseas dream with the hope of Chinese fans after the defeat of the National Football Asian Cup. 11 goals in 65 games, this is the answer from Wu Lei. For more than a season, Wu Lei followed the team from the relegation to the European War, and then from the European War to the relegation.
At the beginning of joining in only three games, Wu Lei completed the role change from the bench to the starter. After six rounds, the Spaniard played against Valladolid at home. His single-handed goal helped the Spaniards lock the score to 3:1. This is Wu Lei's first La Liga goal, this is the first goal of Chinese players in La Liga.
On May 23, local time, Barcelona, Spain, the Spaniards are preparing for training. It is reported that Wu Lei has previously stated in his personal weekly diary that the team has entered the rhythm of two trainings a day. Image source: Visual China
The emergence of Wu Lei has filled the gap in Chinese football for many years. He allowed Chinese players to make their debut in the top five European leagues after an interval of 2857 days, and also allowed Chinese players to score again in the top five leagues after an interval of 3731 days.
Last season's final battle, the Spaniard used a clean victory to enter the UEFA Cup qualifying as the seventh place in La Liga. Joining half a season, Wu Lei played 16 games on behalf of the Spaniard, including 12 starters and 4 substitutes, scoring 3 goals and sending 1 assist. For Wu Lei, it was a perfect start.
At the beginning of this season, Wu Lei made the fans feast their eyes. While La Liga and the UEFA Cup have frequently scored goals, they even broke through the Barcelona door. This performance not only made the fans eat a peace of mind, but also proved that Chinese players are also capable of standing in the world's highest level league.
Wu Lei breaks through the Barcelona gate
However, the football world is cruel. With the downturn of the Spaniard's record, doubts about Wu Lei came one after another. The Spaniard stayed in the position of "Vice Squad Leader" for a long time, and did not get rid of it until the last game of the season. After scoring goals in the first round of the quarter-finals, Wu Lei's performance was also attributed to Ping Jing.
Rather than believing that Wu Lei's performance is high and low, it is better to say that the Spanish are generally lacking in performance. In the first full season, Wu Lei played 49 times on behalf of the Spaniards in all competitions and scored 8 goals, ranking first in the team's shooter list. Although this data is not excellent, but if you compare the Spanish people horizontally, it can even be called "one-of-a-kind."
No matter how good a striker is, he can't score without the support of the team's midfield. The Spaniard's midfielders have performed poorly this season, and it is difficult to provide Wu Lei with sufficient firepower support. In addition, striker partner De Thomas and others tend to be "independent" style, unable to play Wu Lei's advantage in running.
On February 16th, Beijing time, the Spanish La Liga scored a 2:2 draw with Sevilla 2:2. Chinese player Wu Lei made his debut and broke the goal in the 49th minute of the game, helping the team to overtake the score 2:1. This is also Wu Lei's first league away goal of the season. He has previously broken the goals of Barcelona and Getafe at home.
Wu Lei's excellent play last season was inseparable from the selflessness of his former teammate Iglesias. The latter not only has outstanding personal ability, but also willing to create space for Wu Lei. Competitive sports performance speaks, the Spaniards return to the European Union is the best evidence. With the relegation of the team, Wu Lei is now facing the biggest dilemma since he went abroad.
This dilemma may not be a bad thing for Wu Lei. Although West B is a sub-League, it has also gathered the stars of hope for the future of football. Japanese star Okazaki Shinji was the top scorer for Huesca last season and helped the team return to La Liga. He may be Wu Lei's best example right now.
In other words, even if Wu Lei will play in the Second Division next season, he can't judge the effect. Through the game, we can see that Wu Lei's "upward ball" is quite obvious, and this change may be observed from the next few World Cup preliminary matches.
In the early hours of July 26, 2019, Beijing time, in the first round of the second round of the UEFA Cup Qualifiers, the Spaniard faced Icelandic team Starnnan at home. Wu Lei came off the bench in the 53rd minute to complete his European debut. With two goals from Ferreira and Iglesias, the Spaniard beat their opponents 4:0. Image source: Sipaphoto copyright works are prohibited from reprinting
Another detail is enough to show Wu Lei's progress. Two years of La Liga career abroad, Wu Lei's worth soared more than 10 times. According to the data of the German transfer market, he is now worth 8 million euros, and even reached 10 million euros. When he first joined the Spanish a year and a half ago, he was worth only 750,000 euros.
Now Wu Lei's La Liga career has pressed the pause button. Although his future is still undecided, whether he stays in the team or transfers, as long as he still adheres to his footsteps, he will still have countless fans to support.
On January 5th, Beijing time, La Liga ushered in the Catalonia derby battle, the Spaniards took home 2:2 to draw Barcelona. Wu Lei broke the goal in the 88th minute of the game and scored the first goal of the Chinese player against Barcelona, while helping the team to equalize the score.
A few days ago, Chinese football was questioned and satirized by many outsiders, and it also took great pressure from public opinion. In any case, the love of Chinese fans for Chinese football will not change. Wu Lei may be a candlelight in the dark night, he will also continue to move forward with the hope of Chinese football.
No matter how many famous places are fighting, it seems that they are weak and weak. When the younger generations like Wu Lei really go abroad and become famous in the European arena, Chinese football may only usher in the day when they raise their eyebrows. (Finish)