Chinanews.com, Beijing, January 19th, title: From working hard in the second class to winning the Chinese Super League, the 33-year-old said that his career has just begun
Reporter Bian Liqun
Triple jump in four years and three championships in three years, the three towns of Wuhan have created an unprecedented miracle in Chinese football, and I am afraid that there will be no miracles in the future.
There are 7 players in the Wuhan Three Towns team who have fully experienced this journey.
Goalkeeper Wu Fei has the oldest qualifications and joined the team as early as the first year of the team's campaign.
At that time, Wu Fei, who was thinking of going to the first division early and creating a landing platform for the club's overseas echelon players, never thought that he would go all the way to the Chinese Super League, and won the Chinese Super League championship that he had never dared to think about before in his hometown of Wuhan.
In the past two years, Wu Fei has been the main goalkeeper of the Wuhan Three Towns team. As the team entered the Chinese Premier League and the Chinese Super League, Wu Fei has relegated to the role of the second goalkeeper in the past two seasons.
But in the key games of the Chinese League One last season and the Chinese Super League this season, Wu Fei always stood up as if he had been arranged by fate.
At the age of 33, Wu Fei, who went around for the first time, finally played in the Chinese Super League for the first time and became the best player of the game.
In the away game against Mount Tai in Shandong Province, Wu Fei also started the game.
With his repeated appearances, he helped the team keep the initiative in the championship and became the best player candidate for the current round of the Chinese Super League.
In Wu Fei's words, his career has just begun.
Wu Fei celebrated three championships in three years in three towns in Wuhan.
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unimaginable honor
"I'm so happy. When I came back in 2019, I thought about what honors I could bring to my hometown Wuhan, but I didn't expect to win three championships in three years." Sitting down and chatting about his winning experience, Wu Fei, who is busy moving recently, still couldn't restrain himself Live the excitement.
"Before the start of the season, I didn't think about winning the championship, and the club didn't clearly mention this goal. After the results were good, I had some ideas. After the first stage, I proposed this goal. Later, I also worked hard towards winning the championship." Wu Fei disclose.
Wu Fei said that when he saw other teams winning the championship, he would think that one day he could represent some team to win the Chinese Super League championship, but it was just a momentary thought.
"It really happened to me, and I still won the Chinese Super League championship in my hometown of Wuhan. It's incredible."
In the Wuhan Three Towns team, only seven players including Wu Fei, Deng Zhuoxiang, and Sang Yifei have experienced the three-year triple crown.
Wu Fei was the first to join the team. He was in the team when the team played in the second division in 2019.
Wu Fei, who returned to Wuhan to play at that time, didn't think too much about it. He only thought about whether he could help the team reach a higher league platform, so as to give the club's youth players a good foothold.
If these are accomplished, it will be complete for him.
As for the later experience, Wu Fei didn't think about it at the time, and he didn't dare to think about it.
Wu Fei shared the joy of winning the championship with his children.
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33-year-old Chinese Super League debut
In the first two seasons in China B, Wu Fei has been the main goalkeeper of the three towns in Wuhan, but as the team ascended to China A and the Super League, the veteran Wu Fei relegated to the second goalkeeper.
In the middle of this season, Liu Dianzuo, the main goalkeeper of Wuhan's three towns, was injured. Before the game against Henan Songshan Longmen, coach Pedro made Wu Fei ready. After that, the 33-year-old started his career in the Chinese Super League for the first time.
Under the high block and low block, Wu Fei helped the three towns of Wuhan 3:0 to keep the opponent clean and won the best player of the game.
Wu Fei, who is "open and hanging", has driven many Henan fans crazy.
With consecutive victories over Meizhou Hakka and Shenzhen, the three towns of Wuhan ushered in a direct dialogue with Shandong Taishan. Wu Fei continued his brave performance and won a 1:1 draw in the away game, keeping the initiative.
Although he failed to seal a clean sheet against his opponent, Wu Fei thought it was the match he was most satisfied with.
With their outstanding performance in the battle of Tianwangshan, five players including Wu Fei and Wu Lei became candidates for the best player in the current round of the Chinese Super League.
Wu Fei is in the game.
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Recalling his "late" debut in the Chinese Super League, Wu Fei admitted that he didn't think too much before the game, and he was not nervous. He just wanted to bring out his experience and training over the years.
"It was too difficult at that stage. The front foreign aid was injured, and the central defender was also injured. Our lineup was very uneven. We saw the Shandong Taishan team catching up." Wu Fei said with emotion.
Talking about his amazing performance at that time, Wu Fei believed that he was able to stand up at any time because he was well prepared and kept in good condition.
"Besides, it was the initial resumption of home and away games. With fans on the scene, the long-lost feeling will make me more excited and my state will be better. I like the feeling of playing games in front of fans." Wu Fei said.
Wu Fei is in the game.
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"supporting role"
In the final critical stage of the Chinese Premier League last season, Wu Fei also stepped forward.
Before entering the fourth stage, the team's main goalkeeper Geng Xiaofeng injured his foot, and Wu Fei had a broken rib in the warm-up match against Guangzhou City.
"Both the first goal and the second goal were injured, but the position of the goalkeeper is very special and cannot be easily changed. I told the coach that I can still persist, and finally tied it with tape to play." Wu Fei said.
At first, Wu Fei was in so much pain that he didn't dare to go to the ground. After he got better, he went to training and competitions. At that time, there were many opponents in Chengdu Rongcheng, Zhejiang team, and Kunshan team. Every game was a tough battle to surpass.
Fortunately, in the end, the three towns of Wuhan still completed the overtake.
"After every game, I feel like I'm going to collapse." Wu Fei said.
When he was playing for Jiangxi Liansheng, he also had a "feat" of healing his dislocated arm on the court.
Wu Fei has always had a vigor in him, even if he is a substitute, he will not lose this vigor.
"Some people may decline quickly if they lose their game status, but I will not decline much, but I can still improve if given a chance."
Wu Fei is in the game.
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However, for most of his career, Wu Fei played a "supporting role".
Starting his career in Hubei Luyin (the predecessor of Wuhan Yangtze River), Wu Fei followed the team from the second team to the Chinese Super League and has been a substitute goalkeeper.
After that, he moved to Jiangxi Liansheng and Shenzhen Renren, and Wu Fei only served as the main goalkeeper in China League One and China League Two.
Wu Fei used the 39-year-old goalkeeper Passwell, who was selected for the Dutch national team for the first time, to motivate himself.
"There has always been this kind of late blooming story on the football field. Everyone wants to play the main force, but there are only 11 people on the field. The goalkeeper is a special position. There will always be someone on the bench. When you have the opportunity, you must grasp it. If you have the opportunity If not, I still hope to play in Wuhan for a few more years." He said.
(Reporter Bian Liqun)