It can be said that the decline of Chinese football began from the position of left-back, and the only left-back that the national football team can use in the top ten matches is Wang Shenchao, but in the match with Japan, he was accelerated by Jun ito, which once again exposed the weakness of this position. In the history of national football, there are still a number of left-backs with outstanding strength and both attack and defense, Wu Chengying, Sun Jihai, Yang Pu, Sun Xiang, and Wei Xin, all of whom have left a deep impression on fans. But when it comes to left-backs, Wu Chengying is undoubtedly China's first left-back, and left-back right-back (Sun Jihai) is the strongest two in the history of national team full-backs, and there is no dispute.
Xu Genbao once said: "Wu Chengying has both physical strength and speed, good technology, consciousness and physical condition, and is a natural material for playing defenders. "Today, when young players have to rely on the U23 policy to barely get the opportunity to play, Wu Chengying has become the absolute main force of the Shenhua team at the age of 19. He helped Shenhua win the A-League championship at the age of 20, represented the national football team in the Asian Cup at the age of 21, and participated in the top ten as the main player at the age of 22, such achievements make today's young players dare not imagine.
Wu Chengying is fierce in stealing, the defense is first-class, and he is a well-known "desperate sanlang" in the A A era. He is a typical one-stop player on the flanks, and the impression is that the left side he is guarding has only been blown by opponents during the World Cup against Brazil. In the special era of A A, when other big-name players struggled for 12 minutes and 3000 meters, only Wu Chengying could easily run 3600 meters and avoid other sports.
In the Shenhua team, there was such a saying: If anyone is Wu Chengying's substitute, then this person is unlucky to go home. Wu Chengying's body is really fantastic, every time he collides with his opponent, it is definitely the other party who is injured. Whether at the club or the national team, it is difficult for fans to remember who will be Wu Chengying's substitute, because in the game he is rarely replaced for poor play or injury. In the national team matches before the round of ten, Wu Chengying started 30 games in 33 games, which is the player who has played the most time. In the Top 10, if it weren't for a short suspension, he would have played the whole game. You must know that there were many people in the national football team who could play at left-back at that time, and Milu only trusted Wu Chengying.
What is valuable is that in the A A era when match-fixing was prevalent, Wu Chengying was one of the very few players who did not stain the mud. Geng Zhi's personality makes Wu Chengying and everyone a gentleman's friend, he never spares any effort on the court, and he never participates in activities unrelated to football under the court, so that the team owner wants to find Wu Chengying to "drink tea" without a chance. Indifferent to fame and fortune, playing football for money is Wu Chengying's admirable place. That year, in order to win the Asian Club Cup (the predecessor of the AFC Champions League), Dalian Wanda found Wu Chengying, hoping to borrow three games, but the premise was that there would be no treatment, and the individual would also bear the risk of injury in the game. Such conditions are simply a fantasy for the current players, but Wu Chengying readily agreed to a AFC Champions League trophy.
Of course, no player's career can be perfect, and Wu Chengying is the same, and missing Liuyang at the peak may be his biggest regret. The 2001 season was the best time for Wu Chengying, but the Football Association issued a "ban on foreign countries", allowing Wu Chengying to rub shoulders with the five major leagues for the first time. In 2002, Wu Chengying had conquered the Serie B leader Como through practical training, and Shenhua also agreed to all the requirements of the other side, but at the last moment Wu Chengying chose to stay. Later, Wu Chengying said: Considering the team's recent bad condition and many young players, it is better to wait a little longer. It was Xu Guide (Xu Genbao) who single-handedly cultivated me, and I can stay at this time, which is also a kind of gratitude.