For many people, Wu Lei's goal has been waited for too long, after 342 days, he scored again, and it was the first goal of the season. For Wu Lei himself, it is not too late to work hard and score goals at any time.
In the early morning of December 15, Beijing time, in the second round of the 2021-2022 Spanish Copa del Rey, Espanyol won 2-1 away to Atlético Cristo, a Team in La Liga (4th Division), to advance to the next round. Wu Lei made his debut in the match and scored the team's equalising goal, which was Wu Lei's first club goal of the season and ended a 342-day goal drought. Wu Lei's last club goal dates back to January 7 this year, also at the Copa del Rey, when he opened the record for the team.
In this game, Wu Lei received the fourth rating of the whole team, and in the 58 minutes of his appearance, he touched the ball 22 times and passed 14 times, with a pass accuracy rate of nearly 86%. In addition, he completed 4 shots on goal, 2 of which were on target. In fact, Wu Lei had a good chance to break shortly after the opening, but unfortunately he failed to grasp the opportunity of the single knife, but fortunately he scored in the 46th minute, helping espanyol, who were behind in the score at the time, to equalize.
Looking at Wu Lei's performance in the 58 minutes of his appearance, the evaluation given by the Spanish media after the game was not all praise. The World Sports newspaper first affirmed that the Chinese striker showed the style of the scorer, but also faced his several shots in the game that were not very clear. Marca believes that Wu Lei did not seize the one-on-one opportunity in a series of performances after the goal. The newspaper "As" affirmed Wu Lei's enthusiasm in the game, he had already completed two shots in the penalty area in the first 15 minutes of the game, and completed the goal at the beginning of the second half, but the media also pointed out that Wu Lei made some technical mistakes, especially in terms of control.
In any case, it is gratifying that Wu Lei can break such a long goal drought. He has missed La Liga for two consecutive rounds due to a toe injury, although Espanyol coach Vicente Moreno believes that Wu Lei has not yet reached 100% status, but he still respects Wu Lei's desire to play and find a sense of scoring, and finally Wu Lei finally scored his first goal of the season, and the head coach is also waiting to see if this goal can help him be more sensitive in front of the goal.
Wu Lei, who played with injuries, did not disappoint himself, and did not disappoint the fans who went to the scene to support him, the five-star red flag in the stands was particularly eye-catching, and Wu Lei also deliberately went to the stands after the game to meet the fans' signature requirements one by one.
So far, Wu Lei has played 113 games for Espanyol, scoring 15 goals, including 7 goals in La Liga, 2 goals in La Liga, 4 goals in the Copa del Rey, 1 goal in the Europa League and 1 goal in the Europa League qualification. Breaking nearly a year's goal drought in the Copa del Rey, Wu Lei still needs to work hard to seize the goal in the league, after all, his last league goal was still completed in the match against Alaves on June 13, 2020.
Wu Lei once sighed in his weekly notes: "If playing football is also like an airplane flight, the goal is clear, the direction is precise, it will not be lost, and it will be good to go to the sunset." In a competitive environment, Wu Lei regards the steps he has climbed step by step over the years as the cornerstone of his progress towards the next goal, "Sometimes it takes a little patience, but also to be confident in yourself and always ready!" "People are also looking forward to Wu Lei, who is always ready, to be able to score more goals and confidence.
Text/Beiqing Sports Wang Fan