Strive to be a national footballer, learn martial arts and cut through thorns

Reporter Han Bing reported that in the second round of the Spanish King's Cup in the early morning of the 15th, Although he was injured, Wu Lei, who still took the initiative to fight, finally broke the 342-day club goal drought. The last time Wu Lei scored for Espanyol, it goes back to the Copa del Rey against Burgos at the beginning of the year. Although Wu Lei also missed a single knife goal and failed to score twice, breaking the goal drought was of great significance to his sense of survival in espanyol. After the game, Espanyol coach Moreno made a rare comment on Wu Lei's performance, not only disclosing Wu Lei's positive attitude of asking for help with injuries, but also making it clear that he would give Wu Lei more opportunities to see if it could help him find his form.

Wu Lei worked so hard, not only to change his slump in Espanyol for two years, but also to improve his competitive status as much as possible and prepare for next year's round of 12. In the 6 games and 12 games that have ended, Wu Lei has scored four goals, especially against Oman and Australia in November, becoming The Main Scorer of the Chinese team on the offensive end. But in Espanyol, Wu Lei was in an awkward position, playing less and less time because he could not grasp the opportunity to score goals for a long time. In the next one and a half months, Wu Lei will try to improve his competitive status through the club's matches as much as possible, and build up the remaining 4 games in the round of 12, and this Copa del Rey is a good start.

In fact, not only Wu Lei, but also with the change of coach of the Chinese team and the reopening of the Chinese Super League, all Chinese players have ushered in the opportunity to be re-examined by the national team. Whether he can enter the national team roster coached by Li Xiaopeng depends largely on the performance of the players in this month and a half. Wu Lei has undoubtedly set an example for all Chinese players, although after the international match in November, he has only made two substitute appearances in four La Liga games, a total of only 24 minutes, and still does not have any goals and assists. But Wu Lei did not give up, but tried to seize every opportunity to play. In the two Copa del Rey games since December, Wu Lei has first assisted and then scored, and the two starts have improved in each game.

Back in the Chinese Super League, we are also pleased to see that the Guangzhou team, which lost its manager, foreign aid and even naturalized players in the unpaid wages, played a gratifying overall tactic in the whole Chinese class, and many of them have the strength to be selected for the national football team; and the active international Zhang Yuning and Wu Xinghan have scored goals, including Guo Tianyu, who followed the national football team to the 9th and 12th round of 12 in October, and also had a good performance. For these local players who have the strength to be selected for the national team, the league is the most direct stage for them to prove their status. Although the living environment of the Chinese Super League is not good now, and most teams have a wage arrears crisis, being selected for the national team and competing in the top 12 competitions in Asia not only has a direct impact on the future career direction of the players, but also has a direct impact on the performance of the new national team in the top 12 matches. Moreover, based on the deterioration of their respective clubs and the domestic football environment, many local players will most likely choose to stay in the future, and become an international footballer to compete in the top 12 matches, whether it is a future transfer to other Chinese Super League teams, or staying in the ocean, will be a resume with high gold content.

The new national team should insist on the selection of international footballers "only the state theory", and the status of the game is the only criterion. The reality that the national team has to face is that naturalized players such as Axon, Alain, and Luo Guofu who do not participate in the Chinese Super League competition (as of now, Luo Fuguo has not entered the competition area), there is a possibility that the personal physical fitness and competitive state after the second stage of the Chinese Super League cannot meet the criteria for being selected for the national team. Competition should be equal for local and naturalized players, and it is possible for the national team to have better players enter the national team.

The final stage of the Chinese Super League can become a turning point for local players to learn from Wu Lei and rely on active efforts to change their fate. Players need to use outstanding performances in the game to spell a better way out for their professional future, and they are also spelling out a new atmosphere for the Chinese national team in next year's Round of 12 or even longer.