2021 has passed, and for Wu Lei, a Chinese player who has ventured into Spanish football alone, his performance in clubs and national teams can be described as a "double day", which is completely different.
Club: 2 goals in 32 games were substituted
In Espanyol, Wu Lei has experienced the joy of being promoted from La Liga to La Liga this year, but his status has deteriorated: in the first half of the year, it is already difficult to get the opportunity to play in La Liga; in the second half of La Liga, it is completely reduced to a substitute.
It has to be said that in the center/winger competition, Wu Lei is now the fifth or even sixth candidate for the head coach, and has only started 3 times in the league this season, the most recent one was on October 24, and has not played in four consecutive rounds.
Fierce competition, not reused, single characteristics, lack of teammate support, this is many reasons why Wu Lei fell out of favor, but the real "original sin" is the poor ability to seize opportunities, can not score the goal: throughout 2021, he 28 league games actually 0 goals and 0 assists! How does the manager use it?
In short, Wu Lei made 32 appearances for Espanyol in all competitions this year, but the only two goals he scored occurred in the Copa del Rey (2 goals and 1 assist in 4 games): the first goal was January 7, the last goal was December 15, and the ball famine lasted for 342 days!
National team: 9 goals in 10 games, the number one thigh of the national football team
However, in the national team, Wu Lei, who has experienced the baptism of European football, is still the number one thigh, and although he needs to run back and forth across continents, he can still stand up at key moments and help the team with goals.
In the round of 40, the king of wuqiu made 4 appearances, contributed 5 goals and 2 assists, and led the national football team to successfully advance. In the round of 12, he has made 6 appearances so far, scoring 4 goals, scoring twice against Vietnam, breaking the city gates of Saudi Arabia and Australia. For the rest of next year's World Cup, we'll have to rely on him.
In summary, 2021 is a more difficult year for Wu Lei, but in the end he gritted his teeth and survived, so what kind of answer will he hand over in the next 2022? All Chinese fans are waiting and seeing!