At 23:15 Beijing time on December 31, 2021, the 19th round of the Spanish First Division, Espanyol away to Valencia. Wu Lei, the representative of Chinese football, completed the "New Year's Eve" on the bench and did not get the opportunity to play. What is even more helpless is that in the case of 1 goal behind, the Spaniard's head coach refused to replace the "main striker" with the No. 7 on his back, but chose to replace the "little friend" Carreras of the Espanyol B team, which is enough to see the status of Wu Lei in Moreno's mind.
It can be said that Wu Lei has completely disappointed Moreno, and the appearance has been ranked behind the B team players. The 20-year-old Carreras did not live up to Moreno's expectations, scoring 2 goals in 9 minutes, first creating penalties and then assisting Puado's goal, becoming a divine weapon for the Spaniards. In this way, Wu Lei's life in the Spaniards is even more difficult. The "New Year's Eve" treatment of the bench may be the epitome of its 2022 season.
After the game, Chinese fans have put forward opinions, hoping that Wu Lei can transfer to other league relegation teams, or even lower leagues to seek playing opportunities. What's more, I hope that Wu Lei can return to the Chinese Super League and return to Shanghai Harbor to continue his career. However, none of this seems to be so easy. As far as the situation in front of Wu Lei is concerned, will there still be teams in the top 5 leagues in Europe willing to take over? If you want to, I am afraid that I will also come to the "cake", and it is better to spend time in the Spaniards who are already familiar.
Back to the Chinese Super League? In terms of the domestic public opinion environment, the media and official praise, and Wu Lei's previous statements that training is stronger than the level of the Chinese Super League competition, this road has been sealed to death. Wu Lei had been held too high, already in the air, and if he wanted to come down, he had to accept a heavy fall, a heavy fall that was enough to be "fatal". However, it is not easy for Wu Lei to accept this fact, and if Wu Lei understands this truth, he will also go to another level.
And isn't the situation in front of Wu Lei also the epitome of Chinese football? For 20 years we have been pursuing the World Cup, and we have been constantly trying to ascend to the sky and become the strongest in world football. Over time, Chinese football, like Wu Lei, always feels that it is necessary to stand higher to see farther. But they forgot that standing higher also needs to take one step at a time. Standing in the air pavilion, no matter how far you look, it is just a mirage.
Whether it is Chinese football or Wu Lei, if you want to continuously improve your strength, you must start from the basics. The youth training and complete youth training system needed by Chinese football, including the scouting system, the league system at all levels, the excellent and huge coaching system, and so on, are all perfect. What Wu Lei needs is to play, to play, to play continuously, not to sweep the Asian football world by team training.
It is good to be ambitious or ambitious, but it is fundamental to recognize yourself down-to-earth. I hope that both Chinese football and Wu Lei can briefly put down their "dignity" and let themselves grow better.