Wu Lei on the battle against Japan: Hope to let go of the process beyond the first round

Source: Sports Weekly

As the only overseas player in the team who was called up to return to the team this time, Wu Lei will be the focus every time he returns to the Chinese men's national football team. This flight from Barcelona to Japan is different from the previous flight to West Asia, after all, the journey time is longer, the time difference is more, and Wu Lei also stopped in Dubai halfway, and flew to Tokyo yesterday (23rd) with Jiang Guangtai, who was on vacation in the United Arab Emirates.

After a night's rest, Wu Lei came to the training ground with the national football team this afternoon to participate in the first joint training. Before the training, Wu Lei said in an interview that he hoped not to repeat the unsatisfactory game process against Japan in the first leg, and to be able to play his own things in the game.

Wu Lei said that the trip to Japan to meet the national team was still relatively smooth, "from Barcelona to Dubai stopover, and then come with Jiang Guangtai, the whole trip is quite smooth." I'm also used to this kind of long-distance travel and rhythm. Of course, it is impossible to say that the body is not tired at all, after all, it is more than 20 hours to fly. But every time I returned to the national team, I was in a good mood. It is very kind to see everyone, and the fatigue of the body has also been reduced a lot. ”

Since returning to Spain after playing against Australia in November last year, the national football team has undergone a lot of changes, and when asked what changes have occurred in the new national football team, Wu Lei said bluntly: "Except for the head coach, the players have not changed much, and they are almost the same as before. However, Wu Lei said that after reporting to the national team, there was no special technical and tactical exchange with Li Xiaopeng, "mainly to exchange some physical conditions." ”

For the Next Japanese team, Wu Lei said: "Although the score in the first leg of the meeting was only 0-1, I believe that everyone will not be satisfied with the game process. In the future, this game must learn the lessons of the game, no matter what the result is, we must play the spirit of the team, play the spirit of hard work, and cannot be as passive as the first round. ”

For the Saitama 2002 World Cup Stadium, which will be played, Wu Lei bluntly said that because he had previously followed Shanghai Harbor to this stadium to participate in the AFC Champions League, there should be no problem in adapting to the venue. As for the issue of allowing local fans to enter the game, Wu Lei said: "As long as there are fans, it will feel better than empty stadiums, and whether it is away or home, it can mobilize everyone's emotions." Although the strength of the Japanese team is above us, this is an objective fact, but no matter what the result is, we still have to play our own things, there may be bad places before, but we still have the ability, the whole team to let go of their hands and feet. ”

Finally, Wu Lei said that he is very grateful to all the fans and friends for their concern and support for the national team, "I hope to bring you a good New Year atmosphere during the Spring Festival, and I hope to repay everyone with good results." ”