Reporter Wang Wei reported that a county town in Meizhou, Guangdong Province, has a Chinese Super League team, and the Meizhou Hakka team has created a record of no. 1 in China in Wuhua County. There are many excellent players in this team, such as captain Shi Liang, Liang Xueming and Yang Yihu who came out of the Evergrande system, Lu Lin who joined the team from R&F, and Ge Zhen who joined the team from Shenzu.
Cui Wei, the midfield core who was born in Zibo, Shandong, comes from the Shandong Luneng youth training system, and as one of the members of the 93 golden generation of the Shandong Taishan team, he was sent to Portugal by the club in his early years. Eight years ago, Cao Yang, the general manager of Meizhou Hakka Club, discovered this technical player who was very in line with the southern football style of play, and finally recruited him 4 years ago. In the 2021 season, Cui Wei and his teammates realized their dream of surpassing.
In a recent interview with reporters, Cui Wei revealed that they have not given up in the end, and if there is no such persistence, there will be no final overtaking. After rushing to the Chinese Super League, his goal is to help the team achieve more victories. What made him sigh was that through years of hard work, the Meizhou Hakka team in Wuhua County, Guangdong Province, the base was very perfect, and there was also a football town, and investors never owed money to the players.
◆ "Football": Congratulations to the Meizhou Hakka team for the success of the super, from Shandong Luneng to Meizhou Hakka for four years, with the team to rush the super, what does it mean to you?
Cui Wei: For me, it is an honor to be a member of meizhou hakka club. A county-level team, the difficulty of rushing over is really very large, and I am proud to be able to do my part for the Meizhou Hakka team to rush overtaking. I am also very happy to be able to play on the platform of the Chinese Super League again.
◆ In the 2021 China League A, which game left the deepest impression on it?
There were many memorable games, but the one that impressed me the most was not the games I scored, but our last round against Kunshan. Without a doubt, this game was the one that impressed me the most in the 2021 season, because we had several opportunities to take 1 point before, but we missed them all. The game with Kunshan is the last league game, in fact, each of our players is very confident, but the process is very difficult, we can't open the situation for a long time, but the opponent scored a goal first, the game has been in a backward state for a long time, the mood is more anxious, in the grasp of the goal must be not grasped, it seems that this game is particularly difficult to play, until the last minute goal decided that we were promoted to the Chinese Super League.
◆ What about the unfortunate game?
There are also many regrets, the most regrettable is the second leg of the match against Zhejiang - that game, in the first half we led 4-2, and in the second half, Zhejiang team scored three goals in a row to overtake the score, which hit us very hard. In fact, at that time, we made full preparations in terms of technology and tactics and mentality, and the process of the first half was very smooth, but the unexpected loss of goals in the second half led to the imbalance of the team's mentality, and finally was defeated by the opponent's attack.
◆ In the first three stages of the game, Meizhou Hakka maintained a high winning rate, after entering the fourth stage of the game, the team lost in the match against Chengdu Rongcheng and Wuhan Three Towns, and continuously missed the opportunity to rush ahead of time, how did you adjust at that time?
In fact, we have also made sufficient psychological preparations for the match between Chengdu and Wuhan, because they are all direct opponents of Chongchao, and they are also recognized as strong teams, and when playing with them, our own mentality is still relatively peaceful, I think Meizhou Hakka team has the ability to defeat each other. After not defeating them in the first leg, there was some tightness in the mentality of the second round, some psychology of wanting to win and afraid of losing, and possibly some luck factors, and they did not get enough points on them. In such a game, everyone has the psychology of fighting, and for us, it may be that the game is not played freely enough.
◆ During the second transfer period, Dunbia defected to Shanghai Shenhua, did it have a certain impact on the players? In the end, what did the whole team rely on to persevere step by step to the end?
When Dumbia was on the team, the team's play was a little more diverse, more varied, the high school striker was in the front, we could combine the side and the middle, and after he left, the team's playing style has changed a little. At that time, the club Cao Zong communicated with us, first of all, we believe in ourselves, believe in the strength of each of us, believe in the strength of the team, and then began to develop new tactics, such as playing more foot balls, more cooperation in the front court. We also quickly adapted to this style of play, and the plan developed by Cao Dao and the coaching staff was very effective.
◆ In the last round of the game against Kunshan, in the case of the team falling behind by one goal, GuiHong scored a last-minute goal to equalize the score, and the team miraculously surpassed the success in the last reading moment, did you think of this moment?
I was replaced on the bench, and in the final stage I heard the audience say that the Zhejiang team was ahead, although the time was moving by minute by minute, but I always felt that we still had a chance, and Gui Hong's kick shot at the last moment was too critical. It may be that the luck of the fourth stage of the game against Chengdu and Wuhan is not on our side, but the last luck is finally on our side, which also reflects that our efforts this year are indeed not easy to come by. We have not given up in the end, and without this persistence, there will be no last chance to overtake.
◆ How long have you been waiting for this moment?
I came to the team for 4 years. In the past 4 years, the team has played well in the first half of each season, and in the second half, because of the intensive schedule, the players' physical reserves and playing style are not mature enough, and the second half of the year will be slightly worse. In 2020, through the single-round robin competition, we feel that our strength can compete for the opportunity to rush, but it still lacks some maturity. The goal at the beginning of the 2021 season is to reach the top 4, the team is very good at reinforcements, the style of play is becoming more and more mature, and it has been carrying out the coach's intentions until the end.
◆ "Football": In the 2018 season, you loaned Meizhou Hakka from Shandong Luneng, and officially transferred from Luneng to Meizhou Hakka in the 2019 season, you have now played for Meizhou Hakka Club for 4 seasons, why did you join Meizhou Hakka in the first place, did you set any goals for yourself?
Cui Wei: Eight years ago, when I was eighteen or nineteen years old, Cao Zong learned about my situation from Luneng, but at that time I did not come to Meizhou Hakka because of my injury. Later, Shandong Luneng played a teaching game in Guangzhou and Meizhou Hakka, because Cao Zong and Liu Binbin knew each other, he asked Liu Binbin which was me, and it was the first time he met With Cao Dao, he appreciated me very much and had many exchanges.
After being loaned to Meizhou Hakka in 2018, after a year of getting along, I feel that Cao Dao and I are very compatible, I like the Hakka team very much, Whether it is in the game or life are very happy, and the relationship with teammates and coaches is also very good, so I talked about the transfer with Luneng. Shandong Luneng also took good care of me, when Li Xiaopeng said that I could go out and exercise, so it was smoothly negotiated, and transferred to Meizhou Hakka in the 2019 season.
Before I played in the professional league of Shandong Luneng, I came to Meizhou Hakka team to play more games, gain more experience in games, and improve myself more.
◆ Rushing to the top with Meizhou Hakka, is it a small wish of your own, as a player who is in the year of playing, what are your expectations for the future of yourself and the team?
I feel that I am very lucky to come to Meizhou Hakka and follow the team to succeed, and I cherish this opportunity. After arriving in the Chinese Super League, the first step is to hope to gain a firm foothold in the Chinese Super League, learn more from good teams and good players, and play in the final of each game to play with a learning attitude. After rushing to the super league with Meizhou Hakka, I hope that I can face the Chinese Super League with a new look and ability, I have played in the Chinese Super League before, but at that time I could not let go. After rushing to the Chinese Super League, my goal for myself was to help the team achieve more victories.
◆ Mr. Wei Jinping, an investor of Meizhou Hakka Club, has invested in football in Wuhua for 9 years, which is very rare and not easy, in your eyes, what is the feeling that investors have always insisted on investing in football?
First of all, I think the boss is very fond of football, really like football, and Meizhou Wuhua County is the hometown of the ball king Li Huitang, but also the hometown of football, Wei Hopes to build the hometown of Wuhua football, the hometown of Meizhou football, and hopes to contribute to Chinese football. Through so many years of hard work, the team's base is very perfect, in addition to the construction of a football town, Wei Zong has invested a lot in football. The boss never owes a debt to the players and is lucky in this team.
◆ You are a player trained from Shandong Luneng Youth Training, you are a native of Shandong, what is the special significance of the name Shandong Luneng to you?
Shandong Luneng is the place where I was raised since I was a child. I learned to play football in a football training class in Zibo at the age of 5, and then went to Weifang to play a game that was favored by Luneng Football School, went to Luneng Football School at the age of 10, entered the Luneng first team in 2013, and spent more than ten years in the Luneng football system. Shandong Luneng's influence is very large, and everyone knows the four words of Shandong Luneng mentioned on the street of Shandong.
◆ In the 2021 season, Shandong Taishan won the double championship of the Chinese Super League and the FA Cup, as a player who once played in Luneng, do you have anything to say to Shandong Taishan and Shandong fans?
I watched the FA Cup final with a few friends, and I was very happy to see Shandong Taishan win the championship. Now Shandong Taishan team is playing very maturely, which is an example for us to learn. Thank you to Shandong fans for their attention and support for so many years. I would like to say in particular that Meizhou fans are also very cute, they cheer for the Meizhou Hakka team in their own way, and thank the Meizhou fans for their support to us.