This weekend, the 31st round of La Liga will officially start, in which the Espanyol team, which is concerned by Chinese fans, will face Celta in this round. Currently, the two teams are ranked 12th and 11th respectively, so this match is also a key battle for both sides to play against each other.
However, before the start of this crucial match, the Spaniards have come bad news, the team's top scorer De Thomas is likely to miss this game due to injury, to know that in this season's game, de Thomas to Espanyol is as important to Benzema to Real Madrid, and even the previous foreign media statistics show that de Thomas in la Liga this season, whether it is the number of goals scored or the scores scored for the team, is second only to Benzema. Therefore, in this focus battle, de Thomas de's absence is a big loss for Moreno and Espanyol.
However, this news is not a bad news for Chinese fans, and it is even a little expected. After all, this season' Spaniards have no worries about relegation, in this context, everyone hopes that De Thomas can "rest" and give our international Wu Lei more opportunities to play, after all, if the former is healthy, Wu Lei may be difficult to get the main position.
Since de Tomas joined Espanyol in 2020, the Spanish player has gradually taken Wu Lei away from the main position in the team, and in his first season with Espanyol, he made 37 appearances for Espanyol, helping the team score 23 goals, contributing 3 assists, and becoming the team's top scorer. This season he played 27 games for Espanyol, all of which started, and handed over 14 goals and 3 assists, which means that nearly half of the 35 goals scored by Espanyol so far are related to him.
On the other hand, our international Wu Lei, who has played in 16 games for Espanyol this season, has made three starts and has not scored or assisted so far. And in these 16 games, Wu Lei only completed 2 shots on goal, 5 times 1 successful long pass and cross, completed 60 foot passes, the success rate of 73.33%, it can be said that no matter from which data to compare, it is difficult for him to compete with De Thomas. This is also the reason why everyone feels some relief after seeing that Thomas may be injured, after all, a healthy Thomas exists, and it is difficult for Wu Lei to get the opportunity to start.
However, just when everyone was expecting Wu Lei to appear in the next game, and even looking forward to his performance after his debut, espanyol coach Moreno's words at the pre-match press conference today were like a bucket of cold water poured on the Chinese fans.
At today's regular press conference, Moreno said about de Thomas de's injury, saying, "At present, it is not certain whether the Spanish player will be able to play in tomorrow's game, although he appears in the big list, but unfortunately his physical condition is still a little bad at present." So, it will be until tomorrow to determine whether he can play for the team. ”
After saying this, Moreno talked about de Thomas's inability to play plan B, saying that he now has several alternatives to the Spanish international in mind, and he pointed out that if de Thomas is unable to play, Puado will appear in the starting list. At the same time, he also pointed out that Di Mata should also have no problems with his body (replacing De Thomas), and in addition, Wu Lei also deserves such a possibility.
Although, in Moreno's mouth, we got the possibility of Wu Lei starting, but it is clear that Wu Lei is only his third choice, and this reality is undoubtedly difficult for Chinese fans to accept, after all, since the beginning of his career in Foreign Countries in early 2019, Wu Lei has always been the sustenance of Chinese fans in the hearts of Chinese football, especially in the first two seasons of joining Espanyol, Wu Lei has become the "hope" in everyone's mind.
But what is difficult for everyone to accept is that the Chinese international, who has just won the Chinese Golden Ball, is now the third or even fourth substitute in a weak team in La Liga!