Calm shots, clenched fists and roared, his name resounded throughout the Espanyol home, he gave flying kisses one after another, accepted the congratulations of his teammates, his eyes were full of perseverance and indomitability, Wu Lei helped the team complete a shootout with his La Liga goal after nearly two years.
In the 31st round of La Liga that ended in the early morning of April 11, Beijing time, Espanyol won 1-0 at home to Celta. Wu Lei came on as a substitute in the 66th minute, and in the 89th minute he completed the long-lost goal to help the team complete a dead end. After the match, Wu Lei was undisputedly elected the MVP of the game.
Prior to this, Wu Lei had not played as a substitute for 13 times in La Liga this season, with a cumulative playing time of only 320 minutes and no contribution of assists or goals. As a result, a discussion about Wu Lei's La Liga career in a low ebb continues to unfold in the anecdote. "Sorrow and joy, thank you!" This is a testimonial written by Wu Lei on his personal social platform after the game, a short eight words of sincerity and sincerity, but also about the pressure he has endured in the past time.
'I'm very happy that my goal helped the team to win, thank you very much for your support for me, whether it is good times or bad times, I hope that in the future I can bring more help to the team, I hope to always support us." Wu Lei expressed his gratitude to the outside world through the official channels of the Spaniard after the game, and he admitted that the days when the game time was relatively small in the past were a more difficult period of time for himself, "but I have been training hard, did not give up, and strived to seize every opportunity." He waited on the bench for 13 rounds before he had another chance to play, scoring again in La Liga after nearly two years and breaking the 118-day goal drought, his last goal dating back to the Copa del Rey last December. The wait is always long, and not everyone can withstand too long waiting and suffering, but fortunately, all the efforts wu Lei has made have once again paid off.
After such an exciting and exciting game, Wu Lei did not say much about the adversity he has experienced in the past period, saying that the most important thing is that scoring goals can help the team win. After this victory, Espanyol's points increased to 39 points, ranking 11th in the table. Staying in La Liga is Espanyol's first goal this season, "Now this score will be a little better for our whole team, but our goal is more than that, we hope that the next game can achieve more victories, and strive for the higher the ranking, the better." ”
The team's position in the standings has been further consolidated, as the head coach, Vicente Moreno is naturally happy, he said he was happy for him when talking about Wu Lei's performance after the game, "In the face of everything we ask him to do, Wu Lei is facing well, he is always insisting. We are happy about that, and he deserves it. "Before this game, Vicente Moreno had said that Wu Lei could contribute to the team.
In this season that did not become the main player of the team, Wu Lei could only silently insist for a long time, and only redoubling his efforts could make him touch the opportunity, even if it was only a short period of more than 20 minutes of substitute time. However, this past night proved that these 20 minutes were enough for Wu Lei to shine, and even the Spanish media praised the Chinese player after the game, while being more optimistic about espanyol's completion of the relegation task. The Daily Sports newspaper gave the headline "Wu Lei saves Espanyol", which read: "After scoring the first goal of the league of the season, Wu Lei broke out and he celebrated wildly. The World Sports newspaper even said that Wu Lei succeeded De Thomas as the hero of this afternoon (local time), calling his goal of "gold-like goal". The Marca newspaper said that "Wu Lei kept the Spaniards calm.".
This outbreak in adversity is no accident, and whether this 3-point goal can change Wu Lei's position in the team will remain to be seen. But this goal can become an important opportunity for Wu Lei to swim against the current in adversity, and it is the greatest significance to return to calm after cheering, and Wu Lei continues to stick to this stage full of challenges and grinding.
Text/Beiqing Sports Wang Fan