The way the World Preliminary Round of 12 in the Asian Zone changed coaches after the change of coach, 1 draw and 3 losses, made the fans a little desperate. Our own Chinese Super League, for various reasons, has been unable to start playing, and we don't even know if we can continue.
In this environment where Chinese football is almost forgotten in addition to being scolded, Wu Lei broke his 666-day goal drought in La Liga with a deadly way, bringing an exciting news to Chinese football in the trough.
01. Wu Lei has his own characteristics: he has the ability to stand in European football
a. Positioning the right forward: The ability to have the ball is definitely insufficient
Wu Lei appeared in the 66th minute of the game and played for almost half an hour. He was placed in a right-handed position, and all he played was to constantly run up and down.
Wu Lei's ability to have the ball is destined to be insufficient (in the top european leagues), and his defense as a full-back is not outstanding, or suddenly forward when attacking and defending.
Celta left-back Garland, who has a scandal with Barca, is at an absolute disadvantage in the face of Wu Lei's impact, which has made countless Chinese fans happy.
Wu Lei's first deep defense after the appearance, can only say that his position in the current team, that is, first of all, from the dirty work.
However, after Wu Lei retreated too deeply, his defensive awareness and technique were not outstanding, and it was difficult to really contribute. On the other hand, Wu Lei's advance is weak in European football, and the retreat is deep, and there is less to do on the offensive end.
In this wave of counterattacks, Wu Lei got a good chance, but when the inside line was stuck, Wu Lei's choice was somewhat conservative. He didn't have much confidence in his feet, so he chose to pass back, but it turned out to be a mistake.
b. Wu Lei wants to follow his teammates who can hold the ball: he runs through the air
Wu Lei played very actively in this game, he completed a total of 2 shots, all of which were on target, and scored 1 goal.
In addition, Wu Lei also contributed 2 interceptions on the defensive end. In essence, Wu Lei, who came off the bench, took advantage of his physical strength and kept sprinting to seize opportunities, and this time he succeeded.
The reason for the success was simple: instead of using a 433 formation, the Spaniards used a 4411 stand, leaving a forward player in the middle to attack in tandem.
Although Puado is not really a forward, this foot is a goal for Wu Lei, who directly enters the box to shoot. Despite the goalkeeper's save, he still gave the follow-up Puado a good chance to score, but unfortunately he did not take advantage of it.
Wu Lei's goal came from a similar attack pattern, with Celta left-back Garland unable to restrain Wu Lei's no-ball forward. This time, it was Precisely The Spanish midfielder who sent a straight plug for Wu Lei was Dudel, who had the most forward style in the Midfield.
This is not The first time Thatder has assisted Wu Lei to score, and we hope it will not be the last. Wu Lei did not waste the opportunity to face the goalkeeper this time, and the shot was extremely crisp.
Before scoring, Wu Lei had another good chance, still from his no-ball sprint. Garland once again lost his place, and if Wichner could cross the line for the first time, Wu Lei was likely to be in place.
In European football, we can think of Wu Lei as a type of "one trick fresh". His speed and awareness of saving the goal in a no-ball state is very good, and if the team has teammates with enough ball holding ability and good passing, Wu Lei still has a "place to play".
02. World Preliminary Round of 12 in Asia: Wu Lei's performance was convincing
a. Positioning the right forward: The ability to have the ball is definitely insufficient
In the round of 12 in the Asian zone of this World Cup, Wu Lei scored 4 goals and tied with 5 others for the first place in the top scorer list. This is also because after the team was out, Wu Lei missed the last 2 games.
The biggest help that Liu Yang brought to Wu Lei was that the explosive power under the confrontation was better, although it sounded a bit incredible, after all, Wu Lei had reached the age of 30.
However, under the European training system, even if there has always been a knee injury, Wu Lei's instantaneous acceleration and ability to rush the goal are better than at home. In the round of 12, Oman scored, one is that he predicted to move in front of the goal in advance, and the other is that the power of the shot is excellent.
In the first game against Vietnam, the team did not use too many naturalized strikers, it was Wu Lei's two strokes that allowed the team to win that crucial game.
Wu Lei's way of scoring is so simple, summed up in two points: fast starting speed, good forward insertion selection.
Seeing that Wang Shenchao was ready to pass the ball, Wu Lei threw off the defender with a forward insertion, and then grabbed the point to score.
The same is true of the goal of the final defeat of Vietnam, Wu Lei scored a total of 4 goals in the round of 12, 1 was a penalty, and the remaining 3 were all points to break.
b. We will complain that he will score goals when he plays: but Wu Lei is still the pride of the national football team
For Wu Lei, because the team's performance in this round of 12 is not good enough, he has not received a high evaluation. Even because Wu Lei missed several key single knives and goal grabs, the national football team missed some points (such as the match with Oman, Wu Lei should have locked in a 2-0 victory).
Wu Lei scored goals in the national football team, once leading the top scorer list, and even received praise from the Spanish media and made special reports.
It should be said that Wu Lei still has a certain influence and popularity, and his resume in the past few years has given him the ability to continue to take root in Europe.
In this World Preliminary Tournament, Wu Lei's most exciting goal came in the away match against Syria. At that time, he shot with his left foot without stopping, which was really effective.
Wu Lei's characteristics are vividly displayed in this goal.
03. Should I leave La Liga next season? Or even leave the big five leagues?
a. In the five major leagues: Wu Lei is difficult to play as a zhengyin striker
From the statistics, it can be seen that Wu Lei's one-on-one confrontation success rate this season is only 29%. You could argue that the extremely sparse heat map is that there is less playing time, but the success rate of confrontation is cumulatively average.
Although Wu Lei's one-on-one match success rate has not been high, it is 42% in the first half of the year and 39% in the full season of the second year. After the 30-year-old Wu Lei, it is an objective fact that the confrontation is getting weaker.
Wu Lei's last goal was in the Copa del Rey against a lower-level team, scoring 1 goal in 4 shots, and Wu Lei failed in 5 head-to-foot one-on-one confrontations.
I have to admit that Wu Lei's physical fitness is now declining, and although he performed well in the World Preliminary Tournament, he is becoming less and less in the top leagues in Europe.
He wants sprint space and no-ball running opportunities, which are not necessarily what the top league can give him.
b. Dutch or Belgian leagues: should also be considered
If you want to continue to stay in the European League, Wu Lei may not necessarily choose the top platforms such as La Liga and the Bundesliga, and may also be able to retreat to the second place and play in Belgium or the Dutch league.
One of the "bridgeheads" that Japanese players like very much, St. Turdon, is where they "returned" after the failure of the first stop in Liuyang. Or as a stepping stone to stay abroad, adapt here and then go to the top leagues such as the Bundesliga.
Even in Chinese teams, there is such a thing as The Hague. Of course, with Wu Lei's strength, he does not necessarily need to seek Chinese "asylum", he is capable of winning a normal contract.
At the age of 30, going to the Netherlands and Belgium, where the basic training and football facilities are also very complete, to get more game training is not a bad thing for Wu Lei to prepare for the 2023 Asian Cup on his doorstep.
Conclusion:
Even Yang Chen, who was extremely successful in staying in Yangyang in the past, also had the story of driving high and going low. It is very difficult for Wu Lei to persist for 3 and a half years. From defending Barca to scoring goals in the Europa League, Wu Lei has proven himself. The next thing he has to do is extend his career as much as possible and not leave regrets.
When Wu Lei is still insisting on his dream of staying in the West, as fans, we should still give support and encouragement. Whether it's the highlight of a goal or the lonely moment sitting on the cold bench.