Li Lei needs to compete with Japanese youngsters for positions -
13 May at 02:30
Swiss Premier League Round 34
Basel-Grasshopper
Grasshoppers are provisionally 8th in the Swiss Super League with only 10 teams, only 3 points ahead of the 9th-placed relegation play-off zone, and there are still 3 rounds left in the Swiss Super League.
Basel is at no. 2 in the standings, is a regular for Therasseas, is far above the Grasshoppers, and occupies the advantage of the home field, and it is not easy for the Grasshoppers to score points in this battle.
Li Lei originally had a firm foothold in grasshoppers when he first arrived in Zurich, and there were many opportunities to play, but after more than a month of injury, the position was squeezed, and he played a round of games after his comeback, followed by three consecutive rounds of dry bench, and the 21-year-old Japan U23 international Furuyuki has gradually replaced Li Lei in recent rounds.
There is also a Japanese player in the Grasshopper squad, Jun Kawabe, who was loaned by Wolves in the winter window this year, and he has become an indispensable midfield core of the team.
The 26-year-old Jun Kawabe is not an absolute main player in the Asian qualifiers of the World Cup in Qatar, playing in the Swiss Super League with Japanese second-tier players and young players. Even so, Li Lei struggled with the Japanese players in the team. This can also reflect the huge gap in the level of Chinese and Japanese football from the side.
Chinese football is in a low tide period when there is no upward channel for the time being, and the number of foreign players and the quality of the game cannot be scrutinized. The more such a time, the more Li Lei has to grit his teeth and insist, and strive to regain the opportunity to play.
In this grasshopper away game against Rui Super Team, can Chinese fans see Li Lei's figure?
