In 4 rounds of the Chinese Super League, Wu Lei scored 5 goals, and scored 9 goals in the last 6 games, and he is in excellent form. Especially in the key game between Shanghai SIPG and Beijing Guoan, Wu Lei not only scored a world wave and scored a goal, but also shook two defenders of the Guoan team in the second half to assist Oscar to score. Although the ball was ruled invalid for offside, Wu Lei's condition was indeed good. It can be seen that Wu Lei played well in the club game, but it was greatly discounted in the national football team. Many fans lamented that this was because the national football team lacked players like Oscar who passed the ball to Wu Lei.
In fact, the national football team is not without stars who pass the ball to Wu Lei. In the past, there was Hao Junmin, and now there are Zhang Yuning and Wei Shihao. In the game against Singapore, Zhang Yuning passed Wu Lei twice in seconds, which has proved this. In the game, Wei Shihao, who is known for his breakthroughs, is actually very accurate in his passing footwork.
At 15:30 on April 6, Beijing time, the fourth round of the 2024 Chinese Super League continued, with Tianjin Jinmen Tigers playing against Chengdu Rongcheng. The home team is the big dark horse of this season, with 2 wins and 1 draw in the first 3 rounds, 7 points, once ranked second in the standings, unbeaten in 10 rounds in all competitions, and unbeaten in 16 games at home across the season. The visitors have brought in a number of players such as Wei Shihao this season and are aiming to compete for the championship, so this game is quite interesting.
In this crucial game, the 28-year-old international Wei Shihao broke out again. In the 21st minute of the game, Wei Shihao sent a precise cross from the right side, and Felipe easily scored with a header to help Chengdu Rongcheng open the door to victory. In fact, after joining Chengdu Rongcheng, Wei Shihao played the role of midfield dispatcher many times. In the 1-0 home win over Nantong Zhiyun in the last round, Wei Shihao was very active, sending precise and wide-range transfer passes many times. In the 39th minute of the game, Wei Shihao sent a precise long ball after winning the ball near the center circle, accurately found Gulfinkel on the left side, who immediately sent a horizontal pass, and the follow-up Zhou Dingyang easily pushed the empty goal to score. Such an accurate pass does look a bit like De Bruyne.
It is worth mentioning that in the national football team's 4-1 defeat of Singapore, it was Wei Shihao's free kick that caused the Singapore players to panic and finally send a point, and Fernando hit the penalty to rewrite the score to 2-1, and then the national football team completely relaxed. In fact, before Wei Shihao took the free kick to create a penalty, the scene was chaotic for a while.
Therefore, Wei Shihao's passing ability is undoubtedly Ivan's biggest discovery. Ivan could have considered changing his use of Wei Shihao, as he did in Chengdu Rongcheng, as the team's passer. In this way, the situation that no one can pass the ball to Wu Lei can be solved. Coupled with Wu Lei's current good condition, and Wei Shihao passing the ball to him, I believe that the national football team's offense will go to the next level. (Xiong Yixuan)