Harbour striker Wu Lei is undoubtedly the hottest striker in the country at present, Wu Lei has scored five goals in five league games so far, and if you add the national team, he has scored seven goals in four consecutive games. However, due to receiving a yellow card in the game against Singapore, Wu Lei will miss the crucial game against Thailand at home, which undoubtedly brings a challenge to the offensive line of the national football team.
However, with the Chinese Super League in full swing, and a number of players, including Allan, Wei Shihao and Xie Pengfei, performing well, it seems that those strikers who replace Wu Lei are emerging.
First up is Shanghai Shenhua's Xie Pengfei, who has been involved in scoring in the last three rounds of the Chinese Super League, especially against Wuhan Three Towns, where he scored three goals by himself and performed amazingly.
The second is Chengdu Rongcheng's Wei Shihao, after joining Chengdu Rongcheng, he quickly found a sense of goal, in last night's game against Zhejiang he scored his first goal after joining Rongcheng, and contributed a shot and a pass in the last two rounds.
Alain's resurgence was equally exciting, as he scored his first goal since joining Qingdao West Coast against the Jinmen Tigers, breaking a 973-day Super League goal drought since 2021. The former Brazilian's goal has undoubtedly given him a huge boost to his self-confidence, and if he can continue his form, Allan could be a replacement for Wu Lei.
Although Zhang Yuning's form this season has not been consistent, he has also scored two goals in four games, and his presence has added more options to the national football team's forward line.
Facing the Thai team, the national football team needs to play the maximum firepower on the front line, and the outstanding performance of these players has given the national football coach Ivankovic the confidence to line up on the front line, no matter who eventually takes Wu Lei's position, they have the opportunity to prove themselves in the game and help the national football team win that crucial victory.