"Interview with Wei Zhen" the first "iron man" in the team, want to be an all-round center-back

In the first 14 games of the Chinese Super League, Wei Zhen became the only full-time player in the Harbor team and scored his first goal in the Super League in the first game of his career against Tianjin Jinmen Tigers. The 24-year-old young centre-back is constantly trying to live up to the first major decision of his life in his junior year: to continue his career in football.

In 2017, Wei Zhen was promoted to the first team of the harbor for the first time, and in the past five years, his story is clear to many people, but in the process, how he spent it is rarely understood. This time, taking advantage of the league break, we sat together and talked about the unforgettable past and the future he was looking forward to.

In less than 30 days to play 9 games, Wei Zhen became the first "iron man" in the harbor team so far, Yan Junling had missed the fifth round of the dalian people because of going to the national team training camp, and the captain Oscar also had the experience of being replaced early, but Wei Zhen, Leco never planned to let him rest for even a minute. Wei Zhen was tired, but more than that, he was enjoying it.

Oriental Sports: The first stage of the Chinese Super League is over, you played all 14 games, how do you feel overall?

Wei Zhen: It's still very happy, we got a tie for the first place in Suzhou. But at the same time, there are regrets, because there are a few games that should be won and not won, which is a pity. Our match against Guoan was scored by the opponent in the last minute, and then the game against Yatai was the first goal and then was reversed. In addition, even the body is indeed more tired.

Oriental Sports: Is this fatigue more physical or psychological?

Wei Zhen: All of them, less than 9 games in 30 days, an average of 3 days, today after playing the game to sleep, not long after a new one, is a great challenge to physical fitness. In terms of excitement, a 3-day game is not as passionate as the previous regular season system, and the environment in and out is basically the same. However, compared with last year, this year's adaptability to closed matches is much better, and last year's first year was indeed not very adaptable, but it was still persevered along the way, and at the end of the year, I went to the United Arab Emirates to play the AFC Champions League, which is also a tournament system. With these preparations, everyone is basically used to it this year.

Oriental Sports: In your eyes, which of these 14 games was the best and which was the worst?

Wei Zhen: Relatively speaking, the best game should be the last game against Tianjin Jinmen Tigers, because before that game we just lost to Hebei team, everyone was holding their breath to play the last round of this first stage, which was good in terms of process and result. As for the worst, I feel that the loss to Hebei is not only the result of the game, but also our teammates who left the game injured in the game.

Oriental Sports: In such a key position as dragging back, do you feel that you are under a lot of pressure? When did you feel like you were fully in the "role"?

Wei Zhen: There must be pressure, especially when the league starts with one or two games, and everything is difficult at the beginning. After the back and Guoan, Shenhua have been handed over, it will slowly get better, many times it is a psychological pass, such as some good balls in the game, or the overall performance and the results of the game are good, their confidence will slowly come up, as long as the mind is completely concentrated in the game, the pressure will naturally go down.