With a 1:0 win over Sabadell at home in the early hours of this morning Beijing time, the Spaniards broke out of their previous slump with a two-game winning streak, and temporarily returned to the top of the Liga B table with a slim one-point advantage after one more game.
However, this victory still has nothing to do with Chinese player Wu Lei in the Spaniard team. He was on the match list and spent 90 minutes on the bench as he did in the first two rounds of the tournament. This is also the third consecutive game in which Wu Lei failed to get a minute of playing time.
Wu Lei's rivals in the Spaniards' starting lineup, Puado and Melamed, continue to earn the trust of head coach Moreno, and these two, along with absolute mainstays De Tomas and Embarba, have become the team's most consistent attacking duo up front.
Wu Lei, who was previously able to get a chance to play in the second half, was now helplessly robbed of his place on the bench by Di Matta. In the last three rounds of matches, the Spaniards in the front line of the replacement adjustment have chosen the winter transfer to join the Belgian newcomers.
These three games also basically determine the position of Wu Lei in the second half of the season in the Spaniard lineup. The team only has a single line of battle left in the Western B. Unless there is an injury or illness, or the game must further strengthen the front line attack, Wu Lei will usher in more than two years to stay in the world's toughest "out of the predicament".
Of course, Wu Lei's current situation is also related to the fact that he played as a substitute but lacked contribution to the team in the previous period. Especially at that time, the Spaniard suffered the worst performance of the season so far the first period, the Spanish B and the Copa del Rey 7 games 2 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses, the league table also gave up a long time leading the top position.
Under such circumstances, the Spaniards signed the Belgian center forward Di Mata urgently before the closing of the winter transfer window in the hope of improving the team's forward line scoring ability. Now, the team two consecutive wins to stabilize the ranking, the new Di Mata three games are substitutes, harvest a winning goal, Wu Lei also had to sit on the bench.
Continuing to train hard, trying to get the favor of manager Moreno, and seizing the opportunity to play in the future may be an option for Wu Lei. Even if he can't play for a while, at least the high level of training can still be guaranteed.
Another option that could be available is a loan move back to the Chinese Super League. But time is running out, with only five days left before the Super League's transfer window closes next Friday, and there's no news on that front, at least not yet.
Source: Weekly Shanghai Author: Yu Jiong
