On the night of August 27, 2023 Beijing time, Wuhan Sanzhen turned back Nantong Zhiyun 4-2 in the final match of the 24th round of the Chinese Super League. Although it was a win, it's really hard to say that the defending champions were even scored two goals at home by a relegated team. But what I want to talk about is not whether Wuhan played well or happy with a win. In the last minute of the game, Wei Shihao and Xie Pengfei's substitution partnership caused a lot of laughter. Some fans even thought this picture could be included in the "Chinese Super League Funny Collection".
Here's the thing. Let's take a look at the animation above. In the 95th minute of the game, Xie Pengfei and substitute Wei Shihao performed a "no-goal skit". When Wei Shihao killed near the baseline, he hit the goal with one foot. He was pounced on by the keeper and the ball came back to Xie Pengfei's feet. I guess he wanted to shoot, but because of the bad shot, he finally turned into a pass and the ball ended up at Wei Shihao's feet. Wei Shihao suddenly felt that this sudden pass was very sudden and had no mental preparation. As a result, he "shot" with the goal and passed the ball back to Xie Pengfei.
How should we evaluate this process? Some fans say that the two of them belong to the "double reverse foot". Wei Shihao has a point, because when he hit the ball with his first kick, the ball was heading towards the far corner of the goal, and the keeper pounced on it. But Xie Pengfei's footwork is a bit hard to describe, and even his passes are a bit abstract.
Faced with this situation, Malcolm, who was standing near the penalty spot, saw this and covered his head with his hands in disbelief. As a result, his behavior even caused the commentator to smile. As you know, Xie Pengfei and Wei Shihao are a combination of "international players". Where is the future of Chinese soccer?
For the fans, Wuhan won a game after all. The last minute of this process can only be an episode, or a funny story, or a "happy soccer".
In this game, after Wuhan Sanzhen's Malcolm and Wei Shihao came on the field, the situation on the field changed immediately, and the speed of the two teams' offensive and defensive transitions was obviously strengthened. This invariably injected some confidence into Wuhan Sanzhen's ability to play the AFC Champions League. However, Wuhan 3 Town's backline does need to be strengthened. After Wallace's departure, it seems that this team can't play defense.
