The whistle blew and the game was finally over.
Neither Shanghai Seaport's victory nor Changchun Yatai's loss lingered too long, walking straight off the field.
However, there was only one person who always sat on the pitch, this cold, rainy night, who didn't want to get out of bed for a long time, looking around him in a lost...
He's no one else but our current top scorer in the Chinese Super League, Wu Lei.
Why is Wu Lei in such a low mood? Let's take a look at the following sets of footage and maybe we can find out why.
Shot 1: Paulinho broke through, but Wu Lei should be more credited with the goal.
Before the goal, Paulinho didn't get greedy and chose to pass to the better positioned Wu Lei for the first time, but Wu Lei hit it twice in a row and it was brilliantly parried by Changchun Yatai goalkeeper Wu Yako. Fortunately, the ball was blocked and returned to Paulinho's feet, which did not waste this opportunity.
Shot 2: A one-timer against Yako Wu, again denied by the post.
Near the middle of the second half, Changchun Yatai's defender Okere was distracted by the ball, Wu Lei quickly pushed forward, Okere fell to the ground to protect the ball, Wu Lei took the ball straight into the penalty area, facing Wu Yake to form a single knife! Just when everyone was ready to celebrate Wu Lei's goal with a standing ovation, Wu Lei shot the ball hard, but it hit the goalpost impartially and bounced out!
Shot 3: Wu Yakhorn singles out Wu Lei, who is in a state of disarray
In the last minute of injury time, Shanghai Port broke the ball at the back and Oscar's precise straight shot penetrated the entire Changchun Yatai defense. Vargas' shot was again blocked by Wu Yako, but Wu Lei at the back held the two points and prepared to attack again. By this time, Wu Yako was already far away from the goal, so it was hard for Wu Lei to find a shot after keeping up with him. In this way, from the middle of the penalty area to the line of the penalty area, Wu Yako always maintained a high-pressure staring posture, which made Wu Lei quite embarrassed. Then, taking advantage of Wu Lei's thinking, Wu Yako directly fell on the ground and grabbed the ball to solve the crisis.
During the whole game, Wu Lei played the whole game and got many shots, but always missed the goal. After the game, the media scored the players of both teams, because Shanghai Port was the winner and with the scenario advantage, the general score was higher, but only Wu Lei was below the passing score, only 5.8 points! The team was the lowest!
That's why Wu Lei didn't return to the locker room with the team after the game and sat paralyzed on the floor.
If it was only because of a few failed shots, then Wu Lei wouldn't have had to do it. But in the whole game, as a forward Wu Lei's performance was very low, except for the shooting mentioned above, the number of scores, assists and creating offensive opportunities, as well as the time, basically failed. And there were a lot of mistakes, so the overall assessment, not only the fans and media complained, even Wu Lei himself can not forgive himself.
So far, one third of the league has been played, and it is undeniable that Wu Lei is the best striker in the league, including the foreigners. If the game is on the line, Wu Lei can do anything, assist, score, create chances...
But if you can't find the feel of the game, then the crowd is sleepwalking, constantly making mistakes, somehow losing opportunities even when they come to their own feet, a nightmare that always haunts them.
Since the return of the Spaniards, Wu Lei has been under tremendous pressure. In everyone's mind, Wu Lei has changed from the "hope of the village" to the synonym of "loser". This huge psychological gap needs Wu Lei to slowly adapt and overcome. Therefore, Wu Lei paid more than anyone else in Shanghai and Hong Kong. He didn't do it for any other reason, he just wanted to get better as soon as possible and contribute more to the team.
Wu Lei is also lucky because his home team Shanghai Port has provided him with all the amenities he needs, including passing maestros like Vargas, Paulinho, Caron and Oscar, as well as his teammates, the manager and the music department, regardless of his form. As a result, Wu Lei can quickly find form with his former domestic brethren thanks to these people.
But now there is another problem, the league is about to enter the break and the national team's warm-up matches are coming up. No one will doubt that Wu Lei will be selected; after all, there are very few strikers better than him in China right now. However, Wu Lei can not rely on these external advantages, there is no sense of urgency, just like Changchun Yatai's bad feeling, even if he enters the national team, after the game, is still familiar and disappointing "one-touch finishers"?
What is certain at this point is that
The head coach of the national soccer team, Yankovic, has been paying close attention to the trend of the league, of course, the international players are his top priority, as the leader of the front line, Wu Lei's status of the ups and downs, not only affects the hearts of the fans, but also makes Yankovic happy or worried. Would you give up on Wu Lei? Perhaps it is not surprising that the national soccer team that is being upgraded.
