The most influential person in my soccer career
Li Lei: That should be my former youth training coach, when I was a child, he taught me to play hard, to pay more than others a sweat, so as to change the family environment, after all, parents are ordinary workers. At that time, the simplest idea of playing soccer is to play soccer to improve family life, which is the goal of many children playing soccer.
What is the special meaning of the No. 4 jersey?
Li Lei: In fact, there is no special meaning, because before quite brother in the
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Wearing No. 4, I especially respect Ting, we both play the position of wingback, he also gave me a lot of guidance, may not need too many words to teach, you are present to observe his performance, training to observe his training, may be a great improvement. So for me, Ting really gave me a big improvement technically, and his ability is also something I admire, so I chose number 4.
Which game stood out to you?
Li Lei: It should be the first time to play in the Chinese Super League, because at that time I was not yet 18 years old, the team experienced 3 consecutive defeats, and the coach let me start in the fourth game. When the team just scored a goal, I made a not so calm action to send the ball to the center line, I made a flying shovel, and got a red card and was sent off, I felt like the sky was going to fall down at that time, fortunately the game was won in the end, otherwise my career wouldn't be at this level now, I guess.
Which period would you most like to return to?
Li Lei: I would just like to go back to 2017, when Schmidt first came here, and that was probably when I was in the best physical condition, when I was 25 years old. I wish I could have had the maturity of mind back then that I have now. At that time, I had just joined the national team in
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After a few years of playing good soccer, it's true that I was a little bit of a drift in my mindset at that time. Now my mind is more mature and I can see things from many angles. But at that time, the perspective of the problem may be very one-sided. It's true that I was not very disciplined in terms of technique and some things on and off the field. On the contrary, I'm very thankful for that period now, and I'd like to go back to that period even more now, and hope to have the mentality I have now. A lot of young players would be the same way, and that feeling needs to be experienced by yourself, if you don't experience it, you'll never get that feeling.
Words to the fans
Li Lei: I would like to say thank you to my fans and friends, I have received a lot of wishes since my official announcement to join Grasshopper. I hope the fans will continue to support me, after all, Chinese soccer is now in a relatively low stage, need more young players and more fans to support Chinese soccer. Maybe in the future there will be more young players going abroad to play soccer, all of which will bring a lot of help to Chinese soccer. I hope the fans will continue to support Chinese soccer, and also support me, and pay more attention to my games in Europe.
