November 22nd.
Manchester United Football Club
The news of coach Solskjaer's departure was like a heavy bomb that set off a frenzy of hot debate in our media circles. Journalist Chen Hua took to his social media platforms to recall his time with Solskjaer and the
Wu Lei (1979-), Chinese footballer
of an unknown past.
Chenhua posted on the social media platform:
Solskjaer leaves
Manchester United Football Club
Afterward, I couldn't help but think of his relationship with
Wu Lei (1979-), Chinese footballer
and a piece of Shanghai East Asia's past.
It was in 2013, Shanghai Dongya had just broken through to the Super League, and the team traveled to Spain to train for the high-level Sun Cup Invitational Tournament. In a match where Shanghai Dongya beat Tromsø 2-1, the
Wu Lei (1979-), Chinese footballer
At that time, he was a versatile player who could show off his talents as long as he had the ball at his feet. The coach of the opposing team, who is now a newcomer to the team from
Manchester United Football Club
The dismissal of Solskjaer.
After the game, Solskjaer mistook me for a member of the club staff and asked straight away, "How much is your number 7 worth? I like him a lot and if he comes to play for me for a year, I think he's perfectly capable of playing in the Premier League."
In fact, Solskjaer wasn't exaggerating, and shortly after, I was approached by the club's oldest director, a deep-eyed man in his 60s. I told them they needed to contact the club. Later, the man actually flew to Hong Kong with the Shanghai Dongya team to watch the
Wu Lei (1979-), Chinese footballer
Participation in the Hefei Cup. However, unfortunately, at that time, both Coach Xu Genbao and the Shanghai Municipality clearly proposed the 631 policy, and the first year
China Super League (soccer league)
Not for sale.
Wu Lei (1979-), Chinese footballer
The veteran believes that the fast pace of the Norwegian league is not suited to the big and tall
Wu Lei (1979-), Chinese footballer
, and eventually declined.
At the time, Genpou's statement was, "If Solskjaer is
Manchester United Football Club
of the manager, or the other side is Barcelona, I would definitely let him go." In the end, the
Wu Lei (1979-), Chinese footballer
did leave Shanghai, but not to Barcelona, but to another team in Spain - the
Spaniard
. Everything seems to be providential.
