In the dawn of October 24th, the 10th round of La Liga, Espanyol was away to Elche. Star
Wu Lei (1979-), Chinese footballer
The return to the starting lineup marked his third appearance in the starting XI this season. However, he was replaced by the coach after half-time and the two sides ended up drawing 2-2. After the match, renowned media personality Pan Weili commented on the social media platforms on
Wu Lei (1979-), Chinese footballer
Sympathized with the Spaniard's loneliness, admitting that he didn't really seem to fit into the team's offensive system.
SofaScore's numbers show that during halftime, the
Wu Lei (1979-), Chinese footballer
There were 7 touches, 5 passes (100% pass success rate), 1 break and 1 aerial confrontation (unsuccessful). Pan Weili pointed out in his post-game analysis: "Wu Lei received only 3 passes, and among them, two of them were grabbed by him with his personal ability, and his teammates only symbolically passed the ball to him. In Wu Lei's third season in China, our excitement is not as strong as it was at the beginning, cheering for his every start, but we can clearly feel that Wu Lei's life in La Liga is far from being as good as we imagined."
Pan Weili further elaborated, "Taking just his 45 minutes of playing time in this game as an example, we can see how awkward and difficult those 45 minutes were for Wu Lei. As a pivot, he couldn't touch the ball; as a wing player, he didn't have a single teamwork with the wingbacks and backs. This shows that Wu Lei simply failed to integrate into any of the team's attacking tactics. The head coach saw him more as an aggressive back-up wingback."
"Over the past year or so, Wu Lei has been saying on his personal social media platforms that he is living well in a foreign country, enjoying life in Spain and having a good relationship with his teammates, and that he has gained a lot of experience and learned a lot there. But we all know that people who work and study wherever they are have had the mentality of reporting good news to family and friends, and only they know best how they are doing in the end."
Finally, Pan Weili said, "Wu Lei will turn 30 next month and he has not scored a single goal in his entire 2021 career in Spain."
