Across thousands of miles, all the way from Spain
Wu Lei (1979-), Chinese footballer
behavior
national soccer team
A new force was injected. In the internal competition organized by coach Li Tie, Wu Lei proved that his shooting skills are still sharp by scoring two goals by himself. Facing the official media of Team China, Wu Lei revealed that now it is the time for his career to impact the
World Cup
of the golden age.
Since September 2019 with the national team to prepare for the Asian Cup qualifiers, it has been 18 months since Wu Lei returned to the national team. During the epidemic, the national team did not include him in many training sessions, but coach Li Tie always regarded him as the core strength of the national team.
During the epidemic.
national soccer team
No international warm-up matches could be scheduled. On Saturday, Coach Li Tie organized an 80-minute internal match to simulate the first matchup of the Asian Cup qualifiers, which resulted in a 3-1 win. Wu Lei scored two goals on his own, showing superb adaptability. Ackerson and Alan also scored separately, the national football front line showed a multi-point blossoming situation.
In view of the fans' concern about Wu Lei, the Chinese team has arranged a special interview. Talking about his feelings about returning to the national team, Wu Lei said, "I am very excited to return to the team, after all, I haven't played alongside my teammates for a year and a half. It's full of freshness here, and I'm looking forward to integrating into the team as soon as possible and feeling the cohesion of the team. Each player's room is labeled with their own caricature, giving a strong sense of belonging."
For Wu Lei, this training is a new experience and challenge. After coach Li Tie took over, this is the first time he has participated in the team's training. He thinks that Li Tie emphasized the training tempo is very fast, which is what impressed him the most. "The training tempo is very fast, and coach Li also emphasized the need to improve the tempo. This way, in official matches, no matter what difficulties we encounter, we can maintain a good mentality and self-confidence."
In this training session, Coach Li Tie enlisted five naturalized players. Wu Lei also gave his own evaluation of the naturalized players: "Before they were our opponents, now in the national team, they are our teammates. There is no doubt about their strength in
China Super League (soccer league)
have proven themselves. I had no problems working with them and I was impressed with the understanding on the field."
For the goal of this World Qualifier, Wu Lei bluntly said that it is to enter the Top 12 and continue to impact the
World Cup
He believes that this is the best time of his career. He believes that this is the best period of his career and the opportunity for the national team to hit the World Cup is quite rare: "During the two years I played in Europe, I wanted to bring new energy to the national team. Now, the whole team is in the golden period of 89 years, and the addition of naturalized players provides us with the best opportunity."
Reporter: Guan Yin
