January 5, for China

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An absolutely extraordinary day for the world. In faraway Spain.

La Liga

The battle was raging on the field, and as the referee blew the whistle

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The match kicked off with a home match against the La Liga champions Barcelona. The game was in the heat of the moment, with the score remaining deadlocked at 2-1 until the 73rd minute.

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The team made a substitution, No. 7

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Replaced No. 14 Melendo. Just ten minutes later, a lightning-fast figure quickly inserted himself into the penalty area, and after receiving a precise direct feed from Vargas, he shot from a small angle, and the ball went into the net, right into the corner of the net.

This is what's known as "Nuke Seven".

Wu Lei (1979-), Chinese footballer

, the mention of his name is almost a household word in our country. From the days of the former

China Super League (soccer league)

The dominant to the present day "stay at home

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"the hope of the village", all these labels have been brought together in him.

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has been very different from other players in our country. However, who knows the hard work behind all this?

Indeed, both now and in the past.

Wu Lei (1979-), Chinese footballer

The first impression people get is that he is short and thin. As a result, he tends to be overlooked on many coaches' selection lists. It was at this point that

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Met a nobleman in his life - Xu Genbao.

That summer of 2003, the young

Wu Lei (1979-), Chinese footballer

In the company of his father to Chongming, read the letter of introduction, Xu Genbao did not immediately heart, but the

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It was handed over to another coach, Yang Limin, to observe the unimpressive young player first. On Coach Yang's team.

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s height is obviously lower than other players, but after a training match, Yang Limin is like a treasure found immediately found Xu Genbao, "he is short, but others take this to bully him, but he is very smart, know their own short board, never do physical confrontation with others, but more passes, more with the ball, often three or two can score." After the

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of observation, Xu Genbao directly found Nanjing

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, "I'm going to take him away," and eventually for $40,000 the

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From Nanjing to Shanghai, to the place where his soccer dreams began.

(Young

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At the Shanghai Genbao base.

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Soon with amazing speed and first-class sense of the ball became the absolute core of the team, but in the road to the national team did encounter a lot of obstacles. At that time, the national junior team called in Wang Jiayu, Park Jiajun and other Genbao system players, but repeatedly did not treat Xu Genbao, who was highly valued.

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The reason was that he was "too short". Until 2010.

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It was only finally in

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Standing firm.

since (a time)

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The entry into the soccer world has been controversial and questionable. In

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Some of his performances with the club were questioned by fans and the media, and he was labeled as the "King of Wave Shooting", a young man who had been a part of the team for years.

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There have also been counterattacks, but the now matured man chooses to avoid them more often, which also shows his strong psychological qualities. That's why, in various crucial matches, the penalty shootout of

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The reason for never missing a beat.

The decision to "stay in the ocean" was not an easy one. Some believe that

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Players "stay in the ocean" is a simple matter, then why so many years really stay in the ocean success only

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One? The top five European leagues vs.

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Different.

Wu Lei (1979-), Chinese footballer

China Super League (soccer league)

could have easily scored 20 or 30 goals, but on the

La Liga

It is very difficult to score a goal on the field of play. Coupled with the inconvenience of being in a foreign country, language and cultural problems, our players want to play in

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The effort it takes to stand firm is even more unimaginable.

"lead

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"Out of Asia" is

Wu Lei (1979-), Chinese footballer

The expectations given to him by his mentor, then all we can do is to put down the keyboards we are still tapping on and give the Ballon d'Or the maximum support he can get in the

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The arena continues to shine.

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