The final whistle of the match broke through the sky, but the passion did not dissipate. Shanghai Harbor's victory and Changchun Yatai's setback were turned into hasty backs on the sidelines, except for Wu Lei, the top scorer in the Chinese Super League, who sat alone on the rainy night on the pitch, unwilling to get up for a long time, gazing at everything around him...
Why is he, none other than Wu Lei, in such a low mood? Let's follow the camera and find out.
Shot 1: Paulinho breaks through, but Wu Lei is sorry to miss the chance.
Early in the game, Paulinho did not take sole credit for the goal, but passed the ball to Wu Lei who was in a better position. However, both of Wu Lei's shots were valiantly parried by Changchun Yatai goalkeeper Wu Yake. Fortunately, the ball did not fly out, but fell back to Paulinho, who capitalized on the opportunity.
Shot 2: A single shot, but the goalpost is a roadblock.
In the second half, Wu Lei seized the moment when Changchun Yatai's defender Okere lost his concentration and quickly advanced to face Wu Yako to form a one-two punch! Just when the crowd was ready to cheer for Wu Lei, he took a shot and the ball hit the goal post and bounced out!
Shot 3: Wu Yakko vs. Wu Lei on defense.
Towards the end of the game, Shanghai Port broke the ball, Oscar made a precise direct pass and Vargas' shot was again blocked by Wu Yako. At this time, Wu Lei held two points and prepared to attack again. However, Wu Yako was in hot pursuit and Wu Lei had very few chances to shoot inside the penalty area. In the end, Wu Yako took advantage of Wu Lei's hesitation and directly grabbed the ball on the ground to solve the crisis.
Throughout the game, Wu Lei went all out, but always lost touch with the goal. After the game, the media scored the players of both teams, but Wu Lei was at the bottom with a score of 5.8. That's why he didn't follow the team back to the locker room after the game, but sat on the ground alone.
If it was just a few failed shots on goal, Wu Lei wouldn't be so frustrated. But in the whole game, as a striker, he had a low performance, scoring, assisting, creating attacking chances, as well as the time, all failed to reach a passable level. The mistakes were so frequent that he could not forgive himself.
The league is over a third of the way through, and there is no denying that Wu Lei is one of the best strikers in the league. But if you can't find the feeling of the game, then what the audience will see, will be sleepwalking mistakes, even if the opportunity in front of you, will somehow miss. Such a nightmare always haunts Wu Lei.
Since returning from Spain, Wu Lei has been under tremendous pressure. He is no longer the "hope of the village", but a synonym for "loser". This psychological gap needs Wu Lei to slowly adapt and overcome. Therefore, he has put in more effort than anyone else at Shanghai Port, just to get back to form as soon as possible and contribute more to the team.
Fortunately, Shanghai Port provided Wu Lei with all-round support, including master passers such as Vargas, Paulinho, Caron and Oscar, as well as his teammates, head coach and music department. This allowed Wu Lei to quickly find his form as a domestic player thanks to their company.
However, the league is about to enter the break, the national team warm-up matches are coming. Wu Lei is undoubtedly the main striker of the national team, but if there is no sense of urgency, then even if he enters the national team, he will still be the "single knife finisher".
Currently, the head coach of the national soccer team, Jankovic, has been closely watching the league trends. As the leader of the front line, the ups and downs of Wu Lei's form not only affect the mood of the fans, but also make Yankovic both happy and worried. Will he give up on Wu Lei? This may become the key to the upgrade of the national soccer team.
