The morning dew, the end of the international soccer qualifying round of 40 journey of the national football striker Wu Lei, hand in hand with the former Shanghai Harbor teammates Yan Junling and Wang Qianchao, the three stepped on the Chongming Genbao soccer base of the green field, visited their mentor Xu Genbao.
Coinciding with the 21st anniversary of the establishment of the base, Xu Genbao had no arrangements to celebrate, but was pleasantly surprised by the return visit of three disciples. Wu Lei, the popular star of Espanyol, will embark on a flight to Barcelona after a short break in Shanghai, despite the fact that the new La Liga season is about to kick off.
Xu Genbao specially arranged for the base's young players to offer flowers to the three international players, and invited the famous soccer player Nian Weisi and the five Genbao base players of the U16 national junior team to witness the event through a video link. He expects the spirit of the base to continue and inspire his disciples to climb to the top in the World Preliminary 12.
Xu Genbao spoke highly of his disciples' performance in the Top 40, especially Wu Lei's penalty kick performance at the crucial moment, which was not only a reflection of skill, but also a victory of mentality. He reminded his disciples to remain confident in the face of external criticism and to rise to the challenge.
Wu Lei also shared his experience of growing up in Spain, believing that the training and playing environment there has been beneficial to his improvement.
During the epidemic, Wu Lei had been infected with a new crown, and Xu Genbao was very concerned when he learned about it. He recalled the promise made at the 2018 Chinese Super League awards ceremony and expected his disciples to succeed in 2021 to celebrate his birthday.
"Last year I went to Spain for his birthday and last year the epidemic prevented us from meeting. This year I hope you can break out of Asia and we can celebrate his birthday together." Xu Genbao's words were full of expectations and love for his disciples.
