In the finale of the 40-team Group A tournament
national soccer team
Revenge was achieved with a 3-1 comeback against Syria to advance to the Round of 12. In this crucial matchup, Zhang Xizhe,
Wu Lei (1979-), Chinese footballer
The three players, Zhang Yuning, each scored a goal and were the key players in the team's victory. What is remarkable is that all three players have overseas playing experience, Zhang Xizhe has played in the German Bundesliga Wolfsburg, and Zhang Yuning has played in the German Bundesliga.
Wu Lei (1979-), Chinese footballer
He has shown his talent at Espanyol, while Zhang Yuning has moved around to a number of clubs such as Vitesse in the Dutch Eredivisie and Werder Bremen in the German Bundesliga. This fully demonstrates that if our players want to make a difference in the field of soccer, they must dare to challenge themselves and step out of their comfort zone!
Of those three players.
Wu Lei (1979-), Chinese footballer
has had the smoothest path to staying in the country, as well as being the best performer in the Top 40. Over the past two years, the
Wu Lei (1979-), Chinese footballer
Played for Espanyol, following the team in the UEFA Cup, La Liga and La Liga B. Nowadays, Espanyol has succeeded in reaching the first division.
Wu Lei (1979-), Chinese footballer
will also represent the team in La Liga next season.
In comparison, Zhang Xizhe's experience of staying at home has been slightly bumpy. He left Beijing Guoan at the age of 23 to join Wolfsburg in the German Bundesliga. In Wolfsburg, Zhang Xizhe did not get too many opportunities to play, only left a "hat in the stands" anecdote. Nevertheless, this experience helped him a lot in his growth. After returning to China, Zhang Xizhe's ability to fight in the Chinese Super League has improved significantly.
Zhang Yuning is the youngest of the three players, and at 24 years of age, he was a pioneer of the young generation of Chinese players who stayed abroad. He started playing in the Dutch Eredivisie at the age of 18 and scored league goals. He then moved to West Bromwich Albion in the English Premier League and was loaned to Werder Bremen in the German Bundesliga. Unfortunately, Zhang Yuning was not able to gain a firm foothold abroad and then returned to China to join Beijing Guoan.
For players to stay in the ocean.
national soccer team
Skipper Li Tie expressed strong support. In the 40 strong match, Li Tie has twice responded to the issue of players to stay in the ocean. Especially in response to some people questioned the situation of Wu Lei, Li Tie is bluntly told to "shut up"! In the press conference, Li Tie also mentioned Zhang Xizhe: "Zhang Xizhe went to Germany to play football is more difficult, who can understand the German language? I hope the outside world can give more encouragement to young players, to the players who want to go abroad to play more confidence."
