More than Raúl de Tomás, undoubtedly the most decisive player of the team, the icon of this Espanyol is Wu Lei. The Chinese striker, who has broken league records by being the first player from that country to score goals (including Barcelona), reflects better than anyone the particularity of the Blue and White club, in the hands of Chen yansheng, who this Thursday will preside over the Shareholders' Meeting electronically. That is why it is not surprising that on the eve Wu Lei was also a protagonist in the Espanyol press room.
The striker has acknowledged that he spent weeks with “discomfort” that prevented him from being with the team and enjoying more minutes, but now he wants to make up for lost time with games and goals: “We have many level players. Now I would like to help the The team is long, we can count everyone, change systems or models. Hopefully he can play an important role in the team. “commented the forward, who with Vicente Moreno has also acted as a false left-handed winger.
The Chinese was self-critical of himself. “I have to improve in the definition. Although in 2018 I had more space and opportunities in the Chinese league and I scored more goals, here in Spain, which is the best league in the world, I don't have so many opportunities and I have to improve. I have to gain more confidence. “, he repeated, while making it clear that Vicente Moreno is a great advisor and supports him at all times. “It encouraged me in the injury, “he commented.
Wu Lei acknowledges that the Second Division is “similar to the First Division” and that it remains, for the moment, with its first six months, when Espanyol achieved the European classification with Rubi: “The second years are always more difficult. I hope to contribute. I am confident that we can achieve the goal. I am happy here, colleagues and fans give me affection. I'm looking forward to the fans coming back. “
The funny moment of the press conference came when Wu Lei was asked to say a phrase in Spanish, because in January it will be two years since his arrival. The forward commented the following: “Come on Espanyol, let's go team, together, great”.