Wu Lei, the scourge 'outsider'

Wu Lei has carved the image of a fast footballer, skillful in unchecking, who goes very well to space but who fails the definition. And some of his performances have fueled that cliché. However, and by virtue of its decisive participation in the Espanyol-Sporting this Sunday, scoring the first goal and assisting the second, the statistics show that the reality is different. As implausible as it may seem.

Wear Wu Lei two goals in this Second Division championship, although he did not score from the first match against Albacete, when he also provided an assist. The production may seem minimal, but this season Wu Lei He has only played 523 minutes, spread over 12 games, of which only seven as a starter. That is has scored a goal every 261 minutes, a scale much higher than the 430 minutes of last season (four goals scored in 1,723 minutes) or the 355 of his first six months at Espanyol (three goals in 1,065 ').

In addition, it is not that he has finished the unspeakable in those 523 minutes until obtaining the goal reward. Your aim is much higher than it may seem, since it adds 16 shots, of which seven have been on goal throughout LaLiga. That is scores a goal every 3.5 times he shoots between the three sticks.

Still, Wu Lei doesn't seem entirely satisfied with his own baggage. A month and a half ago he missed four games due to injury and now, that he has been playing for eight games but only two as a starter, he indicates: “Days ago, I did not have a good performance due to the injury. Perhaps I have not recovered the level of the beginning of the season. I hope to help the team as soon as possible“This is stated in the minutes on the club's channels the scourge of Espanyol's 'outisder'.