I take painkillers every game. It was once the hope of the continent…The biggest shock confession of FW
May 19, 2025
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China's Tencent reported on the 18th that Wu Lei (34, Shanghai Haigang), who scored his first goal this season, confessed that he was taking painkillers before every game. Wu Lei played as a substitute against Shandong Taishan on the same day and scored his first goal of the season with a penalty kick. After returning from injury on the 21st of last month, he scored points after playing as a substitute in six consecutive games.
Wu Lei was put on the operating table on January 16 due to a knee injury. He returned to practice after three months of rehabilitation, but his movement has slowed significantly. In the match against Shandong, which scored a goal, the overall movement was less than expected other than the penalty score. After the match against Shandong, Wu Lei said in an interview with Shanghai's local news agency that `It is impossible to cure a knee injury. It's an irreversible level of injury. I'm taking painkillers before every game to play." Shanghai coach Kevin Muscat said, `Urei's physical condition is not the best, but he is getting better. We are keeping an eye on the training situation and will help us regain our best skills."
Wu Lei was once called the 'Hope of the Continent'. Urey, who made his professional debut in Shanghai Sanggang (currently Shanghai Haigang) in 2006, moved to Espanyol in Spain's Primera Liga in January 2019. Chinese soccer's interest was explosive in that it went straight to the Primera Liga, which is considered the best league in Europe along with England, Germany, Italy and France. However, before returning to China in August 2022, Wu Lei had no choice but to reduce the limit, scoring only 16 goals in 126 games.
His performance in Europe resulted in failure, but he still remained a top striker in China. In the Chinese Super League last year, he scored 34 goals, beating foreign strikers who are called "inner" to break the record for most goals scored in a season, showing off his robustness. However, his form seems to be collapsing due to major injuries and not a few years of age this year.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
