During Bora Milutinović's reign as the Chinese head coach Wu Chengying became China's first choice left back despite having an indifferent relationship with several regular players such as Ou Chuliang and Li Jinyu, who described him as extremely introverted.
During Bora Milutinović's time as China's head coach, Wu Chengying was selected as their first choice left back despite having a strained relationship with several established players such as Ou Chuliang and Li Jinyu, who described him as introverted.