Although in terms of achievements, the second place in the world's men's singles is definitely Chen Long, but due to the lack of likability in playing style and personality, Chen Long has always been unpopular with fans. Many people think that Chen Long and the other two men's singles overlords Li Zongwei Lin Dan are far apart, but in fact, Chen Long's achievements in all aspects can indeed be compared with these two.
The first is the number of champions, which is also the place where Chen Long is criticized the most. In the following list, we can see that there are indeed not many champions of Chen Long's big competition. And Lin Dan Li Zongwei can be said to have occupied the first place in various competitions for a long time, making other players unattainable.
All three began to compete for their country at the age of 17, and in the three Olympic Games from 2008 to 18, the three athletes have repeatedly performed on the podium. Among them, in 2008, Lin Dan won the championship, Li Zongwei won the second place, in 12 years, Lin Dan won the championship, Li Zongwei won the second place, Chen Long won the third place, in 16 years, Chen Long won the championship, and Li Zongwei won the second place. It can be said that in these three Olympic Games, the three legs stood tall, and after the Other 21 Years of the Olympic Games, Chen Long gathered gold, silver and bronze medals. So on this field, the three people are inseparable.
Occupying the world's first time, Li Zongwei has a slight advantage, but the other two are not spared. Li Zongwei held the world number one for the longest time, he reached the world number one position at the age of 24, and then held this record for 348 weeks. At the age of 19, Lin Dan briefly appeared in the world number one position, but only maintained it for one week, and then rushed to the world number one twice in 12 years, with a total reign of 233 weeks. As for Chen Long's results are also good, but it seems to be a bit of luck, at that time Lin Dan began to maintain health, Li Zongwei was caught in the storm of banning drugs, Chen Long sat on the world's first position for 72 consecutive weeks, and his strength was quite strong.
Moreover, Chen Long has his own label, and lin dan Li Zongwei's offensive strength has its own advantages. You can't say that Chen Long is weaker than Lin Dan Li Zongwei, but the playing style is different, the style is different.
First of all, Chen Long has a very high backhand quality. It can be said that in the past period of time, Chen Long was a player with the highest backhand quality, the quality of the transition ball was very good, the net speed was fast, it was not easy to be caught, the route was sharp and flexible when defending, the backhand in the early years was Taufik's world, and Chen Long's backhand was only a transition, but surprisingly stable. Replay all the games in Tokyo and you'll see that his backhand turnovers didn't exceed five.
The second defense quality is particularly good, if you have seen Aunt Clark's comments, you should know that Aunt Clark once lamented that at the peak of The Dragon's defense was almost impeccable. Fighting against Chen Long is like hitting a wall.
There are even rumors that Chen Long's training method is designed to fight against offensive players, that is, players like Li Zongwei. Later, when the rising Jin Ting confronted Chen Long, you can also see that Jin Ting is good at attacking, but when he fights Chen Long, it is also difficult to have a chance to break through.
In fact, the difference in playing style does not represent the level of strength. Chen Long's excellent performance should not be looked down on because of his own playing style, when rising, meeting the peak of the neighborhood, it was originally a battle between a teenager and a giant dragon, and Chen Long's achievements were ultimately proved to be themselves. I believe that when Chen Long retires a few years later, we will finally remember the medals and honors he has won for the country and recognize his irreplaceable position in the badminton world.