National table tennis is now completing the process of replacing the old and new, and in terms of the women's team, the pattern of Chen Meng, Sun Yingsha and Wang Manyu has been formed. In terms of the men's team, Fan Zhendong has won the World Table Tennis Championships and the WTT World Cup Finals consecutively, once again proving himself, but Lin Gaoyuan, Liang Jingkun, Wang Chuqin and others need further tempering. Compared with the two veterans Ma Long and Xu Xin, the young players still need to grow further. As the captain of the national table tennis team, Ma Long played a new role a few days ago, and CCTV also reported this warm scene. Liu Guoliang has long discovered that Ma Long has the potential to become a coach, and perhaps Ma Long can succeed Liu Guoliang in the future.
There is no shortage of outstanding players in national table tennis, and among these players, Ma Long's results can be said to be the most outstanding. He completed three consecutive men's singles championships at the World Table Tennis Championships and two consecutive men's singles championships at the Olympic Games, and no one in the history of national table tennis can match them. Despite being a 33-year-old veteran, Malone doesn't seem to have any intention of stopping. The reason why he did not participate in the World Table Tennis Championships is also an adjustment that Marlon has made for himself at this age. After all, his age was there, it was impossible to maintain the high rhythm of his youth, and he didn't need to prove anything at the World Table Tennis Championships.
Many people hope that Malone can play another Olympic Games, but when Malone will be 36 years old, I am afraid it will be very difficult, but it is not impossible. After all, in the current national table tennis men's team, only Fan Zhendong can be regarded as reassuring, Wang Chuqin, Liang Jingkun and Lin Gaoyuan all have their own problems, and they cannot completely succeed Ma Long and Xu Xin. But if Malone retires, what will he do? Such a problem is also of great concern to many people.
On December 21, Ma Long, who was participating in an exchange event in Macau, personally took the team, teaching a local primary school student to play by hand. Malone's attitude is very serious, very kind, personally to teach primary school students how to hold the beat, how to hit the ball, how to move, and it is completely a coach's style between hands and feet. And to be able to get the personal guidance and demonstration of the Grand Slam winner, this primary school student should also benefit a lot. CCTV also reported this warm picture of Ma Long teaching primary school students to play, and it can be seen that Ma Long has the potential to become an excellent coach.
Liu Guoliang previously believed that Ma Long had the potential to become a coach. Now Ma Long has also proved with his own actions that Liu Guoliang's vision of people is very accurate. Malone himself is very careful and meticulous, and he is very concerned about young players and full of patience, which is necessary to become a coach. Just teaching a child to play ball in the activity, but Malone did not cope with things, but taught very seriously, reflecting Malone's usual attitude. And it is precisely because of this attitude that Malone has achieved excellent results in his career.
Perhaps after Ma Long retired, he would really start from the coach of national table tennis like Liu Guoliang. After all, he has a wealth of experience and the potential to be a good teacher, and it would be a pity if these did not continue to play a role in the national table tennis and pass it on. Of course, Marlon's focus should still be on the field, after all, he is still one of the best players in the world. As for whether he will be a coach, perhaps there will be an answer when he retires.