If you're going to say who's been the best snooker player in the last three years, Trump is certainly the one who deserves it. However, since entering the 2021/22 season, Trump has only won one championship trophy. And his performance led him to cede the world number one throne to Mark Selby. After stepping down from the world number one throne, Trump did not look for his own problems at the first time, but put the responsibility on the world snooker tour, and he even believed that his ranking was only caused by problems with the ranking mechanism. Before losing the World Grand Prix, Trump even pushed the underperformance to the low-ranking players. From dominating in vain to making excuses, Trump is no different.
Trump once said he was comparable to Hendry
Trump's performance in the last three years has indeed been very strong, but after winning 11 ranking titles in two seasons, he has bluntly said that he can stand up to the famous Hendry and Davis. Trump once said: "There are not many players like me and Hendry and Davis, only we have done the rule, and no one else has done such a thing. However, Trump has not had any major accolades in any of the 11 ranking titles he has won in the past two years. It was difficult to reach the final of the British Championship, but he lost the pink ball of the hand position, and his performance could not be said to dominate the taiwan world, let alone comparable to Hendry. Objectively speaking, Trump's current performance is not even comparable to Selby, after all, the five crowns in a single season are very gold-containing.
It's common for Trump to make excuses for losing
Since entering the season, Trump has lost a lot of games, and the low-ranking players have lost a lot. However, Trump did not find his own reasons after losing the game, but instead pushed the blame on the low-ranking players or the problem of the table. Before the World Grand Prix, Trump made it clear that he didn't want to play with a low-ranking player because he thought playing with a low-ranking player would make him lack concentration. And such an excuse also led to Trump's criticism, because such accusations were groundless. If a player is good enough, no player should be an obstacle to his advancement. Not only that, Trump once accused snooker of having problems with the table, weather and temperature not suitable for playing, etc. After stepping down from the world number one, Trump's excuses were increasing. However, this kind of performance will not be liked, only annoying.
Trump and greatness have drifted apart
Although Selby used the term great in his comments on Trump, he didn't think Trump was one of the greatest players because his three-game performance wasn't convincing enough. For now, however, the worse situation is that Trump has even drifted away from greatness. After encountering setbacks, Trump did not take the initiative to find his own reasons, but instead looked for excuses everywhere. If he only has such a performance, then he will most likely be eliminated by snooker. Instead of making excuses in the game, Trump should take the initiative to solve his own problems and take the initiative to solve his own problems. That's the most important thing, not to be complacent after winning some small games and thinking that you have ruled the world stage. This is a very irrational behavior, after all, in the three major competitions that really determine the historical status, Trump is still at the bottom of the three major competitions. He still has a big gap with the really great players, although he is still young. But objectively speaking, this is already a good time. If he can't win three major titles in such an era, how can he become one of Snooker's greatest players in the future?