On January 26, Beijing time, Chen Yu, the head coach of the men's singles team of the Chinese badminton team, talked about the winter training situation and the goals of the new season in an interview with the media, which aroused strong concern among netizens.
After playing the 14th National Games on behalf of the Fujian team, Chen Long returned home to rest and adjust, and withdrew from many events including the Sudirman Cup, the Thomas Cup, and the World Badminton Championships. In this regard, Chen Yu, the head coach of the men's singles group of Guoyu, said that Chen Long is still adjusting and resting due to his own injury, and has not yet returned to the team, and will not return to the field so soon for the time being. Combined with the current situation, Chen Long may return to the field at the Hangzhou Asian Games.
For Shi Yuqi, another core team that fans care about, Chen Yu did not mention it during the interview. This was a very rare situation in the past, after all, since 2017, Shi Yuqi has been shouldering the burden of Guoyu's "one single", and it is Chen Yu who supports him. At present, it is certain that according to the news of Nanjing Institute of Physical Education, Shi Yuqi did return to Jiangsu Badminton Provincial Team for training some time ago. Of course, there is still a long time before the centenary of the British in March, and whether Shi Yuqi can participate is still to be confirmed.
However, in the case of Chen Long's return date is undecided and Shi Yuqi returns to the provincial team, the national feather men's singles does face the most severe test in history. Even including Lu Guangzu of the Mesozoic Era and Li Shifeng of the new generation, the experience of the World Series is obviously insufficient. You know, there are many challenges for the national men's team in 2022, re-winning the Thomas Cup championship, impacting the podium of the World Championships, defending the highest podium of the Asian Games at home, etc., all of which need more rising stars to rush out. In addition, the unprecedented success of Arcelor's Dubai training camp has made more men's singles players flock to it, which will also greatly increase the difficulty of competition, which is the problem that the coaching team of Guoyu needs to face in the future.