The 2024 Table Tennis World Cup in Macau is coming to an end. From the post-match interview, we found that Fan Zhendong's mood was a little sluggish after losing to Lin Gaoyuan, and he also had a complete showdown, thinking: "My technical advantage is not as strong as before, and some good skills and tactics in the past cannot be played now, and the mentality is good, but no matter how good the mentality is, it is useless without technical support!"
From this interview with Dong Ge, we found out the reason for his loss, a very important aspect is that the technique (technical and tactical) has not improved much.
Thinking about it at a deeper level, Fan Zhendong's current head coach Liu Heng may be an ornament, since Xiaopang followed him halfway, his skills have indeed not improved, and he has too much control, and the previous fierce style of play is long gone, it should be said that the technical transformation after learning from Liu Heng is a failure.
After Fan Zhendong joined the national team, the first head coach was the national table tennis gold medal coach - Wu Jingping, under his guidance, Fan Zhendong gradually formed his own playing system, that is, the popular backhand system in today's table tennis world.
Later, Wu Jingping retired, Wang Hao took over, Fan Zhendong also experienced a period of downturn, but the style of play is still very violent, with the help of the coaching staff, Fan Zhendong gradually added control techniques, such as the swing in the table, the play looks more flexible, and from time to time there is a chipping in the process of holding each other, which is pleasing to the eye.
Since Wang Hao became the head coach of men's table tennis, Fan Zhendong was taken over by the current coach Liu Heng, but Fan Zhendong fell into a situation of eating his old book. Liu Heng, known as the little Zhuge of national table tennis, thought that he could bring a qualitative leap to Fan Zhendong, but the "curative effect" explained everything.
Coach Liu Heng has always been Lin Gaoyuan's head coach, but Lin Gaoyuan has not made much breakthrough over the years, but eliminated Fan Zhendong 4-2 in this World Cup, bringing amazing performance to fans. To put it bluntly, Coach Liu Heng is good at studying the civil war of national table tennis, but the foreign war is not hot.
Some fans suggested that Wu Jingping should return to the national team, at this critical time, Fan Zhendong, as the leader of national table tennis, needs one-on-one technical guidance and psychological massage, and needs a head coach who understands him better and will accompany him, rather than formally arranging a coach Liu Heng who can only pick up the ball for him.
After listening to Fan Zhendong's interview, many fans burst into tears, it is really distressing, his recent state is not online, the group stage and Germany's Duda played more stalemate, although the final 4-0 sweep, but the process looks worrying, and Lin Shidong's game is even more fateful, the technology is completely beaten by a small stone, is this still the original Fan Zhendong? What do you think?
Compared with the loss of Fan Zhendong losing the civil war, the big-headed Wang Chuqin once again ushered in a highlight moment. 4-1 defeated the national table tennis rival Zhang Yuzhen and avenged the Busan World Championships!
The reporter asked him what technical and tactical preparations he had made for the opponent this time, and Wang Chuqin said very humorously: "Secret"! Then the reporter said: "Last time Zhang Yuzhen said that you could win because you carried your backhand, this time he lost, what do you think is the reason?" Wang Chuqin said without thinking: "The backhand did not resist!"
I have to say that Wang Chuqin is really a stalk at a time, so that fans who understand him can see his humor! On the court, Wang Chuqin is killing all sides, and his technology is becoming more and more advanced, and his head coach Xiao Zhan has made great contributions, and now Wang Chuqin is playing games, Xiao Zhan takes him with him, because Xiao Zhan is the coach who knows him best.
After Wang Chuqin followed Coach Xiao Zhan, he made a great breakthrough in technology, especially his forehand ability has been greatly improved, his backhand strength has reached a higher level, his stability has become stronger and stronger, and his playing style has become more and more orderly. The sentence in the game, "You tell me that there is one in this world that can screw you to death, I don't believe it!"
Wang Chuqin's progress and growth are due to a good head coach, isn't it?