In a recently concluded badminton Thomas Cup team battle, the Chinese team and the South Korean team fought for more than 5 hours, and finally the total score was 3-2. After the game, in addition to praising the tenacious and unyielding national feather players, the outside world also pointed the finger at Liu Yuchen, it was precisely because he and Ou Xuanyi's men's doubles combination was reversed by South Korean players 1-2 that the Chinese team had to fight against the water. Many people who have been dissatisfied with Liu Yuchen for a long time have also picked up his black history, angrily accusing him of his bad temper that has delayed the team many times, and this time he almost cheated his teammates.
Liu Yuchen, who will turn 29 in July this year, seems to have reached a watershed in his career, and it is not the first time that he has had a bad performance, and his personality flaws make it difficult for him to go further, which will only have a negative impact on the future development of the national feather. I remember that a coach of Liu Yuchen when he was a teenager once said that the more the outside world is not optimistic about him, the more he can exert his unimaginable potential, probably praising Liu Yuchen's indomitable and strong characteristics. Maybe Liu Yuchen in the past had such qualities, but now Liu Yuchen has fallen into a vicious circle, with poor performance on the court and negative news off the court, which leads to his desperate situation when he encounters difficulties, and he has long lost the ability to reverse.
I believe many fans still remember that in the men's doubles final of the Tokyo Olympics, Liu Yuchen and Li Junhui won the silver medal, which is actually a relatively good result, and the outside world does not require them to win the gold medal. But at the award ceremony after the game, there was a picture that made fans angry: Liu Yuchen and Li Junhui, as partners for many years, did not have any communication and exchange throughout the whole process, and did not even make eye contact.
After the game, rumors about the conflict between the two intensified, and some media also picked up inside information about Liu Yuchen's short temper and often venting to his teammates. However, the two never responded publicly, but Lee Junhui, a member of the group, announced his retirement soon after, and his words and deeds were full of exhaustion and pain, which seemed to confirm those rumors. Later, Guoyu arranged for Liu Yuchen to change partners, and now the combination with Ou Xuanyi basically represents the highest level of Chinese badminton men's doubles, but they have only won the Indonesia Open in the past 2 years, which obviously did not meet the expectations of the coaching staff and the outside world.
With less than 3 months to go before the Paris Olympics, it is difficult for the national team to use this time to resplit the team, and Liu Yuchen and Ou Xuanyi are likely to qualify. But if Liu Yuchen doesn't solve his personal problems first and truly become a good partner who trusts each other with Ou Xuanyi, what awaits him will only be a worse future.