Recently, the Saudi Arabia Grand Slam competition is in full swing, and in a men's singles knockout match that ended a few days ago, Fan Zhendong, the first brother of national table tennis, actually lost to the German star Francesca, and once again missed the championship.
From this year's Singapore Grand Slam to the later human championships, the Macau World Cup, and then to the Saudi Arabian Grand Slam, Fan Zhendong did not enter the finals without exception, and was eliminated early, which is undoubtedly a very disappointing result for many fans. Originally, Fan Zhendong was selected for the singles list of the national table tennis Paris Olympics, and many fans expected him to achieve good results in Saudi Arabia and prepare for the Paris Olympics. turned out to suddenly usher in such a critical blow, which is undoubtedly very disappointing and sad for all fans who like Fan Zhendong.
After this game, Fan Zhendong received a series of bad news, and I am afraid that he will be questioned more in the future.
First of all, we saw that after Fan Zhendong was upset and eliminated in this game, the national table tennis coaches who watched the game were darker than one another. According to the usual practice, after the end of this game, the national table tennis coaching staff will come down to make an emergency decision and reflect on what is wrong with Fan Zhendong in this game. Why did Fan Zhendong lose to Germany's Francesca? What are the strengths of these foreign players? In the follow-up competition, if the other main forces of national table tennis meet this opponent again, how will we counteract? This is what the national table tennis coach must understand after the game.
It can be said that this time Fan Zhendong's upset elimination is equivalent to pouring cold water on the national table tennis coaching staff, allowing us to completely calm down and realize a serious problem, that is, whether it is Fan Zhendong or Ma Long, these top aces in the national table tennis world cannot be 100% guaranteed to win the championship. In such a situation, for players like Wang Chuqin, who have not yet been eliminated, they have to be more careful.
Of course, with Fan Zhendong being eliminated this upset, there may be different speculations for many fans, such as whether the coaching staff will temporarily change the singles list for the Paris Olympics and let Ma Long replace Fan Zhendong? At the moment, this is not very likely. Because the national table tennis coaching staff has reported the list to the International Table Tennis Federation, it is not that it can be changed if it is changed. Unless Fan Zhendong is really unable to participate in the game due to a serious injury, it is possible that a player from the P card will replace him in the future, but this is not very likely.
But one thing is certain, the Olympic situation of national table tennis will undergo major changes in the future. If the national table tennis coaching staff thought that Fan Zhendong and Wang Chuqin could shoulder the heavy responsibility of national table tennis before, I am afraid it is not safe now. In this case, the follow-up coaching staff should arrange for Ma Long to participate in the team battle to supervise the whole process and lead these two young players to better compete in the next Paris Olympics.
Otherwise, according to the current lineup, Wang Chuqin is still relatively young, Fan Zhendong is unreliable, if another young player is sent, the national table tennis men's team will encounter Waterloo if it is not good to compete in the Paris Olympics this time. In addition, after the end of this game, Fan Zhendong's reputation and image completely fell to the valley, and it is estimated that he will be laughed at by fans for a long time in the future.