Do you support the continued use of veteran Malone? The national table tennis is currently preparing for the game in China, and the players are divided into two ways. The main players took a short break, including Liang Jingkun, Lin Gaoyuan and other marginal main players to participate in the Taiyuan regular challenge. With the approach of the Olympic Games, the lineup of national table tennis is gradually becoming clear. Fan Zhendong and Wang Chuqin locked in two singles spots, and the selection of the third person in the men's team became the focus. Eventually, the coaching staff decided to send veteran Malone.
From the perspective of strength comparison, the veteran Ma Long is unique in national table tennis, whether it is compared with other players such as Liang Jingkun and Lin Gaoyuan, they all have an advantage. His excellent all-round strength can not only help the national table tennis compete for the team championship, but also relieve the pressure on Wang Chuqin and Fan Zhendong, allowing them to focus more on singles and mixed doubles.
In the just-concluded Saudi Arabia Grand Slam event, Wang Chuqin withstood the pressure to win the championship in the final, which further clarified the competition pattern of the national table tennis men's team and laid the hope for Ma Long to participate in the Olympics again. Other players are struggling to break the existing pattern for the time being.
Although Liang Jingkun and Lin Gaoyuan have attracted much attention, they went out early, exposing the flaws that cannot be reused. If they win the Olympic team quota, the difficulty and risk of the national table tennis championship will increase. Although Lin Shidong, a post-00 player, performed well, he did not have many highlight moments, and it was difficult to get the recognition of the coaching staff.
At the beginning of his tenure, Wang Hao, the head of the men's team, faced with the situation of the national table tennis men's team, he boldly reformed and reused Liang Jingkun to achieve renewal. However, the reality shows that whether it is Liang Jingkun and Lin Gaoyuan in the Mesozoic Era, or the younger new generation Xiang Peng and Lin Shidong, it is temporarily difficult to enter the core and main layer of national table tennis.
For the stable results of the national table tennis men's team, when Fan Zhendong and Wang Chuqin have determined the singles quota, the veteran Ma Long has become the best choice for the team quota. Although the team championship is the icing on the cake for Ma Long, who has won the double Grand Slam, on the premise of ensuring the results of national table tennis, his position will be more consolidated, and he will have enough energy to achieve team renewal.
Under the pressure of the results of the competition, Wang Hao adopted a conservative employment strategy. Veteran Ma Long will once again step on the Olympic stage and win the championship with the team, adding another medal to his honor and setting a new record.