http://sports.sohu.com/20170506/n492022151.shtml
Liu Guoliang commented on the matches.
On Ma Long: He felt the problem (new ball) was solved after some training after Asian Champs. However, he lost two warm-up matches. He began to worry about the problem again. In this match, obviously the new ball did not affect him. It is the mindset, being positive or negative, that makes the difference.
On Fan Zhendong: He did not start as quickly as Ma Long. The whole game was controlled by Ma Long. Fan Zhendong should not get trapped into Ma Long's game. Be prepared to get something like 1-2 in the first three sets. The more eagerly he tried to attack, the more changes came from Ma Long.
On Liang Jingkun (Lin Gaoyuan led 3-0 and Liang Jingkun came back 3-3. In the deciding set, Liang Jingkun started with 4:0): In recent years, he did play well sometimes but lost a lot of matches he should not have lost. He still has problems to make reasonable decisions, use FH effectively and control the game.
On Lin Gaoyuan: His FH is still weak.
On Xu Xin: His BH attack improves a lot. The issue is why his BH is effective during the training and intense warm-up matches, but not in major tournaments.
On Zhang Jike: Maybe the recent training is too tiring. He seemed lost and lack of inspirations. No matter how good the player is, now matter how high level he has, mind controls techniques. His biggest problem today is his mind did not control his body. What he played was not what he expected. The previous warm-up matched were aimed to help Zhang Jike find the confidence. In the late stage of the closed training, speed and toughness will increase. At his best days, the bigger the pressure, the more difficulties faced, the higher he jumped.
Yes I am still scratching my head why FZD and ZJK lost 0:4 to ML and XX. Any opinions ??
