[Sports Road to Hangzhou]The Hangzhou Asian Games badminton event started today (2nd) for a single event. The first round of the event once again attracted the attention of fans. Hong Kong team Ka Long met Malaysia’s Lee Zii Jia head-on in the first round. “Trouble” makes every duel attract the attention of the whole city. After the game ended this morning, the two spoke for the first time about their views on the “coaching controversy” that day and its impact on them.
Ng Ka Long, who played in the Asian Games for the third time,After losing to Li Zijia 1:2 this morning, this year’s trip to Hangzhou ended with a “topic battle”. After the game, Ka Long could not hide his disappointment, unable to continue his record of four wins against his opponents in the past five games. “When I was leading in the second game, my opponent hit a few good shots. Secondly, I was a little conservative after taking the lead and could not grasp the lead. When I was leading, when my opponent suddenly got a lucky ball or scored a smash, I was mentally disturbed. It changes all of a sudden and you can’t grasp it.” He also pointed out that there was little difference between this match and the previous four times. They all played three intense games, but the difference today is that the opponent showed momentum in the third game and used his attack. “Before the game, we all watched the videos of different opponents online. In fact, everyone is familiar with each other, and my coach (Huang Zonghan) is also familiar with the opponent.” This battle between the two is the fourth time this year.
In addition to both being familiar with everyone’s style of play, their earlier “coaching controversy” was also a hot topic among fans. At the beginning of the Olympic points cycle in May this year, former Hong Kong men’s singles coach Wong Tat-ming suddenly terminated his contract and resigned, switching to Li Zijia’s team as head coach. Ka Long also posted on social media at the time, saying that Wong Tat-ming’s decision “Put us in a very awkward situation”.Later, former coaching director of MalaysiaHuang Zhonghan also moved to Hong Kong to serve as the men’s singles coachthe “exchange of coaches” controversy once aroused heated discussions. It happened that Ng Ka Long and Lee Zi Jia also faced each other twice after this controversy, which made the hot topics even more intense.
Li Zijia coach Huang Daming (middle)
Netizens have heated discussions before every battle, but the two parties involved remain unmoved. Even the current battle has become a hot topic. Ng Ka-lang also takes it lightly: “I think if it is a tour match against Li Zijia , there is not much difference at all, but today may be the Asian Games, and everyone really wants to win the game, so the pressure does not lie in the topic before the game, but in every competition, everyone wants to play with a winning mentality.” Li Zijia in 4 this year Yue came to Hong Kong to train with the Hong Kong team at the Sports Institute. Ka Long said frankly that he and Li Zijia were not affected by the “coaching controversy” mentioned on the Internet, and their relationship with Li Zijia has always remained unchanged: “He and I have always been rivals, usually off the court The relationship of communication is still the same now.”
As for Li Zijia, who returned to the game after three years, after becoming a free agent in recent years, there has been a lot of negative news, including this coaching change incident. After winning this game, Li Zijia also responded positively: “Actually, this is a very small thing, but the media magnified it. I don’t blame the media. This is the job of the media. We players can only deal with it with a normal mind.” Face it, right?” Like Ka Long, he described professional players as not being affected by the topic: “My relationship with Ka Long is that we always say hello when we meet. That’s it. We are both professionals and have experienced a lot. I think He has also experienced a lot, so I believe we will all face it from a very professional perspective.”
Li Zijia blasts media hype
Li Zijia also encountered some negative news in this Asian Games, including in the men’s team competition. After Li Zijia lost in the men’s team competition, his interview was suddenly interrupted. According to “Sing Chew Sports”, “Although Li Zijia lost, he still cooperated with the interview in the mixed interview area after the game. However, nearly two minutes into the interview, a staff member suddenly came forward to indicate that the interview was over.” The media wrote, “It is understood that it was Li Zijia’s sister and agent who signaled to stop the visit, perhaps to allow Zijia to rest early in order to cope with the competition in the next week.”
However, Li Zijia responded to the negative comments with excitement after today’s game: “First of all, I feel that some media in Malaysia have been targeting me and reporting a lot of negative news about me. I have never clarified it myself. Since I quit the country After the team, too many things happened all the time. Many times I didn’t come out to respond because I didn’t have the time. I only knew that I came out to play. Of course, they also said that I would go shoot commercials, but this was all during my break. I did it. I also said this on the show. I don’t shoot commercials during my practice time. I only use my free time for half a day to deal with it. I also need commercials to support us in competitions! I have already said it, But they still kept reporting. During the interview that day, the interview staff told me to stop. I had no choice but to abide by their rules, so I left. Then they said it was my manager and my sister who stopped me. Clarification: You can report all the negative things about me, or tell these insignificant news, I don’t care, but you don’t touch the people around me, whom I care about and love, I say if you cross that line, too If you go too far, I will abandon everything to testify against you, I am just that kind of person.”
He also admitted that all kinds of negative comments made him unable to concentrate on the game: “I don’t understand why so many Malaysian media are not happy with me. I don’t know where I offended him. I don’t know there are so many negative news. I am also helpless, but I will do whatever I want.” I have been enduring others ruining my reputation. I also know that I told myself that this is a process and a test given to me by God. I don’t want to come out to clarify these issues, but they kept repeating without thinking. I have no choice but to stop. After reading these news, fans may wonder why Li Zijia is causing trouble like this? Don’t worry about so many things and practice hard. To be honest, where am I causing trouble? They are the ones reporting it. I have no choice but to repay, so I think, do you think you can concentrate on playing? I dare say that of course I can’t concentrate 100%, but I just try my best to train and compete without affecting me, and face it well. My own problems, this test given to me by God, I have no choice but to accept.”
After a series of positive responses, Li Zijia has to concentrate on continuing to prepare for the top 16 tournament and will fight for the top eight seats with Timorese golfers. As for Wu Jialang, after completing this game, he has completed his third Asian Games trip. When he summed up his performance, he felt disappointed but had no regrets: “We played very well in the men’s team, especially the 3:2 win over Thailand. Many new players made contributions, including the first men’s doubles and the third men’s singles. “The two points are very important. I played 3 games (including 2 men’s team singles matches) and played to my own level. Although the results were uncontrollable, I finally had no regrets.” He said that he had no regrets about whether The final Asian Games game cannot give an answer. You need to look at your results and progress before making a decision.
Picture: Brian Ching, Xu Fei
Text: Xu Fei
This article is written by “Sportsroad“Originally published in “【Hangzhou Asian Games．Direct attack]Ng Ka Long and Li Zijia talk about the “coaching controversy” for the first time. The relationship on the field and off the field remains unchanged.」
2023-10-02 10:12:14
#Hangzhou #Asian #GamesDirect #attackNg #Long #Zijia #talk #coaching #controversy #time #relationship #field #field #remains #unchanged
