Haha no not really, point was that you can't write him off. He will always be a threat regardless of results prior to a big event
And that is exactly the point. That is NEVER mentioned by Morten Frost. His summary of the WC was KM played a "solid" tournament and a "solid" final while waxing lyrical about how "awesome" and "perfect" Anders Antonsen had played so far. Those are actual quotes. Then he went on with how when someone "attacks" Momota, they have a "good chance" of winning and uses Ginting as an example. Ginting has lost 5 straight to Momota. Didn't he attack there? He's constantly, and that is the main problem, match after match, suggesting that the best player in the world is really beatable, that he doesn't really attack, that when he wins it's because he wasn't really tested and so on. Game after game after game. Do you know any other sports where that happens? And, by the way, I don't do "opinion", I quote. Now he's saying he can't remember Momota winning a rally with attacking shots, which is preposterous.
What is worrying for Chen Long that Momota took a game without playing very well. Typically Momota plays with faster tempo last 5-10 points but not today. His slow-paced basic game and accurate netplays were enough against "in-form" Chen Long. Year ago Momota was well behind Chen Long in third game before upping the tempo. After that Momota won convincingly. Not sure he has stamina to do that today, he already felt tired yesterday.
I've a feeling Chen Long's missed the opportunity to win in two straight sets. KM is smarter than Chen Long, he knows how to contain CL's game in the decider.
people here don't really like Morten eh? It seems whatever he said offended some fans every single day
I agree with you on your first two paragraphs, but Morten Frost was specifically refering to the ongoing game when he said that he can't remember Momota winning a rally with attacking shots. And I think he does have a point. Just compare Momotas playstyle in the second game to his playstyle in the third game. It seems to me like he's purposefully holding back on attacking shots/not rushing to the shuttle. And that's something I notice alot with Momota. I wonder why he does it? Is he just not confident enough in his attacking shots? (He does seems to mention his attack as his weakness alot in interviews) Or maybe he feels that he can't keep up that fast game for 2/3 sets?
The moment CL plays a safe shot, KM is there to turn to his advantage, that's how good he is at controlling the rally
This is also part of the problem with talking about Chen Long's career post Olympics. His win there is elevated way too much. I've read this numerous times and heard it by commentators. It's almost as if he's played everyone off the park in single digits there in mythical badminton quality. If you watch the matches and look at the results, he was in good form, but it certainly wasn't so ultra as a lot of people suggest. He played 23-21 and 21-17 against Ng Ka Long, needed three games against Son Wan Ho (to this day hasn't won a single important tournament), proceeded to beat Axelsen convincingly(21 yo, never won a SS title up to that point) and then beat LCW 21-18, 21-18 in the final. Good, but "absolutely thrashing all opposition"? Come on. And post that, everybody is saying "where has Chen Long gone, why doesn't he play like at the Olympics, he's not playing for real, he's saving himself for 2020". We've heard it all to explain his less than dominant results. It's the same player. He just can't bring it consistently.
