CL respects LD too much. And I don't blame him. LD just has that godlike aura! But surely CL realises that his attacking prowess is one of the best in the world?
In a lovely turn of phrase, the colour commentator on the English feed, said that Chen Long is being "Lin Dan-ned". In other words he is too much in awe to believe that he can beat such a legend.
thats the problem playing against legends. He knows he can beat u, u know he can beat you. Worst of all, he knows that u know. Did half the work before the match even started.