OG LZJ has return with monster smashing & constant attack game. From a spectator's point of view if he can remain calm he should be able to reduce his mistake where he played very rush during the start of 2nd game hence giving a lot of free points to Anders by smashing out.
https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/badminton/2024/12/09/hendrawan-returns-home-to-coach-in-indonesia Not Hendrawan. Maybe LZJ can handle things without a coach like Roger Federer did before.
Should just play it easy even since he had qualified for SF. Really a bad strategy to take the risk and go all out. At least if he played in the SF there could be some prize money.
Nobody knows other than LZJ himself. But this tournament really shows us the LZJ that makes people feared in the past which is his fast attacking game. Was very surprise he was able to dominate LSF during the 2nd set before his injury. I hope his future coach will not try to change his game play again but instead guide him on how to maximize his attacking style and reduce his injury risk.
If he continues to play like he did in this tournament, which he is capable of, and get some consistency, many of these players that beat him recently would stand no chance. They can only hope the LZJ that shows up is either the one that plays passive with high clear or the error prone one that hits out every other point.
LZJ has great potential, he was clearly the best performing MS player in WTF, without getting injured he probably had won the title.
Hope his new coach will be able to provide some ideas on improving his movement on court to prevent injuries and without sacrificing his playstyle.
