Yeah, Zheng Siwei really struggles when it counts. Zhang Nan should be able to take advantage of that, as always. Now the only factor interfering with it, is HYQ/LYH's effectiveness on court.
No, he is Japanese... Well at least since 2001, when he naturalised. It certainly looks like an incredibly international coaching team; but even in Japan, foreign coaches in the sporting world are not that rare. Unfortunately, this internationalism does not extend to the top echelons of any organisation, though. Personally, I think we need one more Japanese coach on the national team: Sato Shoji.
Well I guess its not only me..Chinese spectators do have problem with JPN players for sure..and almost all other players. Im not indicating of all of them being the same but yea most of them...It would be intresting to see how they react when Momota thrashes CL if that happens. Though both are my favourite and CL being a great player that he is can give Momota hard run for money. So Lets see.
I watched the Minions vs Kam/Son match last night. Imo, other than the solid defense of the Japanese, luck played a vital part in the end result. Had the 3 net cords by Sonoda not passed the net, the 1st game would most likely have been won by the Minions. If the match stretched to 3 games, the mental of the champions in the Minions would have prevailed. I could see the Japanese attack wasn't sharp towards the end of 2nd game most likely due to fatigue. The Minions didn't play badly but they were still far from their best (late last year and early this year). Kevin without his antics is not the Super Kevin. His antics somehow relax his and Marcus' nerves and thus they play better.
Kev/Gid also have been lucky with the net cords. It's like they create net cord when it matters in all their important matches before. Not this one. Also, didn't Cheung said no more KSS post?
Whoopsie Haha but really, aren't we all interested to see how those matches go? Despite of the same country affair.
Does it matter really? I am supporting my favorites and booing (inside my mind) all the opponents. It's only natural. When my favorites score I cheer and clap loudly, when the opponents score I growl and clap mildly. That's live sport match for you. INA spectators virtually boo their home player's opponent while playing. How is that welcoming? But they just love the noise and festive mood. And they are actually scaring their own player with their cheers to be honest. lol
hmmm morten said he's gonna be there tomorrow for the final with gill, so no steen pedersen then ? I prefer steen rather than morten
