Coach Jeremy Gan wants Chan Peng Soon - Goh Liu Ying to struggle to become top Mixed Doubles players
Malaysia’s coach, Jeremy Gan, wants Chan Peng Soon and Goh Liu Ying to work harder to become the top Mixed Doubles players. The couple failed to produce good results in last week’s Sudirman Cup, which ended on Sunday, May 29.
Peng Soon and Goh Liu were the top Mixed Doubles couple for Malaysia in the Sudirman Cup. The duo failed to earn points for their team and lost their group fights against the Indonesian and Russian shuttlers in the quarter-final stage.
Malaysia’s Mixed Doubles coach, Jeremy Gan, expressed his views about the performance of Peng Soon and Goh Liu and said, “They have the potential to become world beaters but for now, they need to train harder to add more quality in their game.”
The coach wants the couple to skip the upcoming events of the Singapore Open Super Series and the Indonesia Open Premier Super Series to remain focused in their training sessions. Staying at home and working hard will provide them with a better chance to become major contenders in the World Badminton Championships 2011, which will take place in London, this August.
Jeremy said, “The expectations are higher than what Peng Soon-Liu Ying can actually perform. But it is not their fault. They are the country’s top mixed pair and naturally, good results are expected from them.”
The coach further added, “Peng Soon-Liu Ying have improved but we have to accept the fact that they are still not in the same class as the big guns of the game.”
Jeremy said that the couple of Peng Soon and Goh Liu did not play well in the Sudirman Cup. The duo needs to put more quality and elevate the skill level of their game, to challenge tougher opponents in future.
Peng Soon and Goh Liu are currently ranked at the seventeenth position in the Mixed Doubles world rankings. Their poor performance in the Sudirman Cup has forced the coach to go against their participation in upcoming major events.
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