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Chong Wei sendirian di England

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'LONE Ranger.' Watak koboi popular dalam cerita barat itu seharusnya kini menjadi milik perseorangan lelaki negara, Lee Chong Wei dalam mengejar kejuaraan berprestij Seluruh England, awal Mac ini.

Jika dalam watak 'Lone Ranger', wiranya dibantu 'tonto', tetapi bagi Chong Wei dia harus menggalas misi mengejar kejuaraan yang diidamkan ini secara berseorangan kerana tiada watak sokongan diberi daripada pemain kebangsaan yang lain dalam erti kata sebenar.

Inilah hakikat yang diakui sendiri ketua jurulatih Rashid Sidek, betapa jurang antara Chong Wei dengan pemain kebangsaan yang lain begitu jauh, hingga sukar untuk rakan sepasukan beraksi di Seluruh England, meninggalkan jaguh kebangsaan ini berseorangan di berdepan dengan barisan pemain China, Indonesia dan Denmark.

Tidak dinafikan bahawa Wong Choong Hann, Sairul Amar Ayub dan Lee Tsuen Seng mungkin beraksi di Seluruh England, tetapi mereka bukan daripada kem latihan kebangsaan sekali gus menunjukkan betapa sukar tugas Rashid untuk melahirkan pemain menghampiri kaliber Chong Wei.

"Memang apa-apa kejohanan sekarang, Chong Wei memikulnya secara bersendirian," kata Rashid.

"Seluruh England juga tidak berkecuali kerana hanya dia seorang yang layak dan tahap pemain muda yang lain dalam skuad kebangsaan begitu jauh.

"Saya akui ada sedikit kelemahan di sini terutama jurang antara pemain utama dan barisan sedia ada. Memang bebanan ke atas Chong Wei cukup tinggi di Seluruh England nanti kerana dia menggalas semuanya.

"Sebelum ini ada Hafiz dan Roslin (Hashim) dan Choong Hann, yang tahap permainannya tidak jauh daripada Chong Wei dan mereka ini boleh bertindak selaku pengacau dalam undian, tetapi sekarang Chong Wei terpaksa melakukannya secara berseorangan tanpa bantuan rakan-rakan." kata Rashid.

Kelmarin, Rashid memberi bayangan bahawa hanya Chong Wei akan menggempur arena Seluruh England daripada skuad latihan kebangsaan dengan barisan pemain mudah di bawah pimpinan Rashid seperti Chong Wei Feng, Mohd Arif Latif, Liew Daren dan Tan Chung Seang, sekadar memang watak pemerhati.

Justeru, Chong Wei, yang mensasarkan mahkota Seluruh England sebagai matlamat utama musim ini, menghadapi laluan yang

"Saya berharap Chong Wei akan dapat menggalas beban ini," kata Rashid. "Memang agak menyedihkan melihatkan Chong Wei terpaksa menghadapinya secara berseorangan tetapi ini adalah hakikat bahawa pemain muda kita masih jauh tahapnya dengan Chong Wei."

Berita HArian

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