This tennis player born in 1997 is in the golden phase of his career when making steady progress on the world rankings (currently ranked 26th), qualifying to attend most prestigious international badminton tournaments. Coaches evaluate Thuy Linh’s current level as not inferior to the players in the top 20 in the world. In fact, in recent tournaments, she has continuously defeated strong opponents such as Mariska Tunjung (Indonesia, ranked 7th in the world), Zhang Beiwen (USA, ranked 10th in the world), Zhang Yi Man (China, ranked 15th in the world). . In the quarterfinals of the Finnish Open yesterday, the Phu Tho tennis player also had the opportunity to defeat former world champion Pusarla Sindhu (India, ranked 13th in the world), but regretfully missed it.
Nguyen Thuy Linh needs a coach to be more successful
What makes both experts and fans sad is that former Nguyen Tien Minh and now Nguyen Thuy Linh have to often go to international competitions alone without a coach. The image of Linh having to take care of herself, alone during breaks between games, while her opponents always have at least one coach on the field to provide professional support such as analyzing her opponent’s weaknesses and fighting. next competition. Having a coach with you also helps motivate the players’ competitive spirit, helping them overcome difficult times.
Because funding conditions do not allow, the Department of Sports and Sports as well as the Vietnam Badminton Federation have not been able to arrange experts or private coaches for Nguyen Thuy Linh. Calculate the cost of having a personal coach or expert to accompany you at international tournaments up to nearly 10,000 USD/month. To solve this problem, we cannot rely only on the state budget but must promote the role of the Vietnam Badminton Federation or the lower level Dong Nai Badminton Federation, where Nguyen Thuy Linh is working. There were some important periods in the past, former Vietnam No. 1 Nguyen Tien Minh also had foreign experts thanks to socialization resources from the Ho Chi Minh City Badminton Federation as well as special talent support policies from the Department of Culture and Sports. Ho Chi Minh City.
With recent consecutive successes, Nguyen Thuy Linh has a number of personal sponsors enough for her to “live well” with her career, but to develop her full potential, she needs to soon have a quality expert or coach. quantity. Not to mention, she also needs attention in terms of nutrition and recovery to ensure the physical foundation to compete in international tournaments continuously and avoid injury. Nguyen Thuy Linh herself also said that this is an important stage in her career, determining success or failure on her path to pursuing professional badminton because she is no longer young.
After stopping in the quarterfinals of the Finnish Open, Thuy Linh will continue to compete in major international badminton tournaments in Denmark, France, Korea, and China to concretize her goal of winning tickets to attend the Paris Olympics. 2024.
