Yang Yi talks about Li Meng missing the Asian Cup: The person who scolded Gong Luming for coaching was that he knew nothing about him and Li Meng

With the head coach of the Chinese women's basketball team, Gong Luming, revealing that Li Meng withdrew from the Chinese women's basketball team due to injury and missed the warm-up match and the Asian Cup. As soon as this news came out, it immediately caused heated discussions among many fans. Among them, some fans questioned Gong Luming's decision, and even spoke ill of each other, believing that Gong Luming had selfish intentions and that Li Meng's missed the Chinese women's basketball team would be a wrong choice.

It is worth mentioning that Yang Yi, a well-known domestic commentator, also explained that Li Meng missed the Asian Cup in the Women's Basketball Team. Yang Yi bluntly stated that some fans' insults and accusations against Gong Luming were completely ignorant of Gong's past experience, personal charm and team-leading achievements. Gong Luming is a legend in the Chinese basketball world. He was ordered to take over the Chinese men's basketball team twice and took on the banner of the Chinese women's basketball team twice. In his coaching career, he has created many brilliant results, led the team to achieve many outstanding results in international competitions, and made great contributions to the development of Chinese basketball.

What is even more commendable is that Gong Luming's personality is well-known in the industry. He devoted himself to his basketball career and had never used his power for personal gain. At work, he was completely right to things and not to others. If you question the personality level of coach Gong Luming just because of Li Meng's failure, it will undoubtedly be a great disrespect for this meritorious coach, and it is also a manifestation of extremely one-sided and ignorance.

Yang Yi emphasized that Gong Luming always adheres to the principle of "to treat things but not people" in his work and treats all players equally. He has strict standards in team management and training. As long as any player fails to meet the standards in management or training, it is difficult for him to stay in the team. This has long been reflected in Gong Luming's previous coaching experience. For example, players such as Adejiang and Guo Ailun have faced strict assessment and screening in Gong Luming's team for different reasons, which fully demonstrates that Gong Luming's standards for selecting and employing people are consistent and fair. Li Meng's defeat this time is by no means Gong Luming's personal selfishness, but a reasonable choice based on the overall development of the team and the actual situation.

In addition, Yang Yi also analyzed Li Meng's competitive state. He pointed out that in the WCBA League, although Sichuan team has a super luxurious lineup, it unexpectedly lost to Guangdong in the finals. As one of the team's core players, Li Meng obviously failed to show her best competitive level in the game. It is not difficult to see from this result that Li Meng's recent condition does have problems, which may be one of the important factors in making a decision after coach Gong Luming's comprehensive consideration.

Yang Yi's interpretation fully demonstrates that Li Meng's missed the 2025 Women's Basketball Asian Cup was not a "exclusion incident" full of conspiracy theories, but a normal personnel adjustment based on multiple factors. Coach Gong Luming's decision is not only responsible to the Chinese women's basketball team, but also to every player. For fans, instead of blindly questioning and insulting, it is better to give more trust to the coaching staff and the team. I believe that the Chinese women’s basketball players who stay will be able to live up to expectations, perform well in the game, and help the Chinese women’s basketball team achieve good results.