Match Point

Martin saw and remembered Gao Wen's growth and transformation.

Judging from the performance of the practice match alone, Gawain has surpassed Di Giulio, and even has a slight advantage over Bremer and McDonald.

However, there is still a clear difference between practice matches and actual combat. Gao Wen needs more polishing and training in actual combat to be able to truly evolve his performance on the practice field into his own strength.

Of course, Martin was also willing to give Gawain more opportunities.

Assuming that this game is a home game, then facing a strong opponent, Martin dares to win by surprise, directly mentioning Gao Wen to the third or fourth singles position, and catching the University of Oklahoma by surprise may completely disrupt the team. The opponent's layout has achieved miraculous results.

However, now that the initiative is in the hands of the opponent, Martin has more issues to consider when arranging the order of appearance.

"Grant, what do you think?"

Martin needs a little objective opinion to help him sort out his thoughts and create more sparks. The assistant coach is undoubtedly the best person to discuss.

Grant is also studying the player profiles of the University of Oklahoma. When he heard Martin's question, he didn't rush to express his opinion, but thought about it seriously.

"Coach, we have all seen Gao Wen's progress. I am willing to believe that Gao Wen has a broader development potential; however, what we see, the other party can also see. Even if we don't understand clearly, we should won’t be ignorant.”

"What's more, Gao Wen and McDonald are new faces, and they won't take it lightly."

This is also the most tangled part of Martin.

Listening to information is something that every team will do. Knowing yourself and the enemy, winning every battle, freshmen must be the focus.

Moreover, unlike other sports, age and experience in tennis are not so important. There are countless talented players at the age of fifteen and sixteen. Rafael Nadal was only nineteen when he won his first Grand Slam. age. In other words, underestimating a freshman is going to suffer.

For the coaches, what they dislike the most is unknown opponents. They wish they could study the inside and outside of the freshmen before the game, so as to nip accidents in the bud in advance.

Martin could sense that there was something in Grant's words, so he asked, "You mean..."

"They must also be thinking about how we will line up our troops and how we will use our advantages. For example, let Gao Wen become a surprise soldier and challenge their stronger players. The success of the challenge is a windfall, and the challenge is no loss. , after all, Gao Wen was originally our No. 6 singles."

Grant put forward his own guess, and Martin's thoughts extended along Grant's words, and he naturally thought, "Then they will also avoid the edge and form a dislocation?"

Grant chuckled, "Coach, you should know more about Nick than I do."

Nick-Crowell, the head coach of the University of Oklahoma's short-footed team, like Martin, also stayed in this position for many years, although the University of Oklahoma is a member of the Big 12. Members, and UCLA are not in the same league. They don't meet many times in the regular season, but both teams are strong, and they have played against each other in the National Championships.

Martin raised his jaw slightly, and touched his fleshy neck with his hand, "Nick will definitely do the opposite, hoping to be one step ahead of us."

"Unless...unless we dare to promote Gao Wen to the No. 1 singles position, the meaning of the change is actually not very big. We change and they change too." Martin finally sorted out a clear idea and grasped the key.

Grant slightly nodded his head in agreement, and then advised, "But, coach, we don't need to put so much pressure on Gao Wen from the beginning, if we promote him to the third singles position, against their No. Three singles, once Gao Wen can win, maybe we can win four singles early."

Even if Gao Wen unfortunately fails to win, Bremer, McDonald, and Di Giulio can still take advantage of the three singles positions in the back. This is the simplest Tian Ji horse racing strategy; and because Gao Wen has a certain impact , the matchup of the third singles may not necessarily be throwing the white flag in advance.

Martin didn't respond, but was silently immersed in his own thoughts.

Grant didn't say anything more, after all, Martin is the head coach.

So, does Martin have such courage?

The same question, Nick Cowell is also thinking.

"With Billy's personality, what's impossible?" Cowell twitched his lips, "Don't forget, in the round of 16 in the US Championship last season, he directly pulled Bremer to the first singles The position shocked everyone."

Although there were other people sitting in front of him, Cowell did not expect a response, and continued to speak.

"The question now is, what level of strength is this freshman?"

In Cowell's view, if Gawain's level of strength goes to two extremes, Martin will dare to take risks—

The extreme meaning is that either he really has a strong strength and can upset the top two singles of the Quick Foot team; Sacrifice to nullify the Shorties' top two singles.

But if Gao Wen's strength is "not up or down", and he has a certain level but has not yet ushered in a breakthrough, then Martin should not rashly change the layout of the matchup. After all, the effect of changing the matchup is not obvious, and it may disrupt his own. Advantage.

It's a pity that Gao Wen only has two complete matches so far, and the information they collected is very limited, so the formation of troops has evolved into a psychological warfare.

knock. knock. knock.

Cowell's nails tapped the table lightly, making a muffled sound. Even in the dead of night in private meetings, he was still in suits and leather shoes, and he didn't even untie his tie. His meticulous image showed that he had mastered the overall situation. The high-ranking person has the courage, and the sound of hitting the table is also solemn.

There were four people sitting in the bustling, not spacious conference room, but the other three did not speak, just staring at Cowell alone.

"Billy is a fox."

"What if he made a small adjustment and used that freshman to hit our third single?"

It won't be too risky, and it won't be too conservative. A clever move can disrupt the deployment, and then the balance of strength between the two sides may be broken.

"However, we also make the same adjustment, what about the third single and the sixth single switching positions?"

Cowell was still talking to himself, but after he finished speaking, he also needed a little response. He raised his head and looked at the three people around him, casting a questioning gaze with his eyes.

In the conference room, someone finally broke the silence and carefully proposed an idea, "Coach, is there a possibility that the Bruins will not adjust anything, so as to keep the same in response to all changes?"