Gawain's growth and transformation were all witnessed by Martin and remembered in his heart.
Judging solely from his performance in practice matches, Gao Wen has already surpassed Di Giulio, and even has a slight advantage over Braymer and MacDonald.
However, there is still a clear difference between practice matches and actual combat. Gao Wen needs more actual practice to polish and exercise before he can truly transform his performance on the practice field into his own strength.
Of course, Martin is 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 and directly lift Gawain to the third or fourth singles position, catching the University of Oklahoma off guard and perhaps completely disrupting the game. The opponent's layout 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 clarify his thoughts and create more sparks. The assistant coach is undoubtedly the best person to discuss with.
Grant was also researching the player information of the University of Oklahoma. When he heard Martin's question, he did not express his opinion impatiently, but thought about it seriously.
"Coach, we all see Gao Wen's progress, and I want to believe that Gao Wen has broader development potential; however, what we see, the other party can also see, even if we don't understand it clearly, they should You won’t know anything.”
"What's more, Gao Wen and MacDonald are new faces. They will not take it lightly."
This is also the part that Martin struggles with the most.
Gathering information is something that every team will do. Know yourself and the enemy, and be victorious in every battle. Freshmen, as fresh faces, are definitely the focus.
Moreover, unlike other competitive sports, age and experience in tennis are not so important. There are countless talented players emerging at the age of fifteen or sixteen. Rafael Nadal was only nineteen when he won his first Grand Slam championship. age. In other words, there are consequences for underestimating a freshman.
For coaches, what they dislike most is an unknown opponent. They wish they could study the freshmen inside and out before the game and nip any surprises in the bud.
Martin could sense that there was something in Grant's words, so he asked, "What do you mean..."
"They must be thinking now, how we will arrange our troops, how we will use our advantages, for example, let Gao Wen become a surprise player and challenge their stronger players. Success in the challenge is an unexpected gain, and failure in the challenge will not cause any loss. , after all, Gao Wen is our No. 6 singles."
Grant put forward his guess, and Martin's thoughts followed 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 Sooners, like Martin, also stayed in this position for many years, although the University of Oklahoma is in the Big 12 Conference The members are not in the same league as UCLA, so they don't meet many times in the regular season, but both teams are strong and have often played against each other in the National Championship.
Martin gently raised his chin and raised his hand to touch the fleshy neck meat on his chin, "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, there is actually little meaning in changing the formation. If we change, they will also change." Martin finally sorted out a clear idea and grasped the key.
Grant gently nodded his head in agreement, and then gave advice, "But, coach, there is no need for us to put so much pressure on Gao Wen from the beginning. If we promote him to the third singles position, he will play against their No. 1 singles player." Three singles, once Gao Wen can win, maybe we can win four singles early.”
Even if Gao Wen unfortunately failed to win, Bramer, MacDonald, and Di Giulio would be able to take advantage by switching to the three singles positions at the back. This is the simplest Tian Ji horse racing strategy; and because Gao Wen has a certain impact , the matchup in the third singles may not necessarily mean throwing the white flag in advance.
Martin did not respond, but was silently immersed in his own thoughts.
Grant didn't say anything more, after all, Martin was the head coach.
So, does Martin have such courage?
Nick Cowell is also thinking about the same question.
"With Billy's character, what's impossible?" Cowell twitched his lips, "Don't forget, in the top 16 of last season's U.S. Championship, he directly pulled Braymer to the first singles The location shocked everyone.”
Although there were others sitting in front of him, Cowell continued without expecting a response.
"The question now is, what is the strength of this freshman?"
In Cowell's view, if Gawain's strength level goes to two extremes, Martin will dare to take risks——
The extreme meaning is that either they are really powerful and can upset the Sooners' top two singles; or they are just smoke bombs, and their current strength is far from expected, so they are used as discards to destroy the Sooners. The Footers' first two singles.
But if Gawain's strength is "neither up nor down", and he has reached a certain level but has not yet made a breakthrough, then Martin should not change the matchup layout rashly. After all, the effect of changing the matchup is not obvious, but it may disrupt his own. Advantage.
Unfortunately, Gao Wen has only played two complete games so far, and the information they have collected is very limited, so the formation of troops has evolved into psychological warfare.
knock. knock. knock.
Cowell's nails tapped lightly on the table, making a muffled sound. Even in a private meeting in the dead of night, he was still wearing a suit and tie, and even his tie was not loosened. His meticulous image showed that he was in control of the overall situation. The superior person is so bold that the sound of hitting the table is solemn.
There were four people sitting in the bustling, not spacious conference room, but the other three people did not speak and just stared at Cowell alone.
"Billy is a fox."
"What if he makes a small adjustment and uses that freshman to attack our third-down unit?"
Not too risky, not too conservative. A clever move can disrupt the plan, and then the balance of strength between the two sides may be broken.
"But, we also make the same adjustment, what about switching positions between the third single and the sixth single?"
Cowell was still talking to himself, but after he finished speaking, he also needed a response. He raised his head and looked at the three people around him, casting a questioning look with his eyes.
In the conference room, someone finally broke the silence and cautiously proposed an idea, "Coach, is there a possibility that the Bruins will not adjust anything and stay the same to cope with all changes?"
