Match Point: Chapter 765 1 plan

Chapter 766 A Plan

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"I thought maybe a new coach would be a good thing for you."

After exhaling a long breath, Sampras threw a heavy weight.

Because it was so unexpected and astounded, Gao Wen also fell into shock for a short time, looked at Sampras in disbelief, his mouth became stupid for a rare moment, and the bustling thoughts in his head were crowded and entangled in an instant. Before I had time to think about it, I fell into a blank.

For Gao Wen, the three-month cooperation has been very pleasant, and he still hopes to learn more things under the guidance of Sampras during the offseason.

But now...

"Peter, are you resigning?"

The first idea in Gao Wen's mind just popped up like this, and he started to work quickly, thinking about how to persuade Sampras to change his mind.

In the end, he saw that Sampras was also full of astonishment, staring at Gawain with wide eyes, and jumped out a sentence.

"Did I not make it clear?"

You looked at me, I looked at you, and you froze in place for a moment. In the end, it was Sampras who broke the deadlock and waved his hands again and again to express his denial.

"No, no, no, that's not what I meant."

"I didn't want to resign, God, why would I want to resign? Our cooperation is very pleasant! Wait, you don't want to fire me, do you?"

Speech incoherent, Sampras looked at the question marks on Gao Wen's head, and realized that the misunderstanding should be caused by the wrong information transmission.

take a deep breath.

Sampras regained his composure.

"I mean…"

No matter how I think about it, I still find it funny, and Sampras himself couldn't help laughing.

"I want to say that you need some professional advice on the tactical system of bottom line hitting; you also need some fresh ideas to open up the whole tactical layout."

"So, maybe hiring a second coach, to open your eyes, would be a good option."

I see!

In professional tennis, players often have only one coach. After all, too many opinions may create unnecessary confusion and disrupt the players' training plans.

But there are no absolutes. Some players have two, three or even multiple coaches. The division of labor and cooperation of each coach is different.

For example, in Nadal's coaching team in 2017, his uncle Tony Nadal was in charge of the clay court season, and Moya was in charge of the hard court and grass court seasons. The tactical arrangements and training methods are different in different seasons.

For example, in Djokovic's coaching team in 2019, Marian-Vajda is the head coach, and Ivanisevic is a coach specializing in front-of-net skills and actual combat training.

In addition, there are also a small number of players who always have a dedicated tactical analysis coach. This coach will be responsible for inspecting the player's next round opponent, analyzing the opponent's state, tactics, and abilities, etc., and formulating corresponding tactics for the players.

The more professional and high-end, the more detailed the division of labor.

You can't just listen to half of the words. You don't know until you have explained all the ins and outs. It turned out to be a false alarm. Don't scare yourself.

However, there are two very, very important things to note when hiring multiple coaches:

First, the cost.

Coaching, you don't work for free, not only not, but exorbitantly expensive.

There are countless players in the tour who can't even afford to hire a coach, so more often they travel alone to compete, let alone hire multiple coaches. This player can be seen from the size of the coaching team position in the tournament.

Second, energy.

This was also what Gao Wen was most worried about.

"Peter, I still have a lot to learn from you. Obviously I'm just getting started, but I'm going to hire a second coach right now. Are you sure you won't rush and chew on more?"

Gao Wen remained calm and rational, and did not just nod in agreement hastily.

As Martin said, he and Sampras need to discuss and exchange ideas.

A smile appeared in Sampras' eyes, and he nodded triumphantly.

"As expected of a player I like, no matter what the situation is, he can keep calm and think."

Even at this time, Sampras did not forget that Wang Po sold melons, and on the surface he praised Gao Wen, but in fact he praised himself.

Seeing Gao Wen's helpless smile, Sampras was very happy.

"It's not about hiring a second full-time coach, it's about hiring a consultant."

"He can give you some advice, especially the baseline training, build the whole system, and then I communicate with him, collide with some sparks, see if you can add something to your game, of course, it takes time, maybe more than that. This offseason, the next few months."

"However, he doesn't need to accompany you to compete around the world, he just has a conference call with us when needed, and then occasionally goes to the training ground."

Gawain raised his jaw slightly, and stared at Sampras meaningfully, "Peter, why do I think you have already been selected?"

"There must be candidates, otherwise it would be a waste of time to come and discuss with you without a plan." Sampras showed a mysterious smile.

"But the key is whether the other party agrees."

"So, I need to ask your opinion first. If you agree, we need to show enough sincerity, just like inviting Pelt, inviting new blood to join our team."

Gawain carefully observed Sampras' expression, and was very sure that his judgment was correct, "Peter, you look a little too excited, don't you?"

"Ha, of course, there are many, many plans to implement this offseason, and I can't wait."

"So, who is the candidate?"

Sampras paused for a moment, and purposely put it off. Seeing that Gao Wen was not fooled, he was not angry, and a smile bloomed at the corner of his mouth.

"One is Ivan-Ljubicic (Ivan-Ljubicic). After retiring in 2012, he has been at home all the time. I think he is a very suitable candidate."

Ljubicic, ranked No. 3 in his career, won the Indian Wells Masters Championship in 2010~www.mtlnovel.com~ He is somewhat similar to Ferrer, with a very solid bottom line and absolute hard court strength. But unfortunately, the performance in the Grand Slam has never been able to break through.

Plus, he grew up with Djokovic and the two used the same coach for a long time when they were younger.

One important point, in 2016, Ljubicic became Federer's head coach.

Many people think that Federer's move is because of the consecutive losses to Djokovic at Wimbledon and the US Open the year before, so Federer hopes to find the key to crack it from Ljubicic, and Djokovic is also interviewed Time said "it's a little uncomfortable but it's everyone's free choice."

Ljubicic's greatest contribution is the transformation of Federer's backhand skills and consciousness. Then, he accompanied Federer all the way to create the second peak of his career, winning two Australian Opens and one Wimbledon again.

It can be seen that Sampras has indeed done a lot of homework, and selected a suitable coaching list according to Gao Wen's technical characteristics and playing style.

The first candidate is amazing, so what about the other one?

"The other one is Andre. Andre Agassi."

(end of this chapter)