20demayo Chapter 776 What to do if you can't sleep
Chapter 776 What to do if you can't sleep
Chapter 776: What to do if you can't sleep
In order to prevent the powerful German team from achieving the amazing feat of winning ten consecutive championships, the Swiss team resolutely chose to join the game and actively explore effective strategies to defeat the German team.
After repeated discussions and careful decision-making by the Swiss U17 top management, they decisively made a bold request to the International Tennis Federation - hoping to have a warm-up match with the German team.
On the one hand, this can be seen as another unique way to warm up and accumulate popularity for the upcoming world competition;
On the other hand, it also helps the team to better understand the opponent's strengths and be fully prepared for the official game.
Surprisingly, this carefully planned plan quickly gained the approval and support of the International Tennis Federation.
Although the current president of the Tennis Association is from Germany, he had to follow public opinion and approve the plan in the face of the unanimous vote of many members.
Just like that, time passed quickly, and just one week later, the much-anticipated warm-up match between the German team and the Swiss team finally kicked off.
At first, this warm-up match was seen as just a normal pre-match rehearsal.
However, with the Swiss team's deliberate and unremitting publicity, it has become a household name and a highly anticipated event.
The intention behind this is obvious, and the following message is conveyed to major media outlets without any disguise:
The German team attempted to suppress the Swiss team with its own strength in order to consolidate its dominant position.
One day a week later.
The sun was shining, the breeze was blowing gently, and the tennis court in the center of Bern was bustling with people.
A special bus with the German U17 logo printed on it slowly stopped in front of the gate of the tennis court.
When the car door opened, the first thing that came into view was the members of the German team headed by Lin Nan.
Facing the flashlights of numerous photographers, they walked towards the hotel with firm and confident steps.
Lin Nan was seen wearing sportswear and eye-catching captain's sleeves on his arms. This detail undoubtedly directly confirmed the previous rumors that he would still be the No. 1 coach of the German team.
The next person to get out of the car was QP, wearing a pair of black sunglasses, with a blank expression on his face, and walked into the hotel in a very cool manner.
Following closely behind him was Borg, who also ignored the shouts and questions from the reporters around him and walked straight towards the hotel entrance without looking around.
Bismarck, Berti, Schneider, Yukimura, Tezuka and other team members who got off the car later remained silent in the face of the reporters' barrage of questions.
As requested by the head coach, no communication with any media is allowed before the start of the warm-up match.
Obviously, experienced reporters had anticipated this situation, so they did not force the players to remain silent.
When Ryoma Echizen and others got off the bus one after another, an unexpected scene appeared at the scene - these newly appeared players were all Asian faces!
Compared to Yukimura and others who have already participated in friendly matches, this lineup combination really surprised many media.
However, they quickly adjusted their state and continued to devote themselves to the busy reporting work.
But Longma and other first and second grade students had no impression of these new members at all!
Although the German U17 had announced before that it would introduce foreign players, who could have imagined that there would be so many people?
If Lin Nan is included, then the team would have a huge lineup of more than twenty people!
Basically, apart from the familiar faces of Borg, the rest of the unfamiliar new faces are almost all foreign players.
Fortunately, Germany is very inclusive in this regard.
If this situation happened in Daxia, he would probably have been spit upon by people.
Just like in the competitive game LOL, if you see seven out of ten players competing on the field are from South Korea, it will definitely trigger heated discussions and complaints from many netizens, and all kinds of comments will surely emerge in an overwhelming manner.
But then again, people do have different nationalities, but sports have no borders.
In addition, many foreign media actually know what happened between Lin Nan and the Daxia Sports Bureau.
Since the Daxia Sports Bureau is unable to provide him with a good development platform, the people of Daxia naturally do not want to see such an outstanding talent like Lin Nan being buried.
Now, being able to see Lin Nan appear on the field to participate in the competition is already an extremely happy thing for the fans.
After all, no matter what, Lin Nan's nationality still belongs to Daxia!
To some extent, he can be said to be fighting hard in the arena wearing the glory of Daxia.
Back then, when Lin Nan decided to join the German team, the first key condition he put forward was to firmly retain his nationality.
Once this matter was disclosed, it quickly spread to every corner of the world through the vigorous publicity of the German U17 team and became known to everyone.
Such a move not only demonstrates the Germans' broad-mindedness and grand vision, but also shows their keen and unique business acumen.
Because of this, the people of Daxia have greatly improved their favorability towards Germany, and communication and acceptance between them have become smoother and more natural.
"Oh my, you are so enthusiastic!"
Kirihara Akaya finally broke through the layers of encirclement and rushed into the hotel, breathing a long sigh of relief.
He is usually known for his extroverted personality.
Faced with the swarm of reporters with flash cameras flashing, he was helpless and had no power to resist.
The feeling of being the focus of countless cameras was as if he was completely exposed naked to the public eye, and it was an embarrassing experience of social death.
Lin Nan glanced calmly at the noisy crowd around him, thinking secretly in his heart.
Since the U17 competition venue, the Bern Center Tennis Stadium, is quite a distance away from where they are, it takes about two hours to drive there.
In addition, taking into account the viewing time of Asian audiences, the event organizers deliberately scheduled the game to start on time at 8 o'clock in the morning.
Due to the above factors, everyone had no choice but to stay in this hotel near the stadium so that they could recharge their batteries and better prepare for the warm-up match that will officially kick off tomorrow.
Lin Nan stared at the slightly tired people in front of him with a sharp gaze, and said calmly and forcefully: "Okay, everyone go back to your rooms and have a good rest. Remember, you must gather in the lobby on time at 7 o'clock tomorrow morning!"
"What? It's so early!"
Hearing this time requirement, Kirihara, who had just relaxed a little, suddenly had a look of despair on his face.
I thought that after escaping the tense and depressing atmosphere of the training camp, I could take a breath and enjoy some rare leisure time, but I didn't expect the reality to be so cruel and ruthless.
Although the training camp clearly stipulates that all trainees must get up and start training at 8 o'clock every morning.
Due to the extremely fierce competitive atmosphere at the moment, in fact, as early as around six o'clock, figures of diligent training had already appeared in various stadiums.
Faced with such a situation, it is obviously not possible if we do not keep up with this trend and work hard.
"Captain, can we go a little later? After all, we live so close to the stadium, so it shouldn't be a big deal even if we go a little later."
Kirihara begged Lin Nan with a big smile on his face.
But at this moment, Lin Nan had a serious face, leaving no room for negotiation. He replied solemnly: "If you want to always maintain a good physical condition, a positive and correct training attitude is crucial, and this attitude will directly affect your subsequent performance in the game."
Kirihara, who is always laughing and joking on weekdays, rarely sees Lin Nan so serious and solemn this time.
I immediately realized that this was no joke, so I quickly shut up my chattering mouth.
After a short pause, Lin Nan continued, "Okay, now everyone can arrange their own activities, but there is one prerequisite - you are absolutely not allowed to leave the hotel without permission."
Finally, he reminded everyone: "Rest early and conserve your energy to prepare for tomorrow's high-intensity training."
Hearing this, everyone responded in unison: "Yes!"
Then, Lin Nan turned around and walked straight towards his room.
As soon as he entered the room, he and QP began to conduct special teaching work on Ryoma.
Perhaps influenced by Lin Nan's serious and responsible attitude, QP, who originally did not care much about Longma's training, has gradually become aware of it and started to cultivate Longma intentionally.
Although he could not teach Ryoma everything he had learned without reservation, QP was very conscientious in his duties as a sparring partner and in providing corresponding guidance, and he never slacked off.
In contrast, Borg paid more attention to Xiao Jin.
It's a pity that Xiao Jin's carefree and free-spirited personality really gave Borg, who is always known for his strictness, quite a headache.
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Night fell quietly, and the clock pointed to 9 o'clock. Lin Nan, who had just finished training Echizen Ryoma, was about to take a break when he heard a hurried knock on the door.
Bang-bang-!
Lin Nan stood up and walked towards the door, stretched out his hand and gently pushed it, and three people appeared in front of him: Yukimura Seiichi, Tezuka and Sanada Genichirō.
Yukimura Seiichi said with anticipation on his face: "Captain, why don't we go downstairs and practice together~"
Lin Nan rolled his eyes in annoyance and replied, "It's so late, why are you still practicing if you don't have a good sleep?"
Yukimura didn't seem to have taken Lin Nan's words to heart, and continued to explain excitedly: "Tomorrow I'm going to play in an international tournament, and I'm so excited that I can't sleep at all, so I wanted to come and practice with you."
Sanada at the side also echoed: "Yes, Captain, I feel like I have endless energy now."
Hearing this, Lin Nan couldn't help but reveal a hint of surprise.
You know, these three are all outstanding figures in the tennis world, especially as they are the golden generation, their psychological qualities have always been very strong.
Experienced players like Tezuka have participated in various international competitions many times.
Normally, one shouldn't be so excited about a game.
So Lin Nan asked in confusion: "Why did you three lose sleep over such a thing? If it was Kirihara who said that, I could understand it."
At this time, Tezuka Kunimitsu, who had been silent, spoke with a serious expression and a serious tone: "The situation is different this time. After all, our opponent this time is the Swiss U17 team, which is a powerful team ranked second in the world."
"By the way, I'm not sure whether to send you into the game. After all, everything is for the sake of the final victory. If the other side sends out all their main players, then I can only let Amadeus and other strong players go into battle."
Lin Nan said solemnly.
QP nodded to show his understanding, and one of them continued: "Although this is just a warm-up match, there are some things related to face that cannot be lost no matter what."
Everyone knows very well that this game is just a simple warm-up match on the surface, but in fact it is an important opportunity for both sides to secretly feel out each other and test their strength.
Due to the German team's long-standing dominance in international competitions - the reputation of the Nine League Champions - they absolutely cannot afford to lose this time.
Whether from the perspective of the overall interests of the team or personal reputation, this game can only be won and not lost.
Otherwise, if they fail, it will deal a heavy blow to the morale of the entire team in participating in subsequent world competitions.
If Amadeus, Tasta and the others all appeared, even if we sent out Yukimura and other masters, we would probably have little hope of winning. Hearing this, Tezuka lowered his head slightly, with a thoughtful look on his face.
After a moment, he slowly raised his head and said, "We understand this, but it never hurts to be fully prepared in advance."
After hearing this, everyone agreed with it.
At this time, Lin Nan shook his head helplessly and sighed, "Ah, I really can't beat you three. Wait for me for a moment. I'll go change my clothes and get a ball bag."
After saying that, he turned and walked towards the room. A short while later, the coach changed into sportswear and came out with a bulging ball bag in his hand.
Then he grabbed QP and Ryoma, picked up the ball bag on the ground, and called Tezuka and the other three to go downstairs together.
This famous German tennis-themed hotel is indeed worthy of its reputation. It is not only luxuriously decorated but also fully equipped with facilities.
There are several tennis courts that meet professional standards inside the hotel alone. Such luxurious configuration is simply astonishing and inhumane!
In this way, the group of four walked leisurely and slowly to the large tennis court behind the hotel.
Before stepping onto the field, the sounds of intense hitting began to flood into my ears like a tide.