Tennis: German Captain Creates The Strongest Era!

Letru nodded and said:

"It's been arranged. The flight will be at 8 o'clock tomorrow morning. We'll pack it up tonight and we'll fly to New York tomorrow."

Afterwards, everyone in the German team left first.

Beichen continued to explain the upcoming training arrangements to everyone.

He also said that he must continue to practice seriously in the past few days and cannot understand the meaning.

"Rikkai has won the Kanto Championship for fifteen consecutive years, and with the addition of Tezuka Kunimitsu, Inui Sadaharu, and gold doubles Oishi Syuichirou and Kikumaru Eiji, he must be very confident in this Kanto Championship."

"Every day that follows, you must be alert, because your opponents will definitely put you under a microscope for observation and analysis. Don't underestimate Rikkai's desire to win."

"The pressure-free victory during this period may make you complacent. If any of you have this mentality, please adjust it immediately!"

Beichen's words were a shot in the arm for everyone at Fudomine.

yes.

Rikkai was so big that he dominated the Kanto Tournament for fifteen consecutive years.

If you want to wear a crown, you must bear its weight.

Rikkai must be fully prepared for Fudomine.

Therefore, we must not relax our vigilance just because of a temporary victory!

"I will be going to the United States for a few days, and Tachibana Yoshihei will temporarily serve as the acting minister. When I come back, I hope to see a different Fudomine!"

Everyone responded in unison:

"Yes! Minister!"

at the same time.

Across the ocean.

United States, New York, 017 training camp.

A young man with long blond hair wearing a headband was shooting at a target more than ten meters away with a racquet.

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

The serve machine keeps flying out fast tennis balls, the speed is already close to 210km/h.

But he is still able to deal with it calmly, and every time he returns the ball, he can steadily hit more than 9 rings!

"General, why do I feel that you are a little nervous?"

A tall black man approaches.

The blond man stopped, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and took the bottle of mineral water handed over by the latter.

"It's true that I'm a little nervous, but I'm also a little bit excited."

These two people are not strangers.

It is the captain of the American team, Ralph Reinhardt.

And this is team member Dudu Obondu.

At this time, another tall white young man also came over. It was Alan Hopkins, the surgeon known as the court surgeon.

He said slowly:

"It's normal to be nervous and excited. After all, we are being launched on an expedition by the world's strongest team. Ordinary teams... don't get this kind of treatment...

The so-called expedition.

In fact, it is a friendly competition between each country and the tennis teams on the standings.

Although in name, it is a discussion, but.

Both countries will not let anything slip, and they will at least show 70 to 80% of their strength in the world competition!

This is because points in the expedition competition are based on the results of the competition.

And this point is related to the grouping situation of the official World Cup in Australia.

The rules of the expedition competition are almost the same as those of the official competition.

Both sides send two groups of doubles and three groups of doubles to compete in the order of rotation of singles and doubles.

Each game is a best-of-three game system, which makes the game more enjoyable to watch.

The only difference from the official game is.

The first to win three out of five sets in a formal match is considered a victory.

In the expedition competition, five full sets are required, and points are calculated based on the final number of wins and losses.

Therefore, winning the whole game and accumulating five points is the best result.

However, expedition matches are of some use to lower-tier national teams, so they can gain points quickly and make it easier to enter the group stage.

But for a power like Germany, there is no need to play expedition games at all.

Because, based on the points from the previous year, the German team has undoubtedly entered the group exhibition.

Playing the expedition game again is just a waste of time.

Therefore, when Reinhard received Retru's expedition letter that night, he was very unexpected.

"The Germans probably feel that their hegemony has been challenged, so... they want to give us some color. Otherwise, there is no reason to launch this meaningless expedition."

Hopkins spoke out what Reinhardt was thinking, and then continued:

"But... maybe the Germans should open their eyes and see the world."

"The structure of the world cannot remain unchanged. The strength of our American team will definitely shock them. After all..."

"This is a country with as many races and talents as stars!"

Chico Balentin, who came over at some point, also continued:

"The German team took the initiative to launch an expedition against us. From another perspective, it is also a good opportunity for our American team to make a name for itself, isn't it?"

Chico's words also spoke to everyone's heart.

Whether a team is strong or not depends, to a large extent, on...

Morale!

And morale requires continuous accumulation of victories.

The American team has just gone through a change. This reorganized young team is in urgent need of a victory to boost morale.

And the same is true for the purpose of inviting the German team to play training matches.

In their view, it doesn't matter even if they fail to win the German team in the training match.

Because the opponent is the number one in the world for nine consecutive years!

As long as the final score is maintained at around 2:3, it will already be a great achievement.

So, for Team USA.

This game, whether you lose or win, is beneficial.

And they have the confidence to dare to challenge the German team.

Not far away, there was a young man sitting on the balcony, constantly tossing an orange in his hand.

Tokyo.

A plane bound for the United States slowly took off.

On the plane, along with Beichen, there were five other people: Letru, Polk, QP, Bismarck, and Seyfried.

Beichen asked:

"Coach, who else will be on our team this time?"

Regular tennis team matches are composed of two doubles and three singles, which means at least seven players are required.

Ray Trudeau:

"Schneider just came back from a professional game, and he brought along a junior high school student from the training camp, Frankensteiner, who will fly to New York to meet us in two hours.

Later, Retru handed over an A4 piece of paper with the order of formation for this expedition.

The note read:

singles three: Seyfried;

Doubles two: Bismarck, Frankensteiner;

singles2:QP;

Doubles one: Polk, Schneider;

singles one: Beichen Xiu;

After Beichen finished reading, he shook his head and said:

“I don’t think this arrangement is appropriate.

Letru was a little confused and said:

"What exactly is the problem?"

Beichen explained it and said:

"Coach, I know very well the purpose of your formation like this. You want to stabilize the next three games and keep the score at 3:2 after the five games to stabilize the United States.

But...I think it's still too conservative. "

"Still conservative?"

This made Retru a little confused as to how to deal with it.

Beichen continued:

"The American team dared to challenge us for a training match because they had already thought of all their escape options."

"Their team has made rapid progress in the past few years and has directly become the number one under BIG4. They are definitely not willing to be below BIG4, so they want to use a game to continue to expand their influence and enhance their morale."

"If they beat Germany in this game, it will naturally be a good opportunity for them to make a name for themselves. With the level of publicity in the United States, the news of defeating the German team can spread all over the world within ten minutes. , that’s the result they want to see.”

"And if they lose, they won't suffer a loss. After all, they are playing against the world's number one German team. Whether they lose 2:3 or 1:4, they will be proud of it and the audience will take it for granted. .”

"So, what we want in this game is not 3:2, nor 4:1, but...

"5:0!"

That's all.

Everyone finally realized it.

really.

According to Beichen, if this game cannot be overwhelming and make the American team lose face, then it will have no effect at all.

On the contrary, it will allow Team USA to take advantage.

The only way to crush the Americans is to use repression.

Only then can we kill the chicken to scare the monkeys and let the whole world know

Don’t try to touch the German team!!

Bismarck clapped his hands and said:

"Fortunately, Beichen reminded me, otherwise the Americans would have taken advantage of it."

Letru also said seriously:

"So, according to Beichen's ideas, how should the order of this battle be adjusted?"

Beichen took a marker pen, briefly sketched a few strokes on the A4 paper, and adjusted the order.

Seeing this formation, a trace of surprise flashed in Leitru's eyes.

Then, he silently put away the paper.

After an eight-hour flight.

The plane finally landed safely at New York International Airport.

When Beichen and others walked out of the airport, they saw two familiar figures outside.

Schneider, a professional player who is tall and majestic, like a giant.

And the expressionless, robot-like junior high school student, Frankensteiner.

The two of them also came over.

At this point, all seven players participating in this expedition are complete.

Outside the airport.

A special car from the United States U17 is waiting.

After a simple negotiation and confirmation of the identities of both parties, everyone took a bus to the American training camp.

General Reinhard and others were waiting at the door. When they saw the people coming, they said:

"Welcome some friends from Germany. I am the captain of the American team, Reinhardt."

Bismarck whispered:

"Should I say it or not, although the US team is slightly inflated now, the courtesy is still there."

Bismarck was right.

Reinhardt in the original book is indeed a gentle and warm-mannered commander.

However, in competitions between countries, personal emotions must not be mixed in.

Beichen reminded him loudly and said:

"Don't be merciful just because of the other party's politeness. Remember the purpose of our expedition!"

Beichen's words were also heard by several people on the American team.

He frowned immediately.

It wasn't because of this sentence that they felt offended, but because...

How does this junior high school boy speak? Does he sound like a big brother who takes the lead?

Logically speaking, shouldn't it be the leader of the team who can remind the team members of their words and deeds and use such a commanding tone?

How could he be a German general at such an age?

Could it be that he is some sort of military advisor?

Can

Yes, count carefully.

Apart from Retru, there are only seven people.

This means that the black-haired boy in front of him will also be one of the members participating in this expedition.

Everyone in the United States thought about it for a while, but they couldn't figure it out and simply stopped thinking about it.

After a brief exchange, everyone moved to the indoor court.

Reinhard introduced everyone and said:

"This court was built by our training camp with huge investment. All materials are of the world's top quality and can withstand the bombardment of world-class players."

"This will also be our next competition venue. During the competition, you can use your full strength."

"The World Cup referee should arrive in half an hour, please take your seats and rest first.

Although the expedition race is not an official World Cup race, it is still an event affiliated with the World Cup.

The scores of each game must be recorded and compiled on the eve of the World Cup.

Therefore, the referees for each expedition match are sent by the World Cup organizers and are absolutely fair and impartial.

After the two sides took their seats in the preparation seats, they began to analyze the opponent's lineup.

As a coach, Retru has already made these preparations and explained to everyone:

"The seven people in the U.S. team's preparations are, from left to right, Ralph Reinhart, Dudu O'Bundo, Alan Hopkins, Chico Balentin, Billy

Truman, Rocky Melody. "

"As for the person at the end, I'm sorry that I can't find any information about him..."

"It's just that there are rumors that Reinhardt has found a helper that he is afraid of, and it must be him.

Everyone looked at the person who even Coach Letru couldn't find out.

I saw that this person had a sloppy figure and seemed to be careless about everything.

He is always holding an orange in his hand, which is bouncing up and down at this time. It can be seen that he is in a very relaxed state.

And this kind of slack is very clear to the German players.

This is a kind of relaxation that is exuded all the time because of absolute confidence in strength!

Even Polk, QP and others smelled something unusual from his body.

"This guy seems to be really not easy to mess with..."

Seyfried couldn't help but say.

Suddenly, he discovered.

That orange boy always looked indifferent.

But his eyes stayed in Beichen's direction for a few seconds.

"Teacher Beichen, that guy... seems to be very interested in you.

Team USA here.

Alan Hopkins, known as the tennis surgeon, is also good at collecting data.

Before the game, he studied the German team's game roster in the past two years and also analyzed the German team's lineup for everyone.

"As I thought, the German team did not send its strongest lineup this time. The junior professional player Berti is on tour, so he did not participate."

"However, Polk, Perfect Quality QP, Bismarck, and Schneider are not opponents that can be underestimated."

"Their arrangement is probably based on retaining part of their strength, and they want to stabilize us by one point."

"As for the two junior high school students, they are called Seyfried and Frankensteiner. They are good junior high school students recruited by the German team this year, but their strength is at the national level.

Worry.

"Only that kid...I can't find any information, and I can't see through his strength.

Everyone in the United States naturally knows that the ‘boy’ in Hopkins’s words is the junior high school student with an Asian face.

From the beginning, this Beichen left a deep impression on them.

They also couldn't understand how the German team, which is famous for its strict selection and elite tennis, would admit an Asian junior high school student?

"Ryoga, what do you think?"

Hopkins saw that Echizen Ryoga was also paying attention to Beichen, which was rare.

Because, ever since he met Echizen Ryoga, he had never seen him show such a look to a stranger.

The boy called ‘Ryoga’ had a bit of confusion flashing across his brows:

"This guy... I always feel... I've seen him before somewhere."

He thought carefully about it for a while and found that he still couldn't remember it, so he had to give up.

"Anyway, no matter what, just follow our previous arrangements, and there will be no problem! At the end of this game, it will be a historic moment for our American team to compete with the BIG4.

that's all.

After both sides analyzed the opponent's lineup, there was an opponent who couldn't figure out the details.

And at this time, the referee assigned by U17 finally arrived.

The match between the tennis dominant team Germany and the new and powerful American team has begun. .