Net King: Nioh Phantom

Three games.

Just one morning - the No. 1 substitution in the U17 training camp.

Court No. 1 was directly hit by players and was completely destroyed.

The captain of the Japanese U17 junior high school team has been confirmed.

The one after another impact overwhelmed the players, and they could not digest the shocking emotions surging in their hearts for a while.

They were hit so hard that they ignored Coach Mifune who came back from the back mountain...

During their lunch break.

The head coach of the U17 training camp and the three coaches Kurobe, Saito, and Takashi worked overtime in the conference room for a meeting.

This should have been a break, but the coaches and other assistants were all busy.

"I have seen the summary report before. For more details, here is the physical examination report of junior high school players from the day they arrived at the 2017 training camp.……"

"We followed the established training plan and conducted project training according to the training menu after the junior high school players came to the U17 training camp. Later, the training menu was adjusted according to the level of these junior high school students."

"This is the report and information of the team substitution match……"

"There are also analysis reports on the qualifying matches... In addition to Byodoin and the others, the other high school students from the First Army have also read their viewing reports on the qualifying matches.……"

"Also, after the expedition team came back, Byodoin submitted a report. His assessment of the high school players on the expedition team is……"

"Based on the integration these days, we have completed all player evaluations. These, and these, are all selected from the contestants……"

Although before the head coach returned from the back mountain, coach Kurobe had already sent the above-mentioned reports from the U17 training camp headquarters to head coach Mifune.

But the qualifying session was just yesterday - time was limited after all, and Coach Mifune only had time to read a general summary of the report, and had no time to study it in detail.

Therefore, during this"lunch break", Coach Mifune, Coach Kurobe and others spent most of the time in the conference room reading reports.

"Head coach, have you confirmed the specific team list?"

Coach Kurobe hesitated and asked.

He saw that Coach Mifune had not mentioned the list of players for the representative team since he returned to the U17 training camp headquarters, so he took the initiative to ask. The tactical coach originally thought that the general manager of their U17 training camp The coach has almost determined the specific list of representative team players. At this time, he asked them for various reports and information just to look through it.

He did not expect that Coach Mifune would take it so seriously...

Could it be that the head coach is interested in the representative team players? Can’t make up your mind about the list?

"Almost confirmed."

Coach Mifune said as he flipped through the pile of reports.

"But I want to hear your opinions"

"Who do you think should be sent to this U17 World Cup?"

The head coach said, looking at the three coaches Kurobe

"The list of all the contestants is here. The three of you take pens to circle your names!"

Listening to the last two sentences of Coach Mifune, Coach Saito was a little surprised.

Coach Mifune has always been decisive, so he asked them for their opinions when they had clearly made a decision.……

【It seems that the head coach is also accurate for the next one or two spots. 】

Coach Saito thought as he took a pen and marked circles on the list.

Like his two colleagues, the spiritual coach first circled the names of Niou Masaharu, and then the junior high school students -

Yukimura Seiichi, Atobe Keigo, and Kite Eishiro.

The junior high school students who won the qualifying round were all selected by Coach Saito.

Then, the junior high school students who lost the qualifying round...

Sanada Genichiro, Akutsujin, Toyama Kintaro, and Ishida Gin. Although these junior high school students lost the game, they were able to withstand the top ten high school students in the first army. Entering the stage with force is already qualified in terms of courage.

And the abilities shown are very good, so he should be selected.

——This is already eight places.

There are six left.

Liu Renji of data tennis must be counted.

Also, Fuji Shusuke, who is known as a genius, and Shiraishi Zangosuke, who is known as the Holy Book of Osaka - although they did not participate in the match against Ijun, their tennis skills are definitely above that of the U17 representative team that will be formed, so Also be selected.

That’s eleven people.

There are only three left...

Coach Saito's pen tip paused between the names of the remaining players, and then he circled the name of Kirihara Akaya, Rikkai's sophomore ace.

Although Akira Kirihara is also a second-year student, he is much stronger than many high school students and junior high school students.

Then there were two spots left - the tip of the pen hovered above the paper, and Coach Saito took a deep breath silently.

Then he wrote down the name of Tachibana's genius.

Although this U17 Youth World Cup has not been explicitly stated, coaches from almost all teams know it in their hearts. When it comes to matchmaking between junior high school students and high school students, it is generally better to have junior high school students and high school students cooperate in doubles.

Although high school students can also form doubles teams, under normal circumstances, a doubles team composed of two high school students who have a tacit understanding will not appear until the knockout rounds.

Marui Bunta's tennis ability is at the upper level among junior high school players, and his doubles ability is very strong!

By allowing this player to be selected into the fourteen-man roster, Coach Saito believes that their U17 training camp will get a satisfactory result.

So the key to the problem lies in the last person.

Ninzu Yushi, Oishi Shuichiro, Tachibana Yoshihei, Sengoku Seijun, Chitose Senri... there are too many players to choose from!

Although they can also go to Melbourne with a few substitute players, the"14-man representative team list" has a special meaning after all, and the most suitable players must be selected.

Yes, this last person - not the"strongest", but the"most suitable" one.

The top junior high school students have long been selected, and in the eyes of Coach Saito, only they are qualified to participate in the singles competition of the U17 World Cup.

The remaining junior high school players who are on the representative team roster can only play in doubles.

It is best to be a junior high school doubles player who can match up with most high school students...

Therefore, Coach Saito looked at the list in his pen, thought about the characters of the players, and then considered the wishes expressed by these players in daily life.

【It turns out that this is why the head coach asked us to 'make comments'……】

The spiritual coach considered the"compatibility" and paused for two or three minutes before confirming his recommended spot for the last junior high school student's representative team.

The next high school students will be easy to handle.

From the original top ten of the First Army, excluding Kiritani who was still in a certain hospital on the expedition, and temporarily excluding Kaji Fuda who needed to recuperate, the rest were all taken into account by Coach Saito.

Then Coach Saito kept writing.

He then wrote down the names of Tokugawa Kazuya, Oni Jujiro, and Irie Kanata.

That’s eleven people, and there are only three left that need to be weighed and decided by Coach Saito.

【Data tennis players have Renji Yanagi, and Mitsugu can join the team as a 'data team' without taking up the quota of the competition players.】

【The original bottom ten of the first army, and the others……】

Red leaves in the autumn garden are directly excluded.

It's still not enough to not break the Iron Man. Although the Mutsu brothers can synchronize their doubles, they are not superior in strength. Taira Zenyuki and Hara Tetsuya are not very strong either. Banuriya's advantage lies in strength, but his strength is actually nothing among the high school players in the U17 World Cup...

Date and Hakamada are more suitable. Coach Saito has delineated two more"suggested places" for him, and the last one is from Let's look among the high school students in the Second Army. Just like the junior high school students, choose the one that best suits the team.

The types that are lacking in the high school team and the U17 representative team... the playing styles of the players on the roster quickly went through Coach Saito's mind.

【Since it's the 'last one', let's choose... the inner and outer paths are very suitable. 】

Don’t seek merit, but seek no fault!

The mental coach thought to himself that the high school students might not be able to show up for the last few high school students. ps, Echizen Ryoma is not included here, because it was decided at the beginning of the article that he would be on the American team. In fact, there was some foreshadowing before. Ryoma has not completely lost the memory of his brother, plus... so he doesn't have that strong attachment to the Japanese U17 side now. (Okay, I admit it, I just want to see - Shuangyue Double Team!! After Ryoma came back, he felt that he had been deceived emotionally. He had always been looking forward to the doubles combination before Shuangyue, because of the foreshadowing of the Summer Republic...) _

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