:lol:jazz_girl said:Ok, I thought it might be better to start the thread a while before it starts, because he'll probably lose in the first or second round, so there won't be much posting going on![]()
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Just a little.jazz_girl said:I want him with a coach now, I don't care who he is. I would even be ok with Gilbert :lol: :devil:
Am I being too pessimistic?
http://www.menstennisforums.com/showthread.php?goto=newpost&t=49515
He's already moved away from Argentina; he's away on tour for most of the year.Kiank said:David needs to call Gilbert right away. Gilbert will say "yes" with a lot of enthusiasm. Next move David should consider would be moving away from Argentina for a while to fully concentrate on tennis. If Gilbert is not an option for David, then he should consider some other foreign specialist.
Unfortunately he's not - how many matches he played in the last 6 weeks, - enjoying the rest of time at home with his friends, asados and race cars in the middle of the hard court season - he needs to really sacrifice couple of years away from home to achieve some serious results.gooner88 said:He's already moved away from Argentina; he's away on tour for most of the year.![]()
jazz_girl said:I want him with a coach now, I don't care who he is. I would even be ok with Gilbert :lol: :devil:
Am I being too pessimistic?
http://www.menstennisforums.com/showthread.php?goto=newpost&t=49515
I agree with you on the coaching situation, but not about him migrating from his home to further his career. I think that's an over-reaction to Nalbo's current bad form.Kiank said:Unfortunately he's not - how many matches he played in the last 6 weeks, - enjoying the rest of time at home with his friends, asados and race cars in the middle of the hard court season - he needs to really sacrifice couple of years away from home to achieve some serious results.
Gilbert will not teach David how to serve well, but he's a strong mental coach and therefore would be a right choice for David. However, I doubt David will contact him. Something tells me he's not ready for radical changes yet, and he would rather choose a local coach. But I'd be happy to be wrong.
You know, it just may help.Kiank said:David needs to call Gilbert right away. Gilbert will say "yes" with a lot of enthusiasm. Next move David should consider would be moving away from Argentina for a while to fully concentrate on tennis. If Gilbert is not an option for David, then he should consider some other foreign specialist.
No, I'm not over-reacting to his current performance, I always thought settling for few years in the US, for example, would be a smart move from David. He is generally admired in his own town, everybody wants to be his friend and calls him a hero, and that's too much for a young man like David. He doesn't yet achieve what he could if he was more career-oriented.gooner88 said:I agree with you on the coaching situation, but not about him migrating from his home to further his career. I think that's an over-reaction to Nalbo's current bad form.
Home is where he grew up, where his family is and where he feels most comfortable. Nearly all the top players live in their own countries, and the ones that don't live in Monte Carlo for Tax reasons.
Recently he hasn't been on tour much, but he's got a packed schedule from the U.S Open onwards. He's currently going through a bad patch of form, but form is temporary and class is permanent.
If not the US, then somewhere else. You do what you have to do to further your career. The myriad distractions are way too much, and it doesn't help that David has people around him who say "yes" to him all the time. That certainly cannot help.Kiank said:No, I'm not over-reacting to his current performance, I always thought settling for few years in the US, for example, would be a smart move from David. He is generally admired in his own town, everybody wants to be his friend and calls him a hero, and that's too much for a young man like David. He doesn't yet achieve what he could if he was more career-oriented.
After the way Massu played against Henman on Monday, he needed a coach even more urgently than Nalbo. :devil: That was the worst I've ever seen him play.jazz_girl said:Markus's back with Massu, so there's no way he will train David.
gooner88 said:After the way Massu played against Henman on Monday, he needed a coach even more urgently than Nalbo. :devil: That was the worst I've ever seen him play.
Kiank I just don't see how moving away from Argentina would further enhance Nalbo's career. He'd inevitably get homesick, and that would hinder his career not enhance it. Being a tennis player means that you're away from home for long periods every year anyway.
Hopefully the new coach, whoever he is can provide Nalbo a fresh start and push him in a better direction.