I don't understand what you mean when you said we have to react. Isn't that Maria's desicion, timing and feelings towards the matter?
Dartagnan: Yes when you love someone and this person has a trouble, you have to help her
. I mean Masha reached two finals but didn't win them. I am not the only person who reacted to this situation. I guess Martina Navratilova reacted before my posts here because she knows Masha better than I.
What i do understand is, how Elena Dementieva, the reigning Olympic champion, achieved what so many desired-she desired the title more. If Sharapova can do the same, I'm sure she may repeat what her countrywoman did 4 years back.
Dartagnan: I think it is not only a question of motivation&dream, you have also to be strongly prepared (psychologically and physically)for the victory. You have to be correctly trained for that by a professional coach.
You have to also know that Dementieva hadn't reach a Grand Slam final- let alone 2- four years before that tournament. Her mum was her coach. They have been working together for along time. They had good respect for one another. She was ranked outside of the top 5. At the Australian Open that year she lost in the 4th round to Sharapova, then made a quarterfinal and semifinal appearance at the other Grand Slams. There is no doubt that Maria's current position on the WTA circuit now is more favourable than Dementieva's back then.
Dartagnan: I don't compare Masha to Elena, they are two different personalities. They come from two different generations of russian tennis players. But I know that Masha wants to have a medal at the Olympic Games in London. 
The dream of any Athlete is to have a gold medal at the olympic games. 
Anyway Dementieva is a serious person.
Yuri can also help Masha at the Olympic games.
So what was the difference Elena had above her peers that got her over the line? She simply had the passion, the desire to play well for her country, and a dream - since she was 7- that was waiting to be fulfilled. Of course Dementieva's tennis was terrific that week as well, saving match points against Serena and getting back in the game after dropping a set against Safina, but i always felt there was something behind all that, and it was her mindset and determination - where in those matches losing was't an option. If Maria feels the same towards her tennis I'm sure she won't have too much trouble either - as long as you have a strong mindset, everything else will become easier. Elena also mentioned that she played less tournaments that year in order to be fully prepared for Beijing, looking at Maria's scedule, it looks as if she is doing the same for London - which is a good sign.
Dartagnan: That is what I said before, you don't need to play a lot of matches, you have to correct all your mistakes before playing, sometimes a good rest&training can help a player. You need time to correct your mistakes because your brain needs time to correct them.
On the whole, It all comes down to Maria. If she feels as though she needs a more suitable coach, she will get one. However what's more important is her mindset, if she has that passion for the game, desire to play for her country, enjoyment of playing on the big stage and determination deep inside her there is nothing or noone that can stop her fulfill her dream. (let's hope she can do it)
Dartagnan: I think that we just trying to help Masha to realize her dream, Martina Navratilova had already helped Masha before to realize her dream.
We don't have to be selfish: When Masha has a trouble, we have to share our opinion about it.
