The warm spring sun had already hung in the sky over Hangzhou. Meng De took a chair from the club and sat at the door, feeling the beautiful weather while laughing and cursing at the people in front of him.
"I haven't been home for more than a year." gla1ve stood at the door of the club holding his large and small luggage.
The schedule of CSGO professional competitions is already intensive, and the only rest time for a year is the offseason after the Major; in China, it is okay for a few people like Xiaogui and others. Once the competition is over, they can go back to catch up with their families, but for them
If these foreign players want to go home, they have to wait for the offseason.
After the previous Katowice Major ended, in order to strengthen their strength, they chose to stay in the club and train hard during the offseason.
They have now achieved the results of their hard work, but because they focus too much on work, they and their families spend less time together and spend more time apart, and can basically only video chat on the Internet.
If they work too long, they always feel tired inside.
At this time, family is the beautiful medicine that heals everything.
Meng De was not really angry. He gave the team members the vacation and wanted them to relax completely and adjust their condition.
During the days when the second team went home to visit relatives, the first team actually had a very easy time, and he did not make too much difference in the treatment of the two teams because of their results.
Apart from live streaming, S1mple and others are basically eating, drinking and having fun.
If we are treated too differently based on performance, nothing may happen in a short time. Over time, competition within the club will become extreme.
For a professional player, the stronger the competitive spirit, the better. However, this competitive spirit must also be placed in the right place. Once the competitive spirit is generated internally, it will easily lead to conflicts.
Mengde doesn't want that kind of atmosphere to appear in the team he coaches.
"It seems that I am in good spirits after going home. I hope I can bring this energy to training in the future. Go in and adjust. I will tell you about the training content in the afternoon meeting." Meng De said lazily.
He waved his hand and started playing by himself.
"...Uh." gla1ve was speechless when he saw Meng De's lazy look, then he laughed again, took out a box of Lego from the suitcase and placed it on Meng De's lap.
"what is this?"
"The Danish specialty you brought for the coach."
"Thanks, it seems you are implying that I am very free." Meng De said with a smile on his lips.
1ve brought him specialties, but 1ve brought them to him himself. This shows that the relationship between him as a coach and the players was still okay.
1ve is more mature in dealing with people, unlike Broky, who didn't even say hello when he came back, and didn't even see him in person a few times.
1ve had no specific arrival time, so Mengde did not arrange training for the players in the morning.
Now that the morning has almost passed, Meng De simply held a small meeting with them in the afternoon to arrange and discuss with them the subsequent training and possible structural adjustments of the two teams.
On the surface, he was working hard, but in fact, Mengde had already opened the system and started checking the rewards for winning the IEM Cologne.
This time IEM Cologne won the championship and did not complete any tasks.
The tasks in the Mendel system are still the remaining two Grand Slam and Major championships.
First of all, they are still at least three ESL series championships away from the Grand Slam, and it is impossible to win them in a short time.
So the next thing they have to work hard for is mainly to prepare for the Major.
However, if there is a chance, they still need to work hard for the ESL series championship.
After all, the improvement of strength cannot be achieved by relying on training matches alone. Only in real first-line competitions and constant high-level confrontations can the upper limit of strength be raised.
However, after the end of this IEM, Mengde gained a lot of points, which was enough to make up for his lack of points. In previous training, he had been using the [Designated Team Break-in Acceleration] prop, so the points were flowing like water...
Now winning the championship has added a lot of points to them, and [Skyfire] and [Mansion Flyer] both performed famous performances.
The famous scene of [Sky Fire] contributed extremely exaggerated points.
Mengde can even draw some extra tactics, and there are a lot of riches.
Without further ado, Meng De starts with a ten-shot draw:
Meng De checked it in detail and found that there were quite a few tactics that could be used.
The technical aspects gave him some new feelings.
Although they are now known as the pinnacle of props in the world, in recent games, it can be clearly felt that the ecology of the CSGO profession is changing, and everyone's emphasis on props has reached a new level.
But after reading these tactics in his mind, Meng De discovered.
Sometimes, even if the skills and props are very old, as long as they are used properly, new tricks can be played.
For example, ForZe's tactics in Shaer II were quite simple.
At the beginning, use the cigarette thrown by CT to seal the smoke bomb on the right side of the cigarette.
Then these two smoke bombs can separate the sand area from the middle lane. It is a good choice for them to not mention B in the middle lane, or to steal area A from the stage.
This tactic is not complicated, it simply uses the conventional props thrown by the opponent.
But judging from the results in the picture, the benefits are quite considerable.
Meng De couldn't help but think of the same conventional props.
For example, if they grab A's corner smoke bomb, if they are acting as Sha Er's CT, can the person in the first position take the initiative to throw another smoke bomb on the left?
Let A University become a wall of smoke, allowing the first-person CT to easily enter the big hole.
Also, in the amusement park, when faced with the long-barreled fire that the opponent throws immediately, can they throw a long-barreled smoke grenade and then use a sniper rifle to directly attack it?
In this way, if the CT wants to obtain the information of the long tube at the first time, it must be counter-cleared.
Countering the purge means risks.
Of course, this is just a divergence of inspiration, and the specific subsequent practice must continue to be tried in training.
But I have to say that the tactics extracted this time gave Meng De a new understanding of props.
This is the charm of CSGO. You can always use different props and techniques to develop new things on a fixed map.
Unlimited creation within a limited range is the charm of tactics.
When 1ve returned, the noise started again. Meng De sighed at the vitality of young people, but completely forgot that he was also a young man himself.
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That afternoon, Wu Qiang called all the players for a meeting.
"Going home, everyone is in a good mood." Meng De looked around and saw that the team members were in a radiant state.
"Okay, okay." kennyS replied from the side.
Mengde continued: "I also know that our training has been very intensive and very tiring for more than a year, but you have also seen the results. Your hard work has paid off."
Everyone in the conference room nodded unconsciously, and they deeply agreed with Meng De's key point.
Regardless of whether it is the first team or the second team, the championship is very uncertain these two times.
Without their previous efforts, it is not certain whether they would have won this championship.
gla1ve couldn't help but think of a sentence on the Internet.
There may be no good results if you work hard, but there will definitely be no good results if you don’t work hard.
He also knew what the coach would say next.
"...After relaxing, we have to start training. Other teams have begun to enter various major competitions. We have not had particularly good games to play recently. The last two games were both in half a month. We have
Plenty of time for adjustments and running-in.”
"The training mode of the first team remains unchanged for the time being and remains the same as before. If there are any problems, I will let you know and then make adjustments." Meng De first arranged the training of the first team.
A group of people were listening, and a few guys were obviously relieved.
Among them are Xantares, who did not perform well after the first competition, NIKO, who was called the 'culprit' on the Internet, and of course S1mple, who did not perform well.
Keeping a team's training mode unchanged does not mean that there are no problems with the team's current training.
They only made it to the top eight at IEM Cologne this time, although this is partly due to GOD's stronger hard power.
But on the other hand, a series of problems, big and small, such as their own status, communication and coordination between players, still exist.
Mengde is just planning to complete the adjustments to the second team first, and then deal with the first team step by step.
If they want to truly compete for the Major trophy, they can have problems within the team, but they must not have these various problems.
The minimum limit of the team must be high, otherwise it may not even reach the finals and will be eliminated.
"What about us?" gla1ve asked proactively.
He actually saw the relief of a few people in the first team, and he knew in his heart that the second team might try something new in the future.
New things represent changes, and changes mean that many previous habits will be overthrown.
Habit is a very scary thing. It is very difficult for people to give up the previous gameplay and try to adapt again, and failure in the process will also be very frustrating.
1ve knew that the coach must have seen something before he thought of making targeted adjustments.
Compared with the setbacks in training, what he hates more is the defeat in the game.
"As for the second team." Meng De looked at Tig and then at Electronic Brother, "Tig will play one less picture from now on. Ah Dian will give it a try at the amusement park."
This result was actually expected by others, including Tig himself, when Brother Electronic performed well.
"No problem." Tig's answer was calm.
Speaking of which, it is already very difficult for him to grow up to the point where he can establish a firm foothold in the first-line team.
He understands his level and knows that arguing is useless.
Although I feel disappointed in my heart, sometimes people need to see their own abilities clearly.
He is not a real monster-level genius like S1mple or kennyS, he is just an ordinary professional player, a support who can only be regarded as a qualified one.
"There are seven service maps in total. Now Ah Dian is playing four and Tig is playing three. After that, Ah Dian needs to step up his training on the amusement park."
"No problem." gla1ve replied.
Meng De heard that it was okay, thought about it, and then said: "It is not necessary to let Ah Dian play four maps. You still have to try it in the training match. If Ah Dian is suitable, let him play.
If it’s bad, just keep it as it is.”
gla1ve listened to Meng De's words and nodded in confusion. He seemed to not understand what the coach wanted to do.
Wang Yuning, who was standing next to him, interrupted: "But it seems to me that the coach doesn't just want Electronic Brother to play only three maps."
"Smart." Meng De smiled, and then asked proactively, "Do you think the AE team has changed its formation recently?"
In fact, he had some concerns at first, but after Wang Yuning had said everything, he just went along with it.
"The conductor who is deaf in his left ear?" Electronic Brother said.
"Hmm." 1ve said, "Now AE wants to try the play style of one team with two commanders. I didn't want to try it before because of the French palace fight."
"But AE has given us a start, so I'm wondering if we can give it a try now that we have the conditions."
1ve, the atmosphere in the conference room was also a bit solemn.
If this decision is really implemented, some of 1ve's command rights will inevitably be taken away. They are a little curious and a little worried about 1ve's reaction.
gla1ve put his elbow on the table and pinched the index finger joint of his left hand with his right hand. After thinking for a while, he said seriously: "You can give it a try."
This answer obviously surprised everyone present.
Although he is only the commander of the team, he still has quite a lot of say in it. It is somewhat difficult to accept that he was suddenly divided.
gla1ve's answer now is so calm and generous.
1ve the same.
As if sensing the meaning in their eyes, gla1ve said with a smile: "Do you think I'm really that generous? Brother Electronic is really talented in commanding. If he really performs better than me on some maps, maybe he can deal with certain maps."
If the team can achieve miraculous results, then in order to win, I can make him the leader."
"But if it doesn't work after he comes on the field, then I will resolutely reject this proposal."
gla1ve turned his head and stared at the electronic brother who was biting his finger, with a serious look on his face.
Electronic Brother's face was full of cuteness and he was at a loss.
Meng De also breathed a sigh of relief at 1ve's answer.
He had this idea after Brother Electronics worked wonders as a temporary conductor.
After IEM Cologne, the AE team's change of formation only reminded him again.
But there is a reason for his hesitation. After all, these people under him are living people, and they all have their own personalities and tempers.
Mengde has a strong voice in the team because of his achievements and his ability to get along with his teammates.
Even if the second team starts to play with dual commanders, this proposal can make the second team stronger.
If 1ve doesn’t want to, Mengde can’t do anything about it.
Because that will only have the opposite effect.
After arranging some key points of the meeting, Meng De breathed a sigh of relief, "That's it for today's meeting. Everyone will train according to what was said in the meeting."
Then he added: "Ropz and the commanders come to see me after the training match. I have some new tactical ideas to discuss with you."
Mengde arranged the follow-up content one by one, and the players began to return to the training room.
On such a spring afternoon, all VC members are working hard for the future.
The Blast Autumn Finals have begun, and FAZE's performance is actually pretty good. I hope Xiao Li Zi can get good results this time.