Everyone in EDG was discussing something with serious expressions.
"FNC is very strong now and they have figured out the rules of this version."
"Yes, especially their jungler, the version of heroes is very good. At the same time, their ad player Rekkles' hero pool is also different from other ad players. Rekkles' hero pool is very strange, but it is very useful in the current version."
Abu said with a serious face, and the other players were also listening attentively.
Li Luo put his chin on his hand and thought for a while and said: "So it is better for us to choose KZ. There is no need to worry about FNC not making it to the finals. It is still difficult to defeat FNC with the current state of the FW team."
As soon as Li Luo said this, everyone nodded subconsciously.
As a coach, Abramovich felt something was wrong.
Is the meaning expressed in these words somewhat different from my initial analysis?
They were discussing who would be better at playing.
But what Li Luo meant...is this what he meant?
"I think there is nothing wrong with what Li Luo said. If FNC fails to defeat FW and advance to the finals... we will still have a chance to meet them in the World Championship."
Ming Kai also said with deep understanding.
Abu's head flickered and he looked over.
Hey, hey, Akai, what’s wrong with you?
After being stunned for a long time, Abu sighed dejectedly: "Okay, okay, since everyone has similar opinions, let's just decide. Let's choose KZ."
…
At the same time, in KZ's backstage lounge.
"They...shouldn't choose us, right?"
Little Peanut was sitting on a chair, obviously looking at his mobile phone, but his eyes had wandered to other places, obviously a little absent-minded.
After hearing Pray's words, Little Peanut's eyes fluctuated slightly. He raised his head and saw: "So what if you choose us? The group stage doesn't mean anything. We won the finals so easily in the spring split.
5We’ve always been the best at it.”
"And EDG hasn't played a wave of 5 in world-type events for two years. They didn't even make it to the knockout rounds last year. What are you worried about?"
Although Little Peanut's tone was rather aggressive, his words gave people a feeling that he was not very confident.
The two sets they lost to EDG did not last longer than fifty minutes combined.
For an operations team to defeat them twice in such a short period of time speaks volumes.
But everyone in KZ has a common feeling.
The strength gap between them and EDG doesn't seem to be big. The reason why they lost two games was because they didn't find a suitable entry point.
That's where the problem lies.
It will take time to find a solution to this problem.
But M's schedule is too tight, and there is only a short 2-day break between the end of the group stage and the knockout rounds.
Two days to find a solution to EDG?
Not to mention the players, even KZ's coaching staff doesn't have much confidence.
But they have no one else to blame.
Destiny has always been in their own hands, but they just don't have control of it.
Khan, who was the most nervous, seemed to have thought of something, and suddenly said: "Have you noticed that EDG almost never chose an arry-type hero for the top laner in this M private event?"
As a top laner, Khan naturally looks at the problem from the perspective of top lane.
As soon as Khan said this, KZ's coach was slightly stunned at first, and then his slightly confused pupils gradually became clear.
He vaguely seemed to be inspired by Khan's words, but when he thought about it carefully, he was a little uncertain.
"If you have any other ideas, please continue."
KZ’s coach said privately immediately.
He used to be a Korean aid player in the LPL division.
I once joined the WE team with another Korean player ninja.
Unfortunately, his results were not ideal. In the end, when he was facing retirement, after careful consideration, he decided to transform and become a coach.
He used his experience in playing professionally in the LPL to continue KZ's already fierce playing style.
Precisely because he knows the LPL division better, he was caught off guard when EDG came up with an advanced version of its operational tactics.
Because the LPL style shown by EDG is very different from what he knows.
Khan's words gave him some inspiration.
It's just that he still needs more information.
Khan thought for a moment and then continued: "In the first round of the group stage, EDG's jungler Tian has been targeted by various teams, including us who also took some advantage in the early stage."
"From that moment on, EDG began to play extremely around the bottom half."
Khan's words made other players in KZ also fall into deep thought for a short time.
Everyone heard it.
There is a key word in what Khan said.
extreme.
As a team representing the LCK in the M League, KZ's ultimate goal is to crush the LPL division that won the world championship last year.
Therefore, before EDG came to M Private, KZ did a lot of homework.
Yes, EDG also played around the lower half of the LPL, because Jin Gong's ability to withstand pressure is strong enough. Even if Jin Gong chooses an arry-type hero, even if he is targeted in the early stage, he can still develop in the later stage and play the hero's role.
Some effects.
This is the main reason why all teams participating in the M Private will actively block Jin Gong's signature hero Captain when on the red side.
They don't want the person who can't kill in the early stage to show no less effect in the later stage than the top laner they have been helping in the early stage.
KZ’s bp has been doing this too.
But when Khan said the word "extreme", KZ's coach suddenly felt like he was enlightened.
"okok, I understand what you mean!"
Private n clapped his hands, and he quickly pulled the whiteboard in the backstage lounge. While writing and drawing quickly on it, he said: "I overlooked some things. One is the strength of the LPL top laner."
"One is the ecological chain of the top order in this version."
"Another one is the influence that the top laner will have on the jungler's rhythm!"
Under the private pen on the whiteboard, some scrawled EDG team structure diagram quickly appeared.
"When EDG's top laner Jin Gong chooses an arry-type hero, although EDG seems to be free on the surface, Xiaotian, as a jungler, will occasionally help the top laner with anti-crouching. At the same time, he will also use a considerable amount of his vision
Dedicate yourself to the top half to protect Jin Gong."
"This means that Tian, as a jungler, has to do more things, but this version of Tian is acclimated to the environment. The more things he does, the easier it is for problems to occur, so EDG has been helping Tian to cover up."
"They try their best to keep the heroes chosen by Tian and the heroes chosen online in a balanced situation, so that both parties can be in a situation where it is easier to cooperate, or let Tian continue to farm the jungle steadily."
"The less he does, the less likely his problems will be highlighted in the version."
"If EDG's top laner chooses an arry-type hero, and our top laner also chooses an arry-type hero, Tian will have to do more, and it will be easier for us to formulate tactics to target this weak point of EDG."
"At that time, the top laner's development heroes who are not strong enough in early combat will be able to provide much less help to Tian."
"We have always entered into a misunderstanding, not letting Jin Gong get arry-type heroes. We can definitely release some heroes to him next time we meet. There is no need to target the hero pool on the road!"
The more I talk about it, the brighter my eyes become.
The same goes for everyone else in KZ.
The confidence that was originally frustrated due to the second game gradually expanded from a dry state again.
…
Just then, the referee knocked on their door.
Signal them all to gather on the stage.
The side selection ceremony for the knockout round is about to begin.
"Don't be too nervous. If they know better, they probably won't choose us. According to my understanding of them, the Chinese are always cautious. They will be worried about what they will do if they choose us and end up in the semi-finals."
"After all, the runner-up of M Private sounds more pleasing to the ears than the top four of M Private."
The coach's private words made the players feel completely relaxed.
"That's right, if we are chosen, we will send them home. Our record against them is now 0/2. If it becomes 3/2 after the knockout round, we will have a complete victory against them in this M private meeting."
The logic that Khan sorted out with his brain comparable to that of Malphite rang in everyone's ears.
However, the KZ players subconsciously thought it made sense!
…
In a crowded venue.
All four teams that entered the knockout stage came to the stage.
The representative EDG chose to send was undoubtedly Li Luo.
The representative sent by FW is their ad player Betty.
Standing next to Li Luo, Betty would often take a cautious glance at Li Luo.
There is no way, in the two games, he was suppressed every time he hit the last hit.
Although there is a jungle factor in this, Betty cannot feel wrong about the matchup pressure that suffocates him.
At least in the LMS region, no bottom lane player can put such pressure on him.
Riot star Sjokz walked up to Li Luo with a microphone and asked with a smile Li Luo's opponent in the knockout round.
Li Luo looked at the camera, and under the attention of countless people, he naturally said: "KZ."
After the words fell, sjokz opened his mouth slightly, showing a surprised expression.
The audience at the scene also cheered instantly.
Domestic barrages and Tieba forums were flooded with 666 comments for a while.
For domestic audiences, they have been waiting for this moment for a long time.
"Fuck! Damn it, who dares to say that I, EDG, am a coward in foreign wars in the future?"
"It's about choosing the stick, it's about being strong!"
"As for EDG's courage, even if they lose in the end, I will never criticize them!"
"Why don't I dare to choose your 6/4 team if I'm 10/0...Oh, sorry, it's 6/5."
"Trivia, since M started privately, a Korean team has never missed the finals."
"Fly with peace of mind when your baby falls, my mother will always be with you!"
This moment belongs to the carnival of domestic players.
Just because of EDG's courage.
After all...LPL has only one S-level world champion so far.
Before the number of world champions surpassed the LCK, most players still felt a little guilty about the Korean team.
And the LPL players are helping them build their self-confidence little by little in this environment!
