In the backstage lounge, Zuo Wu, the former manager of the Snakes and now the manager of the Thorn Birds, looked at the screen dully.
He admitted that in the past six months, everyone at Thorn Birds, including himself, had sacrificed a lot.
Although there were many ups and downs in the process, Li Luo was not able to achieve a complete victory in the spring split like he did with the EDG team last year.
In the regular season, the Thorns lost a lot of big games, and they lost even more small games than the teams behind them in points.
But in the playoffs, the Thorn Birds were as if they were riding a rocket, soaring to the point where every final score exceeded Zuo Wu's pre-match preset.
Now in the final, they defeated JD.com 3-0!
Although the opponents of the Thorn Birds in the final are not the giant IG and EDG teams that have won the world championship before and are widely recognized by the domestic audience, it is undeniable that JD.com stands out among them. This is enough to explain the JD.com team.
Strength.
However, such a team was completely suppressed by the Thorn Birds team in terms of tactics and players' execution capabilities.
To Zuo Wu, it seemed like a dream.
As the manager of the club, when had he ever seen the final stage before?
But now he has seen it, and soon he will be able to get up close with the players and even hug the championship trophy!
"Calm down, it's just the LPL championship, it's no big deal."
Zhu Kai patted Zuo Wu on the shoulder.
Zuo Wu looked at Zhu Kai's narrow expression and instantly became happy: "Oh, hey, let's pretend."
"Look, my friend, I won the spring and summer games last year, and I won the championship again this spring. Apart from Abramovich, I am the only coach who has won three consecutive championships in the domestic LPL division, right?"
Zhu Kai was very proud.
"Okay, okay, what's the matter with the person bringing tea and water?"
Zuo Wu immediately replied, but after replying, he smiled in relief: "But that's right, ordinary people really can't do the job like you serving tea and pouring water."
Just kidding.
Zuo Wu has seen Zhu Kai's efforts over the past six months.
Zuo Wu admitted that during the Snake period, Zhu Kai did not play any particularly important role in the team's performance in his eyes.
Zhu Kai has done a good job in cultivating the relationship between players and maintaining the daily needs of the players.
But the tactics are hard to describe.
However, Zhu Kai, who came back after a year of "gilding" in the EDG team, gave Zuo Wu the feeling of seeing him with admiration after seeing him for three days.
How many times late at night have all the players gone to bed, but Zhu Kai hasn't slept yet.
How many times had he woke up, only to find Zhu Kai still staring at the computer screen and recording the review and some tactical information in detail when he arrived at the training room? Sometimes he even fell asleep directly on the chair.
Zhu Kai may not be the most powerful coach in the LPL.
But at least for the past six months, Zuo Wu can be sure that Zhu Kai is definitely the most diligent coach in the LPL division!
He is so diligent that he is desperate, even a man in his thirties works so hard.
"Then look, otherwise why wouldn't it be you who came on stage to bp?"
Zhu Kai also patted his old partner on the shoulder: "Come on, you haven't touched the trophy yet? Are you enjoying yourself this time?"
"Okay, let's go!"
On the stage of the venue, neon lights poured down on the several teenagers who stepped onto the stage after shaking hands.
The teenagers quickly rushed to the championship trophy, gathered around the trophy and raised it high!
"Okay, Master Tear, don't hold yourself tight, come on, hold it and feel it for yourself."
Xiangguo looked at Liu Qingsong staring at the trophy in a daze, and immediately joked.
However, this time Liu Qingsong did not reply, but after a brief hesitation, he reached out and picked up the trophy.
"A bit heavy."
Liu Qingsong raised the trophy with mixed feelings in his heart.
He has been playing professionally for a long time.
And in addition to the LPL league, Liu Qingsong also plays in other messy small games.
Now that he has won the trophy, which symbolizes the highest honor in the domestic league, Liu Qingsong feels that this feeling is really wonderful.
"Doesn't it feel good? You guys have had enough fun. You can experience it more when you get back to the base."
Xiang Guo said with a smile.
"I have finished feeling this hug. Now I really want to know how it feels to win the MSI championship trophy. Do you know, Mr. Gua?"
Liu Qingsong glanced sideways at the incense pot.
Xiangguo's face suddenly fell.
Of course he played MSI.
It's a pity that I couldn't touch the championship trophy.
You must know that the symbolic meaning of the MSI championship trophy in the S6 season is actually quite profound, because the first MSI in 2015 only had medals and no trophies.
They defeated the SKT team in the group stage, but were brutally beaten in the knockout round.
This has also become a major obsession of Xiangguo.
"Although I haven't held it up, I have at least smelled it. Ask Lao Li what it feels like. He knows it well."
Xiangguo said angrily.
"I want to know too."
Xiye also added immediately.
In fact, he and Xiangguo theoretically have a higher desire for the MSI championship trophy than Brother Shengqiang and Liu Qingsong.
People are curious about things they have never been exposed to.
To put it bluntly, I am just interested.
But only when you get in touch with that stage, when the championship trophy has a chance to fall into your hands but then flies away, the feeling of cherishing it after losing it will make people desire the championship trophy even more.
This is true for both Xiye and Xiangguo.
After Li Luo thought carefully for a few seconds, he slowly said: "It's been a long time. To be honest, I kind of forgot about it. I'll try to write down my feelings this time. If I write a long book, I might be able to publish a book."
Li Luo's words made the other members of the Thorn Birds slightly startled.
Xiangguo took the lead and smiled: "Okay, then you review it the second time, and we will learn the first time."
"Learn for the first time and hit MSI!"
After Xiye said these words, everyone in the Thorn Birds said "impact MSI" in unison, and at the same time held the trophy high again amidst the lingering cheers at the scene!
In this post-game interview session, Li Luo and Liu Qingsong were invited to participate.
Liu Qingsong doesn't accept many interviews. Although he doesn't resist interviews very much in his heart, he definitely doesn't like them.
Will I choose to accept it this time, or because Li Luo is beside me.
Today, it is still Yu Shuang who is in charge of the post-match interview.
Li Luo is also used to being interviewed.
However, after frequently winning championships in the finals and answering similar questions in interviews, Li Luo became a little tired.
Except for the feeling of winning the championship, most of the other questions were answered by Liu Qingsong.
"This time the Thorn Birds team will represent the LPL division in the MSI Mid-Season Championship. At the same time... in the next version, last year's EDG team's championship skin will also be online. I would like to interview Shine player. In this MSI
Will you use the championship skin you won last year?"
Li Luo was a little surprised by Yu Shuang's question.
Yu Shuang has just said that this is the last question.
But according to convention, shouldn’t the last question be something like “the outlook for this MSI” and so on?
Although he was momentarily dazed, Li Luo quickly considered his words, smiled and said: "Of course, at the same time, I also hope that teams from other major regions that can participate in this MSI will use my championship skin more.
, the more you use it, the heat will rise, and your skin will naturally become better."
The scene burst into laughter instantly.
Yu Shuang glanced at Li Luo in surprise. In her impression, this was the first time that Li Luo answered a question in such a "straightforward" way.
"Then...there is another question."
Yu Shuang blinked and continued under Li Luo's astonished gaze: "Actually, you already know, right? I believe the audience also knows what I want to ask. This MSI... Team Li, what are your expectations?"
"As expected, I can't run away."
Li Luo was helpless, but Li Luo had actually been prepared for how to answer this question.
The Thorn Birds have prepared a lot for MSI.
But in Li Luo's impression, there are a lot of variables in this MSI.
Faced with this problem, Li Luo was not 100% sure in his conscience.
Therefore, Li Luo's answer only had four words: "Do your best."
"Okay, try your best, then let's look forward to seeing whether the Thorn Birds can overcome the thorns and fly high at MSI!"
Yu Shuang was slightly startled after hearing Li Luo's answer. Then she seemed to realize something, and even her tone became a bit more serious.
In fact, it is not difficult to guess the true meaning of many of Li Luo's answers in the interview.
When Li Luo said that he should do his best instead of pursuing a certain goal, Yu Shuang understood that perhaps in Li Luo's eyes, this MSI would most likely be a fierce battle.
The LPL Spring Split has come to an end.
But for the viewers who eat melons, the program’s effect has only just begun.
The brother of Kang Ba didn’t even start to set the rhythm, and the bar was gone.
The eSports Louvre was in ruins, and all the troops were transferred to the anti-pot bar.
Two days before the finals, as expected, most people in the bar were congratulating the Thorn Birds team.
But after two days passed, some lurkers began to show up.
They began to move "reasonably and well-founded" with wave after wave of rhythm.
The biggest highlight was Li Luo's ambiguous answer to the question of MSI expectations in the post-game interview.
"Lack of confidence", "MSI is dangerous", "LCK will regain its glory this year", "All-China Class has no hope" and a series of other comments were poured out like toilet paper.
And as the teams participating in MSI from each division have been announced one after another, the classic European team G2 has also begun to organize its work.
Ah P, who has transitioned to the AD position, said directly on Twitter that it was a pity not to meet EDG in the World Championship last year, but it doesn't matter. Although EDG did not appear at MSI this year, the most important person is here, waiting to accept the talented adc
Baptize!
In addition, other members of the G2 team and even the coach also expressed their own ambitions.
In this regard, the LPL audience mostly regarded them as comedians.
Because that's what G2 was like in the past.
In the minds of LPL viewers, the opponents that the Thorn Birds team should really pay attention to do not include Europe and the United States.
The SKT team in the LCK division is still going strong this year, winning the LCK Spring Split with overwhelming momentum and advancing to MSI.
At the same time, SKT's supervisor kkoma also stated very directly that this time they will definitely take revenge on the LPL and aim directly at the MSI championship.
The two major competition areas of China and South Korea are already going head-to-head. Even though there is still some time before the start of the competition, the smell of gunpowder between the two sides has gradually become stronger.
However, at the same time, in the Thorn Birds Team's base, everyone from the Thorn Birds Team was ready to officially embark on the journey.
Zhu Kai said slowly on the bus heading to the airport: "The location of this competition is not very far from us. The qualifying and group stages will be played in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, the group stage will be held in Hanoi, and the knockout stage will be held in
Save yourself the trouble, we don’t need to make any adjustments in terms of jet lag, just remember when you get there, don’t eat randomly, don’t go out and run around alone.”
"Vietnam is not India, so the problem shouldn't be that exaggerated, right?"
Brother Shengqiang said thoughtfully.
"My knowledge of Vietnam is limited to the fact that their currency is not very valuable and prices seem to be very cheap."
Xiangguo thought for two seconds and then turned to look at Li Luo: "Brother Luo, do you know what specialties there are in Vietnam?"
"I don't know everything."
Li Luo was speechless, Xiang Guo had a lot of questions recently, and he liked to ask him everything.
At this time, Li Luo's mind kept echoing the classic scenes he had seen before his rebirth.
He remembered that before the rebirth, the IG team, as the team participating in this MSI, left an indelible classic scene in the group stage.
This scene is not against the SKT team 1557.
It’s Yu Wenbo’s famous interview scene.
This time... I won't encounter any translator, right?
When he realized this problem, Li Luoyou tried to learn Vietnamese by himself.
Li Luo, who was abroad before his rebirth, picked up English quickly, so Li Luo subconsciously felt that he should be relatively talented in language.
However, after studying Vietnamese for ten minutes, Li Luo gave up.
Now Li Luo can only place his hope on "luck".
If it doesn't work out, you can give your teammates a little temptation and ask them to go up and do the interview for you.
Well, that's a good idea.
Thinking of this, Li Luo showed a smile on his lips and glanced at several of his teammates.
"Speaking of which, the European teams are very competitive this time, but I have watched their finals and I feel they are still very capable."
Liu Qingsong suddenly said.
"It's definitely not as bad as what is said on the Internet. The more people like to point out the country, the less they understand. I also think G2 is a very strong team. TL is also doing well this year, but I don't know if they will be in the world competition.
Continue to trigger the debuff that comes with their North American division."
Brother Holy Spear said immediately.
"We just need to train well. To be honest, this MSI feels pretty strong no matter what I watch. This version seems to be like this. It's difficult to measure the strength of one's own by looking at the games in one division alone."
After Xiangguo said this, he was silent for two seconds: "Other teams will let it go. I just want to fight SKT once."
