Chapter 172 The Director's Enlightenment Rookie Tears on the Arena
Happy times are always short-lived.
Not long after, the atmosphere in the EDG team became serious again. The players changed from their usual relaxed and lazy attitude and were training extremely seriously in their seats.
EDG training room.
Abramovich pushed the door open and said: "Our final against RNG is about to begin, and this is also the last game in the league.
As long as we beat RNG, we can win the Summer Split and get the No. 1 seed."
Everyone present already knew about the schedule, but hearing it from Abu's mouth made the team members feel a little sense of urgency in their hearts.
After all, having come this far, no one wants to miss out on the championship.
"Based on our many experiences with RNG, we have a very high chance of winning." Nofe said: "RNG has strong hard power, but like us, its tactics are concentrated in the lower half.
Therefore, when playing against RNG, we don't have to think too much about the opponent's tactical arrangement.
As long as we can contain the performance of the opponent's bottom shooter, it will be easy to win the game."
After analysis, the coaching staff has always been optimistic about the final.
Because the playing styles of EDG and RNG are so similar. They both focus on the bottom lane to drive the rhythm and win the game.
In several encounters, EDG had the upper hand in the bottom lane... This kind of suppression by core players undoubtedly gave everyone a shot in the arm.
To put it simply, EDG's current team style is quite restrained against RNG.
Even if you can choose one of the three teams of WE, IG and RNG as your opponent, EDG will most likely choose RNG.
After hearing the analysis from the coaching staff, EDG couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Although pre-match analysis cannot be confused with reality, it still has reference significance and can at least provide some psychological comfort.
Mouse smiled and said: "If you put it that way, wouldn't we win casually?"
"Don't be careless." The factory director was still mature and prudent: "RNG still has the strength. We have been winning for so long, and we must not let the chain slip at the last moment."
Everyone was shocked.
Indeed, as the factory director said, they have been winning for so long, and it would be a pity if they missed the championship in the finals.
Leaving aside the external fishing boats...even they themselves can't accept it.
At this time, Zoom said: "But I believe we can't lose in the bottom lane."
As soon as he finished speaking, the eyes of everyone present moved to the position of Ye Zi and Meiquan.
Abu also asked: "Yi Zi, Sister Kou, what do you think of the bottom lane? Are you confident that you can suppress RNG's bottom lane?"
It's not that Abramovich doesn't trust the bottom duo, but the line between strength and weakness among top players is actually very blurry because there are too many factors that affect strength.
State, mood, feel... no matter what the reason is, it can affect the player's performance.
In the past few times, Yezi was in good form and kept playing under Uzi, but before the game started, it was difficult to determine the state of both sides.
That's why Abramovich asked this question and wanted to know about the players' situation from the players themselves.
Hearing this, Ye Zi and Mei Kou looked at each other and said with a smile: "They have no chance."
Upon hearing this answer, Abu and Nofe immediately felt their hearts in their stomachs.
Neither Yezi nor Meikou are the kind of people who like to talk big. Now that they say this, there must be no problem with their condition.
Thinking of this, Abramovich quietly improved EDG's chances of winning.
After explaining, Abramovich did not disturb the team members' training again.
However, before leaving, Abramovich still warned: "There are only a few days until the finals. I hope everyone will not relax..."
Having said this, Abramovich suddenly thought of something else and said: "Tomorrow is the bubbling competition qualifying match between IG and WE. Let's take a look at it together."
Now the situation of the LPL has basically been determined. EDG and RNG are competing for the championship and who is the first and second seed, while IG and WE are playing the last bo5 game to compete for the qualification of the bubble competition.
Whoever can win the bo5 can participate in the bubble match and strive for the third place in the world championship.
Therefore, IG and WE will definitely use their full strength to play the game tomorrow.
Under normal circumstances, each major team will pay attention to the game, learn from the strengths of the two teams, and at the same time conduct in-depth research on team style, common tactics, hero pool and other aspects of data.
At that time, when you meet the other party, there will be more data for reference.
After saying that, Abu and Nofe left hand in hand.
Seeing the two people leaving, Ye Zi couldn't help but feel a little emotional.
Unconsciously, it has been almost a year since I came to EDG.
In this year, he himself has changed greatly.
From the initial indifferent attitude towards his career to now becoming the mainstay of the team, his mentality has been changing quietly.
At this time, Yates can no longer play games without any burden as he did at the beginning.
Because, EDG needs him, and his teammates also need him... Every operation and every decision he makes will affect the team.
He is really afraid that one day the team will lose the game because of his personal mistakes.
When he thought of that outcome, Ye Zi felt as if his heart was being pressed down by a huge boulder, extremely heavy.
It’s no problem if you lose in the summer split, but what about the World Championship? Group stage, quarter-finals, semi-finals, finals...
In so many games, can he really guarantee that he will not make a single mistake?
Mentality is often the hardest thing to maintain.
Even though Yezi was a human being, he still inevitably encountered this kind of psychological dilemma.
In other words, this is a process that every professional player must go through.
After walking out of the training room, Yezi came to the window and looked out the window.
"What are you thinking about?"
Behind him, the factory director's voice came.
"No..." Ye Zi didn't look back: "I just wanted to come out and take a look."
The factory director came to Yezi's side and looked out the window as well.
"Yi Zi, your expression has betrayed you."
"Is it so obvious?" The corner of Ye Zi's mouth twitched: "Besides, you have been peeping at me, so you have a crush on me, right?"
"Go away! My girlfriend is a college student, a college student, do you understand?"
After saying that, both the factory director and Ye Zi laughed.
It is no secret that the factory director has a girlfriend in EDG, and even the outside world knows it. However, unlike other wives groups, the factory director's girlfriend has always kept a low profile.
After a moment, the director's smile gradually disappeared and he said in a deep voice: "Yi Zi, I know you are under a lot of pressure right now."
Ye Zi shook his head and was about to say something, but the factory director did not give him a chance to speak and continued: "As a newcomer, you have done a good enough job.
But this is the situation with EDG. Being the C position in EDG is doomed to bear greater pressure.
I'm sorry, but there's not much I can do for you."
Having said this, the factory director couldn't help but feel bitter emotions in his heart. No one knew his current situation better than him.
Compared with his peak period, he is now a second-rate jungler. If it were not for his rich game experience, the team still needs him to command, and the unwillingness to give up on his dream in his heart, he would not even choose to continue playing, but would instead
Opportunities are left to newcomers.
But now EDG...he can't let go yet.
"Qi-chan..." Ye Zi sighed: "I'm just afraid that I won't be able to play well. If I lose the game because of me... ugh."
The longer the winning streak, the more afraid of losing.
However, victory and defeat are commonplace in military affairs. How can a team win forever?
The factory director could completely understand Ye Zi's mood, because he had the same emotions as Ye Zi back then.
"leaf."
"Huh?" Ye Zi turned to look at the factory director, slightly startled.
The factory director smiled like an old father, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Go ahead and fight, I, Meike and everyone in EDG will stand behind you.
As long as you try your best not to have any regrets, what does it matter if you lose?
In other words, if you already know the outcome of something before you do it, then what’s the fun in e-sports?”
Ye Zi's spirit was shaken, and he felt a sudden sense of enlightenment.
Yes, there is no eternal victorious general, only constant self-improvement. This is an extremely classic saying in the field of e-sports.
At this moment, he found that he had a deeper understanding of this passage.
There are so many teams and players, but there is only one champion. Even if he is as strong as Uzi, he has not won a championship in six years. If he is as strong as Rookie, he can only stay at IG as the president.
As a newcomer, he made it to the World Championship in his first year. How lucky is he?
It would be gratifying to win the championship, but if you think about it from another angle, isn’t the process of chasing the championship a life experience?
Thinking of this, Yezi took a deep breath, and his eyes regained a firm look.
Seeing this scene, the factory director secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Yezi is too important to EDG and has become an indispensable member of EDG. If Yezi has a mental problem now, it will definitely be the most fatal blow to EDG.
"Looking at you like this, you have already figured it out."
Ye Zi nodded and then said: "Qi Jiang, I still have a question that I don't quite understand."
"Huh? You say."
Ye Zi glanced at the factory director and said, "Since you see so clearly, why are you so timid in the competition?"
Cowardly?
The factory director was stunned.
The next moment, his face turned dark.
Seeing that something was wrong, Ye Zi disappeared in a flash, running faster than a rabbit.
"This guy..."
Looking at Ye Zi's back, the factory director couldn't help but laugh and murmured: "I won't be cowardly anymore this year."
…
The next day.
Since receiving the guidance from the factory director, Ye Zi's condition has completely reached its peak.
In the training match, EDG's bottom lane showed amazing dominance.
Even the news that EDG is invincible in training matches has spread to the outside world, but the RNG club is in a different situation.
"Where are they?"
In the RNG team, Brother Feng couldn't help but frown as he looked at the training room with few people.
The war is about to begin, but the team members still haven't trained quickly?
Glancing at the leader, Brother Feng said in a deep voice: "What's going on with them?"
The team leader hesitated to speak.
"explain!"
Seeing the expression on the team leader's face, Brother Feng already had a premonition that something was not going to happen. In addition to being the RNG coach, he is also the RNG management, so he cannot keep an eye on the players all the time.
He originally thought that the team members would not do anything too extreme, but now it seems... the situation is different from what he thought.
The team leader also knew that it was impossible to hide it, so he simply said: "The team members are not very motivated to train. They have been playing other games recently..."
"What?!"
Hearing this, Brother Feng couldn't help but feel a little angry in his heart. Just when he was about to have a decisive battle with EDG, the team members turned out...
Moreover, he has received rumors that EDG is almost unbeatable in training matches, especially the bottom duo, who can basically hit the lane every time.
Comparing other players' players, and then comparing his own players, a feeling of powerlessness quietly emerged deep in Brother Feng's heart.
"Call them all over."
After a moment, Brother Feng took a breath and his tone became calm again.
"Brother Feng..."
"I asked you to call me over!"
"Yes yes yes."
Seeing that Brother Feng was in a bad mood, the team leader didn't dare to say anything and quickly called someone to go.
Not long after, several RNG players came over with sleepy eyes, muttering something like "I'm not awake yet".
Seeing this, a flash of disappointment flashed in Brother Feng's eyes. He originally wanted to rebuke angrily, but in the end he just let out a long sigh.
…
Putting aside the status of the two teams, the highlight today is not the two teams, but the bubbling tournament qualification match between IG and WE.
WE and IG are both ancient giants, and their performance in recent years has been tepid.
It can be said that this S7 is an opportunity for both teams to break through themselves.
Whoever can win this game will advance to the World Championship.
Both teams are gearing up for this game, and fans of both teams are extremely nervous, hoping that their teams can go to the World Championships.
Not only the audience, but also major teams are paying attention to the game between the two teams, including EDG.
Training room.
Everyone gathered in front of the big screen.
On the screen, it was the game between IG and WE.
Abu: "Yi Zi, what do you think?"
I'll just sit and watch...
Ye Zi was speechless, wondering what a stupid question you were asking, but he also knew what Abu meant, so he said: "We all have a chance, but I think WE has a better chance.
The WE players are in great shape and have no obvious shortcomings. However, the gap between IG's bottom lane and WE's bottom lane is too large, and it is easy for WE to tear them apart.
But it’s hard to say, IG’s style is quite aggressive, and if they succeed, WE will probably be stunned.”
Abramovich nodded. Yates's analysis was more pertinent, and the coaching staff also felt that WE had a greater chance of winning the game.
While chatting, the game has started on the screen.
In the first game, Rookie used the black technology Yasuo, combined with the barrels, big bugs, and bull heads to knock back multiple enemies, creating an unexpected effect, and finally successfully won the first game.
In the second game, King Ning came up with the black technology Kayn, but unfortunately, WE came up with a double-shooter lineup and successfully won the game through a team battle until the late stage.
The two sides were tied one to one.
"Both teams have prepared a lot of things." Abramovich: "From a strength perspective, WE's overall strength is stronger than IG."
Yezi: "WE's team fighting ability is too strong. Now IG has come up with two axes. If there are no other trump cards, it feels more and more difficult to fight."
In the third game, IG gave the WE Xialuo combination, and at the same time, the midfielder chose a lineup with a full early rhythm, but as expected, the bottom lane was completely suppressed and became a breakthrough.
Score between WE and IG: 2:1.
In the fourth game, IG came up with Mouse + Luo in the bottom lane, Rookie came up with his signature Syndra, and WE chose Kalma's four-guarantee and one-teamfight lineup in the middle.
But in this game, Rookie's Syndra showed great bravery and completed a duel kill on Xiye, giving WE no chance to survive until the later stage.
2:2, the two sides came to the deciding game.
The war song sounded.
At the beginning of the fifth game, the players from both teams were surprisingly nervous. It can be seen from the player's profile pictures that the players looked serious and were communicating crazily within the team.
In this game, WE put Xia Luo on IG's bottom lane and once again chose a two-shooter system. IG got Xia Luo in the bottom lane and a set of Kennen, Olaf + Syndra in the upper and middle jungle.
Strong in the middle and jungle.
It can be said that the selection of players on both sides is completely in line with the styles of the two teams, and it is also their best lineup at the bottom of the box.
In the early stage, IG suppressed WE for a time, but after the planes and cannons took shape, IG was defeated in a wave of team battles and was ended by WE in a wave.
"Congratulations to WE, for winning the game and getting a ticket for the bubble game."
"Congratulations WE!"
On the stage, the commentator's passionate voice sounded, but when the camera showed Rookie, everyone fell silent.
I saw Rookie lying on the table in the camera, crying.
This scene made even the commentator extremely sad: "Unfortunately, IG lost to WE in this bo5 and stopped here.
But everyone has noticed the performance of the IG players, and I hope IG will continue to work hard next year. Dear audience friends, please give some applause to the IG guys, too?"
Bang bang bang!
Under the stage, there was endless applause.
At this time, within the EDG team.
Abramovich glanced at every team member present and said slowly: "The final is up to you, come on!"
