This team is originally a talented team, and the enemy is in the open and we are in the dark. They know VG.J quite well.
In addition, this map was well prepared, and when XYZ came up, it gave the opponent a set of combo punches!
Let VG.J also take it seriously.
This unknown "second-line team" that came up from the qualifiers seems to have some strength...
Gao Ran was watching the game from behind. As he analyzed before the game, don't treat them as a mature professional team. In terms of professional tactics, they can't compare with the real first team.
But in terms of talent and even personal strength, they may not necessarily be top-notch professional players.
In the CSGO professional circle, there are so many talented newcomers, and each team's youth training team has gathered a lot of talented players.
They are the same as XYZ now, with plenty of talent, but lack of professional tactics.
Just like this VG.J ace player Tz, it is said that next season after the VG captain retires, he will be a substitute for the main team.
The strength is very strong.
In this game, it is more of a competition of personal abilities.
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The intensity of the game was a bit beyond Gao Ran's expectations. Both sides were anxious all the time, and Gao Ran did not choose to pause.
All members of the Phoenix 1 team are involved in the game and are in the right situation.
And for these newcomers, there is no pressure of attention, and they are relatively relaxed now. At least Gao Ran doesn't see any serious problems.
Phoenix 1 took a 9-6 lead in the first half, but after changing sides in the second half, VG.J quickly recovered the score, and the scores of both sides continued to rise alternately.
Cao Fei's command did not reach the ideal state of Gao Ran. After all, the team did not have a long break-in time, and there was not such a tacit understanding between each other.
But it is also a good thing. His teammates trust Cao Fei, and Cao Fei also trusts these four teammates. Cao Fei will choose to trust his teammates no matter what their opinions are. Although he has made some mistakes, overall the problem is not big.
During the game, Gao Ran, as a coach, is not obsessed with details at this time. If there is no tactical problem, he will try not to affect the performance of his players.
In the second half, the battle reached 15-14, and Phoenix Team 1 held a key game point!
Unfortunately, in the last set, the inexperienced Phoenix 1 team made another mistake in frontal cooperation.
In the process of rushing to point A, Yang Wen and Cao Fei were knocked down one after another. There was nothing they could do in the 3-on-5 situation, and it entered overtime...
Everyone who didn't seize the opportunity seemed a little annoyed, but Gao Ran quickly helped the team adjust their mood.
Still the same problem.
You will get nervous when you hit the critical moment.
This is an unavoidable problem for a rookie team. If Gao Ran is on the court and an experienced player is holding the line, the situation will be completely different.
There is no way to eliminate this kind of pressure with a high-burning mouth attack. The only way is to practice more and fight more.
The reason why the tension wasn't that high during the auditions was because the opponents were stronger than them, but that's not necessarily the case now.
"This is a hurdle you must face to become a professional player."
"Fight at your own pace. If you can't hit point A, you can use some complicated tactics."
"You can hit it slower."
Gao Ran also gave his own suggestions. The opponent's tactical level was not as high as they imagined, and they were fully capable of fighting.
In overtime, the two sides reached the final set again!
It's a pity that when faced with opportunities, VG.J's ability to seize opportunities is better than that of Phoenix 1.
Tz's two waves of break points directly helped the team win the game!
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The team members and instructors who were watching the game in the second classroom were also a little disappointed.
It would be okay to say there is no hope, but the feeling of having hope but then being dashed is really a bit uncomfortable.
When the second set started, Gao Ran could clearly feel that the team's morale was affected.
"Young."
Gao Ran said silently in his heart.
Mature teams and players can forget the impact of the previous defeat in a short period of time and quickly jump into the next game.
However, why the young team has so much ups and downs? In addition to the factors of state and own strength, mentality is also an important factor.
Sometimes the team's momentum is strong and anyone who comes will die. If this momentum is knocked down, it will have a big impact.
After fighting hard for more than 30 sets, I lost the first game, although several people kept saying that I would play well in the second set.
However, in the key games of the first and second half of the second set, XYZ was still given opportunities one after another by its opponent.
10 to 16!
Phoenix Team 1 struggled for a while, but still lost the second set.
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"It was a good fight."
After the game, Gao Ran also comforted several players immediately.
This is also what he said sincerely. To be able to reach this point in just one month is indeed beyond Gao Ran's expectations.
The five team members are all a little autistic, even Yang Wen, who usually makes a lot of noise.
This is not difficult to understand.
This is the first game that Yang Wen and Zhou Zijian have lost since the Eight-School League.
Every player will taste failure, it is a process that must be experienced.
"Come on, I'll treat you to dinner."
Gao Ran patted everyone on the shoulder, saying that the replay must wait until tomorrow. Every player needs time to digest their failure.
Young players, especially young players with a desire to win.
Even if they lose to a top team, they will be disappointed.
Just like the high flame before.
Dota2 once lost to the domestic king LGD in the auditions, and they have been isolated for a long time.
Logically speaking, it was normal that they couldn't beat LGD at that time, but that's the way professional players are, they play games just to win.
At least in Gao Ran's view, they already have the characteristics of professional players.
He will definitely become an excellent professional player in the future.
VG.J encountered resistance from this unfamiliar team in both sets, and it also scared them into a cold sweat.
It would be embarrassing if we were beaten by an unknown second-tier team in the quarterfinals.
Of course, they didn't take this team seriously. Their opponents didn't have outstanding tactical or personal abilities, so they played pretty well.
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All five members of this Phoenix 1 team.
After returning to the dormitory after the game in the evening, they all chose to practice extra.
Cao Fei felt that he was holding his team back. This could be clearly seen from today's results. In the two games combined, he killed 27 people in total.
It’s hard to go into details about how bad this result is.
There were 36 plates in the first set and 27 plates in the second set.
63 games combined killed 27 people...
Other team members are even more aware of their shortcomings.
In fact, before playing this game, they were very confident in their own strength, and even felt that their personal strength was better than VG.J, but this game made them understand the reality.
Such a defeat will calm the impetuous hearts of these young people.
It's a good thing to look at it from this perspective.
