noveltune Chapter 18 Taking Your Destiny into Your Own Hands
Chapter 18 Taking Your Destiny into Your Own Hands
However, as soon as the ban phase began, GAM's coach Tinikun immediately ran into a problem.
They've fought their way through the Play-In Stage, so their form is undeniably hot, but that also means all their previous tactical arrangements and research were focused on their Play-In Stage opponents. They didn't have much time or energy to do research during the Group Stage.
Although WE has been in poor form recently, even a weakened giant is still a giant. Winning will not be easy for them, and they need to be well prepared.
But now WE has brought in a substitute. It would have been good to target the substitute, but he never expected that WE would bring in a substitute in the last game of the first round. All the targeting and design was on 957.
Who would have thought that the number one seed from such a major region as LPL would bring in substitutes as the first thing to do after a 0-4 record?
Shouldn't we prioritize stability?
How do we counter this?
He didn't even know who this person was.
"Coach, ban what?"
"Let's ban the grasshopper and the little fish first." Tinikun decided to stick to his original plan.
Judging from the recent matches, the opposing AD carry isn't in very good form.
They plan to try a four-protect-one strategy; if that happens, they can't let the opposing mid laner escape.
The blue team, GAM, bans Fizz and Ryze first.
The red team WE eliminated Karma and Kennen.
These three picks are all designed to counter bans. Ziggs and Karma are both popular picks for GAM. As for the last pick, Kennen...
Chen Wang was more inclined to believe that Redmi had developed PTSD and was afraid to let the AD Kennen carry the team.
Ever since the match against TSM, they haven't let a single game go, even though Chen Wang said he had heroes he could play against.
GAM immediately picked Lulu.
"Do you want to choose Chen Wang first?" Hongmi asked him.
"It doesn't matter, let them choose first, I'll make my move later."
"How about Nami with the male gun?"
Chen Wang: ?
"Wait a minute," Chen Wang couldn't help but scratch his head, "You're picking Ning just because he plays Graves, Coach?"
Graves is indeed strong in this MSI version, and he's also a common pick for Levi Ackerman. Using Graves instead of banning him sounds like a really good strategy.
The problem is, Ning just can't figure it out!
You're asking someone who can clear jungle camps half a minute slower than Peanut to play farming?
What's the difference between this and making a cripple participate in a 100-meter race?
Even Ning himself found it outrageous and questioned it: "I was always playing the tempo game before, didn't you tell me to give him Graves and I'd play Elise?"
"I spent all night practicing Spider with Mlxg yesterday, and you're telling me you're not playing anymore and are just going to steal the jungle?"
Even when playing games, you don't play like this.
I said beforehand that I wouldn't be playing jungle carry today.
So what's the point of picking Graves?
"Coach, are you kidding me?"
Chen Wang directly asked the crucial question: "When 957 was around, Ning played champions like Elise and Jarvan IV to help establish an advantage, but now that I'm here, he's switched to farming champions like Graves, right?"
"Even if you don't believe me, I won't play this game."
Redmi's response was: "The Bp is set in advance. We'll discuss any issues later."
walk slowly.
Chen Wang didn't want Ning and Redmi to self-destruct right at the start of the BP phase, so he breathed a sigh of relief: "Your Graves is okay, right?"
"Well, now we have to make sure there are no problems, even if there are." Ning said helplessly.
After securing the first two locks, GAM followed up by picking Gragas and Kha'Zix.
"Give Shen to the top lane, we'll focus on protecting the mid and jungle this game..." Before Hongmi could finish speaking, and before Ben could even relay his words, Chen Wang interrupted him.
"Xiye, if you dare to pick Shen for me, then go cosplay Insec and play by yourself. I'm not going to play your champions; I'm not going to play against the enemy team."
Xi Ye didn't understand what Chen Wang meant at first, but she immediately understood when Ben repeated the coach's words.
He was caught in a dilemma.
You can't disobey the coach, but given Chen Wang's personality, he's actually capable of doing something like that.
"Brother, please stop messing with me..."
"I'm begging you to stop messing with me," Chen Wang said, shrugging. "Don't you understand the public opinion situation?"
"If we're really going to get ahead, do you think I'm more adept at it than 957? The thing is, even when 957 was around, we didn't win."
"If I play Shen this game and I have no ability to influence the game or carry it, then I'll really become the scapegoat."
Xi Ye was speechless for a moment.
Chen Wang was right. If they really chose to play the mixed class instead of the center class, that would truly be handing their fate over to someone else. If they won, they wouldn't be appreciated, and if they lost, they would be blamed.
Seeing that Xi Ye was slow to lock in the heroes, Hongmi found it strange and asked Ben about it.
After figuring out what was going on, I was immediately overwhelmed.
What exactly is this supposed to do?
It wasn't agreed beforehand that we'd talk about the rest later.
He wasn't Chen Wang, so of course he couldn't understand Chen Wang's thoughts at this moment. He didn't even know Ning well enough, and he didn't have a clear plan for the other party.
This is a microcosm of Redmi's entire career.
Given enough time, he can indeed train many capable professional players, but the problem is also obvious: his ability to adapt in a short period of time is really too poor.
If something unexpected happens, I don't know what to do.
"We're going to focus on the top, mid, and jungle this game. Give me a counter pick, and he'll pick a weak champion in the bot lane. We're guaranteed to win. It's that simple."
Chen Wang turned to look at Hongmi: "You trust me, Coach."
"It's already at 0-4, it can't get any worse."
"You know, I was just pushed into this and made to take the blame, but even so, I'm going to play my way and find a way to win."
Redmi remained silent.
He has never been very good at the so-called interpersonal relationships in management, nor is he very good at handling public opinion.
As a former professional player himself, what he saw was a determined heart that wanted to win.
"We lost because I disobeyed orders and insisted on changing the team's strategy."
"..."
Redmi was silent for a moment, then said, "Okay, Xiye will take LeBlanc, and we'll play top, mid, and jungle this game."
Hearing this, Chen Wang finally smiled.
Redmi is not the kind of coach who is stubborn and doesn't listen to the players' opinions.
However, most of the time, they lack the courage to make changes.
Chen Wang felt that perhaps he could use his performance at this MSI to gain Redmi's trust and increase his priority within the team.
Otherwise, his contract still has a full six months left with WE, and barring any unforeseen circumstances, he won't be able to go anywhere.
If they don't get a Redmi phone to compete with that old bastard Li Minglu, they might get into trouble with WE again.
Both sides banned several more heroes in the bottom lane.
The red team went first in the second round, and Redmi went all out, picking Ashe for the bottom lane.
"This means they've chosen to trust Butterfly and are handing the ball to him." Wawa felt a little excited: "What hero will Chen Wang choose?"
GAM's last two moves were Zyra the rat.
"This is a mid-lane Lulu!"
"Four protectors for one, now it all depends on Chen Wang!"