vrcanaries Chapter 9: Attitude Determines Everything
Chapter 9: Attitude Determines Everything
"It's okay, it's okay. Just play it safe. When you reach level six, throw your ultimate into the bottom lane, it won't be a problem."
Doinb looked relaxed, scratched his hair, and said, "But Ryze's wave clear isn't slow this game either, I need to find an opportunity to make a move."
FPX coach WarHorse frowned slightly when he saw IG's lineup.
IG's lineup maintains its individual style as always, but there's a certain feeling that it doesn't feel like Karam decided the lineup, and the key is that it's hard to pinpoint the problem with this feeling.
Tian laughed immediately: "Ning must have been a bit frustrated playing in lane, so he picked a strong laner to try and get revenge in the jungle. I know him too well."
"We still shouldn't be too careless; the Sword Demon is still a bit troublesome."
Warhorse offered a reminder.
It's true that IG couldn't break the four-man gank in the early game, but if their top laner, Aatrox, gets overpowered and farms well, he can quickly overwhelm FPX's lineup in team fights with Sivir.
WarHorse understands the point about Aatrox and Ryze; IG's top and mid laners played them very well.
However, regarding Sivir in the bot lane, in his memory, JackeyLove never used this champion once in any official match during the S9 season for IG.
The most frequently used champion is Kai'Sa, followed by Xayah and Ezreal. Even Draven, a signature champion, is rarely used.
"Is Sivir a lineup they've just been practicing?"
Warhorse opened his notebook and flipped to the Instagram page.
Meanwhile, in the IG training room.
Karam sat in front of the computer, taking advantage of his height to occasionally peek at the BP situation.
Hearing Chen Song ask JackeyLove to play Sivir, he sighed helplessly.
Trying different lineups requires players to have a certain level of proficiency with the heroes. For example, JackeyLove hasn't played Sivir once all season. Playing against a team like FPX is just asking for trouble.
Sivir has no problem with laning and wave clearing, but she is ultimately a mid-to-late game champion.
With FPX employing a four-man gank strategy, they could barely hold on in the early game, so what's the point of talking about the mid-to-late game?
Ryze in the mid lane is also a late-game carry. You don't think FPX is just waiting for you to slowly develop, do you?
While sitting down, Karam sent a message to HR and learned that Chen Song was just a tactical analyst who had been fired by LNG, but somehow got lucky and was kept by the boss.
In his view, the tactical analyst from LNG was at best a slacker, and his true colors would be revealed the moment the training match was over.
Chen Song did not ask Bao Lan's opinion about picking Tahm Kench. When he was learning about the players' commonly used heroes, he clearly saw that Bao Lan often played Tahm Kench in the Spring Split, but he just hadn't played with JackeyLove's Sivir.
As for bringing out Sivir, Chen Song had communicated with JackeyLove and only allowed JackeyLove to use it after receiving his explicit approval.
Sivir and Alistar are definitely no match for Lucian and Thresh, one of the strongest early-game combinations, in the laning phase.
However, Lucian can avoid being pushed out of lanes, and in terms of pushing efficiency, he is far inferior to Sivir.
"Ning, I think you can play a bit more aggressively in the top half of the map this game."
Chen Song turned his gaze to Ning.
Through his observation of Ning, Chen Song discovered that he was the one who communicated the most with the team.
Being quiet doesn't mean you don't care about winning or losing, but being talkative definitely means you crave victory.
However, because the lineup lacked lane priority, he became increasingly frustrated. From the words he uttered immediately after the scrim, it's clear that Ning cared deeply about, and even craved, victory.
He was the one who felt most frustrated.
Chen Song, having been a player himself, can understand Ning's current emotions.
He also believed that his judgment was correct.
If Ning had given up because he won the S8 championship, he would have acted like he didn't care at all.
Is it worth getting so angry?
He's the one who's truly heartbroken.
It's not hard to see that Ning still has a fighting spirit.
However, mere fighting spirit isn't enough; the team does indeed have some problems in various aspects.
"I'm perfectly fine. It's not like we're struggling in all three lanes. I can play Lee Sin however I want."
Ning was full of confidence and energy.
"Then I look forward to your performance. But the most important thing at the start of this game is to observe the enemy's movements. Quickly place a ward at the red buff, then start with the blue buff. After that, just follow your normal jungle route. Before taking the river crab, call TheShy over. As for Rookie, just keep an eye on the Nautilus. If the Nautilus moves, then you move."
Chen Song specifically repeated it to TheShy in Korean, which greatly highlighted the advantages of bilingualism.
He added, "At the start of the game, just stand in the bottom lane's tri-bush. If you see the enemy coming, just turn around. There's no need to keep wards."
"If you understand, give me a response."
After Chen Song finished speaking, a smile visibly appeared on Ning's face. For a jungler, having the coach allocate resources would undoubtedly make the game much more comfortable.
In patch 9.10, between Jarvan IV and Lee Sin, Jarvan IV is a Tier 0 champion, while Lee Sin is only a Tier 2 champion.
Lee Sin's W shield has been weakened, and his E no longer reduces attack speed. He is completely outmatched by Jarvan IV in the early game in the jungle, and his role in the late game is even less effective than Jarvan IV's.
In terms of consistency, Lee Sin is very poor.
However, Chen Song didn't know Ning very well, so picking Lee Sin, a champion that most junglers could play, was always a good idea.
"OK!"
"clear!"
"OK!"
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"Very good!" Upon entering the game interface, Chen Song once again spoke in a firm voice: "Attitude determines everything. I don't want you to relax or slack off just because this is a practice match. Whether you are a coach or a player, you must treat every ranked match and every practice match as a competition."
"As your temporary coach for this scrim, I expect you to strictly follow the tactical instructions I give you. Regardless of how the scrim ends, we can discuss any problems after the scrim and review them. Now, focus all your attention on the scrim."
Chen Song's voice echoed in the training room.
Mafa stood quietly to the side, her phone displaying a translation app.
During the interview in the tactics room, Chen Song's words and actions made him realize that Chen Song was no ordinary person.
From the interviews in the tactics room to his performance in the training room, he didn't think that the tactical analysts under Zhu Kai of LNG would be of this standard.
In particular, Mafa quickly prepared Ning mentally, something he himself couldn't have done.
Ning's temper is all too familiar to him. After losing a scrim with a lineup like the one in the last game, a dispute between the top and jungle was inevitable.
Disputes not only damage the relationship between players, but also affect their performance in the next practice match.
This is where the coach's importance in the team becomes apparent.
Chen Song clearly understands that for a competitive game like League of Legends, the coach's draft picks and the players' performance complement each other.
Only with a good draft and ban phase by the coach, coupled with the players' performance, can the team maximize their chances of winning the game.
Based on these two points, failing to do either one well will increase the probability of losing the game.
If these two points are not done well, then there is almost no hope of winning this game.
A very impressive example is those teams that can come back from a 2-0 deficit to win 3-2.
Do you really think the team that won the first two games is weak?