LOL: I'm in the LPL, that's my fight!

Chapter 58: Look how anxious you all are!

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[Hahaha, I'm laughing so hard I almost peed myself! EDG, you guys actually have people here?]

[Come in and get yelled at!! You little pig, come out and face your doom!]

[You're an MSI champion, and you almost got swept 4-0 in the quarterfinals? Do you think you've done us justice? RMN, give us our money back!]

[RNM, refund my money!]

[Something's not right, something's definitely not right—Crush, why did you tag EDG specifically? Are you planning to join EDG? This is getting suspicious!]

[Is it true that General Pawn suffered a back injury?]

Joining EDG seems alright; their roster is decent, even though they underperformed at Worlds this year.

One shout caused the live stream chat to explode, with countless viewers imagining a million possibilities.

Realistically speaking, if Crush wanted to choose a club that could both showcase his skills and achieve good results, then EDG, with its excellent management and stable financial backers, would definitely be in the top three candidates.

You know what, the audience was right this time.

In the last few days, the people who have been exchanging WeChat messages with Fu Shiyan the most and talking on the phone until the early hours of the morning are none other than the EDG team.

It is precisely because of this existing communication relationship that he singled out EDG in his live stream, deliberately rubbing salt into their wounds—his pain was real.

"Ahem, as long as the main character is here, the cafeteria can continue cooking at full speed."

Fu Shiyan coughed lightly, picked up his water glass and took a sip, but his next words left many viewers puzzled.

"Here's a correction to a misconception—in this year's finals, EDG wasn't lacking in skill; it was simply that their understanding of the current meta, draft decisions, and tactical maneuvering were completely outmatched by FNC."

【? ? ? 】

[Being almost defeated 4-0, is that what you call having enough skill?]

[I get it, Dayun is joining EDG, is this some kind of whitewashing?]

[Unsubscribe! Unsubscribe! If you don't give a clear explanation, I'm turning from a fan to a hater today!]

"Look at you all, so impatient!"

Fu Shiyan chuckled, put the water glass aside, and sat up straight.

"I said EDG wasn't lacking in strength. Anyone who watched that quarterfinal match would agree with me."

"So the question is, given their skill level, what exactly caused them to be eliminated in the quarterfinals with a score of 3-0?"

"In the first game, EDG exerted considerable pressure on FNC in the early game, but for some reason, the whole team became overloaded with their brains, obsessed with grouping up and fighting, everyone clustered in the mid lane, afraid to split push or exchange resources;"

"To be honest, I didn't expect that picking a Fiora and not split-pushing to the end, but instead going to fight a 5v5 against a Viktor."

"Also, Deft's Jayce in the bot lane actually didn't have many problems. The fact that he was effective shows that he met the requirements of the version at that time. The key issue was that he made a mistake in a team fight and habitually used Teleport instead of Heal. Did he then stop using it in the rest of the game?"

"What?"

"Could your coaching staff tell us what they were thinking at the time?"

"Also, even though the top lane picked Fiora and Darius, both heavy-armored fighters, Mingkai's tactical approach was still the same old, mindless approach that favored both carries, using the old version's playstyle against the new version."

"Map control, playing conservatively, and avoiding fights are all very effective in MSI, but what version is the World Championship? It's a version where everyone attacks and the side lanes are stretched. If you fall behind in the jungle tempo, the other lanes will be completely helpless against the aggressive playstyle of Europe and America."

Before EDG fans could even start a fight, Fu Shiyan casually opened another video.

"To prove the streamer isn't just talking nonsense, watch this lane-swap game between EDG and SKT in the group stage—the difference in the two teams' handling of details is immediately apparent."

EDG base.

Abu, Mingkai, and even the boss, Edward Zhu, were all sitting in the training room.

The World Championship Finals, which was originally being broadcast on the big screen, had somehow switched to the second commentary livestream channel 996520.

The young man's unhurried voice echoed in the ears of several people from the external speaker.

"The jungle clearing is fine, and EDG's bot lane even helped clear the blue buff."

Mingkai frowned.

This match had also replayed countless times in his mind.

He didn't know, or rather, subconsciously overlooked, the problem with the team.

"Then everyone looked at how the two teams handled the top laner. Both were taking the blue buff, but Elise gave up a small jungle monster to Darius and let him go online early to get experience."

"On the other hand, Gnar didn't get a single bit of experience, and he even helped Gragas kill the Gromp before teleporting back to base!!!"

"what?"

"EDG, are you guys kidding me? This is a top lane meta, and you're expecting your top laner to tank all the pressure?"

The top lane version lets top laners withstand the pressure!

One sentence was like a bucket of ice water poured over someone's head. The live chat exploded instantly, countless viewers suddenly realized what was happening, and even Mingkai himself felt like he'd been slapped awake from a dream.

There are no lengthy explanations or obscure details; in fact, it's so simple that even gold and silver level players can understand it.

It's just that bystanders see things more clearly than those involved. Mingkai... or rather, the entire EDG team didn't expect that from the group stage to the quarterfinals, the carry-type top laner they thought they had chosen in the finals was just a facade, and his core was still the same as before.

"They picked a heavy-armored top laner but didn't invest enough resources. They were still going with the strategy of having two carries farm and waiting for team fights. Even when the teams are evenly matched, things can go wrong, let alone the LCK teams, who are clearly better at macro play."

……

[The draft phase has begun! Hurry, Da Yun, give us your predictions for the two teams' picks for today's finals.]

Let those little haters see what a tactical mastermind really is. Hindsight is 20/20. Let the prophet take the bait.

Seeing that the comments were now focused on the draft picks for the finals, Fu Shiyan shook his head and didn't respond.

He shook his head modestly and said, "Prediction? I'm not a god, how could I possibly guess what the two teams in the finals will choose?"

"At most, I can offer a third-person perspective, analyzing the tactical objectives of both teams, the priority of banning and picking heroes first, or discussing which heroes can be included in the counter-strategy deck based on the existing hero selection."

[Tsk tsk, you're being modest!]

Those who know, know~

Keep a low profile, everyone.

Let's get back to the game.

The cameras are rolling, showing the coaches of both teams having their final pre-match discussions with their respective players.

Fu Shiyan straightened up. Unlike the LPL viewers who were biased towards their favorite teams, he was quite interested in this final.

After all, they are the two teams that represent the highest level of professional League of Legends in the world today. Although their opponents in next year's World Championship may not be the same, it's always good to study them more.

In the first game, SKT is on the blue side and KOO is on the red side!

The first three bans for both sides were Tahm Kench, Mordekaiser, Kalista, Gangplank, Renekton, and Elise.

"OK, there's nothing new about the bans; they're all mainly targeting the heroes in the current meta."

"The captain and Mordekaiser are frequent visitors to the ban room in the two World Championships, so there's no need to say more. The handling of the other heroes also meets the needs of the top lane version."