socalfunplaces Chapter 11: Disrupting the Rhythm
Chapter 11: Disrupting the Rhythm
In response to Mafa's praise, Chen Song explained, "After studying IG's matches, I found that the team focuses more on the top and mid lanes, while the bottom lane is mostly left to its own devices."
"In this kind of temporary coordination, if I ask Ning to quickly change his original style to help, the effect will be worse. And FPX is a team that really likes to gank 2, so in this situation, I can only make slight adjustments to the lineup."
Mafa nodded.
"Style and habits are hard to change in a short time, just like stepping out of your comfort zone."
Chen Song continued, "I understand this principle well, so I won't immediately make demands that would put people in a difficult position."
"Since the team is more focused on the top and mid lanes, what I should do right now is to get TheShy a T0 champion in this patch that he is very proficient with, so that he can gain an advantage in that area."
"As for the jungler, Lee Sin wasn't my first choice, but as you saw, Ning was holding a grudge because of the last scrim. Given his performance just now, it's very likely that he'll carry that grudge into this game."
"So here's the question: if I continue to force him to choose a lineup that frustrates him and affects the jungle, what will he do? Will he slack off in scrims or fight back fiercely to prove himself?"
"I won't gamble unless it's a best-of-five series where I'm down two goals. I'll only take that step when I have absolutely no other options."
Mafa stared wide-eyed, then suddenly understood.
He thought for a moment, then asked, "Chen Song, were you ever a competitor?"
"I guess so!"
For a brief moment, Chen Song's gaze drifted into a daze, and images flashed through his mind.
"Only those who have been players themselves can have this kind of empathy, and they can't be ordinary players."
Mafa felt this deeply.
His current head coach, Karam, is not a professional player, but a complete novice who transitioned into coaching.
Including Kim, who left the team after winning the S8 championship, Coach Kim Jeong-soo is the same.
However, during Kim Jeong-soo's tenure as coach, his draft picks and club management were excellent.
At the time, TheShy was known for picking heroes that didn't follow the coach's instructions. After the match, Coach Kim Jung-soo angrily criticized TheShy, saying "TheShy doesn't deserve to stay with IG." In the next game, he replaced TheShy with Duke.
Karam simply doesn't have that kind of courage.
Karam, who was sitting alone to the side, was starting to lose her composure.
The plot did not unfold as he had imagined.
The Sivir + Tahm Kench combo missed a few last hits, but the minion wave was firmly held in front of the turret and not pushed over.
Even someone like him, whose gaming skills aren't that high, could tell that JackeyLove and Baolan had deliberately positioned themselves here.
Chen Song spoke in Chinese, but Karam couldn't hear him very clearly because of the distance. He could roughly understand that Chen Song was arranging tactics, but the translation sounded strange.
But it was different just now!
After Mafa finished speaking, Chen Song continued the communication in Korean.
He heard every single word clearly.
Is this kind of impromptu player analysis and tactical arrangement something a tactical analyst can do in such a short time?
At 3 minutes and 28 seconds into the game, Ning's Lee Sin had just finished clearing the river crab in the upper jungle and was walking to the top lane tri-bush.
"TheShy, there shouldn't be any wards in the top lane. Let's wait for Gangplank to Q us and then we'll make our move," Ning shouted.
At this point, TheShy's Aatrox and GimGoon's Gangplank were both level 3.
In terms of health, Aatrox has 80%, while Captain has less than 60%.
On the lane, TheShy controlled the wave and pushed slowly, blocking the minion wave in the middle of IG's half of the map. The Captain stood far behind, not daring to move forward, and could only use Q to last hit.
At the start of the game, GimGoon switched to the top jungle. He was worried that Ning would gank top at level 2, so he placed a trinket ward in the tri-bush when he leveled up to 2.
At this point, the eye effect of the accessory has disappeared.
Ning was obviously unaware of this; he was more focused on harassing the enemy. Forcing the captain to use Flash would be crucial for TheShy to establish an advantage and secure a solo kill.
Just as Ning's Lee Sin stepped out of the tri-bush, GimGoon's Gangplank raised his hand and used Q to finish off the low-health melee minion.
The gesture of raising Q made the captain take two more steps forward.
"More than that."
TheShy's voice is crisp and clear.
Aatrox had already taken a step forward, using E+Q1 to predict the Captain's retreating path, while simultaneously throwing out W.
The moment the captain was knocked up by the sword, the Lee Sin used his ward to W to the captain's side, followed by an auto-attack and his E skill to slow him down.
GimGoon reacted extremely quickly. After being knocked up and landing, he saw Lee Sin use his E skill to slam the ground, instantly ate an orange to remove the slow, and at the same time dashed towards his own turret.
But the Sword Demon had been waiting for this moment, and simultaneously threw out the Fiery Chains, accurately predicting the landing point of the Flash.
Without Flash, the captain was dragged back to the center of the chains.
As Aatrox's Q2 sword strike knocked up the enemy and his passive Death Slash pierced Gangplank, Lee Sin unleashed his first Q followed by his second Q, and finally, Gangplank fell to the ground under Aatrox's Q3 sword strike.
First Blood!
The first drop of blood was drawn, and an announcement came from the game.
"Nice!"
"pretty!"
The training room echoed with the excited voices of TheShy and Ning.
"Ning, help me push the lane."
TheShy, having secured the kill, wore a smile and was in high spirits.
This attack not only forced the captain to use Flash to catch and kill him, but also caused the captain to lose a wave of minions. After returning to base, the captain was left with little experience and couldn't get close enough to engage.
Ning was also waiting for this moment.
The problem in the last game was the lineup; it wasn't that Ning was bad.
If the bottom lane holds its ground and doesn't get pushed, the enemy mid laner can't move quickly, and the top lane maintains its pressure, then the momentum will pick up.
To Chen Song's surprise, the bottom lane duo's laning phase was very successful.
This prevented the prince from accomplishing his goal.
Our Prince, who started in the bottom half of the map, finished clearing the jungle and eating the river crab, and the bottom lane minion wave was perfectly positioned in the middle of the map.
"Titan MISS, watch out in the bot lane!"
Rookie responded while using his abilities to clear the wave.
At the same time, several notification messages were displayed on the mid-lane map.
"I'm going back to town and moving downhill," Ning added. "But they probably won't force me to book it. The prince should be home by now, and their red buff is about to be used."
Unlike the previous training match, Ning's emotions have mostly recovered, and he's back to the state where he provides real-time feedback to his teammates.
It wasn't that he didn't know how to help the team in the last game; it was just that compared to the gap in team composition, he was willing but unable to do so.
This game was completely different. He helped the top lane establish an advantage at the start, and the bottom lane wasn't ganked by four players. He could have helped the team expand their advantage at the usual pace.
FPX training room.
"There's nothing we can do about this, Aatrox and Lee Sin coordinated perfectly."
The warhorse stood behind Jin Gong, offering comfort.
He didn't seem to care that GimGoon was arrested.
What annoyed him was that IG's Sivir + Tahm Kench pick completely disrupted his rhythm.
It always feels like punching cotton.