EBE Chapter 4 Training Match, EDG
Chapter 4 Training Match, EDG
"Mr. Lin, are we really going to play against EDG?"
Liu Qingsong was a little incredulous. Their LSPL team had just been formed, and even though their mid, top, and jungle players were among the top five in the Korean server, they had no competitive results whatsoever!
In comparison, it's like an adventurer who has just left the beginner village being personally approached by the Four Heavenly Kings of the Demon Clan.
It sounds a bit surreal, considering that just the day before his opponent was a slime-level team.
"How could it be fake?"
"The practice matches are for identifying problems, not for expecting you to always beat them."
"Don't be afraid, just fight well."
Lin Kong, who has undergone systematic training, knows very well that scrims are the cornerstone of a team. If KG can only scrim with LSPL teams, then KG will only be at the LSPL level.
The reason why LPL has not produced any new talents in later generations is largely because LDL players did not have a good training environment.
Every LDL newcomer who steps onto the LPL stage is completely unable to adapt to the intensity. Their mental defenses are quickly eroded, they perform worse and worse, and ultimately they leave the LPL stage with regret.
"Don't mess around during practice matches, I'll be keeping an eye on you every day."
"You can't even beat other teams in regular training, let alone in official matches!"
Lin Kong said solemnly that he would absolutely not compromise on this point.
Selling goods is not mandatory; if you don't want to sell, that's fine too.
But if a professional player messes up during training matches, Lin Kong will definitely kick him.
Upon hearing this, Liu Qingsong caught the key phrase, "Every day? Mr. Lin, do you come every day?"
Normally, club owners wouldn't be at the training base every day to supervise their training, since they usually have company matters to attend to.
"I'm your coach. If I don't come to see you every day, how can I help you develop a training plan?"
"You don't need to call me 'General Manager' or anything like that in the training room. Here, I'm your coach."
Lin Kong said without looking up, and shoveled down two more mouthfuls of rice.
After finishing his meal early, he needed to start analyzing Lin Weixiang and Liu Qingsong, as well as the main training direction for the practice matches.
The goal is to get both players adapted to KG before the start of the LSPL Spring Split.
Lin Weixiang and Liu Qingsong were stunned. Neither of them had ever heard of Lin Kong having the identity of a coach. Wasn't their coach Zhu Kai?
Turning to look at Zhu Kai, who was eating with more gusto than anyone else, looking completely dazed.
Um...it seems like having this guy as a coach wouldn't be very useful.
Seeing the two of them staring blankly, Xiao Tian leaned closer and asked, "Hey, hey, hey, don't you guys know?"
"What do you know?"
"Coach Lin is also a top 10 player in the Korean server, and he plays AD carry. How come you don't know him?"
"That ID, KONG."
......silence
"We're not in the top ten of the Korean server, how would we know!"
"The players are one thing, but the boss is also in the top ten of the Korean server?!"
"The club should just change its name to 'Top Ten Madmen Team in Korean Server'."
Lin Weixiang and Liu Qingsong both wanted to say those words, but after thinking about it, they held back.
Since things have come to this, let's eat first.
Yesterday's setbacks were already enough, so one more today won't make a difference.
After lunch, a brief period of debugging and preparation.
"Mr. Lin, is everything ready on your end?"
The phone beeped; it was a message from Abu, the head coach of EDG, to Lin Kong.
EDG has a very good attitude towards scrims, as evidenced by the head coach's personal contact. Lin Kong is aware of this, which is why he went to great lengths to get KG the opportunity to scrim with EDG.
Even though there's only one BO3 match per week, it's still an excellent opportunity to test the waters.
KG's biggest rival in LSPL is EDE, the same team that made a three-level jump in S6. As EDG's second team, they naturally have some similarities with EDG in various aspects.
If KG can beat EDG in normal times, they should be absolutely confident of winning the LSPL championship!
Winning the LSPL championship would bring a lot of attention, and KG's future funding depends on this title.
Whether it's selling goods or helping Lin Kong's failed businesses, it might just be possible to revive a lot of them all at once.
"Everything is ready, let's move to room C."
Thank you for your guidance today!
A custom room is set up, and 10 people are ready to go.
Just looking at their opponents' IDs made Lin Weixiang and Liu Qingsong nervous; their opponents were the MSI champion bot lane duo of Deft and Meiko.
As for the jungler, since Clearlove is still resting, Ai Luoli will play in his place, while the top laner will be the main player, Koro1.
And on top of this star-studded lineup, there's also the super carry in the mid lane, Pawn!
Can they really win?
Obviously not.
Just over 24 minutes in, EDG pushed down KG's base.
They won the game 15-3, a complete stomp!
Comparing the lineups of both sides, they were significantly better than EDG in the early game, yet they were still overwhelmed during the laning phase.
Especially in the bottom lane, the two sides were not even on the same level. The first tower was destroyed in just over ten minutes. It can be said that the bottom lane was completely crushed.
Even though it was just a training match, being completely outmatched like this... the atmosphere suddenly became somewhat tense.
Zhu Kai, who was standing to the side, couldn't stand it anymore and clapped his hands. "The first thing we did after getting up is that everyone seems to be in a bad mood."
"It's okay, take a break and we'll do a second round."
"Don't back down to them! We're all human beings, with two arms and two eyes!"
Zhu told jokes to lighten the mood, which helped everyone relax a bit.
Lin Kong didn't interrupt Zhu Kai. He stood behind and quietly began taking notes, waiting for the BO3 round to end before reviewing the game.
In the first game, he had already seen the biggest problem with the bot lane duo: the lack of distance.
The so-called sense of distance is not only about controlling the distance between the two people in the bottom lane, but more about controlling the position with teammates.
On the field, where the jungler and the mid laner are are both very important.
As for top lane... I'll play it myself for a while first.
The impact of the mid and jungle players on the bot lane is enormous, and you can't really feel it in ranked games. You can only learn to control the distance in scrims.
"Not only LPL, but even LSPL, could not have such poor control over distance, which shows that the two have never been aware of the need to maintain a sense of distance."
"In professional matches, it's absolutely impossible to coordinate well with teammates without a sense of distance. League of Legends is a five-player game, and they still don't understand that."
"Being able to crush Deft in ranked games shows that his individual skill is not a problem, but his tactics are still too bad."
"We can only take it one step at a time."
Lin Kong wrote it down on the training board and then started the second draft phase against EDG.
There's no way to change the problems with Lin Weixiang and Liu Qingsong in the short term. In order to prepare for the LSPL in a little over ten days, we can only make slight changes to our tactics.
First, establish a strong top, mid, and jungle system to solidify KG's foundation.
"For the second game, let's try a lane swap. The AD carry should be playing Tristana, right?"
"Let's try a lane swap strategy with the Tristana and Troll Warlord combo."
"Change the cable?"
"good!"
Upon hearing that he could avoid directly facing Deft in lane, Lin Weixiang breathed a sigh of relief.
Since the S3 World Championship, the lane swap tactic has become quite famous, and it has frequently appeared in subsequent matches.
Even in the recent S5 World Championship, the finals between SKT and KOO involved switching lanes in almost every game.
Even in Season 6, internet cafe teams are switching lanes.