nycdaug Chapter 25: Changing the Lineup
Chapter 25: Changing the Lineup
"Ah... yawn!!!"
Chen Song rubbed his nose: "Who's thinking about me in broad daylight?"
Chen Song paid no attention to the comments on the live stream chat or on Weibo.
His current focus is on discussing Karam's next draft picks.
The break between BO3 matches is 10 minutes.
For the losing side, every minute of those 10 minutes is crucial, not only for the players' mental preparation but also for the important analysis of determining the lineup for the first game.
Fortunately, Rookie's Chinese is quite good, which saved the team a lot of time in terms of translation.
Karam stood seriously among the players and said, "It was a pity we lost the last game. Ning's ganks were very successful in terms of game decision-making, but the disadvantage in the bottom lane was too big, especially the AD getting hit by Q several times. Such small mistakes should not have happened."
After Karam finished speaking, he turned to Chen Song and said, "Chen Song, you can summarize the reasons why we lost the last game."
Goodness, all I can say is goodness!
He just criticized me and then made me stand up and continue being the bad guy. What a brilliant move!
JackeyLove stood to the side expressionlessly; it was clear that Karam's words had displeased him.
Chen Song got up and went to JackeyLove's side. He patted JackeyLove on the shoulder and then said with a smile, "You played very well in the last laning phase. I could tell you were trying to use your E to speed up and dodge Lux's Q, but this Lux player is really skilled. You need to practice your positioning more when you get back."
This... doesn't sound like criticism, does it?
Is it more like praising oneself?
Did I hear that right?
I made a mistake, got caught out, and was praised for my good play?
JackeyLove stared at Chen Song in surprise, only to see Chen Song smile and nod slightly.
If JackeyLove had a good impression of Chen Song because he temporarily took over the draft and won against FPX in the training match, then what he just said made Chen Song even more important to him.
"진송,네가무슨말을하는지알아?"
(Chen Song, do you know what you're saying?)
Karam stared at Chen Song with a scrutinizing gaze and said, "Didn't you see how many times Lux hit AD last game?"
"카람코치님, 안되면다음게임할까요?"
(Coach Karam, how about we try playing another game if this doesn't work?)
Chen Song looked up and stared directly at Karam:
"First of all, our Kai'Sa + Galio bot lane against the enemy Sivir + Lux combo, what else could it be but jail time?"
"That's the laning situation. Not only did JackeyLove not get pressured in CS in the early game, but he actually managed to get pressured by several CS. I'm sure you saw that, right?"
"You picked Gnar and Olaf, and had Ning keep ganking the enemy Kennen. What's the point?"
"언제와일드카드성공해서Gank가무의미해졌어요?"
(When did a successful gank by the jungler become meaningless?)
Karam retorted.
"I mean capturing Kennen."
Chen Song continued to review the situation:
"You saw it in the subsequent team fights. Even if Kennen gets caught and killed a few times, he still plays his part in team fights without missing a beat."
"그것은하로발육차이가너무크기때문이다!"
(That's because the development gap in the bot lane is too big!)
Karam's voice gradually rose in volume.
There's no point in arguing here.
Chen Song looked at Karam and said, "카람코치님, 약속하나할까요?" (Coach Karam, how about we make a promise?)
"무슨약속?" (What promise?)
「다음에는The Shy에게케난을놀게하고, "
(Next game, TheShy will play Kennen, Ning will mainly help mid and bot, and Baolan will play Braum as support.)
"The Shy이점을우리는방양하고케난이라는영웅의역할이앞에서말한바와같은지살펴보자."
(We'll leave TheShy to his own devices and see if Kennen's role is as I described earlier.)
"만약내가이BP를졌다면, 앞으로내가끼어들지않을테니, 네가시키는대로할게."
(If I lose with this draft, I won't say a word from now on, and I'll do whatever you tell me to do.)
"그러나만약이긴다면다음경기에서나의의견은반드시절반의발언권을차지해야한다."
(But if we win, my opinion must have half the say in the following matches.)
"그래，네말대로。" (Okay, we'll do as you say.)
Then Chen Song looked at Ning and said, "Ning, no matter what jungler you play in the next game, focus on the mid and bot lanes."
"As for TheShy, you play Kennen, and let Baolan play support with Braum."
The atmosphere in the IG lounge became somewhat tense for a moment.
Karam stared at Chen Song for a few seconds, then looked away without saying anything in rebuttal.
The agreement took effect silently at that moment.
The short break ended quickly, and both teams returned to the stage.
When the news of IG changing their support player appeared on the big screen, the commentators and the audience erupted in cheers.
"IG has replaced Lucas with Baolan." Commentator Changmao pushed up his glasses: "This personnel change came a bit suddenly."
"And IG is still on the red side this game, so they're keeping a counter pick in mind," commentator Guan Zeyuan added. "Let's see if IG will make any changes to their lineup."
BP officially begins.
Blue side: DMO; Red side: IG.
In terms of hero bans, both sides almost continued from the previous game.
The difference is that IG proactively disabled Olaf.
DMO picked Jayce as their first choice.
IG, on the other hand, continued to pick Ryze, who had performed exceptionally well with Rookie, and Jarvan IV, the jungler.
"IG's lineup in the first two games had a major problem: a lack of initiative," Guan Zeyuan continued his analysis. "The most important thing about this Jarvan IV pick is that it can increase IG's initiative."
Continue to acquire Titans and Excavators on floors 2 and 3 of DMO.
"Actually, giving JackeyLove a Sivir would be..."
Just as Chen Song was muttering to himself, Rookie simultaneously locked in Sivir.
"It seems Karam isn't so rigid after all."
Chen Song reached out and touched his chin, which was raised at the corner of his mouth.
"Just as I thought, DMO really likes Jayce in the mid lane."
IG picked Braum on the fourth floor.
Ultimately, both sides finalized their respective lineups.
DMO Blue Side: Top lane Vladimir, Jungle Rek'Sai, Mid lane Jayce, AD Jinx, Support Nautilus.
IG (Red Side): Top laner Kennen, Jungler Jarvan IV, Mid laner Ryze, AD carry Sivir, Support Braum.
In the top lane, TheShy's Kennen versus ChangHong's Vladimir is just like the last game where Gnar faced Kennen. As long as Rek'Sai stays in the top lane, TheShy will have a very difficult time.
His life is exactly the same as ChangHong's last game, so it's not surprising that he got tower-dived and killed.
"As for the lineups on both sides, IG has made significant improvements! Let's wait and see."