Starting with Zaozi Ge, a dream lineup

Chapter 180 The Soul of IG!
TheShy's sudden outburst, once translated, caused everyone in the lounge to turn and look at him.

You have to understand, this is Coach Kim!

He's the kind of guy who, in later generations, even dared to pin Faker to the water cooler!

TheShy, you're just a rookie top laner, what gives you the audacity to talk to Coach Kim like that?

The manager standing to the side, Su Xiaoluo, turned green with rage.

Surprisingly, Coach Kim did not immediately fly into a rage; instead, he fell into deep thought.

TheShy has proven himself in the Spring Split as a warrior top laner.

His current actions did not reveal a rebellious heart to Coach Kim; instead, they showed him TheShy's desire to win.

In comparison, the other four members of IG are all too laid-back.

Does winning the Spring Split championship matter?
In terms of World Championship tickets, the percentage is not as significant as the Summer Finals.

Having secured both the runner-up and the championship, at this crucial juncture, apart from the coveted MSI tickets, nothing else held any appeal for the IG players.

"Coach, TheShy was just a little impulsive. Next game, next game..."

The translation is too polite and formal; only Rookie knows how sharp TheShy's words were.

While it may seem like they're saying IG's overall style is too weak, the real target is Coach Kim's coaching ability.

A rookie directly attacked the coach in the locker room. To put it bluntly, if this isn't handled well today, TheShy's professional career is officially over.

"It's alright, maybe we were a bit too cautious. No, that's not us."

Coach Kim waved his hand to interrupt Rookie, then slumped down on the sofa, looking like an autistic child.

This scene left everyone who witnessed it completely astonished.

When did the strict Coach Kim become so easy to talk to? When did the once uncompromising Coach Kim get so frustrated by a rookie?

Shy, who had calmed down, looked at the coach's expression and touched his nose sheepishly, reverting to his familiar shy demeanor.

There's no way around it; it's normal for a player like TheShy, who is both capable and ambitious, to have such a burst of energy after being tormented for two games.

But the current situation is indeed as TheShy said. It's not just the tired jokes in the chat, even his own teammates can see that JackeyLove has developed a phobia of dogs.

Jacklove's performance visibly declines whenever he faces Uzi.

But can we blame Jacklove for this?
Honestly, no one in IG can stand on moral high ground to condemn their own ADC.

Looking at the ADC players across the LPL, or even across the entire league.

Anyone who has ever faced off against Uzi has more or less developed a phobia of dogs.

Especially in the first game, his incredible awareness, his monstrous predictions, and even his twitching movements at several crucial moments—if it weren't for the fact that it was a match and there were many referees watching, they would have reported him.

Lower-level players will never truly grasp how terrifying Uzi is, but the higher the skill level, the more they can understand just how dominant Uzi is online.

For example, when ordinary people see scientists launching rockets one after another, after a while they think that it's just so-so. Although it's impressive, there's no need to exaggerate it, right?

But now these scientists believe they have reached the ceiling of outer space exploration and that there will be no major technological breakthroughs in the short term.

But now someone suddenly appears, right in your field of vision, like in a space battle, traveling around in a super futuristic spaceship. This kind of ability that transcends cognition can easily destroy people with wavering hearts.

Uzi is exactly like that now.

By completely breaking down your mental barriers and making you look like a complete novice, many bot lane players will start to doubt themselves.

I can dominate in ranked games in League of Legends, right? I'm a high-ranking Challenger in the Korean server, so why is it that when I lane against you, it's like a Gold player playing against a Master, and I get completely dominated by you?

For example, the newcomer jacklove.

Unable to resist, he suffered a crushing defeat. The repeated accusations from his teammates became Ah Shui's nightmare, one he couldn't escape.

"TheShy, the next game will revolve around you. If you can get Irelia, then pick her; if not, use whatever you want. If we lose, it's not a big deal."

Coach Kim sat up from the sofa again, as if he had regained his previous energy.

But judging from Coach Kim's tired eyes and brows, it was clear that this was just him trying to keep the team's morale up.

Upon hearing this, TheShy still hadn't made a move, and the other four all breathed a sigh of relief.

IG's strength in S8 lay in individual skill, but their weakness lay in team spirit.

This is the only team in history to win a championship without a team spirit, relying solely on the individual skill of its players.

Compared to RNG, in this situation, everyone would put themselves in front to create a path for Uzi.

Sitting in the corner, Rookie felt a little awkward and disappointed, but mostly relieved.

He's just here in LPL to make money. Who wouldn't want a championship?
But when it comes to the ability to lead the team, Rookie is not even as good as Xiye, as can be seen from IG in S9 and S10.

Rookie is someone who is suitable to be the cornerstone of a dynasty, not someone like Faker who can drag the team along with his body.

The pressure fell on TheShy.

The tall, thin boy just smiled and didn't say anything.

But everyone could see from his eyes what the arrogance and confidence of a strong person were.

Duke sat by the water dispenser looking dejected, but no one could say anything when he opened his mouth to speak.

From today onwards, regardless of winning or losing, no matter how bumpy IG's road to the championship may be.

But IG already has a team spirit!
"Welcome everyone to the third match of the 2018 LPL Spring Split Finals. RNG has already won the first two games and secured match point."

"Let me introduce myself again. I am Wawa, I am Miller, and I am Zeyuan."

The brief break passed quickly, and as the faces of the three commentators reappeared on the screen, it signaled the arrival of match point.

"In the first two games, RNG made excellent plans for both the top and bottom lanes. We could see that IG's top laner, TheShy, was completely shut down."

As Wawa spoke, the big screen in the arena showed footage of TheShy being ganked by RNG.

"RNG's tactics here are somewhat similar to the 'Hack-a-Shaq' strategy in the NBA, directly limiting TheShy's opportunities to shine and forcing him into a losing game where he's least skilled."

"The main issue is that TheShy didn't pick his signature champions today. When it comes to utility tanks, our LPL top laners are still stronger."

The three commentators took turns speaking.

"Huh, is TheShy still in the third set today? Let's see if Coach Kim will make any tactical adjustments for the third set?"

Upon hearing the news from the director, Colonel Guan said with a hint of doubt.

Logically speaking, in this situation, IG would most likely bring out their champion top laner, Duke.

After all, TheShy's performance in the first two games was really poor.

(End of this chapter)