You actually want me to...

"It's not exactly a weakness, it's just that the lineup selection wasn't very good, which put us at a disadvantage."

Offstage, two coaches who are quite well-known in the LPL sat together in a corner of the audience, quietly exchanging words.

In terms of early game tempo, TES undoubtedly gained an early advantage as usual, namely the Rift Herald and Elemental Dragon. However, the rhythm of the game gradually began to go wrong.

Our advantage is that we can deliver.

Despite their significant advantage, they were never able to widen the gap with WE.

Throughout the entire match, TES's problem boils down to one thing: none of them were able to initiate team fights proactively.

Blade of the Ruined King was the second hero to enter the fray, and Gnar's rage was firmly controlled by WE. They would watch your rage almost come back up and then not fight you, only to come out and flirt with you again when your rage was gone. All the pressure of TES's team fights fell on Roland's lucky draw Q.

The problem is... does WE dare to sell?

Putting aside the question of how high the hit rate of the Q skill is, even if you manage to hit me with your Q, I can just sell it, right?

Unlike other LPL teams that like to maintain a close connection and never abandon any teammate, WE demonstrated an amazing synergy in team fights and macro play: sacrificing teammates.

As soon as someone gets hit by Q, the others immediately distance themselves from him, showing no intention of saving him. Unless someone gets hit by two consecutive Qs and is instantly killed, WE, with their backs to the turret, are not afraid of TES's advances at all, which makes it very difficult for TES to turn their advantage into a victory.

Just wait for the Dragon Soul team; by then, the Aphelios three-piece set will already be available.

You want to end it early, but the other side doesn't give you any chance at all.

You want to start with the dragon, but the lineup doesn't seem stable.

TES's rhythm got stuck here.

“I’ve noticed before that whether it’s a mage support or a tank support, they all have one thing in common: they can force the pace of the game by using multi-core poke or their own tankiness to make mistakes. And finding opportunities happens to be their forte. But when the pace slows down and the lineup requires them to pick some supports that aren’t very good at setting the pace, another weakness of the team appears.”

"Yes, they rely too much on the rhythm of the support, and this allocation is precisely unreasonable."

The current meta features strong junglers like Volibear, Raf, Blade of the Ruined King, and Xin Zhao, none of whom can be the first to initiate team fights. In the top lane, Renekton, Jayce, Kennen, and Gnar are all heroes to be wary of, which means that the responsibility of initiating team fights falls entirely on the support.

LPL teams were used to this distribution, so when the original world team played the S11 World Championship, they found that the LPL region was struggling with the two champions Yuumi and Nami. If Meiko hadn't practiced and ranked all night to regain his proficiency with these two champions, they might not have won the S11 World Championship.

Today's second match undoubtedly brought this problem to the forefront.

"What do you think he'll do?" Hongmi Xiao asked Chashao next to her with interest. Judging from his relaxed expression, he seemed to already know Roland's decision.

"He might try to flank and initiate a team fight?" Cha Shao asked somewhat uncertainly.

"No, you don't understand him."

"That's not right. With his observational skills, he should have noticed the problem." Cha Shao was somewhat taken aback upon hearing this; the answer seemed quite different from what he had expected.

"It is precisely because he discovered this problem that I asked him—what would he do?"

On the field.

Of course, Roland wasn't the only one to discover this problem; JKL himself also noticed it. As one of the few AD carries who can also take on command roles, JKL possesses a unique ability to assess the overall situation.

Then, he merely glanced at Roland before continuing as before, showing no intention of speaking.

If Roland weren't there, he might have acted like a top laner despite being an AD carry, actively provoking the opponent to engage in team fights. Whether it was Bang, the bot laner of the three-time world champion SKT, or Uzi, who once made a name for himself but had to retire, or JKL, the bot laner of the former world champion TES, they all did similar things.

Now, he no longer needs to do that.

He's waiting, so he'll wait with him.

If you can discover and solve problems on your own during the game, it will definitely be more useful when the coach summarizes the game afterward. It's like those big principles that everyone hears when they are young, but how many of them actually take to heart?

Most people can only understand the meaning of those proverbs after they have truly experienced pain. Then they become predecessors and continue to pass on their experiences as wisdom to future generations, in a continuous cycle.

But... they don't have time.

The playoffs have already begun, and the World Championship is just around the corner. Rather than waiting until the World Championship to be exposed and exploited by our opponents, it's better to resolve this issue within our own region, on our own turf.

Roland can afford to lose a single game in a best-of-five series, White Crescent can afford to lose, and TES can certainly afford to lose as well.

15 minutes...

20 minutes...

25 minutes...

During the game, there were also some small-scale team fights between the two sides. TES was able to gain some advantages, but the overall economic advantage of the game was never widened and remained around the 5000 mark. As Aphelios's equipment became stronger day by day, the viewers outside the screen began to get restless.

What's going on? We've been consistently gaining an advantage, so why hasn't the economic gap widened?

[Aphelios already has three pieces? Are you kidding me?]

[Go for Baron, force team fights, WE can't beat you in the early game so you won't fight back, so you won't look for opportunities, right?]

Something's wrong. Something's very wrong.

It's important to understand that WE has a completely late-game lineup. Ornn can farm items, Aphelios can carry the team single-handedly, Thresh and Galio provide support, and Xin Zhao charges into battle. The longer the game goes on with this lineup, the harder it will be for TES, whose lineup relies on quickly eliminating opponents to win team fights, to operate. A slow death is only a matter of time.

TES has to engage in team fights and win them, but the question is—who should initiate the fight?

The first thing everyone thought of was the support, but the support was Morgana; then they thought of the jungler, but the jungler couldn't be the first to engage; not to mention the top laner, in order to stay in the enemy's vision for the solo lane, even if they did engage, it was only after teleporting in.

And so... pressure gradually came to Knight.

As one of the sailors and the representative of the Golden Left Hand, Knight was expected to have just as much hope as JKL. In fact, under Roland's deliberate control, he was almost free of the strange and messy things that happened in his previous life, and he had a relatively healthy professional environment.

But he was too lazy.

It's not that he can't operate it, but that he's unwilling to operate it wholeheartedly.

It's not that he can't lead the game, but rather that he prefers a supportive, mid-lane playstyle, even though that somewhat wastes his talent.

He clearly knows his own abilities and understands what he should do at each point in time. He can always step up and carry the team when the other four members of TES are not in good form, but he also always remains silent when someone in TES can step up.

Perhaps it was the victory in S10 that caused him to lose the same drive and ambition he had in S11.

He played like a middle-aged man seeking stability and a secure job, aiming for no mistakes and no achievements. But now... this team needs him to rekindle his youthful passion. Glancing at the situation on the field and sensing the subtle gazes from the players' bench, Knight's heart tightened. Then, as if remembering something, he glanced briefly at the bot lane duo intently facing their opponents on the left.

The top laner kept announcing his position and time, and Haro kept adjusting his rhythm and route. JKL in the bottom lane frequently spoke up to indicate his next destination. However, Roland, who was in charge, remained silent on the field for quite some time, just like him.

Even the most obtuse person could understand, at this moment, the other party's expectations were somewhat clear to him.

He wanted me to step forward.

Even without it being explicitly stated, Knight could sense this conviction in his actions.

This world.

TES has also drawn parallels to the Qin Dynasty, and has even released a series of films based on the ancient Chinese style.

Naturally, each player has their own position and role. As one of the team's two carries, the mid-laner Knight's role is that of the second-in-command of Qin, second only to JKL.

Shang Yang, Zhang Yi, Fan Sui, Lü Buwei, and Li Si.

All of them were high-risk professions, yet all of them were indispensable to the establishment of the Qin Dynasty.

"If that's what you expect."

"So"

“How could I not respond to your expectations…” Knight smiled, but his eyes underwent a dramatic change.

When the old beliefs are rekindled, and when desperate situations arise once again, the Golden Left Hand, whose fame is renowned in various competition areas, is reborn on the field once again today!

Finale: Chapter Sixteen: Frozen Center Stage, a Skill That Amazed the Audience!

At 25 minutes, as the fourth elemental dragon, the Dragon Soul Dragon, was about to spawn in the Rift, WE's carry Aphelios finally completed his three-item build: Infinity Edge, Blade of Despair, and Executioner's Blade. Compared to his impressive equipment, the mid-laner Galio's items were significantly less impressive, with only two items at this point.

There's no other way. With a disadvantageous lineup in the early game, the only way to quickly develop an AD carry is to concentrate resources, just like RNG in S8, who placed all their hopes on the AD carry's three core items.

Now, it's finally time for them to verify their results.

Since the elemental dragon soul in this game is the fire dragon soul, if TES gets it, the game will likely be lost. Therefore, WE must engage in this team fight no matter what. Even though they can still feel a significant gap in overall economy, the fact that they were able to survive the early game against TES and get to this point already demonstrates their strength.

"Be careful, the jungle is a narrow space, Morgana might hide and try her luck."

"Wait for me, I'll go first. This wave is a bit crucial, I won't go with it."

Breathing Bro glanced at the situation on the field and decisively abandoned the idea of ​​using Teleport to rush to the battlefield. At this point, both sides were practically on the verge of a stalemate, and a team fight would determine whether they could continue to fight. In that case, being on the front line would definitely be more useful than him roaming the side lanes.

"But this Ice Maiden..."

"It's okay, I'll keep an eye on it, I can kill it in seconds."

At this moment, WE's formation was extremely loose. Ornn was at the front, Xin Zhao was pushing forward on the flank with his ultimate, Galio was sticking close to the AD carry, and Thresh was following behind Ornn with his scanner on, while leaning against Xin Zhao's position, ready to give him the lantern at any time. For them, who did not have a vision advantage, this kind of slow advance was almost the most stable way to clear the field.

but...

They overlooked one person from beginning to end: Morgana.

From the moment WE started setting up vision around their base, TES could see the opposing team from afar. Even though their vision was bright on the river side, Roland didn't set up any vision on WE's way to the jungle.

Did he forget to put it in?

No...it's obvious he did it on purpose.

This group.

WE can't afford to gamble, so they have to take it one step at a time.

But TES can afford to gamble, so they can simply search for the highest odds and choose the strategy with the best odds. The only key question is: can Knight make the move that most people wouldn't dare to make?

"Have you thought it through? If we play it safe, we might actually have a chance."

Roland's voice rang out softly in the team's earpieces, and from his tone, no one could sense any restlessness in him.

"I have to do my job right. Besides, all my fears stop when the monster shows its health bar. What do I have to be afraid of when there are a bunch of heroes with health bars?"

"I think you might be underestimating the number of trolls on the internet. Remember, no matter how strong you are online, it's fake; no matter how weak you are in real life, it's real."

"So what? Haven't you all been unfairly maligned all along?"

The more peaceful the exchange, the less tense Knight felt. As the two carries in a normal team, the team usually regards the bot lane AD as the guarantee for the late game, and wants stability; while the mid lane carry is more required to provide support and break the deadlock, and wants to be unpredictable.

If you can't even fool yourself, how can you fool the opposing WE team and pull off a brilliant team fight?

in other words:

If you are not prepared to be shot, how can you have the right to fire a gun?

Knight, all I've ever been missing is this thing.

"The dragon is about to spawn, with a margin of error of three to five seconds. Ha Huang, help put some pressure on him." Having gotten the answer he wanted, Roland naturally stopped trying to dissuade him and immediately arranged for his teammates to provide cover.

"okay."