Chapter 148: Difficult to operate? Then just fight in a group!
Although EDG was shocked by VG's double mid-lane strategy, they were still very fortunate that VG had used this strategy in advance.

If we meet in the finals, it will probably be a troublesome thing.

Therefore, as soon as the Bo5 ended, the first thing EDG did was to immediately start studying tactics to deal with the double mid and single play.

Head coach Abu immediately discussed the matter with the factory manager and Meiko.

"This style of play with two midfielders actually has many weaknesses."

"Young Master Leng is easy to be caught if he goes up, but Lord Hou's suppression power is not enough if he goes up."

"RNG was in a hurry to succeed, so they gave VG a chance. As long as we can hold our line steady, it won't be a big problem."

"I still think it's better to get a tank in the top lane. If you can grab Ekko, grab Ekko. If you can't grab Ekko, grab Gragas."

The factory manager's attitude at this time is still the same as before, he doesn't want to take care of the top order at all.

On the one hand, EDG rarely takes care of the top laner, so Kou Rou can stabilize the team. On the other hand, it is because EDG's bottom lane is strong enough.

However, he also analyzed the problems of RNG.

"RNG lost to VG. The laning problem was only secondary. The biggest problem was that even after they got the laning advantage, they didn't know what to do."

"Is VG's lineup strong in the second game? Not at all!"

“It was difficult to play in the early stages.”

"But with a few lane swaps, they stunned RNG. They brought out Lucian in the bottom lane in the early game and gained an advantage in the laning phase, but what was the use?"

"I can't get past the tower, I can't snowball at all!"

"I feel like RNG's bottom lane only has two ways to play, besides laning and teamfighting."

"The problem is... after we get the lane, the risk of crossing the bottom lane tower is too high, so why not just go to support and gank people?"

"Thresh is here too, so it shouldn't be difficult to capture him, right?"

"RNG's bottom lane, even if they suppress the laning phase, can't take the initiative. If they continue to play like this, what's the difference between that and not getting an advantage? Isn't it the same as being in jail together in the bottom lane?"

When Meiko heard the factory manager's words, a light bulb went off in his head and he suddenly had an idea.

"That does make sense!"

"VG seems to be the best at playing this way."

"As long as whichever lane has an advantage, we will rely on that lane, either to capture people or to switch lanes. Anyway, we want to catch the opponent off guard and make them unable to defend themselves."

"Come to think of it... I remembered a support. If it can cooperate with the jungler, it will be very powerful."

"And VG has used it before, and it worked very well. Not to mention the advantages, even if it's a disadvantage, it can still play a big role."

"Another point is... VG's jungler, in this Bo5, used a red jungle knife in one round and a blue jungle knife in another round. Basically, he rarely used a green jungle knife to supplement vision."

"If I choose this support hero, the opponent's vision will definitely not be enough."

At this time, Abu also reacted immediately and asked.

"Bard, right? He's digging holes and blocking vision. But this style of play requires too much roaming. It's best to pick a top laner with control skills for the mid laner and top laner, and AD... requires someone to fight in the bottom lane, which will be quite stressful."

"It's okay, just take EZ, Deft is pretty good at this hero anyway." Meiko said confidently, "The best way to deal with VG is to prevent them from switching lanes and setting the pace. This way, even if they gain an advantage in the lane, they won't be able to snowball like RNG. At that time, we just need to wait until the late game. And in this way, I even think that if they continue to play the double mid and single strategy, it will give us a chance."

Soon, this idea was unanimously recognized by all EDG members.

At the same time, on the other side.

Seeing that he had successfully defeated RNG, Lin Dong finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Although we won, to be honest, RNG lost the last game simply because of bad luck.

If the fight had dragged on for a few more minutes, it would have been hard to say who would have won.

So Lin Dong shook his head and spoke directly as soon as he stepped down from the stage.

"This double midfielder strategy is... a bit difficult to play."

"If it doesn't work, take it out again. I think we need to practice it some more."

"With this style of play, solo lane is a big problem, and Leng Shao usually goes for solo kills, rarely bringing teleport."

Hearing Lin Dong's words, Hongmi also nodded.

After all, he also noticed the problem in the previous game.

RNG still suffered the loss of being unable to move the bottom lane. If they moved, Wuxin would die, and if they didn't move, they couldn't get into the rhythm.

But if we meet EDG in the finals, it won’t be so easy to deal with them.

So he glanced at Li Yue not far away and spoke.

"When playing against EDG, Saint Spear and Leng Shao should go first."

However, what surprised everyone was that this time, Li Yue did not speak, but played with her mobile phone silently.

It was not until everyone in the lounge focused their attention on her that she finally shrugged and spoke.

"Why are you looking at me? I'm just an amateur who likes to give orders. It's the finals now, if you think you can play, just play!"

Hearing Li Yue's words, everyone couldn't help but twitch their lips.

Although it is true that it is unpleasant to hear an outsider give advice to an insider.

But the problem is...

They have money!
Besides, I'm used to being pointed at on a daily basis, so it's a bit strange that they suddenly keep silent!

Even Lin Dong was stunned for a moment.

But little did she know that it was not that Li Yue didn’t want to say it, but that she simply didn’t dare to say it!
nonsense!

If you keep talking, the truth will be revealed!
What if Lin Dong runs away?
So this time, she simply started to give up!

The feeling of giving up... is really nice.

No wonder Lin Dong was so bad before!
However, at this time, Lin Dong did not have time to think about Li Yue's problem, but instead focused his attention on the game with EDG.

There is no doubt that playing against EDG in the late game is a gamble.

The bet is that Smlz can perform better than Deft in late-game team fights.

But to be honest, Lin Dong didn't really want to gamble this time.

Because although Deft's performance in the World Championship was not very good, in the LPL, both his laning and teamfight abilities are very strong.

The last time, they relied on the lineup advantage and allowed Sima Laozei's big mouth to play to its full potential, and only then did they barely beat EDG.

But they were forced to do so at the time. VG was still in the running-in stage, and if they wanted to win, they had to take risks.

But the current VG is different from the spring season and has been reborn.

So after a brief thought, Lin Dong spoke.

"How about...when we play against EDG, we try to set the early game rhythm?"

Hearing Lin Dong's words, everyone was stunned.

After all, playing against EDG in the early stages...to be honest, it was quite a fight.

The reason is simple, EDG is very difficult to collapse in the early stage.

Especially in the spring season, after being killed by Leng Shao and Rookie in various ways, even Xiaohu had found a way to deal with it, let alone Pawn.

However, Hongmi was very supportive of Lin Dong and nodded.

"You can try it. There happens to be a skateboard in the bottom lane. I feel that Lucian is more useful for this hero. For the top lane, you can choose a long-range suppressor. Anyway, EDG basically won't help the top lane. They won't actively gank people when they go to the top lane. At most, they will counter-camp. You can play a long-range suppressor, preferably with some team-opening attributes, and you can suppress the laning phase and that's it."

"Of course, if you can't carry the team alone, remember to ban Ekko as well. A team like EDG that is good at operations will have trouble for us in the mid-term if they get top lane Ekko." So, at that moment, both teams had basically determined the lineup ideas for the first game of the Bo5 final.

Soon, three days later, the day for the final arrived.

This time, in the commentary booth.

The Colonel and the three Haier brothers appeared on the stage again.

However, looking at the VG players on the field, the three of them had some emotion on their faces.

Especially when he saw many fans in the audience holding VG signboards, Colonel Guan couldn't help but start chatting in front of the camera while there was still some time before the game started.

"To be honest, when the Spring Split just started, looking at the lineup that VG had put together, no one expected that they would actually make it this far."

"Players Dong and Xiao Duan are both from VG. Everyone saw VG's performance last year. It can't be considered bad, but it's definitely not good either."

"Sima Laozei's performance in M3 last year was mediocre. The mid laner Icon was even a pub last year and had never played professionally. Who would have thought that these few people would come together and make it all the way from the spring season and complete the feat of winning all the games."

"In fact, this is not the scariest thing. I think that compared to the beginning of the Spring Split, VG has made rapid progress in both play style and operational strategy. In particular, the shortcomings of each lane have been turned into advantages by VG in some way."

"Maybe... this is the running-in period." Wawa said with a smile, "And I don't know if you have heard that many viewers and fans have given VG's jungler a nickname, called Winter God, just like everyone called him Wei God before."

"We can't help it, his performance was just too good." Miller shook his head and said, "Just take the Bo5 we commented on a few days ago, with Lee Sin's triangle kill and Ekko's hidden R and EA flash, they almost dominated all the famous scenes of this playoffs. And it's not just him. VG's mid laner Leng Shao's operation is also very strong, but he was overshadowed by Dong. Many viewers even joked that the famous scenes of our LPL's spring season this year were all dominated by VG's mid and jungle."

"But then again, having an outstanding performance is one thing, but no matter how they operate, the goal of every team is the same, which is to win the game. As long as they can win, it doesn't matter whether they compete in operations or operations. And it just so happens that VG's opponent today is a team that is very good at operations. Compared to today's game, it will definitely be very exciting."

"In this game, VG did not choose to play with two mid laners at the same time, but chose a more conventional play, with Saint Spear playing top and Leng Shao playing mid."

"VG is on the blue side, facing EDG on the red side."

"In fact, both teams chose the positions they are best at."

"On VG's side, whenever Leng Shao is on the field, most of the time they play an early-game lineup, while the blue side can prioritize picking players and lock in the heroes they are good at in advance."

"EDG is on the red side. Although they can't grab heroes, they can choose players later and counter the blue team. They are more suitable for operations and defense."

"Okay, without further ado, let's take a look at the BP situation of both teams."

"VG banned Card, Ekko, and Maokai."

"In fact, the point of Card and Maokai is a play that EDG performed very well in the semi-finals."

"Especially after level 6, when Card activates his ultimate and Maokai teleports to support the bottom lane, it can directly form a four-on-two attack on the bottom lane. Combined with the stable control of the two players, it can pose a great threat to the bottom lane."

"WE suffered a great loss due to this strategy."

"EDG banned Braum, Lulu, and Tam."

"It seems that EDG does not want to give VG's bottom lane, especially smlz, too much room to develop in the late game, so they targeted the support. Without these protective supports, it will be difficult for smlz to play the same role as before. After all, in this game, Leng Shao, the mid laner, probably won't choose Lulu or other mage heroes to protect him."

"Now it depends on VG to decide whether to play in the early or late game."

As soon as the voice fell, the skateboard shoes were locked on the first floor of the blue side.

Looking at the skateboard shoes, everyone in EDG immediately showed an unexpected expression.

Because this is the effect they want!

Let VG take the early lineup!
Soon, Abu began to give orders.

"We'll choose a roaming lineup in this round. Let's pick EZ in the bottom lane first. EZ has strong survivability and a long range in the laning phase, so it's not easy for him to lose too much health to Skates."

"The only downside is that teamfights might be a bit sluggish, just like the last game between RNG and VG."

"But the jungler can add an AD with high damage."

"It would be best if one has good survivability and can use the male gun."

"But don't pick the jungler first, pick the mid laner first."

"For the mid lane... you need to cooperate with the jungler and the support to roam. Graves has no control, so it is necessary to choose a mid laner who has lane control and has the initiative to control."

"And you can't choose a late-stage mage hero like Tsar."

"Twisted Fate is actually the most suitable hero for our style of play, but he has been banned."

"So in this game, we can only settle for the next best thing and try Ryze."

"Hey, the opponent picked Kennen and Diana? Sure enough, they picked a long-handed top laner again!"

"In this game, LeBlanc didn't pick anyone in the mid lane... That's a bit rare. Oh, yes, LeBlanc is not particularly easy to play against Ryze, because Ryze has a shield that can block LeBlanc's burst, and he has a fast pushing ability."

"As for Diana, it will be easier to fight against her, and she is also an AP assassin..."

"If it's this lineup, the opponent has a long-range top laner, so during the laning phase, our top laner must have good recovery and pressure resistance. If Maokai is banned, then Gragas is the best choice. Anyway, he can rely on his passive to recover health, and he has control and can start a team fight. The key is the E skill and the ultimate, which can also restrain Kennen's ultimate from entering the field."

"Pick Bard first, and leave the last jungler position to Zzaichang. What if the opponent has another trump card?"

However, just as EDG lit up Bard.

Lin Dong was suddenly stunned.

Because at that moment, he finally realized something was wrong.

This EDG lineup seems to... be very effective against VG's style of play!
EZ and Bard are paired in the bottom lane, and Bard cooperates with the jungler to roam!

EZ is flexible and can completely fight alone in the bottom lane.

Isn’t the so-called end of solo AD EZ?
If it really doesn't work... just bring a teleport and mix it up!

Even if you die by diving into the tower, you can return to the line quickly!
And it's not just a return line! It can even provide quick support!
However, this is not the most troublesome thing.

The key point is...EDG’s fifth floor is a jungler!
This means that no matter which jungler you choose, there is a high probability that the factory manager will find a way to target you!

Thinking of this, Lin Dong couldn't help but feel a headache.

"Oh no, this EDG lineup is really a good choice."

Hongmi, who was standing by, also frowned slightly and said.

"Speaking of this hero, Ryze, it seems that he is really our Achilles' heel..."

"We can't pick a Tryndamere to attack Ryze again this time, right? After all, no matter how we swing, we'll be at a disadvantage in the laning phase!"

"In this game, they seem to be trying to both fight in the laning phase and operate the game!"

"The opponent is obviously trying to attack the mid, jungle and support rhythm. Although we can do that, no matter how we roam, we will never be able to catch up with Bard in speed."

"Bard has a portal and a passive ability that can speed up..."

Just when everyone was having a headache, Lin Dong's eyes lit up.

Because at this moment, he suddenly remembered a picture.

10,000 economic Luo and clockwork.jpg
Although EDG no longer had General Pawn, it had the addition of its younger brother Scout, so its mid lane ability was definitely not bad. But why could EDG never beat RNG and IG?
Is it because the factory manager later failed?
Not at all.

The more important reason is that EDG’s team battles...can’t beat others!

This old problem even caused EDG to bear a bad reputation for several seasons in a row.

It was not as good as the game against SKT. They finally got a 10,000 economic advantage through operations, but were turned around by SKT in a perfect team battle!

A perfect team battle can ignore the economic gap and create miracles!

Therefore, EDG’s biggest weakness is not laning or operation!
It's a team battle!

So at that moment, Lin Dong immediately understood, took a deep breath, and said.

"Since the laning phase is average, the operation can't be better than the opponent."

"Then let's... just fight in a group!"

(End of this chapter)