Chapter 394 EDG has no regrets!
Meiko was the first to speak up and said, "I think what Abu said is correct. Now it's not a matter of winning or losing, but we didn't play to our EDG style. Even if we are not as strong as IG, we shouldn't be this far behind."
"In the last game, we were killed by the opponent on the high ground within 15 minutes. This is definitely not the full strength of our EDG."
The factory manager seemed touched: "The problem in the last game was mainly with me as the jungler. My rhythm was completely taken away by him. I thought he would always target the bottom lane, but he suddenly changed his formation and went to gank the top lane."
"Maybe I shouldn't care too much about his style of play. I should stick to my own style. Abramovich and Meiko are right. Now it's not about winning or losing, but we have to play our own way."
Seeing that the time was almost up, Abu called out, "Come, come over to me, let's stand together."
The EDG members gathered together and everyone extended a hand.
Abu said: "Believe in yourself, believe in your teammates, we are the best team, come on!"
"come on!"
In the commentary booth at the game, Wawa said:
"Welcome back. The upcoming match is the third match between the two sides. This may be the last match between the two sides. It depends on whether EDG can adjust their status and show their best status to deal with IG."
Miller continued: "Although the chances are slim, I actually want to see EDG win a game against IG. IG is too dominant right now, leaving other teams with little hope. If EDG can't do it, it's even more impossible for other LPL teams to do it."
At this time, backstage, players from both teams were entering the venue.
The EDG and IG players stood together, a few meters apart.
Yuan Shen suddenly discovered that EDG’s current mental state seemed to be very good.
When they went down just now, they all looked very depressed.
Now it's like recharging. Is this the effect of Abu's "talk therapy"? Has he directly rebuilt the players' confidence?
Yuan Shen was thinking, when suddenly the factory manager looked over, smiled slightly, and said, "Master Yuan, please show mercy."
Although the factory manager said this, Yuan Shen could feel that he was very relaxed and confident.
"You must have prepared some secret weapon. I need to be careful, otherwise I'll be in trouble." Yuan Shen replied.
“Hahaha, can’t you hide this? You are so awesome.” The factory manager laughed.
At this moment, the staff reminded: "It's time to go on the court. Players from both teams, please go on the court."
So the factory director and Yuan Shen led their respective teams forward.
Players from both teams came onto the court again. Yuan Shen sat down and put on his headphones. Everything was ready to enter the BP stage of the third game.
Yuan Shen called out: "You all saw it, EDG has not been destroyed by us yet, we can't let our guard down now."
Theshy twisted his neck and said, "Actually, I also want to play well instead of just bullying the weak."
Baolan muttered, "You are all big brothers, okay? We little brothers just want to win the game easily, and we didn't find out more."
Smlz sighed: "It's not human rights to win without doing anything. There's nothing I can do about it."
Rookie suddenly said: "Come on! Come on IG!"
In this case, IG returns to the red side and EDG is on the blue side.
Enter the BAN stage.
IG: Pig Girl, Rek'Sai, Gragas
EDG: Gnar, Kennen, Shen
Wawa analyzed: "In this game, IG chose to target the jungle position. These three junglers are the ones that Zz1tai uses the most and are also the most popular heroes in this version. Of course, in addition to these three, Spider, Mantis, and Lee Sin are also popular heroes in this version and they are also the ones that Zz1tai has played before."
"The question now is, can the factory manager use these heroes against Genshin Impact? I think it should be difficult."
Miller J continued: "I personally think that IG's BP is like this just to see if the factory manager dares to choose. If he doesn't choose these carnivorous junglers, then all the heroes he can choose are not good in this version. This is a test of the factory manager's courage."
Rita commented: "EDG chose to target the top lane, making it easier for Mouse to fight in the top lane. This is a good idea. I hope Mouse can live up to the trust of his teammates."
Enter the hero selection phase.
EDG on the blue side got the Mantis on the first floor.
The selection of this Mantis made the commentators take notice.
Wawa commented: "EDG actually picked Mantis on the first floor. To be honest, I didn't expect this. This choice is really bold. You have to know that the opponent is Yuan Shen. If you choose Mantis first in front of him, you will easily suffer a heavy loss."
Miller continued: "But from a pure BP perspective, there is nothing wrong with the choice of this Mantis. After both sides banned so many junglers, Mantis is actually a jungler with a high priority."
"I can only say that the factory manager chose to face all this with a normal mind, instead of psychologically thinking that he couldn't win."
IG got the male knife and sword lady on the first and second floors.
The moment the male knife was picked, Miller was stunned: "Mid-lane male knife? This is not right? Can this hero be used in the game? No one played it in the entire summer season. Is it because Rookie is more relaxed now and he feels no pressure?"
Wawa commented: "It's possible. He might think that since he's already won, he can have some fun in the third game. But I don't think this is a good idea. If you let your guard down, you'll probably be knocked down by EDG. After all, EDG isn't a weak team."
Rita continued to explain: "Also, IG's top laner Theshy also showed his sword and directly took out Fiora. This top lane matchup will be very intense. Since he has taken out Fiora, it means he is not developing normally with the opponent."
EDG got Kalista and Thresh on the second and third floors.
IG locked in Frost on the third floor and entered the second round of BP.
EDG banned Lee Sin and Jarvan II.
IG chose to ban Corki and Galio.
IG locked Braum on the fourth floor, and it was EDG's turn.
EDG got Taliyah and Kled on the fourth and fifth floors.
Wawa commented: "From the perspective of the lineup, EDG's lineup seems to be very coordinated in this game. Both the mid and top laners have big moves that can be used for support. For Yuan Shen, this is not very comfortable. He can easily be counterattacked by the opponent after he makes a move. This game is more about testing Yuan Shen's choice of opportunities, as he can't seize every opportunity."
The director gave the position to Yuan Shen, and now it seems that IG is still missing a mid laner.
However, just when everyone thought so, IG got Leblanc in the middle lane!
This Deceiver has locked on and made it impossible to commentate.
Wawa explained: "What Qin Guan? Did I see it wrong, or did they make the wrong choice? Don't they already have a male knife? Why did they choose a Leblanc? It can't be Leblanc as a jungler." Miller shook his head, "Impossible, how can Leblanc be a jungler? Let's not jump to conclusions, let's wait and see how they are going to divide the lines."
Although the heroes for both sides have been determined, the lineups are still unknown and everyone is waiting for the results of IG's adjustments.
As time entered the final twenty seconds, both sides were able to adjust their lineups:
Red side IG: Top Fiora, Jungle Male Knife, Mid Leblanc, ADC Ashe, Support Braum
Blue side EDG: Top Kled, Jungle Mantis, Mid Taliyah, ADC Kalista, Support Thresh
Seeing IG's lineup, Wawa analyzed: "It turns out that Male Sword is used as a jungler? Although it is more pleasing to the eye than playing with Leblanc as a jungler, I have to say that this choice is very weird. Before this, even if someone played Male Sword, they played it as a mid laner. Only Yuan Shen used it as a jungler."
Rita said: "If it was anyone else, I don't think this jungler is trustworthy, but he is Yuan Shen. I choose to wait and see. Now is not the time to draw conclusions."
Entering the game screen, Yuan Shen began to lead the pace:
"We played freely and at our best in this match. Since the opponent has shown us their determination, we can't fall behind."
After Yuan Shen went out, he went straight to the lower jungle area, took a defensive position, and prevented the opponent from invading.
On the EDG side, the factory manager was also leading the pace: "In this game, the opponent's male knife jungler, this hero jungler is very hurt in the early stage, so I am going to invade the opponent's jungle area, watch my signal."
"Mid lane, wait for the troops to come over and place a ward at the position of the big bird in the upper jungle area of the opposite side. I want to see the whereabouts of the male knife."
Scout replied, "No problem."
Hearing this, Meiko suddenly felt incredible: "The opponent is Yuan Shen, you also want to invade? Mingkai, you are so brave."
The factory manager laughed: "Can I invade Yuan Shen's jungle? Yuan Shen's male sword is also very damaging in the jungle, and this will not change just because it is his male sword. Since his jungle is very damaging, then I will definitely invade."
Meiko gave a thumbs up: "Great job Mingkai, I will cooperate with you this time and come whenever you call."
The first wave of soldiers came out. Yuan Shen got the blue BUFF with the help of the duo, and then went to fight Toad.
"The opponent will invade my upper jungle area." Yuan Shen suddenly sent a signal to the upper jungle area.
He saw that the opposing Taliyah was coming from the bushes above the middle lane, which meant that Taliyah had established vision above.
What vision needs to be given so early? It must be invasion vision. If it is the vision to prevent GANK, it is too early to give it now. The jungler is still in the jungle and it is impossible to catch him.
By the time the jungler can gank for the first time, the wards he just placed have disappeared, which is a waste of effort.
So this ward position is definitely used to catch the jungler, either at the red buff or at the big bird.
So Yuan Shen chose to go up after clearing the lower half of the jungle area, but he did not go directly to attack the big bird or the red buff, but walked along the wall.
Wawa explained: "Look at the male knife. He used the wall to avoid the vision of the big bird pit, walked through the bush opposite the red buff, and then left a ward in the bush of the red buff. This is definitely to prevent invasion. Yuan Shen has already sensed the danger."
The director gave a close-up of Zz1tai. Zz1tai's Mantis entered the dragon pit, used his E skill to go over the wall, and went directly to the red buff.
Miller analyzed: "Zizhizhang's invasion is indeed very powerful, but it seems to be ineffective. Instead, he is in danger. He probably doesn't know that the male knife is hitting the stone man right next to him."
The factory manager gave a signal to the bottom lane: "Be careful in the bottom lane, the opponent's male knife may gank over."
The factory manager's idea is very simple. This male knife must be doing something. He didn't come out after clearing the lower jungle area. He can't be AFK. Of course, there is another possibility. The male knife is in poor condition and returned to the city for supplies. This possibility exists.
Therefore, the factory manager chose to directly attack the red buff. If the male knife went back, it would be too late to attack the red buff. If the male knife ganked the bottom lane, the same principle would apply, it would also be too late.
However, the EDG fans at the scene were already anxious:
"There's someone on the other side of the wall!"
"What are you doing in the factory? There's a low-health one right next to you!"
"The male swordsman is about to be killed by wild monsters, and you are still here to fight the red buff?"
"This game makes my blood pressure rise!"
From a bird's eye view, not only is Yuan Shen's male swordsman separated from the factory manager by a wall, but he is also currently in a state of low health!
If Mantis launches AQ, he will die!
After defeating the stone man, Yuan Shen leaned against the wall, as if he wanted to do something else.
The IG fans at the scene were all sweating
Miller exclaimed: "This is Yuan Shen, how brave is he? If the opponent found him here, he would be killed alone, but he dared not leave. If it were anyone else, they would have left long ago."
Just when the red BUFF's health reached more than 400, suddenly, the male knife used W to follow up with punishment!
Then an outrageous scene appeared. The mantis fought for a long time, but was finally taken down by the male swordsman.
"I'm leaving first, factory, thank you for your help." Yuan Shen chose to slip away.
The factory manager reacted and chose to use his E skill to pass the wall, but the male knife had already used his E skill to pass the wall and walked to the other side.
"What a pity!" The factory manager realized that he had missed an opportunity for a single kill. Although he had flash, the male knife also had it. If he flashed over this time, it would be nothing more than flash for flash, which was meaningless.
Yuan Shen chose to go back and kill the big bird. He knew that the factory manager didn’t dare to come over because the troops in the top lane had already been pushed over.
In this game, EDG's mid and top were also making efforts. The mid lane even had the lane control, but the top lane was a little bit behind.
Wawa commented: "Although this invasion did not yield any substantial results, we have to say that Zweizhang is in good shape. At least he dared to invade. The most worrying thing is that he has no ideas. He is afraid of the opposing IG and dares not do anything."
Miller agreed: "Yes, having ideas and fighting spirit is very important. After all, EDG is now 0-2 behind and it is easy to fall into a state of self-doubt. Fortunately, they haven't yet."
The game is still going on. After Yuan Shen returns to the city for supplies, he comes out for the second round.
The previous wave was actually the most difficult one for the male knife, because the speed of clearing the jungle in the early stage was slow and very damaging. If the opponent counter-jungled, it would be easy to get into trouble.
Once you are counter-jungled by Mantis once, you will be snowballed.
If you have line control, it's okay, your teammates can help you, but if you don't have line control, you're doomed.
In the top lane, Theshy's Fiora is suppressing Mouse's Kled. Although Mouse is trying his best, the gap in strength between the two is obvious.
In the middle lane, Scout's Taliyah had only one idea, which was to push the minion line continuously, quickly push the minion line towards the defensive tower, and use the minion line to suppress Leblanc.
In the bottom lane, Smlz and Baolan are resisting the pressure, but the bottom lane is not overly suppressed and they will not recklessly play in front of the defensive tower.
(End of this chapter)