SEC Chapter 76: Being Walked by the Dog
Chapter 76: Being Walked by the Dog
During the post-match discussion in the lounge, he also summarized the feasibility of the Pyke-Yuumi combination, feeling that this combination was indeed too disadvantageous in the bot lane, which led to the bot lane being crushed by the opponent and thus losing the game.
In this match, we absolutely have to give Old Thief a strong lineup to face off against.
After the heroes were decided, it was IG's turn.
"Kasumi."
Chen Song uttered a single word with an air of dominance.
Forge locked onto Xia almost immediately after Chen Song finished speaking.
Char Siu nodded, expressing his approval of Chen Song.
Since both sides will continue to ban two heroes, it's not a problem to ban the bottom lane duo first.
"Ban the prince?"
Cha Siu touched his nose: "Leopard Woman, I guess."
In the end, he still banned the leopard woman.
He actually had a counter hero ready, but after thinking it over, he decided to remove Nidalee to avoid any unforeseen problems.
Especially considering IG's first three hero picks, they are almost identical to the previous game. How could he not be worried?
"Emm...Forge, I'd like to give you Jayce to play against Sylas."
With less than 10 seconds left in the ban phase, Chen Song suddenly asked, "If I'm playing, I'll ban LeBlanc."
Forge instantly perked up: "Coach, please call me Jess Jinchūriki."
JackeyLove suddenly laughed: "Have you ever soloed Jayce with my Shy brother?"
Chen Song nodded: "Then ban LeBlanc, and you pick Jayce to counter Sylas."
Forge was delighted: "Coach, no problem."
On the commentary stage.
"Oh dear, IG banned LeBlanc?"
Wawa was somewhat surprised: "LeBlanc's win rate this season is really terribly low, and she's rarely picked. I don't quite understand why IG would ban LeBlanc. Do they have some special preparations?"
Miller chimed in, "Because the champion I wanted to pick was really afraid of LeBlanc, so I banned her."
"SN's last ban was Akali. Let's see what kind of champion IG's jungler or top/mid pick will choose, since Neeko can also be used as a flex pick."
When Wawa saw that IG had chosen Jayce, he suddenly realized: "So they're going to pick Jayce. Jayce and Neeko are both lane bullies, so IG is clearly trying to gain an advantage in the laning phase and snowball it. This is a lineup strategy that IG is very good at. Finally, they'll give Ning the jungle role, since Ning has some signature jungle champions."
"SN's lineup is still a bit weak. IG has a good understanding of the laning phase in both games today. Both games used laning-oriented lineups, which means they are determined to go to lane with you and crush you with their strength. As long as they gain an advantage in the laning phase, they will go on a farming spree."
SN players' bench.
When Chashao saw Jayce, he wasn't surprised that IG banned LeBlanc. What surprised him was that Chen Song actually gave the counter pick to jungler Ning.
WTF?
No way, which coach plays like this, giving the counter pick to the jungler?
Jayce forgot to ban him again and they got the pick; they can't win any of these three lanes!
What's going on? What lineup did I use?
How did he suddenly gain the upper hand across the board again?
Chashao found it more and more unbelievable, and he even started to lose his sense of strategy and tactics.
"What should the jungler pick? What should the jungler pick?"
Sima Laozei shouted a couple of times, and when no one responded, he shouted again: "What the hell is the jungler going to pick? There are only five seconds left, what are you spacing out for?"
Char Siu shuddered, only then realizing what was happening.
"Barrel, get the barrel."
This is the hero he's preparing to counter Nidalee.
"The last move is the alligator."
After finishing speaking, Cha Shao didn't wait to continue communicating with the players about how to play this round, and went straight to the center of the stage.
"Ning Wang is blind."
Chen Song had already spotted the char siu.
It was obvious that the spot was reserved for someone waiting to shake hands with you.
"So urgent?"
Chen Song smiled and walked slowly towards the center of the stage after both sides had finalized their lineups.
Originally, Chashao just wanted to wait for Chen Song to come over so he could mock him for choosing such a disgusting lineup. But after Chen Song came over, he only shook hands with him and didn't seem to care about him at all.
Watching Chen Song's departing figure, Cha Shao completely broke down: "What the hell are you pretending for? I don't think even Wang Sicong is as pretentious as you."
"You wait, my lineup this game is going to teach you a lesson."
On the commentary panel.
"Both sides have completed their lineup selections. The blue side SN has Renekton top, Gragas jungle, Sylas mid, and Lucian and Yuumi bot. The red side IG has Neeko top, Lee Sin jungle, Jayce mid, and Xayah and Lux bot."
"IG's lineup is relatively slow at taking down the front line; they need to wait until Xayah has her three core items."
Miller began his lineup analysis: "In both games, neither side picked tanks; they both opted for squishy lineups."
IG players' rest area.
"What's up with the opposing coach? Why is he waiting in the middle to shake hands before the heroes have even been fully selected?"
When Mafa saw Chen Song return, she handed him the coffee and asked him a question.
Chen Song shook his head: "I don't know either. They must be very satisfied with their lineup, so they came to shake hands early."
Mafa, with an expression that said, "You really don't know?", pressed on, "It didn't feel like it. His face was flushed. Are you sure it was just a handshake?"
Chen Song glanced at him: "Don't you think the opposing coach's draft picks are strange?"
Chen Song took the initiative to change the subject.
"When he first banned Irelia, I didn't think much of it. But after picking Sylas, he gave himself several lanes but didn't pick champions with lane priority. What was he thinking?"
Mafa nodded upon hearing this: "I don't quite understand either. Banning Irelia and picking Sylas is fine, but it's awkward that they didn't take the initiative to pick Jayce when he wasn't banned, and instead considered the bot lane first. They're not even on the red side."
"And then they banned Nidalee and took the barrel, these actions were very stiff, as if they had no choice but to take it."
Mafa's words woke Chen Song up. He thought for a moment and analyzed with a serious expression: "That's how it is. At first, the other side probably wanted me to pick Nidalee and then build Gragas to counter her, but they didn't expect me to leave the jungler for the fifth counter pick. This caused them to lose their composure, and later they banned Nidalee and picked Gragas."
"That means you were walking the dog."
Mafa suddenly said something.
......
SN players' rest area.
"Chashao, your draft picks this game are really strange. We agreed earlier that we wouldn't bother with Ning's Nidalee, so why did you ban it in the end?"
"And then there's Jayce. We were supposed to ban Jayce, so why did we let the other team have him?"
When Dian saw the char siu return, he took the initiative to go up and ask him what was wrong.
"I suddenly had a feeling on the field that they were going to pick Nidalee, and then Old Thief said he wanted to pick Lucian and Yuumi, so I agreed."
Char Siu naturally shifted the blame first, then said, "I didn't expect them to trick me and drag me around on a leash."