Chapter 634 Kiin: I can fight back!
"You said it well today!"
KkOma returned to the Asian Games Village lounge and looked at Kiin with praise: "When playing against the Chinese team, we should have no problems in the middle and bottom lanes. We are just afraid that General's advantage will affect the jungle area."
“So you have to provoke him and target him.”
"Your words about teaching him to respect others are just right. I think he will definitely behave impulsively during the game."
Kiin, who has only been in the industry for a year and has surpassed Khan to become the No. 1 top laner in LCK, is extremely confident.
He thinks he is not much worse than Xing Dao.
He was even more dissatisfied because he was called 'Little General' by the audience.
Unfortunately, in the intercontinental competition that took place not long ago, the AFs team did not have the opportunity to play against EDG until the entire LCK region was defeated.
This time, Kiin wants to prove himself in a competition as a member of the national team and let the Taegeukgi fly at the highest point of the Asian Games stadium.
But KkOma is not optimistic about Kiin.
In fact.
Not only KkOma.
The Korean team's coaching staff, which is composed of logistical personnel from clubs such as Samsung, AFs, and KT, generally believes that Kiin still has a certain gap compared to the current world No. 1, who has reached his peak since his debut, has not lost a single important tournament in the past two years, and can handle all offensive heroes with ease.
However, this sentence cannot be said openly.
Not even the slightest hint.
——The most important thing for a professional player is confidence.
If one lacks the key factor of "confidence", even if one has a personal ability of 10 points, one can only perform at 7-8 points, which is a whole level down.
Therefore, before the game, we must not instill in the confident Kiin the idea that he cannot beat his opponent.
We discussed this at a long meeting before.
The South Korean team's coaching staff unanimously agreed on the strategic thinking of operating around the top lane.
As we all know, the top lane of the Chinese team is their strongest point, with extremely high stability both in laning and in team fights.
He has also staged many famous 1v2 counter-kill and even double kill scenes in professional leagues.
But.
This situation also means that the playing style is aggressive and easier to be targeted.
The main reason for the failures in previous attempts was indeed the gap in strength, but a certain element of luck cannot be ruled out.
This battle.
The person who fought against General was replaced by Kiin, who was stronger than Khan.
If you can't beat it, add a small peanut.
Still can’t win?
Then add another Faker!
With Faker's ability to make five kills in one second while laning and question teammates who missed the target, facing Xiye who is not good at roaming, he will definitely arrive at the scene faster as long as he is not exposed in the line, and use the advantage of numbers to inflict heavy damage on General.
Finish talking to the top laner.
KkOma turned to Chidi and Corejj in the bottom lane: "When playing against the Chinese team, our focus will be on the top half. The bottom lane won't get much support in the early stages of the game. Do you have any problems?"
"There is indeed pressure when laning against UZI and Meiko." Chidi recalled the previous encounters with a serious expression: "But since the team needs me to stabilize, I will definitely be able to stabilize it."
"Play carefully, they can't do anything to you." Support Corejj assured, patting his chest.
“That’s good.” KkOma believes this sentence: “Then in the jungle, Wanghu (Xiaohuasheng), the person you are facing may be Clearlove or Malaxiangguo. Their playing styles are completely different, so you have to adjust according to the situation.”
"Although Mala Xiang Guo is in poor form recently, we cannot rule out the possibility that the Chinese team will rotate the two junglers into the game."
"Of course, the main preparation is still for Clearlove."
"I understand!" Compared to the year when he first debuted, Peanut has become much more calm.
His face remained expressionless.
I secretly made up my mind to win the game.
"I'll tell you about the coaching team's Ban/Pick ideas, and see if you have anything to add."
KkOma communicated with the team members: "First, don't give General the Sword Demon. This hero will hardly die in the laning phase, and the upper limit of team battles is very high. Moreover, if you get the Sword Demon in the early stage, you will probably not fight hard without absolute confidence. We can't implement our play style."
"Secondly, we need to prevent General from using his long arms to skewer the opponent. Although he can be caught, if he is counter-ganked once, he will explode in the half court."
"Third, don't give UZI the chance to play with Caitlyn to prevent the bottom lane from being quickly pushed."
"Fourth, we didn't give the Chinese team the hero Galio, which can largely make up for their shortcomings in mid-lane roaming ability."
"So... Kiin, are you sure you can handle Akali?"
"I'm sure." Kiin answered seriously: "The new version of Akali is actually a mixed damage hero. A large part of her output depends on basic attacks. I have a Master Yi with the ultimate skill to increase both resistance and the dodge of the E skill, which is enough to fight against or even kill General's Akali!"
"Not bad." Samsung coach Edger nodded approvingly. "During the game, you must remember to adjust your wards. Both the position and the timing must be changed."
"Clearlove is best at circumventing vision and remembering habits. This is his advantage, but also his weakness."
"As long as we use this to set a trap, his position will be easily exposed."
This is different from most players who completely avoid the wards.
The factory manager who got a 100% winning rate with Widowmaker always circles the field of vision by staying at the edge of the opponent's observable area.
The action was precise, elegant, and extremely eye-catching.
But the tolerance rate has also been reduced to the lowest point.
As the Samsung coach who is best at vision arrangement, Edger had already thought of this way of tricking Factory Manager early on and contributed it at the Asian Games.
"Sang Hyuk (Faker) do you have anything to say?"
KkOma looked around and keenly noticed the change in Faker's eyes: "Your performance in this game is also very important. If you have any ideas, you must raise them."
"I just think we need to consider teamfights." Faker said solemnly: "When playing against the Chinese team, we must play well in the laning phase, but their teamfights are also excellent. Our lineup cannot fall too far behind."
"Don't worry." KkOma smiled and said, "I've already considered this."
"Yes." Edger is very good at the art of language: "From the perspective of team battles, it is difficult for a player to perform better than General, so in the game, Kiin, you have to use split push to pull General, so that other teammates can fight 4v4 with the Chinese team... and by the way, complete the achievement of defeating him 1v1."
"I will try my best, senior!" Kiin said with high morale.
"There are also neutral resources." Peanut spoke after Faker: "Although the probability of continuously spawning combat elemental dragons is not high, it cannot be ignored..."
"Xayah and Rakan in the bottom lane..."
"Be careful about lane switching, especially when Kled switches lanes. General Kled is pretty good too..."
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For the finals.
The Korean coaching staff and players once again conducted serious discussions and simulations, striving to have a team that brings together the elites of the entire LCK defeat the Chinese team, which is mainly composed of EDG.
The other side of the Asian Games Village.
The region where the Chinese e-sports team is located also seized the last bit of time and made intensive preparations.
"Xing Dao , do you think Kiin really wants to fight you, or is he just saying that on purpose?"
Abu watched the interview that the Korean team accepted after the semi-finals and was not sure: "If he deliberately provoked you to pick an offensive hero, choosing a tank like Gragas or Ornn to develop support, it might not be so easy to deal with."
"It's okay." Xing Dao was very confident, but he couldn't act too arrogant: "In the first game, I will try Kiin's quality by playing top lane first, and Brother Changzi can go to the mid lane more often."
"I'll drain Faker's energy a little bit and try to kill him together." Xiye was still very cautious at this time.
"That's the best." Abu got the response he wanted and felt relieved. "The ban strategy is still the same as before. In the first round, hold down Ashe. If Faker doesn't like to use Crow, you can try to use it. Ban Troll in the jungle... Are there any heroes to deal with in the bottom lane?"
This question was obviously not directed at Meiko.
The question was about UZI, the only player in the starting lineup who was not on the EDG team.
"You can give them both AD and support, it doesn't matter."
UZI does not need this kind of care, but considers the team: "If there are enough ban slots, we can target Braum and eliminate the risk of a level 1 teamfight."
"Okay!" Abu readily agreed: "Then let's make this decision for now. If you have anything else to consider, please let me know in time."
"It's true." Xing Dao suddenly said.
"You say!" Abu took it very seriously.
"That's it..." Xing Dao said curiously: "When will we have the interview..."
