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Chapter 130 Is being LGD's head coach the easiest job in the entire LPL?
Zhou Dian's Ryze's double kill directly signaled that OMG's game was on the verge of collapse.

Originally, LGD only had a disadvantage in the weekly rankings.

Now, the only disadvantage in the top lane has become an advantage, and a significant one at that.

Ryze secured those two kills, not only surpassing Renekton in gold but also gaining a two-level lead.

For top laners, a two-level advantage is just as important as a major item.

When Ryze returned home and crafted his equipment, the crocodile didn't even dare to look at him.

Anyone who dares to step forward will get beaten.

If one of the sidelines is in this situation in the mid-game, it means that OMG will always have one sideline at a disadvantage, and one sideline will always be controlled by the minion wave.

This can easily result in OMG having fewer players on the front line.

As a result, LGD gradually eroded OMG's vision control in the jungle, and OMG's players who came out to provide vision were frequently caught by LGD.

The economic gap between the two sides is widening.

When the economic gap is large enough, LGD becomes too lazy to manage their resources and simply fishes for Baron Nashor.

After successfully baiting out two OMG players and eliminating two OMG members, LGD also secured the Baron Nashor.

Ultimately, in less than thirty minutes of the game, LGD successfully destroyed OMG's base crystal.

"So, let's congratulate OMG on defeating OMG with a score of 2-0, achieving a five-game winning streak in the regular season, and also their first victory since returning to the same group!" Guan Zeyuan said.

"Congratulations LGD!" Zhihuan added.

Then, the highlight moments of the second game were quickly replayed on the big screen.

Ryze had a lot of screen time.

After watching the game, Guan Zeyuan said, "In this second game, I think the MVP should still go to Zhou Shen's Ryze!"

“I agree with you!” Zhihuan added, “Usually, top laners are easily crushed when facing an enemy top-jungle duo of Renekton and Elise!”

"Even if we manage to get into the game later, it'll all be thanks to my teammates carrying us!"

"But despite being repeatedly caught and killed in the early game, Zhou Shen managed to turn the tide in the top lane very quickly by himself in the mid-game!"

“Yes!” Guan Zeyuan nodded. “I think Zhou Shen’s strategy of using Ryze to counter Renekton and Elise is something other teams should learn from!”

"I think it's better not to learn things casually!" Zhihuan chuckled. "Some things may look the same, but if someone else is doing them, they just don't feel the same!"

In Zhihuan's opinion, Guan Zeyuan still didn't understand Zhou Dian's Ryze game logic. He was just following along with hindsight and only cared about Ryze's carry performance. He couldn't say anything to refute it.

If LGD loses this game, Guan Zeyuan will probably say something like, "I told you Ryze was a bad pick," to show off his so-called "game understanding."

Does he really have a understanding of the game?
Actually not.

The MVP of the second game was then revealed on the big screen.

As expected, it was given to Zhou Dian's Ryze.

There's nothing wrong with that; Zhou Dian's Ryze record went from 0-3 to 8-3.
After dying three times in a row, it also achieved "overtaking in one fell swoop".

After winning this MVP award, Zhou Dian's number of MVP awards during the Spring Split regular season has equaled Doinb's.

However, OMG has now played one more round of matches than QG.

LGD has four BO3 matches remaining in the Spring Split regular season, while QG has five BO3 matches remaining.
Even so, more and more viewers feel that Zhou Dian might not even need to reach the last round of the Spring Split regular season before he completely surpasses Doinb in the MVP rankings.

There's no way around it; LGD as a team, and Zhou Dian as an individual, have been performing just too strongly lately.

After defeating OMG today, LGD has achieved a five-game winning streak.

If we extend the timeline a bit further, LGD has won eight out of nine games since Zhou Dian started his debut.

The only match they lost was a 1-2 defeat to WE.

It's worth noting that WE is currently the top favorite to win the LPL Spring Split this year.

More and more viewers are beginning to genuinely believe that LGD now truly has the strength to challenge for the Spring Split championship.

On the contrary, the usually optimistic LGD fans are now less willing to boast about winning the championship, for fear of ruining their team's chances.

The main reason is that the defeat at the S5 World Championship was too profound.

Later, they acquired Marin, thinking it was a galactic warship taking off directly, but it turned out the helicopter crashed on the spot.

The experience of the past two years has made LGD fans no longer dare to make any boasts in advance.

Everything is meaningless until it happens.

Let's talk about it once it's actually achieved.

On his way back to the LGD team base after leaving the LPL arena, Dgc appeared to be in high spirits.

He was sitting in his seat shaking his leg wildly, unable to stop, and looked like he was totally hyped up.

Today, his team was able to sweep his former team 2-0 decisively, which can be considered a great relief.

Serves you right for kicking me out in the first place!
The feeling of getting revenge and slapping someone in the face is always irresistible.

No wonder Dgc is so excited.

Aside from that, after LGD defeated OMG, they played one more game and tied RNG in the number of wins in major matches.

Both teams now have nine wins and are tied for first place in Group A.

If we calculate the individual game wins now, LGD's individual game wins are even one more than RNG's.

If we count the smaller matches, then LGD ranks first in Group A, and RNG ranks second.

Everyone says I, Dgc, am just coasting along as head coach, but now I've fucking led the team to first place in Group A.

How well do those coaches who are praised by the audience for their competence and integrity actually perform?

In his excitement, Dgc took out his phone, opened Tieba (a Chinese online forum), and wanted to see if any members of the Anti-Pressure Bar had posted anything praising him as the head coach who "led the team to first place in Group A".

Unfortunately, after reading through dozens of posts on the Anti-Pressure Bar homepage, Dgc found not a single post praising him, let alone mentioning him.

Damn, is my DGC really that invisible?
Undeterred, Dgc turned to the second page.

Upon entering the second page, Dgc glanced at it and immediately noticed a keyword – LGD head coach.

Upon closer inspection, the title of this post is: "Is being LGD's head coach the easiest job among all LPL teams?" The person who posted this post said that LGD got lucky and picked up the super rookie top laner Zhou.

LGD's bot lane duo, imp and PYL, may be a bit older, but they are pure powerhouses and definitely top-tier bot laners in the LPL right now.

Most importantly, LGD's top, bottom, and support players all have deep champion pools, which makes LGD's drafting and banning very comfortable.

Furthermore, mid-laner Wei Shen is no longer playing passively. With a fairly good hero pool to begin with, Wei Shen is no longer fixated on carry heroes and is now willing to play some utility heroes, which gives LGD a wider range of mid-lane hero choices in matches.

While the jungler was indeed a bit lacking, given the depth of LGD's other four players' hero pools and the diversity of their playstyles, the draft phase was a breeze.

Putting aside the drafting and banning (BP) tactics, LGD's team atmosphere is also known for being very relaxed.

So, for a head coach, is there any team in the entire LPL that is better to coach than LGD?
Dgc was a little angry when he finished reading this post.

What?
Does this mean that the position of LGD's head coach requires no technical skills and anyone can take it?

Dgc was so angry that he immediately typed "If you're so good, then you do it; if you're not, then shut up!" in the reply box.

After thinking about it, Dgc decided not to send the message.

The internet sometimes does not remember, but sometimes it does.

If his Baidu Tieba ID is ever discovered in the future, these posts will be dug up and used against him.

The most typical example is Wei Shen.

Of course, Wei Shen's Tieba ID—[Optimistic Pat on the Head]—was revealed by his own arrogance, not by someone else digging it up.

After deleting the comments, Dgc read the post again.

Hmm, that makes some sense!

At least regarding BP, what they said was quite right!

Nowadays, most of the draft picks in LGD's matches are actually decided by the players themselves, and Dgc usually doesn't offer any opinions.

Oh well, let netizens say whatever they want, it's none of my business.

Even if one day people say that LGD's head coach is a dog-tying champion, it doesn't matter.

After all, when LGD finally wins the championship, as LGD's head coach, he will have a real championship, a real resume, and a real bonus.

LGD held the top spot in Group A for only two hours before being overtaken by RNG.

After LGD defeated OMG, RNG then swept Snake 2-0, re-establishing their advantage over LGD in the rankings by one game.

Snake has fallen to the bottom of Group A, and with only four games left in the Spring Split regular season, it seems they really have to play in the relegation matches.

Of course, the difference in wins between the teams in Group A is not actually that big, and the number of wins of the teams is quite close.

Snake still has a chance to make the playoffs and escape the relegation zone.

Snake has actually been playing quite well recently, especially their mid, top, and jungle players, who have performed exceptionally well.

In the six matches against other teams, they achieved a respectable record of three wins and three losses.

In today's match against RNG, Snake held their own against RNG in the mid, top, and jungle battles.

Unfortunately, Ahq in the bottom lane was just too bad.

Uzi couldn't hold back when facing a noob, dominating Snake's bot lane in two consecutive games and earning two MVPs.

RNG is under pressure to improve their performance recently, because LGD has really caught up.

It now seems that winning first place in Group A won't be so easy.

The battle for first place in Group A may not be decided until the final round of the regular season.

As for the other teams in Group A, their records clearly no longer pose a threat to LGD and RNG.

LGD's last match of the regular season was against RNG.

Perhaps, the final game between the two teams will determine which team can advance directly to the playoffs.

Two days later, on Saturday, April 1st.

At 3 PM, LGD faced off against IG in a best-of-three (BO3) match.

IG is currently ranked fourth in Group A, only one win ahead of fifth-placed IM, so their top-four position is not secure.

If a team falls out of the top four at the end of the regular season, they will have to play in the relegation matches.

This is something IG, who spent a lot of money this year to bring in last year's champion top laner Duke, definitely doesn't want to see.

Today's opponent is LGD, who are on a five-game winning streak and in top form. The entire IG team is taking this match very seriously.

The coaching staff studied LGD's recent match videos for several days in an attempt to grasp some of LGD's playing habits so as to design some targeted tactics and strategies.

Of course, we attach great importance to it.

This is just a regular season game, not a do-or-die game that will determine who wins the playoffs.

So, in the IG rest room before the match, the IG players all seemed quite relaxed, judging from their expressions.

Only IG's manager, Su Xiaoluo, who came with the team, was fidgeting in her chair, looking constipated.

The lounge wasn't hot, but a thin layer of sweat appeared on Su Xiaoluo's forehead.

He's starting to panic.

The better Zhou Dian performed, the more flustered he became!

When Zhou Dian first represented LGD and achieved three consecutive victories, even when defeating strong teams like RNG and EDG, Su Xiaoluo wasn't too worried.

In the history of the LPL, there have been quite a few players who made a stunning debut on the field.

Once opponents figure out how these players play and start targeting them, these players generally fall behind.

However, Zhou Dian has been in the spotlight for two consecutive months!

Clearly, this person is not a flash in the pan; he is a true genius top laner!
If the principal finds out that I missed out on such a talented player because I tried to cheat him out of money, he'd kick me to death!
"Duke, please, give it your all today!" Su Xiaolu thought to herself, "You're a genuine champion top laner, can't you just crush that kid on the other side?!"

He wasn't too worried that Duke would get crushed by Zhou Dian.

The Spring Split regular season is more than halfway through. Although Duke isn't a carry, he's definitely very stable and has basically never been outclassed by anyone.

The top laner who won the S6 championship was truly skilled!
(End of this chapter)