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Chapter 458: Is it already time to leave no regrets?

Seeing that the team's morale, which they had just managed to muster, was about to vanish again, Zhou Dian suddenly said, "I think Samsung has adapted too well to this version. We really can't beat them with the conventional methods. We need to do something unconventional."

Before he could finish speaking, Eimy interrupted him.

"How is this unconventional? Didn't we say the same thing before the last game started? Zhou, you even got Jayce, and you still fell into Samsung's rhythm, didn't you?"

Eimy spoke these words much louder than usual, a sign that he was under immense pressure and his emotions were starting to get out of control.

It's clear that Eimy is in a very frustrated state right now.

Zhou Dian can understand. As the team's jungler, Eimy is the one among LGD's players who is most severely impacted by Samsung's suffocating rhythm.

Especially in the early stages of the last game, his Prince invaded Samsung's jungle without vision, only to be caught by Samsung without vision, which put him under immense pressure.

"Then what do you suggest we do?" Before Zhou Dian could answer Eimy, PYL directly asked Eimy.

Of course, Eimy didn't know what to do.

"Alright! Listen to me, you fucking people!" Zhou Dian suddenly raised his voice.

This loud shout, coupled with Zhou Dian's rare use of profanity, caused the lounge to fall silent abruptly.

Not only Eimy and PYL, but everyone else in the lounge also turned their attention to them.

In the small space, under the watchful eyes of so many people, Zhou Dian calmly said, "In the last round, we did realize that we needed to change our strategy!"

"But our changes weren't thorough enough, or extreme enough, so we still fell into Samsung's rhythm."

After a pause, Zhou Dian continued, "I think the current Samsung team is the strongest shield in the world; their defensive capabilities are too strong!"

“That’s true, I can’t find their weakness.” Dgc nodded.

Zhou Dian's words were also what he wanted to say. While his teammates were fighting hard on the court in these two games, he was racking his brains off the court, trying to figure out how to break the deadlock.

“I think everyone is limited by the version, and their thinking is confined to the version,” Zhou Dian said.

"We tried to poke Samsung's shield with our spear, but failed, so we gave up!"

"What should we do then?" Wei Shen asked instinctively.

"Go all the way down this path!"

"Going down a dead end?"

“Yes.” Zhou Dian nodded. “I refuse to believe that my spear can’t pierce Samsung’s shield.”

Next, Zhou Dian explained in detail his thoughts on the next game.

After hearing Zhou Dian's idea, while the others were still pondering, PYL was the first to speak up: "Don't be like that, Zhou. Is it even feasible to play like this in this version?"

Although the others didn't speak, Zhou Dian could tell from their eyes that they had the same question as PYL.

The reason for these doubts is that LGD has no room for trial and error; everyone is subconsciously pursuing methods that seem safer.

This is understandable.

"Listen to me, if we lose this game, it's on me. I'll take all the blame!" Zhou Dian insisted on his opinion, while looking at Dgc.

“Let’s do it this way!” Dgc nodded emphatically.

He knew that as the head coach, he couldn't think of a better solution, and at this point, he could only trust Zhou Dian.

Anyway, the act of "believing in Zhou Dian" has happened many times in the past within the LGD team.

Then, Dgc grinned and said, "We're a team. There's no reason for one person to take the blame when we lose a game."

"If we lose today, I, as the head coach, will bear the biggest responsibility. Play with all your might and don't leave any regrets!"

"come on!"

The statements made by Zhou Dian and Dgc have relieved a lot of pressure on the other team members.

After the break, before going on stage, Dgc and his teammates hugged each other and shouted "Go Dgc!" three times together.

"Alright, everyone, welcome back to the competition!"

After a series of commercials and a rather uninformative pre-match analysis from the commentators, the live broadcast camera switched to the commentary booth.

Miller's image appeared once again on the big screen at the scene.

This also means that the draft phase for the fourth game of today's BO5 semifinal is about to begin.

"Now, after three matches, LGD is temporarily trailing Samsung by a score of 1 to 2."

"Correct!"

"So I have something to say here."

"Huh?"

Doll turned and exchanged a glance with Miller, then said, "I've noticed that as soon as we lose, all sorts of monsters and demons start popping out to analyze the plot!"

The doll waved her hands in front of her twice, pushed up her glasses, looked up and said, "And then, all I want to tell you now is..."

“Well, I’m a little different from you guys. No matter whether LGD wins or loses, I feel like I should always stand on their side.”

"We shouldn't belittle ourselves just because we didn't play well in this game, nor should we become arrogant just because we won one game."

"Because they represent the LPL now, okay!"

The intention behind Wawa's words was naturally to cheer on LGD and to encourage the audience to relax.

However, given the current situation of being down 1-2 and trailing by a large margin, there seems to be a sense of pessimism in the game.

"I hope LGD can show their true colors in this match!"

On the big screen, the draft screen slowly appeared, and Wawa shouted loudly: "I don't care about winning or losing this game, I just hope that LGD's players will not leave any regrets on the field!"

The atmosphere inside the arena was also stirred up by Wawa's words, and cheers for LGD rose and fell.

"Alright, the draft phase for the fourth game of the S7 World Championship semifinals has officially begun. Samsung is on the blue side, and LGD is on the red side!"

Miller's words pulled the audience back from the previous emotional atmosphere to the game itself.

"Samsung is on the blue side, so they have a natural advantage in the draft phase. LGD will have a tough time drafting this game!"

"But I think, why don't we pick LeBlanc or something for GodV, and then we can have our mid and top laners go head-to-head?"

Miller continued, "Or, if you really want to play in the late game, you can ban champions like Taric."

"Yes, ban all champions like Taric and Janna!" Wawa nodded in agreement.

"With Samsung's absolute defensive system, Janna and Taric's ultimate abilities are too powerful!"

“Either you release all these heroes, and I’ll choose them too!” Miller added.

"I think we can play more aggressively," Wawa said. "LGD is a team that can play very aggressively, so let's not play it safe!"

"I felt something was off in that last game. You picked Jayce, so why pick Orianna to protect the late game? Just go all out against him!"

Commentators are observers, and observers often do see things more clearly.

However, those in power bear pressure from all sides, and often lose their way because of too much pressure and too much thinking.

The moment you unload your burdens is the starting point of true transformation.

BP starts.

First round of BP.

Samsung banned Lulu, Xayah, and Gragas.

LGD banned Kalista, Janna, and Sejuani.

"No, don't ban either Sejuani or Taric. You should either let them both go, you pick one and I'll pick one. But you're banning Sejuani now, Samsung is going to pick Taric." Miller couldn't help but get anxious when he saw LGD ban Sejuani as their third pick.

No sooner had the words left his mouth than Samsung locked in Galio on the first floor of the blue team's base.

The countdown to the selection process had only lasted three seconds.

Seeing this, the doll said, "Galio is still outside."

The implication is clear: with a better Galio available, Samsung won't waste their valuable first-floor position on the blue side trying to steal the gem.

"Oh, Galio's still here!" Miller quickly said. "Okay then, I think we absolutely can't put any more gems in."

"What? Gems plus a prince?"

As soon as the baby finished speaking, LGD revealed Prince on the first floor of the red side.

"Uh, let's not go with the prince, the previous princes weren't very effective!"

"I have to get the gem. I think the gem is too strong to defend with when he's three stars."

With about ten seconds left in the selection countdown, the red team switched their Prince on the first floor to a Gem.

"Hey, I've figured it out!" the doll exclaimed.

“Seriously, you have to take the gems. If you don’t take them and the other side does, it’s just disgusting,” Miller added.

"How about we go for the jewels and the prince?"

This is what the LGD team's voice chat is like at this moment.

Zhou Dian was hesitating whether or not to lock the gem.

He can naturally consider any issues that the commentator can, and he will only think of more.

At this moment, PYL suddenly said, "Forget it, Xiao Zhou, don't pick Taric. Didn't you say you'd stick to one path? Taric can't put pressure on the lane, so pick Karma instead. What's the point of team fights!"

"Give them the gems, Samsung probably won't dare take them," Dgc added.

He's not a coach for nothing; he's been doing a lot of research on Samsung lately.

Although the research results were just so-so.

"OK!"

With the last second of the selection countdown, Zhou Dian switched Gem to Karma.

"Huh? Karma!" the doll exclaimed in surprise.

Upon seeing LGD suddenly lock in Karma on the first floor, Miller immediately said, "Didn't you just have Karma and Taric in the bottom lane last game? You could only slightly pressure their CS in lane, but your teamfight impact was nowhere near as good!"

Miller was clearly getting anxious.

Immediately afterwards, LGD selected the female police officer on the second floor of the red side.

With only two or three seconds between the lock-on of Karma and Caitlyn, it's clear that LGD had already decided on Caitlyn as their pick.

"Garma, is this an extreme laning phase for the bot lane?" Miller seemed to understand.

"But I still feel that putting gemstones in is a bit inappropriate!"

Miller hesitated for a moment, then sighed and didn't continue.

Next, Samsung chose Varus on the second floor of the blue team.

"OK, Ruler is playing Varus again. Looks like he's gotten confident with it," Miller said.

"Moreover, Varus is the AD carry with the least pressure when laning against Caitlyn, after all, Varus has a pretty long range."

"Then Samsung's bot lane should be the same as last game, Varus and Taric," Wawa added.

The blue team didn't reveal their hero on the third floor until there were only two seconds left in the hero selection countdown, at which point Samsung locked in Rakan.

They didn't get the gem as the commentator expected.

"Hey, Samsung isn't taking the gem? This seems like good news for LGD," Miller quickly said.

However, judging from the ten players on the field and the coaches of both sides, after LGD first picked the Caitlyn and Karma bot lane combination, Rakan seemed to be a better choice than Taric in this game.

That was true at least in the early to mid-game.

The reason is actually quite simple: the combination of Caitlyn and Karma is too strong in the laning phase.

Some commentators may not have a sufficient understanding of Karma's laning strength.

However, both Samsung's bot lane and head coach are well aware that once these two heroes fall into the hands of skilled players, the laning pressure they face in the bot lane will be immense.

If you pick a support like Taric who can only take damage in lane, the bot lane could easily collapse.

Even if the game doesn't collapse outright, Ruler can already imagine himself being relentlessly out-farmed by Caitlyn in lane, with a support like Taric.

With Lulu and Janna, the two strongest enchanter supports in this patch, banned, Rakan is a decent choice against the Caitlyn and Karma bot lane duo.

In terms of laning alone, among the supports currently available, Soraka is a better choice than Rakan.

But as I said before, Soraka, like Taric, can only take hits and has no initiative.

Luo's ability to take the initiative is something they don't possess.

Especially after reaching level six, Luo's powerful initiative will inevitably force the Caitlyn and Karma duo to refrain from recklessly pressing forward.

Moreover, the hero Caitlyn's hero curve is strong in the early game, strong in the late game, and weak in the mid-game.

If the female police officer doesn't have a significant advantage in the early game, then she's not just weak in the mid-game, she's extremely weak in the mid-game.

The main reason is that the female police officer is very dependent on equipment.

This is determined by her output method; all her output comes from basic attacks.

Samsung's strategy is that once they get Rakan, they can disrupt Caitlyn's tower-pushing rhythm if they find an opportunity in the mid-game.

"What do you think of GodV's pick of Lucian?"

Samsung picked mid, bot, and support in their first three picks, and Miller subconsciously assumed that LGD would also pick mid, bot, and support in their first three picks.

In the first round of ban/pick, both sides take the same positions, which is also the mainstream approach in ban/pick after the ban/pick mode changed from three bans to five bans.

However, Lucian did not perform well in this World Championship.

There were still quite a few teams to choose from in the first round of the group stage, but fewer teams were selected in the second round.

In the knockout stage, Lucian simply disappeared; no one banned him or picked him.

Without much hesitation, LGD locked in Prince on the third floor of the red side.

"Oh, right, right, I forgot about the prince!" Miller said repeatedly.

"We definitely need to pick Jarvan IV. There aren't many junglers left to choose from. Besides, Samsung has Galio and Rakan, so we can't give Jarvan IV to them, otherwise their team fight initiation will be too strong."

The first round of business matching (BP) has ended.

We've moved on to the second round of draft picks.

LGD banned Kha'Zix and Shen.

Samsung banned Taliyah and Jayce.

"Master An's signature Kha'Zix should definitely be banned, but this Shen..."

“I think we should ban CuVee’s Gnar in the ban slot, and then we can pick Shen ourselves on the fourth floor!” Miller said.

“That makes sense,” Wawa continued, “but I still think that even though LGD lost with Jayce last game, they shouldn’t pick a champion like Shen for the top lane!”

(End of this chapter)