Chapter 25: The Arrival of a Strong Enemy
Today's post-match interview was hosted by Luo Xin, Jin Tao, who is the captain of the QS team, and Tang Ning, who performed well and was full of topics, were invited to attend the interview.
"First of all, congratulations to Team QS for making history and reaching the semi-finals of the German Cup. I heard that it was Captain Jin who invited Tang Ning to join the team, judging from the age of Tang Ning's players, I have to say that this is a very risky gamble, why did you make such a decision? ”
"Well, there was something wrong with our team's support and we couldn't play. For a while, we couldn't find anyone to replace him, and it just so happened that I met Tang Ning in the ranks and saw his ID, so I invited him with the idea of giving it a try. At that time, I was shocked when I learned that he was 28 years old, but I had no other choice, so I held the idea of being a dead horse and a live horse doctor and let him try, I didn't expect him to be so powerful, and he is also a coach, and our tactics today are all designed by him. ”
Jin Tao is a sincere person, he said what he thought at the time, and the audience on the field couldn't help but admire Tang Ning when they heard that Tang Ning was a player and a coach again.
"Could this be the legendary coach on the field? I'm a Downing fan from today! ”
Luo Xin also expressed his surprise at the right time, and then turned to Tang Ning and asked:
"As you know, you used to be the coach of a professional team, and you are also the best coach in the country. Are you joining Team QS as a player this time, are you making a temporary cameo, or are you planning to make your debut as a professional player again? ”
When the audience and the rest of the team heard this question, they all pricked up their ears and waited for Tang Ning's answer.
"I wanted to be a professional again, which is why I joined Team QS. After I left NB, I worked hard to practice League of Legends every day, and I changed my game ID to want to play professionally, just hoping to play. ”
"It turned out to be him!" Chris, who was about to lead the team out of the competition venue, heard Downing's answer, and immediately remembered that he had invited him to try out at the beginning.
"Oh, I knew that he was Downing, I should have taken him down, even if he couldn't play the game due to his state decline, he could still be a tactical analyst or something."
Chris regretted it very much, if it weren't for Downing, their team would have successfully advanced to the semifinals. It's a good thing, he was eliminated by the TGA-level team, he didn't have to think about it to know, he would definitely be scolded by the boss when he went back.
Other teams that also invited Downing, but retreated because of his age, are also regretting, a person like Downing who can act as a player and coach at the same time is the first case in the history of League of Legends, not to mention that from his performance today, age seems to have no effect on him, and his level is completely enough for him to play in the LPL.
Strong teams like WE and RNG still don't have any ideas about Downing, they have a very complete coaching team and a lineup, and they don't need Downing's immediate combat power, but focus on discovering potential newcomers and preparing for the future.
But some midstream teams saw Downing's performance, and they really moved the idea of poaching him to their own team, even if the team already has a good AD and support, but poaching Downing as a rotation and assistant coach is also a good choice.
The most important thing is that Downing only joined an amateur team at the TGA level. The players of this kind of team generally do not have any contracts, and even if they have contracts, the liquidated damages are very low, as long as they can touch Tang Ning's heart, it is not difficult to poach him.
The coaches or managers of each team kept turning their thoughts, and at this time, Luo Xin had already asked Tang Ning her third question, which was also the one that everyone was most concerned about:
"I'm sure everyone wants to know, Tang Ning, how did you still maintain such a good state at the age of 28, can you share with us the secret of your staying in shape?"
There are many older viewers who choose to only watch the game and no longer play League of Legends because they gradually feel incapable as they get older. Seeing that Downing could still perform so well in the arena at the age of 28, they were all curious about how Downing maintained his condition.
"emmm, just eat well, sleep well, and train more." Downing gave an answer that was completely nonsense.
It was impossible for him to tell the truth about his return to youth, but he couldn't find any reason to explain the problem, so he simply made up an excuse.
After hearing this answer, Luo Xin couldn't help but roll his eyes covertly. Although she also knew that Tang Ning would not be able to announce it even if he had any unique way to maintain his state, the editor should also be a little more like words.
Tang Ning was also very helpless, he also wanted to make up a reasonable method, but he couldn't do it!
"Okay, that's the end of our interview for today, thank you two players for accepting our interview." Luo Xin ended the interview with a smile, Jin Tao and Tang Ning found their teammates, and the five did not go back to the Internet café, but stayed to watch the next game.
The next game is EDG vs. the Snakes, and the winner between them will be QS's opponent in the semifinals, so Downing is keeping an eye on this match.
"Eh, the game is about to start, which of them do you think will win?" The monkey, who was playing with Gu Cun, suddenly sat up straight and asked.
"I think EDG should win, the strength of the Snake team is still a little worse than EDG." Little Goot tucked his glasses and said uncertainly.
"Cut, IG is better than us, but didn't we still win? I'm bullish on the Snakes. Gu Cun and Xiao Gao sang the opposite tune.
"Downing, what do you think?" Jin Tao lightly bumped Tang Ning with his arm and asked him what he thought.
"It's hard to say, if the factory director plays, the Snakes are basically hopeless. But if the factory director doesn't go all the time, the Snake team may be able to win. ”
It's not that Tang Ning looks down on Sao fans, although the Vietnamese jungler is powerful, but the factory director can definitely make him clear when he plays.
No matter how bad EDG is in the Worlds, they will always be the favourites to win the championship at home. As long as there is a civil war, the factory director is definitely the world's No. 1 jungler.
Over the years, there have been more wild kings who have come to LPL from LCK, what Kakao, Dandy, SWIFT, no matter how much they call for wind and rain in LCK, as long as they come to LPL, none of them can escape the domination of the factory director. Sao fans? As long as he is still in the domestic team, he is a younger brother in front of the factory director!
Downing's prediction has once again become a reality. In the first two games, EDG let the newcomer who had just been promoted from the youth training play the jungler, and after two hard battles, it was a one-to-one match with the Snakes. In the third game, EDG replaced the factory director, and the factory director immediately became an excavator, beating the fans to a rhythm, and EDG easily won the tiebreaker and entered the semifinals.