•Confront Again
The five Tianheng players handed over the signed postcards and bookmarks to Tang Can.
They didn't need to worry about what happened next. Tianheng Club had its own surrounding shopping malls and staff in charge of selling them. They would take care of everything.
Ye Shaoyang posted on Weibo to appease his fans: "I've already signed the autographs you guys wanted. The autographs will be randomly dropped. Everyone has a signature. [Picture] "
The fans left comments one after another: "Touch touch, do your hands hurt from signing so many?" "Yangyang's handwriting is super nice. I'm going to buy the autographs now!" "The blessing you signed is' your wish comes true '? I'm thinking of marrying you as my wife. Will that work? "
Ye Shaoyang: "..."
Of course it won't work.
These fans were getting more and more mischievous. The comments section was filled with "Yangyang is my wife." Ye Shaoyang smiled and said, "I'm going to train." Then he quickly closed Weibo and focused on preparing for the next match with his teammates.
In the fourth week of the third round of the regular season, Tianheng would be facing their second last opponent in Group S, Team Yueying.
They had played against Yueying in Group A before, so they had a pretty good understanding of the team. Because Xie Weiyu had just transferred not long ago, he didn't have enough chemistry with the top laner, Xu Zhuo. In the end, Tianheng defeated Yueying in 21.
Lin Feng called everyone to the conference room and said, "The current Yueying is no longer the team that dropped back to Group A. After such a long period of competition, Xie Weiyu's condition has been adjusted very well. Their problem of being out of sync in the group battle has also been corrected. We definitely can't be careless when we play against Yueying again. "
Coach Lin singled out the few small matches that Tianheng had lost in the past for everyone to review.
"Our Tianheng has always had a winning streak from Group B to Group S. Our worst result so far is 21. We only lost a few small matches, but we still won the overall situation. All the small games that you lost had a common point. Did you notice? "
Cheng Xing looked at the replay on the big screen and took the initiative to say, "We lost one round against Jing Zhe and one round against Yueying because our marksman position was destroyed. In these two matches, my team battle damage is less than 35%. "
Lin Feng looked at him with gratification. "It seems that Little Xing is also clear in his heart. Tianheng's strongest player has always been Nakano. I'm confident that our Nakano Tandem has now reached the world-class level. Even if we face the Nakano Tandem from North America, Europe, and Korea, we still have a good chance of winning. "
He paused for a moment before changing the topic. "However, our team still has two very serious problems. First, Little Star's living environment was very difficult. His opponents knew that Tianheng's Nakano was not easy to deal with, so they would definitely target him. Archers are also the core damage output. If we die too many times, we won't be able to deal enough damage, and it'll be very difficult for us to win the team battle. "
Everyone nodded in unison to show that they understood.
Coach Lin continued, "The second point is that Old Qin's heroes change too little. He always uses tank-type heroes to protect his teammates. In the S10 season, Old Qin almost never used a warrior-type top laner, and he has never been a threat to the opposing C position."
Qin Yizhu took the initiative to admit, "Coach is right. I really don't play that well on the side."
Coach Lin said, "So, if the opposing team wants to cut our marksman, they can top, jungler, midlaner, or even marksman to run over and kill Little Xing. However, in Tianheng, we can only rely on our Nakano to kill the opposing C's. In summary, our damage output is not enough. Once Little Xing dies before the opposing team's marksman in a team battle, we'll easily lose. "
Ye Shaoyang agreed from the bottom of his heart.
Everyone had been aware of this problem for a long time, but changing it was not something that could be fixed in a day or two.
To be honest, Cheng Xing was a rookie who had just debuted this season. Previously, he had been deliberately smeared as the "Worst Marksman in the League" by the Internet Water Army. He was already doing very well by carrying so much psychological pressure and improving so quickly.
However, Tianheng had a "rookie" like Ye Shaoyang, who overshadowed Little Xing's brilliance.
As for the other teams' strategy against Tianheng, they had gone from crazily targeting junglers two years ago to crazily targeting marksmen this year. This was because the coaches of the other teams knew that Little Xing was Tianheng's weakness.
Everyone understood that persimmons were soft to pinch.
Seeing Cheng Xing's drooping head, Ye Shaoyang gently patted him on the shoulder and said, "Actually, Little Xing's improvement is already very fast. Now that we're sure to enter the winner's group, you can go all out in the next two games. "
Coach Lin smiled and said, "Shaoyang is right. That's what I think too. Take a look at the scoreboard first. "
He opened the scoreboard on the big screen for everyone to see.
Currently, Tianheng had three wins in a row, 21/20/20, with a net win score of 5 points. They were ranked first in Group S.
Beimu had two wins of 21 points and one win of 20 points, with a net win score of 4 points. They were ranked second in Group S.
There was no doubt that these two teams would definitely enter the playoffs.
Jing Zhe had 21 points, Tianheng had 12 points, Beimu had a net win score of -1.
Next, Jing Zhe would play Ice Soul and Yueying. If they lost in a row, they might go to the loser's group.
Ice Soul had 21 points, Yueying had 2 points, Beimu had 2 points, Tianheng had a net win score of -3.
Yueying had 21 points, Ice Soul had 12 points, Beimu had a net win score of -3.
These two teams had the same score. Currently, it was still unknown who would go to the winner's group and who would go to the loser's group.
Fire Soul had lost three games in a row and had a net win score of -4. They were ranked last.
In theory, unless Fire Soul had a second win in a row, they could only go to the loser's group.
Ye Shaoyang finished looking at the scoreboard and said, "In the playoffs, Tianheng will either be first or second. However, depending on the ranking, our opponents will be different."
Coach Lin nodded. "Yes. The first and second in Group S are between us and Beimu. The competition for the third and fourth places is the fiercest. For Tianheng and Beimu, the next two weeks of matches won't affect the outcome of the competition. Our two teams won't meet in the first round of the playoffs. "
The top four teams would enter the playoffs. The first team would fight against the fourth team, and the second team would fight against the third team. Therefore, regardless of who was first or second, it would only affect the opponents in the playoffs. The two teams wouldn't meet in the first round of the playoffs.
Cheng Xing finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this. "Then I can really fight without holding back! Even if I die a few more times, I won't be afraid, right? Anyway, even if I lose, it won't affect my ranking. "
Coach Lin said, "Yes, so don't feel pressured. Just fight without holding back and do your best. For the match against Yueying next week, I hope Old Qin can try something new. When we go to the international competition in the future, it won't do if the top laner only plays with meat. We still need to make adjustments according to our opponent's lineup. "
Qin Yizhu nodded seriously. "I understand."
Coach Lin took out a few sets of lineups that he had studied and said, "Yueying's top laners and archers are very strong. Therefore, when we play Yueying, we need to pay attention to the details of the top and bottom laners. Don't keep helping out. Let the top and bottom laners take more pressure and get used to the pressure of this kind of competition."
He looked at the players and said, "If the teams in the domestic competition can't take the pressure, they will easily collapse in the international competition in the future. Therefore, for the next two matches, I hope everyone will be prepared to play against the wind and withstand the pressure of our opponents. We will mainly play defensive counterattacks. "
Previously, Tianheng had relied on the middle laner to lead the rhythm, and the other teammates had won many games without doing anything.
However, Coach Lin made it clear that the middle laner would take the initiative to restrain himself in the following matches and let the top and bottom laners practice resisting pressure. This was a very wise decision because Tianheng's current weakness had not been completely solved. If they let Old Qin and Little Xing win without doing anything, what would they do when they met the top top laners and archers in the international competition?
In a five-player match, they could not always rely on Chi Shuo and Ye Shaoyang to lead everyone to win without doing anything.
Instead, they had to work together and be able to withstand the pressure of all three lanes and play to their own standards.
When their weakness was no longer a weakness, only then could Tianheng go to the international stage and fight for the world championship!
Ye Shaoyang was very gratified that the coaching team could consider this point in advance. If they did not train in the regular season, should they train in the playoffs? If they lost in the playoffs, they would be eliminated.
It was still not too late to let Old Qin and Little Xing get used to the pressure as soon as possible so that they could play more smoothly in the playoffs.
In the following week, Tianheng played practice matches with the players of Team 2. They were forced to go against the wind every day.
Coach Lin also arranged two practice matches with the Korean team. They were also forced to go against the wind. Cheng Xing and Old Qin were constantly surrounded by the opposing team. The jungler and mid laner did not come to help, so the two of them could only think of ways to escape.
Every day, they were either running for their lives or on the road to escape.
Under the immense pressure, the two of them became calmer and calmer.
Die once? That was normal.
Die twice in a row? I can still make a comeback!
Cheng Xing's position gradually became more tenacious and harder to kill.
Although Old Qin looked mediocre, he had played with Tianheng for so many years. He also had pride in his bones. Pure tankiness was his specialty, but it did not mean that he did not know how to play the warrior's side lane at all!
He only did not take the side lane for the sake of the team.
If he had to take it, he would have risked his life to kill the opposing team's back row. It was not a loss to exchange a life for a life.
A week passed quickly. Tianheng's team flew to Fucheng.
Everyone paid a lot of attention to the matches in the fourth week of the group stage, especially the third and fourth place. The competition for the winner's bracket was especially intense. Thunder Hibernation vs Ice Soul, Northern Shepherd vs Fire Mark. Winning or losing would affect the ranking.
Tianheng vs Yueying's match was also very popular.
Back in Group A, Tianheng 21 defeated Yueying. This time in Group S, would Tianheng continue to win, or would Yueying succeed in their revenge? Before the match even started, there were already many opinions online.
Some people thought that Tianheng's current strength was enough to win a prize in the national competition. If they were to fight against Yueying's team, they would have a high chance of winning. Others thought that Yueying's relegation to Group A was due to problems in the team's run-in. After returning to Group S, Yueying's team had already changed. It was hard to say whether they would win or lose.
In the pre-match guessing channel, 55% of people guessed that Tianheng would win, while 45% guessed that Yueying would win.
On Saturday night, a large number of banners were put up at the competition venue. The fans were very enthusiastic, and the auditorium was full.
Ye Shaoyang saw Xie Weiyu backstage and took the initiative to greet him. "Xiao Yu."
Xie Weiyu smiled shyly. "Yangyang, can you kill me less in today's match?"
Ye Shaoyang said, "Don't worry, I won't kill you. I'm going to kill your Captain Xu today."
Xu Zhuo looked at him innocently. "Are you targeting me?"
No one would take a joke before a match seriously.
Both teams were ready, and the first round officially began.
Everyone thought that Tianheng would ban Xie Weiyu's famous hero, Wind Spirit. But today, Coach Lin released all the heroes in the top and bottom lanes, and only randomly banned two junglers?
In the hero selection stage, Xie Weiyu was the first to steal Wind Spirit.
When it was Tianheng's turn, Cheng Xing took the archer, Vampire Princess, and Old Qin took the top lane, Vampire Duke.
The live commentators were stunned and looked at each other. "Tianheng's top laner chose the side lane? Vampire Duke needs economy, and he can only deal damage when he's developed! Isn't Old Qin taking the tank this round? "
Tianheng had often used the mid core and tank playstyle this season, letting Ye Shaoyang take the top lane to gain experience.
But once the top lane picked a developmental warrior, the mid lane couldn't gain experience, and it would affect the development of his teammates. Could it be that Tianheng was going to pick a mid laner?
Sure enough, Tianheng's third floor picked the hero, Saint Necromancer, as a mid laner.
The commentator said excitedly, "Tianheng's strategy has been adjusted. Warrior top laner, mid laner, and team-based archer. The focus of development is on the top and bottom lanes!"
"We all know that Yueying's top and bottom lanes are very strong, but Tianheng's head is really hard!"
"Yes, Tianhuan Squad's S10 style is like this. If the opponent is strong, I won't ban them, and I'm not afraid. I'll fight them head-on! Even if the bone is hard, I'll bite it. I'm not afraid of knocking my teeth. "
The audience roared with laughter.
Many fans were worried about Tianheng's choice. Old Qin chose the warrior side lane, and Yangyang chose the tool lane. This was to let Old Qin deal damage in the teamfight. Was it reliable?
But the coach of Northern Shepherds knew what Tianheng was doing. He scratched his ear and said, "Tianheng is not only hard headed, but they're also preparing to play Northern Shepherds!"