WoodAy1 played Crossfire professionally for team KingZone. He'll be joining EDG as a player, still unclear whom will he replace.
Chinese insiders think that he'll be a rotating sixth player, sharing playing time with Haodong
Thoughts?
https://m.weibo.cn/status/5045588907266542?jumpfrom=weibocom
Num1_Rushindra_Fan [#3]they letting anyone in EDG is cooked FPX better, 1-2 players is not changing edg internationally
maybe this will be a step in the right direction? I think EDG were overdue to a roster change
ButterflyEffect23 [#4]maybe this will be a step in the right direction? I think EDG were overdue to a roster change
starting with the coach should be first, with this level of play it is a free match for emea apac americas 3rd seed in champs. Need to add a coach with some outside thinking or revert back to edg 2023
ButterflyEffect23 [#2]apparently he was owning in scrims, and EDG are very impressed by his performance and excited with what he can bring to their squad
interesting
hes replacing haodong but haodong is the igl but haodongs igling is legit terrible so idk might be an upgrade lul
Num1_Rushindra_Fan [#5]starting with the coach should be first, with this level of play it is a free match for emea apac americas 3rd seed in champs. Need to add a coach with some outside thinking or revert back to edg 2023
nobody or haodong is due some benching but yeah coaching should take the hit first
heavensentsaint [#6]hes replacing haodong but haodong is the igl but haodongs igling is legit terrible so idk might be an upgrade lul
Yeah, Haodong has been struggling both individually and in IGLing
we'll see what happens tho, it might be an upgrade but there's still many flaws in EDG rn
heavensentsaint [#9]edg were such a vibe now they all just look depressed hope they make a comeback
Tokyo and Champs 23 EDG were so cool to watch, I loved that team
ButterflyEffect23 [#10]Tokyo and Champs 23 EDG were so cool to watch, I loved that team
yea all the players look dead af inside
heavensentsaint [#11]yea all the players look dead af inside
well, from what I've seen, Chinese fans are mad as fuck about coach After, so
maybe there's more changes incoming soon
ButterflyEffect23 [#12]well, from what I've seen, Chinese fans are mad as fuck about coach After, so
maybe there's more changes incoming soon
nah idk what the coach was doing, he made them do omen 1 ways with astra smokes on an official match when its just not possible bc astra smokes r legit too large
like it actually looks like team sabotage
heavensentsaint [#13]nah idk what the coach was doing, he made them do omen 1 ways with astra smokes on an official match when its just not possible bc astra smokes r legit too large
like it actually looks like team sabotage
yeah
I feel bad for KangKang and Smoggy, they're insane
but the team results are depressing
FDWC- [#14]alot of franchising pros is from crossfire
don't doubt them :D
which tier-1 val players are from crossfire rn?
ButterflyEffect23 [#16]which tier-1 val players are from crossfire rn?
pAncada
AYRIN
dgzin
mazin
supamen
Could replace nobody, he's not in best terms with the fan rn
https://www.vlr.gg/360600/edg-nobody-controversy
Warlordwibz [#19]Could replace nobody, he's not in best terms with the fan rn
https://www.vlr.gg/360600/edg-nobody-controversy
damn
pressure got to nobody it seems, he's flamed out
I wonder if WoodAy1 will be the starting player right away or he'll be a sixth man at the beginning
he's been REALLY good in scrims it looks like
heavensentsaint [#6]hes replacing haodong but haodong is the igl but haodongs igling is legit terrible so idk might be an upgrade lul
I've seen haodong make good calls before, I think AfteR is restricting him to following certain strats ngl. But definetely not the best IGL regardless
xSaneZ [#21]I've seen haodong make good calls before, I think AfteR is restricting him to following certain strats ngl. But definetely not the best IGL regardless
do you think WoodAy1 will be a starter right away, or he'll be a substitute player?
also, I really feel like AfteR is fraudulent ngl
Hades_Loves_Rb [#23]hopefully hell play smokes so my goat smoggy can go back to flex and trashdong gets cut
trashdong 😭
ButterflyEffect23 [#22]do you think WoodAy1 will be a starter right away, or he'll be a substitute player?
also, I really feel like AfteR is fraudulent ngl
EDG needs changes, I'm pretty sure he'll be a starter, at least in their next upcoming match. Better to try him out earlier than later when the matches matter more.
And in terms of AfteR, he was the first coach in CN to properly drill in fundamentals and concepts like map control etc. This was part of why EDG was so ahead of other CN teams. But apart from this, AfteR might have genuinely done a lot worse for the team than good, what people don't realise is EDG have always been competitive internationally. First international, they were 2 rounds away from 2-0ing a PRX fresh from 2nd place at previous masters, and then it was the EXACT same for a 100T who was looking like NA's best team at the time. Tokyo was an ideal combination of strategy and individual aggressive plays (the cn style), but AfteR thinks it was them playing like Fnatic which won them rounds, but correlation isn't causation.
In reality this doesn't play to their strengths, there should be a balance, but he's trying to drop the CN style entirely. It's so dumb to try to beat teams at what they're already good at. And guess what happened when fnatic was no longer considered one of the best? They tried to copy FPX who played well gainst GENG. We know how that went. EDG needs a coach who actually cooks their own shit instead of making the team copy what they're not good at
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