ok maybe im stupid, but they all came from t2ish teams, and this is their first real tournament, wtf???
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Why are the guard so good?
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V1 and C9 look great while SEN and Optic are becoming more inconsistent. What you say is true. However, I never expected XSet to get dominated by The Guard, and XSet looked really good going into the group stages. Looking forward to the C9 and TGRD match as well as the playoffs. I wouldn't be surprised if TGRD play sentinels or optic first round if the TGRD place 2nd in their group.
They are good because of their coach mce who has done incredible scouting and helped this team become extremely well coordinated. And obviously each player is tremendously talented but I give a lot of credit to mce for making it all gel. Vallyn also deserves more credit for being insane on astra mechanically while being a great IGL.
I feel like the only actual difference is their Synergy, Look at Gambit for example, They have amazing Synergy and it causes them to be able to clean up mistakes like clockwork and retake like clockwork, And causes them to not make mistakes themselves.
The reason i feel the guard is like this is because they probably actually like who they are playing with or are friends with most of the people on their team, Which surprisingly is unlike other teams, But i feel u need this factor to actually trust each other to play properly, to trade u, etc.
If u are in a 2v1, On The Guard and the teammate u have left is Trent, You are just baiting for him, That is that simple, IF u lose, u were just baiting for him, if u win u did a good play, i feel like that's the mental they take into it, either way u made a good play, they never let themselves get down and always know they can win, I don't doubt there's a bit of luck in it right now because they seem to be absolutely on fire, I think the C9 game vs them will be a big eye opener to how good they really are, C9 seems a worthy opponent for them.
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