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coaching is the main issue, player potential is high, especially with their already superb aim. which is understandable because even though CN was technically a region since the beginning of vct, the interest of valorant is not there, so even though player individuality is there because of hard work, coaching is neglected because of the lack of coaching development. so maybe the solution is imported analysts and coaches or just a higher focus on that coaching department.
DRG underperforming is understandable, FPX showing off their progress was amazing, but EDG was just disappointing.
Here's how to fix these teams:
DRG - More international experience
FPX - Make minor adjustments (mainly regarding defense + reading intelligent players)
EDG - Do something about the leading, whether it be After or Haodong. If they can find an IGL that can call well and frag well then it would be amazing because while Haodong usually has good calling (assuming After's weird strats and tactics affected him this tournament), his aim/mechanics isn't nearly good enough to help EDG be as good as they can be. Chichoo and Nobody are good for their roles but I think you could consider finding better replacements. The issue with getting rid of any one of the team members is that I'm afraid it'll mess with the chemistry and teamwork. As I see it After is the main issue because he's trying to do things that firstly aren't working, secondly isn't working, and thirdly probably will never work.
There's the fix.
That's why I'm putting more blame on After than on Haodong. After's job is to prepare the team for matches and keep them in line with the winning vision during tactical timeouts and half time and all that jazz but Haodong's job is to keep the other players in line with the vision mid game.
EDG has not been putting up competitive series, and while the strategies and tactics After makes are clearly one of the main aspects to point out when understanding their failures, we should also look at Haodong.
I'd like to give him the benefit of the doubt but when you keep losing games with less than six rounds, there's clealy something wrong with the mental. And like you said, since someone like Haodong is meant to be the mental stability in the team, he's clearly not been doing the best handling that role. Regardless, I'll let it off this time because I think After's mediocre strats are affecting his calling, but if they sack After and this persists then they start looking at Haodong.
But yeah you're right that chemistry is so important that it's hard to even consider dropping an IGL like Haodong who's been with EDG since 2021 if I recall correctly.
tldr: Yeah
EDward Gaming/EDG ~ SuperTeam/超級團隊
ZmjjKK - Entry/Primary Duelist - https://www.vlr.gg/player/3520/zmjjkk/?timespan=all
Spring - Flex, 2nd Duelist/Omen - https://www.vlr.gg/player/14125/spring/?timespan=all
Rainy - Main Controller - https://www.vlr.gg/player/1906/rainy/?timespan=all
Nobody - Initiator/Flex - https://www.vlr.gg/player/3017/nobody/?timespan=all
YESicaN - Sentinel/Viper/IGL - https://www.vlr.gg/player/1437/yesican/?timespan=all
Head Coach(HC)- AfteR/Jexen
Assistant Coach(AC)- Fayde
Analyst(A)- ?/我还不如当分析师 (Simplified)
English- I've already prepared the agents for the map pool.
Chinese- 我已經準備好了地圖池的代理人。
I'm 100% certain with enough of experience and time they'll put up better performance and more consistently.
Only problem with this is that YESicaN is in contract jail. :-( (Aswell, maybe lanugage barrier not too sure but could always keep Haodong/ get pl1xx from Wolves - https://www.vlr.gg/player/871/pl1xx/?timespan=all)
FPX ROSTER
-Lysoar
+CHICHOO
BLG ROSTER
-B3ar
-Haodong
Wolves Esports
-pl1xx maybe to EDG
-aluba
+b3ar
+smoggy
alright, that's all i can do
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