Momentum is also feeding EG's performance, and great antistrating gives them confidence. NRG will also carry their momentum to beat T1 today.

DRX's roster realistically doesn't need changes right now. Although stax's midrounding, the postplants, and the comps are shit the main problem is that their confidence is ruined after losing to PRX. This is still a young team, hopefully their mental bounces back for Champs.

Honestly it's true, I think Japan deserves to host, matches and crowd have been great but I've felt more like just looking at the results instead of watching the vods. Still though, APAC viewers have earned this

The roster fuckery and losses to DRX shot their confidence. If they want a shot here they need to put Zest back in, otherwise just take the L this tournament and keep foxy9 for experience. They could have a good shot at champs if they cook new comps/strats

This would be fire actually

Is it too early to say Demon1 with his sovereign guardian?

FNC

Potter will destroy them

foxy9 hasn't developed enough yet. Over the offseason they should keep playing him to give him experience if they still believe in him as a long term project, but I think you can't justify him over the original 5 right now. Maybe loan him out to another team if that's allowed?

Potter's antistrating is crazy. They won't have as much prep time as they did here (knowing a week ahead of time that they'll likely face DRX), but there's enough footage of the playoff teams for EG to be ready.

Honestly I've changed my mind a little. Getting xeta is great but I doubt DRX can outbid T1 for him. I think Zest or another player like k1ng needs to come in for foxy9, but let stax solo IGL. The whole team is young, he's still extremely new to IGL and his igling is what finally took DRX from 5-6th to 3rd. Give him more time and slowly but surely he'll continue to grow. This core has been consistenly successful for over a year and it's not worth blowing them up just yet.

It might mess them up their mental to do this in the middle of the tourney right before an elim game but I agree. Stax needs help from Zest bc his midrounding is not it. Also foxy9's raze isn't good enough yet

That's why I said if, idk what the coaching staff is planning behind the scenes but if they believe in foxy's potential as a long-term project Rb would have to be the sixth man even though he's much better at the moment

-foxy9 +xeta
xeta will IGL to let stax learn to frag again
BuZz grinds raze 24/7
Hire another analyst

If they believe in foxy9 then -Rb (sixth man) instead, I rate him but someone has to go and xeta can probably take up his flex role. Thoughts?

Most likely Zest, I think they're treating Foxy as a long term project

until EG shows you who they are! Can't wait!

T1 is good but not good enough to make it out against Navi and NRG tbh. They will beat EDG tho

Forgot to mention, Ethan (most underrated player world) will go crazy on LAN

L, repent or lose your pickems

His goated crosshair placement + slow style could work well on sentinel. Plus he's never been that crazy as an entry but his defensive oping is great

EG will go 2-0 in groups, and potentially make a top 4 run.
T1 2-1 EDG, lose to Navi and then NRG
DRX and FUT play a very close match but eventually GroupRX go through

Riot rly abandoned that region, wish franchising was 12 teams so we could have Crazy Raccoon + an OCE org in Pacific

it's joever for football

Pickems closing is imminent. Now is your last chance to believe in EG going 2-0 in groups. Trust in the Potter antistrating masterclass! Change your pickems or suffer the consequences!

oh I forgot this one, the sheriff is still pretty common tho
also the red ares is so underrated but no one buys ares anymore

Potter masterclass, have faith

Prime phantom
Prism II and III
Infantry spectre
Tethered Realms
Galleria
Altitude
Artisan (best battlepass set fr)
Wasteland vandal

Any others?

By far the most tactically deep sport but the ad breaks make it borderline unwatchable

Lakaka will save football

Potter antistrats are unmatched
Plus in general EG's coordination and discipline in post plants has looked insane ever since the Sentinels game, the turnaround is crazy

they aint in the same group but this will happen in playoffs

You will be humbled in 14 hours
https://www.vlr.gg/pickem/f2a6c6af

common trembo W

For me it's Paper Rex

:prx::prx::prx:

LeFraud will never surpass my goat Larry Bird

trembo you should take a selfie with him

Eh they looked shaky in the playoffs but on LAN I still think they're too good of a roster to go out in groups. Not that T1 and EDG are bad, but I just can't see NAVI losing to them, and NRG always lose their first game so the luck favors NAVI making it

DRX revealed everything going to map 5 against both T1 and PRX, Potter will cook with 10 maps of footage. Pound for pound DRX is the better team but if EG catches them off guard they can easily win.

W

DRX is too previsible, EG is the worst opponent for them

Finally someone who gets it, GOAT recognizes GOAT
https://www.vlr.gg/pickem/f2a6c6af

EVIL GENIUSES WILL GO 2-0 IN GROUPS. One more day until EG humbles FUT (predictable), three more days until they humble DRX (trust me). EG's antistrating is unmatched and with Demon1 here they will be unstoppable. Repent and change your pickems or suffer the consequences!

Doubters from threads 1 and 2, soon to be humbled:
Ultimate6989
Faraday
PEE_DRINKER
zidmz
gamr
ezypoe

I miss sgares and ddk

EVIL GENIUSES WILL GO 2-0 IN GROUPS. This was already going to happen even without Demon1. In fact, now that he's here, they could realistically get top 4. Repent and change your pickems or suffer the consequences!

Doubters from thread 1, soon to be humbled:
Ultimate6989
Faraday
PEE_DRINKER
zidmz
gamr

EVIL GENIUSES WILL GO 2-0 IN GROUPS. Reformed might not be Demon1 but EG are so much more than just one player. This is the best-coached team in the world, and the best anti-strating team in the world. Repent and change your pickems or suffer the consequences.

this, xeta and saya were both t1, ban was t2 and he's the weakest on t1

ThinkingMansValo is reviewing an EDG vs ASE vod rn and it looks like NA ranked💀
I want to see all regions succeed but there's no way these guys are making it out of groups

No, because EG are going 2-0 no matter who plays

People are saying it's Reformed but idk what the source for that is

SHAGUIRE career path

PRX 3-1 EG

Forgot shiba, the guy jinggg replaced on PRX