Even with Lin Feng and the others' analysis and evaluation, Team COG wasn't really that weak.
After all, a team with Seven as a top laner couldn't be that weak. At the very least, they were more than enough to be ahead of most other teams.
Although Seven's top laner playstyle wasn't the carry type, if he met a team with a weak top laner, he would be able to establish enough of an advantage in the early game and still have the ability to support his teammates. He would be able to lead the pace of the match with a smoothly developed top laner.
It could be said that if Team COG's opponent was Team Rapid Water or Team God from the LPL region, they would have a higher chance of winning.
However, their opponent this time was KG.
It was almost a natural counter.
Because Team COG's trump card was Seven, but Team KG also had Tian Tian, who was at the level of Seven.
And the latter's overall strength was even stronger than Seven.
This made it impossible for Seven, as the team's trump card, to gain any advantage in the early game. And when his top laner couldn't make any progress, Team COG was doomed to lose their biggest competitive advantage in this match.
"Soldier against soldier, king against king."
Ceng Rui's gaze fell on the spectator screen, his eyes flickering.
"A top laner against a top laner … but Team COG can't even compete with KG against the other middle laners and lower laners."
Li Shiyi sighed and shook his head slowly.
"This … he's really going to lose his temper."
…
At the 30th minute of the match, the winner of the training match was decided.
Team KG's blue team had won.
As expected.
As expected.
In the early game, it could be seen that Team COG's Seven was controlling his top laner to try his best to suppress Tian Tian's top laner, Jess, trying hard to find an opportunity to do so.
But in the end, he didn't succeed.
At the same time, his team's bottom and middle lanes, including the jungle, were constantly losing ground against Team KG's several positions, falling into a passive position.
In the middle of the game, Jess began to show off.
He perfectly found the right time to teleport and gank a few times. It was breathtakingly beautiful, bringing up a wave of rhythm.
It snowballed.
Until the purple army was completely powerless to resist.
Lin Feng and the others couldn't help but nod their heads as they watched. The difference in ability between the top laners on both sides could be seen. Perhaps in terms of individual strength, Tian Tian was almost on par with Seven, but in terms of teamwork and coordination with his teammates, as well as the ability to drive the rhythm of the mid-game team fight, Tian Tian was indeed the world's number one top laner.
The Cog Club team members who had lost the match were all crestfallen. It was obvious that their confidence and morale had been affected by the fact that they had been suppressed from start to finish.
They both had Seven King-level top laners, so why was the result so one-sided when they fought?
A few of COG's players could be seen talking to each other with gloomy expressions on their faces. From time to time, they would glance in the direction of their top laner, Seven, as if they were grumbling and complaining.
"You can still shift the blame to me?"
Ceng Rui couldn't help but feel speechless.
Li Shiyi sighed. He had some sympathy for Team COG's ace top laner. "Actually, he's already done very well …"
They looked at Seven again, only to see that North America's number one top laner was still sitting in front of his computer screen, staring at the statistics on the screen in a daze.
Then, he slowly lowered his head.
The bright morning sun shone through the window of the training room.
It fell on the body of Seven King-level top laner, casting half of his silhouette.
Inexplicably, he looked a little lonely.
Lin Feng and the others couldn't help but feel a little heavy in their hearts. An Xin softly commented:
"Any pro player … will have their own difficulties and troubles."
Yes.
Even someone as strong as Seven King-level might not be as glamorous as the title they carried.
Behind the halo and fame, there was hard work and struggle that ordinary people couldn't see.
"It wasn't easy for Thirteenth Bro to lead the team to this point." Lin Feng rubbed his nose and sighed.
On a certain level, Team Assassin in the LMS region was somewhat similar to Team COG in the training room at the moment. They both only had one jungler (top laner) as their core player, while the other main players were lacking in strength.
But Nian Thirteen did very well.
Or rather, it could be said that the Assassin Team was much better than the Cog Team.
Compared to the situation of Team COG, who completely relied on their seven King-level top laners, Team Assassin was aware of their team's weaknesses and characteristics and began to work hard to formulate a variety of strategies. Since their jungler captain was the core, the others worked hard to get closer to their team's core, doing their best to coordinate with their captain's jungler position to maximize the effect.
Similarly, they only had one core player.
Team Assassin displayed the unity of five players as one. Nian Thirteen's jungler seemed to be alone in front, but in fact, he had the full support of four teammates behind him.
As for Team COG …
It was completely Seven's lone battle.
It was a regrettable and inexplicable situation.
Lin Feng shook his head and was about to go up and say hello to Tian Tian, but at that moment, he suddenly heard a voice.
"Once-more."
Everyone's eyes subconsciously turned to the voice.
They were stunned to find that Seven had stood up from his seat and was staring intently at Team KING's Tian Tian. His expression was incomparably stubborn, and there was even a hint of pleading in it.
"Please."
Team KING's team leaders, coaches, and players couldn't help but be stunned. Tian Tian was also a little caught off guard.
In contrast, Team COG's own side was in an even greater uproar. Several main players looked suspiciously at their own ace top laner. Even several of Team COG's coaches and team leaders frowned and said a few words to Seven as if they were reprimanding him.
But Seven seemed to be persistent, refusing to give up and arguing and pleading with the coaches and team leaders.
In the end, it seemed that Team COG's team leaders and coaches reluctantly compromised.
Seven's gaze once again turned to Tian Tian, the pleading in his eyes even stronger.
"Please."
This was the second time he repeated this request.
That tone and expression …
Lin Feng and the others, who were just spectators, couldn't help but feel a little shaken.
Tian Tian turned his head to look at his club's team leader. After getting confirmation, he turned his head again and looked at Seven with the same seriousness. He looked at the strongest top laner in North America who was even more famous and skilled than himself back then, and then nodded solemnly.
“OK！”
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