We are tired of winning championships, and we still need youth training?

Chapter 163 I will personally kill RNG
The initial battle was a victory, but there doesn't seem to be much to celebrate for IG.

It's normal for a team like RW to win.

Losing is unforgivable.

Therefore, he remained silent on the way back to the base after the match.

"You can't do it this way."

Karam clapped his hands to attract the contestants' attention, then spoke after a moment of contemplation.

"It's a very bad thing to have no reaction after winning a game."

"No matter how the game goes or what the result is."

"We should communicate after the game, right?"

"It's been almost a month, don't you recognize me yet?"

He narrowed his eyes slightly. "Xinghe, speak."

Karam didn't want Xu Xinghe to come every time, but she had no choice.

Rookie's relationship with him is actually quite ordinary, and he has clearly already given up his position as the team's elder brother to Xu Xinghe.

As the eldest brother, Xu Xinghe should step up and lead the entire team forward.

Otherwise, why would he be the eldest brother?

Commanders need authority.

We're all professional players, why should I listen to your commands?
There's only one point that can convince my teammates:
Xu Xinghe is even more awesome than them.

Xu Xinghe should also be aware of this.

If they don't change their mindset, they'll replace them; let someone else take over as the eldest brother.

Even though Karam and Xu Xinghe have a good relationship, he remains very serious and cold at times like this.

"Well."

Xu Xinghe nodded slightly and began the debriefing:

"In the first game, during that three-minute wave, my initial thought was actually..."

As he spoke, the other contestants, who had been lost in thought, gradually regained their attention and unconsciously joined the discussion.

Arguments broke out inside the bus as it stopped at the base entrance.

But Karam was actually very happy.

I'm not afraid of arguing, I'm afraid of Hongwen not saying a word.

This principle applies regardless of whether you win or lose a match.

The pressure on the contestants is immense.

He discovered the problem, but this was the only clumsy way he could alleviate it.

The root of the problem is that there is just too much attention focused on Instagram.

A lot of attention is a reflection of popularity, but it can also bring considerable psychological pressure.

Especially Xu Xinghe's teammates.

Rookie is probably okay, but the other three are really unlucky.

After Viper lost the BO5 to RNG in the Demacia Cup, someone immediately edited a video of what was called his "sudden death moment".

Various nicknames were immediately bestowed upon them.

This is a common problem when a team has star players.

To be honest.

Xu Xinghe's teammates are probably more afraid of him delivering a carry-level performance than his opponents.

Because that means if you lose the game, everyone else is really doomed.

Similar things happened in the teams where Uzi returned in S12 and TheShy returned in S15.

If these two stars lose the game, especially with an MVP-level performance...

The teammate's reputation was basically ruined instantly.

IG is pretty much the same now.

Xu Xinghe played exceptionally well last year, and has continued to deliver carry-level performances almost every game to this day.

Add to that his striking appearance and the fact that he has no flaws other than his arrogance...

A star player with almost no mistakes, an LPL star whose Weibo followers have soared to a terrifying number of five or six million.

Before, when he lost the Demacia Cup, his teammates all made it into the top ten swimming posts on Weibo.

Things like #Viper status are rather subtle.

More often than not, it's a case of #Galaxy can't carry you or #useless people shouldn't play professionally.

After losing the Demacia Cup, a bunch of Xu Xinghe's fans on the IG team's superboard turned into cyber gravediggers and almost held a ceremony for Viper and his team.

Viper is currently working hard to learn Chinese, and he'll even watch supernatural shows like this one.

So now he's been criticized so much that he's become somewhat withdrawn.

As for the others?
Then let's not even mention it.

The only exception might be Flandre.

He's a shrewd old fox; he doesn't care about that.
Even Rookie couldn't escape the backlash.

Xu Xinghe didn't know this, but even if he did, it wouldn't matter.

What can he do?
Should he step forward and tell his fans to stop criticizing him?
it's useless.

That might make die-hard fans think that the club is forcing the player to make a statement.

The only solution to this is to win.

Even beating RW isn't enough!

We must beat strong teams like TES, RNG, and JDG.

This is the real reason why IG remained silent after winning the game.

The match just ended, and everyone was about to check what people were saying online.

A quick glance at online reviews:
Four maggots.

Who can bear this?
Although Xu Xinghe's rhythm was indeed excellent in both games today, this criticism was still excessive, as it brought up old grievances from the Demacia Cup.

But no way.

Regardless of whether the criticism is reasonable or not, if the player responds even slightly online, it's a huge loss for them.

To passersby, they'll just think you're a sore loser and petty.

Even though they knew it wasn't Xu Xinghe who said it, they still felt strange in his presence.

Fortunately, Karam was very experienced.

At this point, we need to let them speak their minds; otherwise, the longer it drags on, the more likely it is to become a hidden crack.

The more heated the arguments are now, the more stable the future will be.

Regarding coaching experience.

Take it easy.

It was late at night, at 2 a.m.

Even though Karam had a half-day off, the training room was still packed.

Xu Xinghe pushed open the door to the training room, picked up a lollipop, and silently gazed at the night outside the window.

"?" [Korean: You noticed too, didn't you?"]

Karam's voice rang out behind him, and he even used Korean.

It's not loud.

"..."

Xu Xinghe nodded silently.

Karam had discovered the problem, and he had already roughly figured it out by glancing at the online comments.

He knew why Karam spoke Korean.

They simply didn't want others to hear their conversation.
Because no matter what, this kind of conversation would make them feel that Xu Xinghe and Karam lacked confidence in the players' mentality.

Trust issues are a very serious problem for any team.

Just imagine.

If someone is caught in a lane but can still control the game, they can be saved by pressing TP within one second.

But the mid or top laner who could save him didn't believe he could buy enough time for the teleport to land.

He might then choose not to TP (transfer) in order to cut his losses.

Then they will lose a big momentum or even lose the game directly.

In truly top-tier teams, the players must have a high degree of trust in each other.

"No one can do anything about this, not even SKT."

Karam exhaled and continued speaking in Korean:
"IG is facing too much criticism right now, and they must win against a strong opponent."

"But to be honest, the schedule isn't very good for us."

Xu Xinghe twitched the corner of his mouth.

It's more than just not very good.

It's just terrible.

How are IG's matches scheduled in this season's LPL league?
A weak team in one match, a strong team in the next.

This cycle continues until the end of the season.

Xu Xinghe knew that this was probably another instance of Tencent's "good intentions".

They must have felt that this way IG at least had a safety net; even if they lost to strong teams, they could still gain confidence by beating weaker teams.

The starting point was indeed good.

But it would be better not to set off at all.

In this situation, what's most likely to happen is that the players start to doubt themselves more and more as the game progresses.

They win every game against weak teams, but if they encounter strong teams, they start losing and can easily continue losing.

In the end, it's natural to start questioning yourself:

Am I really at this level?

Is it simply impossible to beat strong teams?
This possibility is very high.

Once a person sets a limit for themselves, they will never be able to break through that limit in their lifetime.

Just like the most famous professional age issue. Before Faker won the championship again in S13, many people felt that they were "too old" to retire when they reached 25 or 26.

However, Faker never felt that he could only play for that long, and he certainly did.

By S15, Faker, who was almost thirty years old, was still a starter in the LCK.

"You're facing RNG again next time, are you confident?"

Karam suddenly asked.

Before Xu Xinghe could answer, he shook his head.

"I don't have much confidence."

"To be honest, judging from their current level, this RNG team has a very good chance of winning the Spring Split championship this year. There aren't many teams that can compete with them."

He added calmly but cruelly:
"The current IG team should be able to win two or three out of ten BO3 matches against them."

Team composition, hero pool, team synergy, and version control.

IG is behind RNG in almost every aspect.

The reason RNG was able to reach the fifth game in the last Demacia Cup was simply because they didn't expect Xu Xinghe to be so ruthless, which gave them the opportunity.

Two to three is already IG's limit right now.

As expected, it should have been a 3-0 score.

Karam's prediction that he can win two or three games is already the best-case scenario.

"Can we win two or three more games?"

While Karam was waiting for Xu Xinghe's reply, he suddenly turned around, smiled, and said something that surprised Karam.

"Ok?"

"Isn't winning enough?"

Under the moonlight, the handsome young man had a calm expression and slightly lowered eyes. Beneath his calm exterior, he seemed like a quietly burning flame.

"Coach, you should know me by now, right?"

He chuckled softly.

"Actually, I don't care about winning or losing the game at all."

"Even when I won the championship last year, I wasn't very happy because I only played professionally to make money."

"I am an ordinary, even mediocre, player."

"I don't have any lofty ideals, I just want to make more money."

He stated this frankly.

"Regional honors? They're worthless in my eyes."

"His arrogant remarks were nothing more than an attempt to boost his popularity and attract attention."

"I'm not an athlete with ideals, I'm just a lucky one."

"Without this... [talent], I wouldn't have everything I have now."

When he spoke of talent, his tone was somewhat self-deprecating.

"But it is precisely because of this talent that I have a reason not to lose."

"I am a monster that chases victory."

"From the moment I debuted, I couldn't accept any failure."

"Coach, I don't have any fancy words to express my determination to you, but what I want to say is that I don't want to lose."

"That's all."

For Xu Xinghe, the simulation system is both his greatest secret and his greatest gift.

He was grateful for all of this, but he was also bound by a curse called "the desire for victory".

He cannot accept any failure.

Even the Demacia Cup.

I didn't have many emotions at the time, but sometimes I just couldn't fall asleep.

"Star River..."

"I've never thought of myself as anything special."

"I just don't want to lose."

"But now, I also want to become an outstanding player."

Xu Xinghe raised his head, looked directly at Karam's somewhat complicated expression, and smiled as he spoke.

"Watch closely, coach."

"I will personally destroy RNG."

Xu Xinghe still doesn't understand many principles, but he only needs to know that he doesn't want to lose.

Five moves?

against?

Let them come.

Xu Xinghe was never afraid.

"Do it again?"

Karam's brows furrowed so deeply they seemed to reach the heavens.

"That's the only way."

Xu Xinghe answered in this way.

He sidestepped the stunned Karam and walked into the training room as if nothing had happened.

Karam stood silently in the corridor, then suddenly smiled.

"...to be able to say such a thing."

"Xinghe, you are already an amazing player."

The following day, in the IG training room.

"Lean towards me! Lean towards me!"

"We're abandoning the minion wave in the bottom lane, we have to fight this time!"

"Don't be greedy! Come here!"

"Just eat what I tell you to eat! Don't ask!"

"Support, push forward! Missing, push! Hurry up!"

Xu Xinghe's style has changed.

His previous command was a bit gentler.

But now, he is striving to take control of the overall situation.

Just as Karam said to him.

If the status quo is maintained, the win rate against RNG is extremely low.

Other problems may be unsolvable, but getting to know each other can be.

The simplest yet most difficult method is for the commander to treat the others as sand soldiers, completely seize control of the team's discourse, and make the others obey him.

It's simple because anyone with a strong command can achieve it.

The difficulty lies in the fact that doing this allows no room for failure.

Once the game is lost, the commander is the only one who has to step up and take the blame.

Because he's the commander!

He tells his teammates to go east, and they go east; he tells them to go west, and they go west.

If he lost the game, then it was naturally his problem alone.

Xu Xinghe is indeed capable of commanding at this level.

But he also feels tired.

Because there are too many things to handle at the same time.

Why are there so few commanders among the three C's?

It's because you have to manage the laning phase while also directing the team.

IG's teamwork isn't working properly right now, so they have to rely on him to force them into a cohesive unit.

Only by forcibly improving "teamwork" in this way can we close much of the gap between us and RNG.

—After all, the whole team listens to him alone, how could there not be any tacit understanding?

At this moment, Xu Xinghe was the only demon king or tyrant in the team.

Let him make all the decisions.

Three hours later, Xu Xinghe stood up.

His face turned unusually pale.

The long and intensive processing of various complex on-field information requires him to be highly focused.

This is undoubtedly very mentally taxing.

This was the first time he experienced discomfort after his physical condition reached 80 points, which was significantly higher than that of ordinary people.

Last year, IG rarely needed him to do this much.

Even when Xu Xinghe first entered the game, TheShy and his teammates were able to subconsciously make the same judgments as Xu Xinghe in most situations.

There's absolutely no need for Xu Xinghe to pay any more attention.

After all, top players tend to make similar judgments.

This brings us to the difference in talent.

At this moment, his teammates were staring at the screen in deep thought, their faces looking rather grim, and no one noticed Xu Xinghe.

Xu Xinghe scolded people a lot today, even Saint Gun Bro got scolded.

Xu Xinghe let out a breath, not paying attention to their reactions.

She gently rubbed her temples as she got up and walked towards the door.

"...Ashi."

Karam cursed under his breath, but still came over and subtly helped him up.

"I'm really scared of you!"

(End of this chapter)