CS: A young talent from Peking University, you want me to play professionally?

"Let's continue to break through point B first and take control of the sewers as soon as possible. Judging from the previous situation, if we don't seize control of the sewers, we will lose information about the defenders."

"Remember, don't try to save your items right away. When facing a team of this caliber, if we don't provide enough threats with our items, we'll basically be wiped out if we just charge out on our own."

After these few rounds, galve is now facing a dilemma. Na already has a very clear understanding of this map, but before today's scrim, he still had some doubts.

In his memory, NA played this map very well. Although they encountered some setbacks during the World Championship, overall, at least in his opinion, NA did not have any major problems with this map.

He was very clear that if NA really assumed they didn't have many problems with this map, then they certainly wouldn't have immediately arranged a practice match with them on this map after returning home from winning the World Championship.

In fact, he believed that he knew Li Mo quite well. Li Mo was arguably the world's top player with top-notch individual abilities, as well as incredible command skills and teamwork.

Especially considering his exceptional understanding of all maps, Li Mo's quick return to China and subsequent scheduling of a training match with them suggests there must be something wrong with the NA map.

At first, he wasn't quite sure what NA's problem was, but during this tense process, he quickly realized it. NA must have made many adjustments to this map, because tactically speaking, NA had previously focused on map control, but it was clear that their attention to detail wasn't very good. However, now, whether it's control of the sewers or their overall map positioning, it's evident that the entire NA team has made significant progress.

Therefore, after so many rounds against NA in this situation, he realized a very important issue: sometimes, constantly retreating can completely destroy your team's morale and, crucially, control. These rounds clearly show that even when they gave up contesting key points with NA, they were ultimately at a significant disadvantage. This is because giving up these crucial points didn't give them any information or numerical advantage.

So, under these circumstances, his thoughts as the commander of Team A have changed drastically. He now believes that his initial decision might have been the right one.

In matches against NA, especially on the Death Park map, key positions absolutely cannot be given up easily. In fact, it's fair to say that even at the cost of significant resources and manpower in the early game, you must fight for them. Only by contesting these positions can you obtain crucial information and launch a tactical advance.

With this in mind, Team A quickly made significant tactical adjustments after the next round. Their first move was to send players to the sewers and construction site, clearly recognizing the importance of these two locations on the Death Park map.

It's fair to say that once you gain control of these two points, you can launch a series of subsequent tactical maneuvers. Because on this map, especially for the attacking side, only by securing these crucial points can you gain an advantageous position on the map, enabling you to execute rotations or flanking maneuvers effectively.

"They've clearly made tactical adjustments. They've finally realized that completely giving up the sewer and construction site locations will only lead to their space being constantly compressed, forcing them to choose to rush a single point. However, we can now handle this kind of rush quite well. So, despite losing points consecutively, they reacted quickly and tried to return to their previous tactical preparations."

Based on the opponent's investment in tactics and items in the opening phase, as well as the information gathered on the map, Li Mo quickly determined that Team A had realized the problems they had exposed. In Li Mo's view, this was actually a gratifying thing.

The reason he didn't hesitate to schedule a practice match with Team A on the Death Park map was because they had an extremely top-tier commander, only one level below his own. Furthermore, their speed and reaction time during matches were incredibly fast.

In this situation, the practice match between the two teams is bound to be very exciting. Especially for them, the attacking side constantly reacting to their tactical arrangements is a great test and a valuable learning experience.

So, when the attacking side went to seize the sewers and construction site again, Na obviously faced unprecedented pressure, because before that...

Although Team A had attempted to capture both points, the opposing team had previously opted to capture a single point and then rotate or flank. This round, however, Team A simultaneously infiltrated the sewer and construction sites.

In this situation, NA is essentially outnumbered. During the defensive phase, Li Mo's standard, default strategy is to defend all positions, leaving points A, B, and other key locations for defenders. Therefore, during the opponent's infiltration, NA is undoubtedly unable to effectively defend all the key positions.

In such a game, the defending side is undoubtedly more passive. The attacking side can constantly shift the defender's position and find weaknesses in their defense. In this situation...

Even though NA didn't lose the sewer and construction sites in the early stages, their constant personnel rotations provided Team A with a lot of information. With the enemy gaining this information, their defense was essentially completely outmaneuvered with only about 40 seconds left in the round. "We should use a sewer-wall tactic. After pushing to the close point, we should use utility, but don't immediately retreat to see how the enemy reacts. If they don't have many players at the bomb site, they will definitely use utility to quickly clear it out. Because if they are outnumbered and don't use utility, our breakthrough at the bomb site won't be much of a challenge."

It has to be said that Galve's strategy this time was very clear, especially his tactical arrangements, which showed that he had anticipated Li Mo's command. Because, for Li Mo, his idea was exactly what Team A had thought of.

In his view, if the defenders on the other side have fewer players, they must use tools to delay the enemy.

In fact, he had indeed anticipated the defender's intentions. Li Mo had indeed given the items. His team's previous tactic was to utilize items more effectively when outnumbered, while preventing the defender from using items initially when they had more, and then quickly deploying their own forces to attack. Catching the opponent off guard would make it easier to create a numerical advantage.

So when the attacking team saw the defensive equipment they were using, they didn't retaliate, which meant they had already figured it out. The bomb site was likely heavily defended.

Under these circumstances, although Team A had already obtained a lot of information, especially at the bomb site, where they had basically secured the front position and provided a wave of utility, they still decisively chose to rotate directly to the next site.

This demonstrates the decisiveness of a world-class team in decision-making. Even when the situation on the field and their known circumstances seemed to have a breakthrough—clearing the bomb site and being able to plant the C4 with relatively little pressure—they still chose a more cautious approach.

This also shows that A has a very strong sense of discipline for his team. Moreover, since this World Championship, they have placed higher demands on the players' discipline, especially the teamwork and coordination among the players.

Because of the emergence of a formidable opponent like NA, top teams now place higher demands on team discipline.

"Good. First, use smoke to block the enemy's retreat and return to the green area. Then, use fire to replenish the smoke as soon as it dissipates. Don't use duplicate items immediately. This is something the enemy will obviously take advantage of, causing us to lose the advantage we should have."

Upon hearing the commander's instructions, Team A decisively withdrew all the utility they were about to use. Normally, smoke and fire would be deployed in this situation, but based on past experience against a team like NA, you must minimize their rotation time and operational options by maximizing the use of your utility. This undoubtedly buys you more time and delays the CTs' rotation.

It must be said that although Team A hasn't made much progress in points these past few rounds, their thinking is very valuable to learn from. In fact, one could say that Li Mo is also doing the same. Because of their long-standing comfort and personal reasons, the team members haven't developed a habit of independent thinking. Over-reliance on themselves isn't a good thing; it lowers the team's potential.

It was evident during the match against Team A that all members of this team grew extremely rapidly during these training matches. After encountering problems, they quickly reflected on their performance, especially after a loss. They would think about exactly where they went wrong in that round, whether it was a problem with the use of items, or a problem with their tactical transitions and offensive strategy.

With the defenders failing to mount a counter-attack immediately, Team A faced little pressure and successfully planted the C4. What made it even more comfortable for them was that, especially with the bomb site left undefended, they now had advantageous firing positions, making the pressure of a counter-attack even less.

For NA, this round was clearly less comfortable because they had assumed the opponent would not rotate within the allotted time. However, even with all players launching an attack and deploying numerous utility items outside the bomb site, they still opted to rotate.

Therefore, under these circumstances, Na faced significant pressure in clearing key positions during their defensive maneuver. Many of these positions were unknown to them.

Therefore, without knowing the positions of the defenders, they can only carefully aim and search for points, and they must also provide items at key locations to avoid giving the opponent an opportunity.

"We shouldn't be thinking about preserving our guns; our economy is doing very well. And more importantly, in this situation, without financial pressure, we should still give it a try."

Although Somebody was caught out by the enemy during NA's defensive rotation, and despite having killed one player, time was running out, and there were many points to search, NA, with their economy at its maximum and not wanting to give the enemy any points, still chose to decisively commit to the fight and go all out against the enemy.

(End of this chapter)