Maokai is not Zhu Kai.
Although Zhu Kai is nominally the head coach and even the director of operations for EDG, his actual involvement in the team’s tactical planning is quite limited. This is the primary reason why his drafting was a total disaster during the regular season match against WE. The root cause lies in Zhu Kai’s rather formulaic thinking. If a lineup is strong, he will study it diligently and copy it into his own team, completely ignoring the crucial factor of whether the composition actually fits his players.
Maokai, however, possesses far richer experience and deeper insights in this regard. After re-analyzing the three games between WE and LNG, Maokai spent five full hours summarizing WE’s tactical objectives for today. He then summoned Zhu Kai and the team’s tactical analysts for a meeting.
Chapter 60