Recently, the seventh day of the sixth week of the 2022 LPL Spring Season regular season ushered in a strong showdown between V5 and LNG. As two teams that performed very well in the regular season in the spring season, coupled with the fact that V5 often played Bo3 before, many people felt that this game would once again pull bo3. But what I didn't expect was that in the end, V5 beat LNG cleanly with a 2-0 aggregate score. V5 won six consecutive wins while also giving LNG a record of three consecutive defeats.
Because LNG and V5 are both teams that rely heavily on Uehino's rhythm in the early stages, the match between LNG and V5 in Uishino has become one of the biggest attractions. But what people did not expect was that Tarzan, a very key player in LNG, was in a slump in this duel, and even from the performance and statistics, it can be said that Tarzan was blown up by Karsa in this game (1-8-8 in the first set, 2-6-7 in the second set).
In addition to playing the wild position, LNG's single Ale also has some situations, not only was the Rich "single kill" in two consecutive games, but even a very obvious mistake appeared in several waves of team battles. Of course, because Ale and Tarzan did not play well on Ueno, it became the biggest reason why LNG lost to V5.
However, although LNG lost the game and Ueno's performance was not ideal, in this game, LNG's ADC player Light played very stable and excellent. Especially in the first set, LNG almost completed the reversal with Light's excellent performance. But unfortunately, This game Lady Luck did not side with LNG. Not only was the Dragon Dragon Soul snatched by V5's ADC player Photoc, but the most critical Ancient Dragon was also snatched by Karsa. Suffice it to say, Light really tried his best.
With LNG losing to V5, one of the more interesting things that happened to them so far in the course. That is, when LNG faces really strong teams, it is difficult for them to win against each other. Because as of now, in addition to the BLG team is a "western" team, the other teams that LNG has defeated are "eastern" teams, that is to say, the reason why LNG has been able to maintain an "undefeated golden body" before is actually related to the schedule. Another example is the three games they have lost recently, to RNG, WBG and V5, and these three teams are currently in the top five teams in the LPL Spring Regular Season standings.
Of course, from the perspective of LNG's hard strength, they are undoubtedly a strong team. However, compared with other strong teams, LNG lacks a certain stability. And if in the follow-up games, LNG can not find their own stability, then this season they are likely to face a more embarrassing situation.
Dear friends, how do you evaluate the strength of LNG as a team?