The strongest domestic coach has fallen from grace!

As AL was recognized as the "strongest team" at the start of the LPL season, many AL fans were concerned that the intensity of LPL matches would hinder AL's growth. After all, AL's performance in the World Championship was that of a top-tier team. However, something unexpected happened: AL directly transformed from a "mythical team" in international matches to a "full-blown champion" in the new season. Moreover, AL coach tabe's match strategies were completely off the mark, leading many viewers to believe that coach tabe has indeed fallen from grace. In fact, during the post-match interview, IG's coach, DanShen, even publicly mocked tabe.

After IG successfully shut out AL, the host asked coach DanShen during the interview why he chose a new champion for GALA. DanShen admitted that AL's match strategies were too conventional, so the IG coaching staff had already anticipated AL's strategies during their training matches. The reality aligned with what the IG coaching staff had predicted, resulting in IG picking champions that perfectly countered AL's strategies. (It seems tabe faces some issues in strategy against DanShen.)

Is the reason for AL's defeat revealed?

Following DanShen's remarks, many LPL viewers began analyzing AL's matches, with well-known analyst "ChuJunAike" stating that the primary reason for AL's decline in strength is that coach tabe's strategies have been thoroughly studied. "ChuJunAike" believes that AL's greatest strength was their coaching staff's understanding of the current meta. Previously, AL could win matches because their grasp of the meta was superior to their opponents, allowing them to secure victories through better strategies. However, as the match meta stagnated, coaches from other LPL teams were able to replicate AL's strategies, causing AL's once-dominant strategies to lose their effectiveness.

Thus, many viewers believe that with other LPL teams having fully grasped the meta, AL needs to rely on the operational limits of their players to achieve victory. Yet, it has been proven that AL's players struggle to compete against other top-tier LPL teams. Of course, coach tabe assured fans in a post-match interview that he would thoroughly study the new meta and strive to help AL return to their peak in the second stage.

The all-Chinese team fans are collectively dissatisfied.

In addition to coach DanShen's interview generating buzz, IG top laner TheShy also received media attention after the match. During the interview, TheShy highly praised IG's jungler WEI, stating that WEI's playstyle aligns perfectly with the current IG team, and that WEI has greatly assisted him. He expressed a desire to advance to the World Championship with his IG teammates and to achieve the glory of winning the championship. (When IG faced AL, WEI was incredibly intuitive; as soon as Shengqiang dared to trade blows with TheShy, WEI would be right there under the tower.)

TheShy's comments delighted many IG fans, especially since previously JIEJIE focused solely on farming in the early game without ganking, leaving IG struggling across all three lanes. Now, WEI's arrival has significantly boosted TheShy's performance. However, some BLG fans stubbornly insist that IG's current success has nothing to do with jungler WEI. (Personally, I really don't understand why BLG fans dislike WEI so much; even when IG wins matches, there are still many BLG fans in the BLG super topic criticizing WEI's gameplay.)

Conclusion

I feel that the analysis from netizens regarding AL is valid; AL's greatest strength lies in their understanding of the meta. However, with the current match meta having remained unchanged for a long time, AL's strongest advantage has vanished. Therefore, for AL to return to their peak, they truly need to adapt to the changes in the new meta. Do you think that with the arrival of the new LPL meta, AL can secure the championship in the third stage?