Alliance offlaner Gustav s4 Magnusson spoke about the decision to take over the duties of the captain. In an interview at EPIC League Season 2 on Dota 2, he also explained why being in third position does not interfere too much in coordinating the team’s actions.
According to s4, the current Alliance roster is always ready to listen to his instructions, as it was in the previous club rosters:
Gustav s4 Magnusson:
“To be honest, I feel like I can manage this team – the players listen to me, no one has a bloated ego. This somehow reminds me of the old Alliance – then I was also the captain and I was not limited in any way, it was great. I myself wanted to return to the role of captain and took this position for a reason. I really like to draft. “
Magnusson noted that he faces difficulties in coordinating the team’s actions only in the early stages of matches:
Gustav s4 Magnusson:
“At the beginning of the game, it can be difficult to coordinate the actions of the offlane team, because the position itself is not conducive to this. On the off lane, you shouldn’t watch what is happening on the map – this is the task of the supports. But later it becomes easier, because the offlaner often moves with the team, rather than farming somewhere on the other end of the map. In this situation, I have the opportunity to give instructions to the composition ”.
S4 also explained why Alliance decided to sign Artyom Fng Barshak:
Gustav s4 Magnusson:
“We were looking for the top five and could not find suitable candidates. The team chose the fifth position among the best supports in Europe – it was quite problematic to consider someone from other regions. I know that Evil Geniuses, for example, did not limit themselves in this matter, but now everything has become more complicated. As a result, we were looking for a “five” with a high micro-skill and chose Fng.I didn’t know him personally and never played with him on the same team, so I just watched his replays – how he moves the camera and so on. In my opinion, this is very important: this way you can understand where the player is looking and how he communicates during the match. “
Since November 13, Alliance has been playing at EPIC League Season 2. According to the results of Nine rounds, Alliance sits in 9th position winning only 2 games.
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