Michael “Veteran” Archer, a longstanding expert of the European LoL scene, joins the show to give his takes on Alphari and other European players coming to North America, the differences in the NA and EU talent development ecosystems, and more, plus he provides some free analytical coaching!
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Show Notes
- 0:00 Intro
- 1:25 Veteran’s offseason
- 2:50 Ways Veteran coaches players one-on-one
- 4:50 Differences between individual coaching and team-based coaching
- 7:15 Alphari’s move to TL: “I think [Alphari joining TL] is a great tragedy for him and for Europe as a whole”
- 9:45 Could Alphari eventually come back to Europe?
- 11:20 NA contract buyouts reducing players’ options
- 13:16 Reasons Alphari or other EU players might decide to join LCS
- 15:50 Will Alphari actually shift play style enough, or be better enough than Impact, to help TL succeed internationally?
- 23:30 Blaming NA teams for not learning how to play through top lane
- 27:45 Rumours of other LEC players potentially coming to LCS? Perkz, Xerxe
- 39:00 NA vs. EU talent development ecosystems
- 50:25 Veteran teaches us some new analytical concepts
- 55:40 Outro