On the first and most recent episode of the Sheep Esports podcast, GiantX LEC coach Nicolas Perez shared strong opinions about the current state of Europe’s top league. After spending several years coaching in the ERLs, Nicolas says he’s noticed a worrying decline in macro and laning phase knowledge among LEC players.
“I’ve been coaching ERL players since 2020, and I’ve built a good reference point for the knowledge I’ve given and received,” Nicolas explained. “Especially on the map aspect, macro in general and laning phase — I’ve had moments in GiantX where I was explaining the exact same things I taught in Division 2 with FC Nantes years ago.”
Top players should already know how to play the map
He pointed to examples of players returning from the LEC still relying on outdated concepts. “Some players that I coached before they went to the LEC, the moment I get them back, they’re still using ideas from two and a half years ago that are no longer relevant because the game has evolved,” Nicolas said.
For Nicolas, it’s part of a larger concern. “I hear BrokenBlade say in an interview, ‘We realized that we didn’t know how to play the map,’” he added. “But if you’ve been playing internationally for the last three or four years, you’re supposed to be the ones who know how to play the map and have macro knowledge.”
Source: Sheep Esports podcast
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