Ep. 7 - Michael "Veteran" Archer, on why Alphari is dead to him, LCS teams' unwillingness to play through top lane, and how to freeze a lane the right way

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