Thus, the match between GAM Esports – Fnatic did not go beyond the expectations of many League of Legends audiences before the debut match of both teams at MSI 2024. With a somewhat patchy lineup, there are some names. For the first time competing at an international tournament like MSI 2024, GAM was completely defeated by FNC. However, the match also showed the fatal weaknesses of the defending VCS champion. This is something that needs to be improved urgently, even though it is very difficult, so that GAM can maintain hope of passing this year's Startup round.
GAM lost to FNC on the opening day of MSI 2024
Still too dependent on Kiaya – Levi's performance
It is a fact that GAM, currently and in the past in recent years, has relied too much on the performance of Levi – Kiaya. These two experienced and very skilled players themselves are the main force of GAM. But locking your gameplay into certain strategies is something to avoid, especially in tournaments that aren't really too long, like MSI or Worlds. And GAM, after many years, whether or not they have a “dream team”, they still only rely on Kiaya and Levi.
This team still relies too much on Kiaya – Levi
Of course, with a GAM that is so patchy, this is understandable. Not to mention, Emo or EasyLove themselves have shown that they are not really ready for a tournament like MSI 2024. But perhaps, GAM needs to have more daring experiments. For example, put enough resources into Emo, be ready to compensate for his wrong choices, or focus on EasyLove. Who knows, maybe bold changes can help GAM “make things happen”?
Pick and ban is okay, but the way it operates has many problems
As SofM himself also commented in GAM's draft and ban section, this squad had good choices in both games. But basically, GAM did not operate properly. This is more about the skills of yourself and your opponent, but clearly, with an FNC who also made more or less mistakes in both games, GAM can only blame himself for not being able to play the right champion.
SofM commented that GAM has banned the selection of voltage stabilizers, which can even be considered good but has not been promoted
However, GAM only banned and picked at a temporary level and what caused them to lose the match mostly came from their personal skills and team coordination ability. “Playing crazy and fighting crazy” (as Levi himself admitted in the MSI 2024 teaser clip) is clearly ineffective if, from the beginning, the opponent has superior skills and plays more scientifically.
Levi himself commented on the team's playing style, but that was ineffective against a highly skilled team like FNC
Psychological problems
The last and most fatal factor, which has existed since Kati's time and before, is the psychological factor. It's true that Emo and EasyLove are new names, but in reality, they don't play like a team that “has nothing to lose” but more like a team that is “too afraid of losing to control their mistakes”.
No one understands why Emo doesn't remove Teleport after teammates have returned or been defeated
Even for EasyLove, who is a former member of GAM and a Gunner who has fought in VCS for many years, he was the least effective name and made the most mistakes in both games. Psychological problems once caused GAM to fail at MSI 2023, even against wildcard teams like Movistar R7. And perhaps no one wants these mistakes to repeat again in this year's tournament, even if GAM does not have the strongest squad.
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