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After the match, C9\u2019s returning in-game leader Anthony \"vanity\" Malaspina said on the broadcast the team is still ironing out a couple of kinks with the young player, namely when he \u201ctalks too much\u201d after dying or has \u201ctoo much fun\u201d during a round. When asked about that post-game, vanity told Dot Esports that OXY had improved dramatically in those areas after an important conversation in Korea about League of Legends GOAT, Faker. \u201cThe thing with Francis, he likes Faker a lot,\u201d vanity told Dot. \u201cSo when we were in Korea we\u2019d ask, \u2018Francis, why is Faker so good?\u2019 And we explained to him that [Faker] slowly suffocates you by winning. 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After the match, C9\u2019s returning in-game leader Anthony “vanity” Malaspina said on the broadcast the team is still ironing out a couple of kinks with the young player, namely when he \u201ctalks too much\u201d after dying or has \u201ctoo much fun\u201d during a round. When asked about that post-game, vanity told Dot Esports that OXY had improved dramatically in those areas after an important conversation in Korea about League of Legends<\/em> GOAT, Faker.<\/p>

\u201cThe thing with Francis, he likes Faker a lot,\u201d vanity told Dot. \u201cSo when we were in Korea we\u2019d ask, \u2018Francis, why is Faker so good?\u2019 And we explained to him that [Faker] slowly suffocates you by winning. He has really good mechanics, but he doesn\u2019t necessarily rely on them all the time.\u201d<\/p>

As capable as he is at making incredible flashy plays, what sets the four-time Worlds-champion Faker apart<\/a> is his consistent ability to read both the enemy players and the situation around him and make the right play. His grasp of timing, his map presence, and his decisiveness\u2014all combined with his mechanical skill.<\/p>

But how does that work in VALORANT<\/em>? Vanity says just look at one of the best teams in the world right now. \u201cThe way I think teams should play is like Fnatic,” he said. “They kind of slowly just choke you out. They have insane individuals that bail them out of rounds sometimes, but a lot of the time, they win rounds very cleanly because they force you into what they want.\u201d<\/p>

Cloud9 has \u201ctried to replicate\u201d that style of play and reach that level, but vanity admitted inexperience has led to a few more mistakes. Some of those mistakes appeared today with a few thrown rounds, but according to vanity, he told his teammates literally to \u201cstop throwing\u201d in comms. \u201cJust win the easy rounds; it\u2019s the hardest thing in VALORANT<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>

We\u2019ll see if C9 can correct the mistakes and continue to get superstar performances out of OXY when they face NRG in the group stage upper bracket match of the VCT Americas Kickoff<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"