LS would make this surprising roster move if he was still Cloud9’s coach
No trade deals, only swap deals.
Nick “LS” De Cesarewas abruptlyfired from Cloud9just three weeks into theLCS Spring 2022 season.
Since then, the former head coach has returned to South Korea and continued his career as a content creator and streamer. He’s also chosen notto coach a teamin the future.
When he was still with the team, LS had ahuge hand in building Cloud9’s 2022 rosters, including its academy squad.
After Cloud9’s disastrous playoff run which ended in a 0-3 defeat to Evil Geniuses, the 28-year-old was asked by a stream viewer about the roster changes he would make for the Summer split if he were still their coach.
Since he was the one who encouragedIbrahim “Fudge” Allamito role swap from top to mid lane, LS’ answer also involves other players swapping roles.
LS says he would move Zven to support if he was still on Cloud9
Currently one of Cloud9’s academy bot laners,Jesper “Zven” Svenningsenhas not started in a single competitive game since theLock In 2022 tournamentdue to academy import rules prohibiting more than one import starter.
Since he’s an EU resident, he would require a green card to become an NA resident and not take up an import slot.
“If Zven gets his green card, have him roleswap to support and lane with [bot laner] Kim ‘Berserker’ Min-cheol,” LSsaid on his stream. “I’m being dead serious.”
“He is extremely good at support and jungle. He plays every role except top lane, I think.”
While the 23-year-old has been a bot laner for his entire career, he also occasionallyplays off roles in solo queue, especially in jungle and support.
Bot laners have role swapped to support and found success before. Team Liquid’sJo “CoreJJ” Yong-inand FlyQuest’s Zaqueri “aphromoo” Black are two such examples.
As with Fudge’s roleswap, it would be a gamble for Zven to transition into being a pro support, as it would require learning an entirely different role. However, he would also bring veteran experience to a young roster since both of the organization’s supports, Kim “Winsome” Dong-keon and Jonah “Isles” Rosario, are still relatively new.
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