While Caedrel had a decent length as a pro player, his results aren’t that great, with his highest result in the LEC splits being 7th. And yet, watching his stream shows he has very good knowledge of the game, being able to correctly predict picks and bans, understand team plans in game, call out what they should do before they actually do it, and even predict plays. There was a minor one a few weeks ago where a Renekton was chasing down a Kennen, and he said “he’ll dash through the wave then flash stun auto” in an extremely nonchalant voice as if it was the most obvious thing in the world. It happened exactly as he said, and the casters and crowd went mental, and Caedrel didn’t even blink.
Seeing someone who didn’t make waves as a pro player being so knowledgeable about the game really highlights the skill gap when you are talking about the best players in the world, and it’s something I haven’t seen anyone else point out.
I feel like LS have two different approaches to the game: Caedrel focuses on what’s currently in front of him and what’s more likely to occur. LS seems to like theorycrafting and hard-convinces his viewers that his play style is correct. Neither is objectively /wrong/ but one is more enjoyable by the masses.