Foxisquick put together an informal interview with Brokentier's Latif. In it, he talks about Viper's worst matchups and his runback against Fuudo after EVO 2011 was over. A piece of the interview is below, but you can catch the rest on his blog.
Foxisquick: What matchup were you most worried about coming into Evo?
Latif: Yang and Fei.
Foxisquick: Does Viper just not like long normals with rekkas or something? Why is Yang worse then Yun?
Latif: All he needs to do is low short, she cannot do anything against that lol. Yang’s blockstrings are really strict against Viper, everything for Yang works against Viper... it won't work anymore in AE2012 tho, because they made Yang's cr.lk hitbox bigger now. So he won’t be able to go under DPs or [Burning Kicks]. Also Yun’s pressure isn’t as solid as Yang's. That’s why Viper has less trouble vs him.
Foxisquick: In the [EVO 2011] after party you did a bunch of money matches and had a killer set vs Fuudo. This went far better then in the actual tournament, did you learn some new stuff?
Latif: Well when I played Fuudo in quarter finals, I lost because I didn't respect his wake up which was a mistake. I had him a few times but I lost mainly because of that. And in finals I was too hyped and got overexcited that I didn't overthink the match or come with a better strategy before I played him, I should have taken a breather and took a break before [Grand Finals] and remember what I did wrong and what I should do instead to win that match.
Tip from HeroicFrenzy.
#4 out in a stupid way, but hes kinda right. the same thing was applying to Fuudo, plus not to mention, in the back of his head he knew the Japanese at home were watching him, so that adds to the pressure. they both played great and are one of the best SF4 has to offer, but Latif lost fair and square.
@6 the argument that he could beat me is a fagg0t argument,i don't pretend to be better than him.but thinking that this fan service character(sakura) could replace his old godlike c viper is a nonsense.i know its his choice ,but recently ive seen his viper and his execution start to suck(exucution error,no real mindgame).
I remember a time where uryo viper was a nightmare to daigo ,mago and the others,now people will rather play against him than tonpy!
the same happen withe my Hero RX,dropping Urien to play Alex.
This war crime should be punished by law,wasting talent ....
Uryo can never beat me with his sakura cause i dont play AE lol.....***
@urien So what if they switched their mains? Doesn't mean you should bash people because they wanted to experiment with another character and actually became satisfied with their decisions. Naturally, that what happens when you switch mains. I knew Uryo wouldn't to be as good with Viper as he was before after he switched to Sakura, but to even execute some of Viper's basic technical combos is an accomplishment itself.
RX dropped Alex for Urien not the other way around #9
he still mains Urien in 3S, and quite frankly i dont think hes gonna switch anytime soon. the guy is the best Urien out there.
NEXT YEAR, LATIF! Sooo many killers this year. AE2012 is going to be one hell of an odd game.