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Context: LG-IM's Head Coach gets routinely criticized in and outside of Korea for frequently using his team's lesser players, which may have contributed to his team's streak of poor results in the GSTL. |
Tonight's game vs. Fnatic showcases exactly the kind of thing I'm talking about in terms of team depth.
+ Show Spoiler +Yonghwa's all-kill against Fnatic is in great part the result of constantly throwing the guy into the booth. He had some good initial performance back at the start of 2011 when everyone was still learning the game, then dropped off for a long time showing only shaky results in GSTL and online tournaments like the ESV Korean Weekly. He continued to receive stage experience despite his performance, and the benefits are starting to show themselves. Between his excellent MLG run recently and tonight's all-kill, Yonghwa's track record is starting to catch up with some of the more decorated players on his team.
Instead of having a dishwasher, IM has yet another player they can call on at any time to take down nearly anyone, and he isn't even a GSL champion. Can't wait to see some of IM's other B-teamers show strong performances like this. It's gonna happen.
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Thanks for the post! Good luck in the rest of the GSTL!
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I'm a little late to the thread, but I wanted to say thank you Coach Kang for stepping outside of the comfort zone and creating a thread on a foreign website in a language not your own to communicate to the global audience.
Also, I think your results so far this season and in IPL TAC should speak for themselves. It's a great thing to give chances for your players to show their abilities.
I'm still a Prime fan, but good luck this season IM!
P.S. Anyone that doubts your methods should just take a look at the trophy room.
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thanks for posting on tl. You seem like a great coach since you keep training so much great players.
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LG-IM fighting!!! Best coach and best team!
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easily the most handsome looking team over all :-)
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(Thanks for adding the context)
Anyway, it's really appreciate to communicate 
Good luck in GSTL.
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On September 08 2012 16:26 Daswollvieh wrote:
Seeing as Kang continuously involves the whole team and not just stars makes me respect him all the more, especially when short-term goals are missed. He makes sure he has a team and not a conglomerate of stars and dishwashers and he has the balls to take the losses it needs for confidence to build up. Boasting that many titles and not being afraid to put trust in lesser known players makes them easily one of the most attractive team out there. And it makes Kang the most sympathetic coach in my book, caring for his boys not only behind the scenes but also when shit is on the line. Mad props!
Couldn't say it better!
IM fighting!
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Just ignore the haters IM coach. People will always find something to complain about, even if you are the best coach in the world with a GSL champion in every race.
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Well, LG_IM better win this season then. They started off well, lets carry that success through to the finals :p
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Ignore the haters. You are the best coach!
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So is this a troll or is the coach really this insecure that he felt this was neccessary?
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On September 08 2012 16:26 Daswollvieh wrote:
Seeing as Kang continuously involves the whole team and not just stars makes me respect him all the more, especially when short-term goals are missed. He makes sure he has a team and not a conglomerate of stars and dishwashers and he has the balls to take the losses it needs for confidence to build up. Boasting that many titles and not being afraid to put trust in lesser known players makes them easily one of the most attractive team out there. And it makes Kang the most sympathetic coach in my book, caring for his boys not only behind the scenes but also when shit is on the line. Mad props!
Exactly, IM, FXO and ST do this quite a lot. They might pick "wrong" some times, but it builds the team in a different way. We get to know so much more of the teams and you see who the teams actually feel are "snipers" or godly players in practice, but without experience.
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The Kang has spoken. How can anyone doubt that jaw?
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I think that post was really awesome, and really appreciate it being posted on TL! As others have said. it's really good to see a coach willing to trust their players and grow their whole team.
GL HF LG-IM! Thank you.
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