Coach Park: EG-TL needs a miracle. We will make it - Page 5

On March 19 2013 15:26 Uncultured wrote:



Tell that to Life.

On March 19 2013 15:26 Uncultured wrote:



Tell that to Life.

Q: All the teams at the start of the Proleague picked EG-TL as the team to watch out for. But now the general consensus is that they have failed to meet the expectations- why do you think this has been the case?

A: Firstly, the position EG find themselves is about right. Does it surprise you to hear this? I studied them closely for about ten days and from what I can see, bad results are inevitable.

I'd say the problem is the infrastructure rather than the players. The environment was severely lacking compared to the other teams. No real focus on the Proleague, commitments to tournaments abroad, streaming schedules and the lack of coaching staff to look after the players. There are foreign players and despite the size of the group it is difficult to practice properly. Hwanni had a real tough job.

The players are very reputable and capable but if you put all these factors together the results can only be disappointing.

On March 19 2013 15:28 Visage814 wrote:
He just posted a huge interview on twitter

http://t.co/OHE6p9hafY

Can anyone translate ??

On March 19 2013 15:28 gobbledydook wrote:


Life said in his interview that zerg is UP...

On March 19 2013 15:48 jhlee820 wrote:
Summary of some points:
-it's only been 10 days since Coach Park made the decision to join EG and he had been negotiating for 3 weeks prior to making the decision
-Coach Park was supposed to focus on SKT1's LoL team once the team was set up, but he wanted to stick with Starcraft and started looking for a foreign SC2 team to join, which was apparently something he always wanted to do
-He isn't surprised at all by the fact that EGTL's not doing well and attributes it to the infrastructure (no incentive for players to focus on Proleague, scheduling conflicts from foreign tournaments, required streaming sessions, not enough coaching staff, they don't have that many practice partners within the team)
-The players have the talent, but the infrastructure really hinders their performance in PL
-He's not entirely sure how to tackle the said problems, but he's trying to come up with solutions
-One of his biggest areas of focus is the players' daily schedules - he wants to make sure that the players manage their time well and follow a good schedule, get sufficient sleep, practice, etc
-Says EGTL's biggest problem is its lack of Terrans, especially because he thinks Terrans are good in HOTS
-Says foreign teams' perception of what a coach does is very different from the role of a coach in the Korean teams - foreign teams see the coach as a team manager, while Korean coaches play a more analytical role, analyzing the team and coming up with improvements. He says Alex Garfield was very impressed by his analysis of EGTL and his suggestions for improvement and has been really supporting coach Park after that.
-Also has some random comments about HOTS, mostly about the fact that he likes the Medivac boost, but thinks it'd be more interesting if there was some constraint to using it like using up energy, or making it take more damage while boosting
-EGTL's current goal is to make the playoffs, and they'll need to win 14 out of the 21 remaining games
-Thinks its difficult but doable with some luck and miracle

On March 19 2013 16:47 Lonyo wrote:
EGMajor

On March 19 2013 17:08 ixzenxi wrote:
Thanks for the translation. Winning 14 out of the remaining 21 games to make the playoffs. Yikes.

On March 19 2013 17:12 teddyoojo wrote:
it pretty much comes down to whether egtl is willing to completly commit to proleague or not. meaning cut out streaming sessions, get more players in korea (practice partners and main terrans) and cutting international tournaments.

just my feeling ~~

On March 16 2013 11:22 bduddy wrote:
You guys know that IM didn't invent the world "miracle", right? I can't believe how many of you seem to seriously think "OMG EG will buy IM!!!1"