People associate realistic negativity with being harsh when they shouldn't. He wasn't harsh on anyone in this interview. I have a really good relationship with coach Park because he knows every step of the way we worked as best as we could at trying to improve according to his views. Starting a team house designed to compete in Proleague just isn't the same as starting a house in Korea where your players can practice.

It wasn't harsh, it was honest. Some people can confuse the two. A coach who is a simple "yes man" is a waste of money. I don't need someone telling me how good I am when I want to get better, I need someone who is telling me what I'm doing wrong.

True_Spike

Poland3410 Posts

January 07 2014 16:39 GMT

#66

Fantastic interview. Loved the professional tone. It would be great if EG & TL actually learned from this experience and gave proleague another shot in the future. I really think that with proper planning and care on their side, given the resources at their disposal, they could actually make it to the playoffs this time.

I do believe many people confuse a proper team house with an office job. It's not maintaining the practice regiment per se that does the trick, it's getting the players in the right mindset. A real team house must be an environment that caters to player's needs (not just wants), one that enables them to grow, and not just game-wise.

Jornada

United States223 Posts

January 07 2014 16:54 GMT

#67

Coach Park = The Truth

Darkhorse

United States23455 Posts

January 07 2014 17:01 GMT

#68

Brilliant interview. I like that he is honest about why EG-TL failed, and I hope he has some luck with CJ!
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Although that seems to be eluding him at the moment...

TeveT

Sweden148 Posts

January 07 2014 17:19 GMT

#69

On January 07 2014 20:13 teamamerica wrote:
Nice interview, thanks! This is the first I've heard of Taeja's brother - has he ever been mentioned before? It would have been pretty sick if they scrapped the proleague (I mean if EG-TL quit) and Coach Park had focused on "having them sweep the international tournaments".

I also wonder for Naniwa and Snute - their English is pretty good right? He was saying he had trouble communicating with them so I'm wondering if that's the English <=> Korean gap or <Swedish?> <=> English <=> Korean gap for communicating the major ideas.

I think the barrier was in Coach Park's English abilities, not in Naniwa's or Snute's English. Nordic countries start very early with English and we are surrounded by English everywhere, so we pick it up to an acceptable level quite easily.

SuperHofmann

Italy1741 Posts

January 07 2014 17:42 GMT

#70

Very interesting interview. Often there aren't information about the coaches and how they work; I hope to read others interviews, maybe about foreign team and how they work

Proseat

Germany5113 Posts

January 07 2014 17:48 GMT

#71

Nice reflective wrap-up interview. Shame EG-TL wasn't mean to last.

Aeromi

France14456 Posts

January 07 2014 17:59 GMT

#72

Coach Park is awesome.

DarkPlasmaBall

United States43735 Posts

January 07 2014 18:13 GMT

#73

Great interview, thanks! Coach Park is so awesome ^^

AKnopf

Germany259 Posts

January 07 2014 18:23 GMT

#74

Best interview! It tells a lot about team/community liquid to publish such an interview which could be considered harsh. I think he just stated the facts without any bad feelings or intentions towards the team.
In fact, both EG-TL and Coach Park has gained some sympathy from me.

Chulak

South Africa3 Posts

January 07 2014 18:36 GMT

#75

Awesome coach Park

TBone-

United States2309 Posts

January 07 2014 19:02 GMT

#76

Really cool interview, looking forward to the next one!

Wyrd

United States211 Posts

January 07 2014 19:08 GMT

#77

Great interview, thank you. I haven't had the chance to see much of Coach Park's personality, and he seems like a guy who is really dedicated. I liked that he said he was proud when his players succeeded after Proleague. Some people might take that the wrong way, but he didn't. Good stuff.

Apom

France655 Posts

January 07 2014 19:18 GMT

#78

Very insightful interview. Would rate 5 stars.

Talin

Montenegro10532 Posts

January 07 2014 19:18 GMT

#79

I like how it makes it sound like Taeja's brother is some secret Starcraft guru.

Black Gun

Germany4482 Posts

January 07 2014 19:33 GMT

#80

fantastic interview. the biggest effect this interview had on me is that it increased my respect for kespa teams tremendously. this interview shows just how much effort and perfection are necessary to get the results required to be competitive in proleague. there is so much more to it than "set up a dorm, force the guys to practice 14 hours a day". it also emphasizes how a strong team environment can yield better results than having the individually more gifted players.