mousepad-d2 Chapter 14: I never tolerate insults!
Chapter 14: I never tolerate insults!
Lin Jin, who was glaring at the white crescent moon, suddenly felt a surge of joy.
So, criticizing the coach can actually increase your "salvage value" (or "rescue points").
Sure, sure!
He raised an eyebrow, interrupting White Crescent's rebuttal.
"Are you trying to become a substitute...?"
Lin Jin sneered, "Heh, making a mountain out of a molehill?"
"This is the power the club trusts you to give you as head coach, but you've abused it."
"And as I said, whether I'm a substitute or not is up to the training and competition team."
White Crescent's face flushed red as she angrily pointed at Lin Jin, unable to utter a word for a long time.
Guo Hao frowned and said, "Alright, that's enough."
"That concludes the meeting. Meeting adjourned. Everyone, please go and have lunch."
Gao Tianliang, Jack, and the others left the lounge with surprised expressions.
Lin Jin stayed.
Guo Hao walked over and asked in a low voice, "What's wrong with you?"
"What's the point of arguing with the coach?"
Lin Jin shrugged: "Brother Hao, you saw it too, he provoked us first."
"It has nothing to do with me. He's been picking on me because I opposed his policy."
"Is this the head coach?"
"He can criticize me, and I can criticize him too."
"And I know my own performance best!"
Guo Hao sighed, patted him on the shoulder, and said nothing.
After Lin Jin left, Guo Hao began to mentally prepare himself for the White Crescent Moon incident.
Back in the training room, Gao Tianliang immediately came over and whispered:
"Holy crap! You're really brave, Little Fire!"
"That's really impressive!"
Lin Jin shrugged noncommittally.
Mark chimed in, "If you keep going back like this, you'll offend Bai Jiao's pride. I feel like you'll be in trouble later."
Lin Jin: "It doesn't matter. Isn't reviewing a process of saying what's on the table? He can criticize me, but I can't criticize him?"
"Does Ben's drafting have nothing to do with the game they lost?"
Gao Tianliang pressed his palm down, signaling to stop talking; no one had ever dared to say such a thing before.
Lin Jin, rarely bothering to talk, started playing ranked matches.
During the earlier argument, the club staff cleverly closed the door, preventing the Riot Games' photographers from entering and taking pictures.
However, they were in a makeshift training room set up in the hotel, next to the training rooms of other teams.
Moreover, the hotel's soundproofing wasn't very good, so their argument has probably already been heard.
Lin Jin didn't care and focused on preparing for tomorrow's match.
After he played two ranked matches, Lin Jin was still called out by Guo Hao alone.
His teammates gave him "good luck" looks and silently prayed for him.
Upon arriving at the temporary meeting room, where head coach White Crescent also resided, White Crescent turned her face away upon seeing Lin Jin, refusing to look at him.
Guo Hao smiled and said:
"Alright, alright, there's no one else here, just our own people."
"You're all doing this for the good of the club and for the team's performance."
"We're all men, so some arguments are normal."
"I'm organizing a gathering. One of you is a meritorious coach of the club, and the other is a rising star of the team. You are both valuable assets to Top Esports Club."
Guo Hao's words truly lived up to their reputation; he managed to get White Crescent's blood boiling with just a few words.
He immediately stopped being stubborn.
"Yes, it's all for the sake of results, Lin Jin. I can stop you from being a substitute, but you must have the right attitude."
Lin Jin raised an eyebrow: "How is my attitude wrong? Have I not trained properly, or have I been playing passively in the match?"
"you……"
"Stop lecturing me! I'm here to win the game, not to listen to your lectures!"
"Please be more professional and dedicated. Don't let your personal emotions get in the way. If you have a problem with me, you can settle it after the World Championship."
"Now, you are the head coach of a League of Legends professional team!"
"Please remember this!"
The white crescent moon was rendered speechless.
He was breathing heavily, on the verge of anger, but he didn't lash out.
Guo Hao patted Lin Jin on the shoulder: "Alright, alright, you're just young and impetuous, haha."
"We at Top Basketball need this kind of drive."
"Okay, go to training. Don't worry, you played fine in the game, you'll still be in the starting lineup."
Lin Jin wasn't worried about starting at all. As long as he didn't make any mistakes and played well, there was no reason to bench him.
That would cause a public outcry.
Back in the training room, Da Huang was the first to look over, feeling excited that his chance to start had come.
But after waiting for a long time, neither the coach nor the manager came to find him.
It seems there's still no chance.
In today's few practice matches, Top Esports' performance was not good.
We lost the best-of-three practice match 1-2.
They still haven't recovered from today's defeat. The coaching staff didn't say much, just pointed out a few mistakes and gave instructions on a few heroes to practice on their own.
The atmosphere was a bit awkward, and the team members seemed somewhat lost.
Losing the game, plus the argument, the atmosphere in the locker room was already quite bad.
…………
The next day.
The match between Topsports and Meatball will begin in the penultimate round.
They were in the lounge, watching other teams' matches.
T1 had a chance to win three consecutive games, but lost one to FNC. They currently have two wins and one loss, ending their first round of group stage matches.
Meanwhile, LPL's fourth seed, Li Ning, has been in increasingly better form since defeating Samsung, and has gone on to defeat teams such as CFO, achieving a three-game winning streak.
They remained undefeated in the first round of the group stage.
JD.com also achieved a three-game winning streak yesterday, ranking first in their group and taking the lead.
Of the four groups, two LPL teams are currently ranked second.
The LPL official account also posted a congratulatory tweet.
"This is our LPL representative team!"
Currently, only Top Esports remains.
They're tied 1-1 right now. If they beat the pigeon today, they still have a chance.
They finished the first round of the group stage with a 2-1 record, which is about right, just like EDG.
As the competition drew closer, White Crescent and the assistant coach kept giving everyone some important reminders.
There are also some opening strategies. According to the meaning of the white crescent moon, in this game, you can design a strategy to target the enemy jungler.
If they gain an advantage at level one, they will have a very good chance of winning.
Their match was fast approaching, and the staff were cheering them on.
On the LPL commentary desk, Remember said that although Top Esports lost to DRX yesterday.
However, there's no need to worry about their condition or ability to adjust.
Rogue's prized bottom lane is not much of an advantage against JackeyLove and Mark.
Top Esports could definitely use this to their advantage.
In this game, Jack Spicy Dance didn't dare to use Draven anymore, and picked Kalista to pair with Lena.
This is the strongest combination, even including Luna.
When it was Lin Jin's turn, White Crescent chose a crocodile for him.
"We absolutely must gain an advantage in the top lane this game! You hear me?"