Youngbuck on G2's performance: "We can't exceed expectations because everyone thinks we'll be first"

Okay, the easiest to define is our top-laner Expect, who is the clown of the team.
He's, like, the joker and the funny guy and always really happy.
And I think the biggest characteristic of him in-game is that he's always happy; like,
he's actually enjoying playing the game, even after many years of playing.
Trick is very calculated, more quiet guy, both outside and inside the game.
Well, inside the game, he talks more, but he's the quiet one.
Also very funny, but then, I think that goes for pretty much everyone in the team.
Luca is our little kid, also very energetic, and he always lights up the house with his
laughter.
That's what he's known for, and his assassin play, of course.
Then we have Sven.
I think Sven is the most mature in our team.
He's really good at looking at debates from different angles, and no coach could ever
have any trouble with him because he's, like, the perfect player.
And then Mithy is the leader of the team.
He's--both inside and outside the game, he teaches a lot of the players and he shot calls,
and when players have questions that they don't want to ask me, they always go to Mithy.
Do you intimidate the players sometimes?
No, I don't intimidate the players.
They know I'm like a big brother.
My time as a player influenced my way of coaching a lot.
Because the first thing you look at when you become a coach was, like, "what did I miss
in my own career, and what kind of coach did I want to have?"
And "what things do I value most in the team?"
So for me, I think a healthy environment is really important, and one where you can laugh
and talk to each other.
And it's something that a lot of teams don't have and we're one of the few teams that do
have it, so that's what I'm really proud of.
Someone that you can always go to, even if you need things outside the game, is also
something that I valued a lot, so that's what I wanted to provide the team.
And yeah, I think that's--actually to me, that was more important than the strategic
elements, so that's what I took from my player career.
That's something that I wanted and didn't have, and that's what I want to provide my players.
I think the best way to keep the big egos and personalities in check is by allowing
them to fail.
I give my players trust and if they say, for example, "Give me this champion," every now
and then I'll give them the trust to make their own decision and let them fail.
And then usually after games, they're like, "Youngbuck, next week you can pick my champion,"
and it's pretty easy that way.
Just allow them to fail and see themselves.
Good question, because I don't have experience with losing.
Actually, sometimes we lose a lot of scrims and then we just--or, like, something blows
up that people have been holding back--and then we just have a team talk.
We all sit, we face each other, and we discuss our problems in the most healthy possible
way at the time.
Like, a lot of emotions come out.
But it's always really good, and we have a really mature team.
Everyone can just--they can flame each other even though they're usually very constructive
in their feedback.
So usually when that conversation is over, the air is cleared and then we can just go
on to the next game.
I think Europe as a region is contesting for top three right now.
Korea's obviously leading, and Flash Wolves is definitely contesting for being the second-best
team outside Korea--ah, the best team outside Korea.
So hopefully we are in their footsteps right now, and going to catch up with them.
So I would say Europe is the third-best region.
However, as a region completely, I think we're better than the LMS.
But Flash Wolves is just a little bit higher than us.
I think it's really great to be on a winning team for a change.
The only downside is that we cannot exceed expectations that much, because everyone thinks
we're going to be first and, you know.
Like, the first play, that got a pat on the back--"Hey, you guys went from Challenger
to first place."
And then the second split you win, it's just like, "Meh, great, you can go home.
And we can do it again next split."
It's not like people think that you've achieved something big.
It's just expected from us now.
That's a really big change, I think, in the mentality.

Youngbuck on G2's performance: "We can't exceed expectations because everyone thinks we'll be first"

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