After a completely failed season despite bringing in a superstar roster, Weibo Gaming is undergoing new reforms. Notably, this team has once again parted ways with Coach Easyhoon (who previously Coach Easyhoon coached when the team was still named Suning and also had a brief departure from the team). This has sparked much controversy in the League of Legends community in the land of the billion people.
According to many opinions, in reality, WBG has never been cohesive. The name mentioned directly is TheShy. The debate between LPL fans and TheShy fans has caused social media platforms in China to “boil over”. However, it cannot be denied that WBG’s poor performance this Spring is partly due to TheShy.
However, it is Coach Easyhoon who has to leave. In a recent update, former V5 coach HanYi announced that WBG may have reached an agreement with Coach Daeny. Many may still remember that Coach Daeny is associated with the successful cycle of Damwon Gaming in the 2020 season. However, many T1 fans will remember him more as the “enemy of Faker”.
Specifically, in the 2021 season, when he was in charge at T1, Coach Daeny became the first person to dare to bench Faker despite him being fully capable of playing. It should be noted that even the extremely strict Coach Kim never “buried” Faker like Coach Daeny did. Moreover, he also tended to blame Faker whenever T1 had poor results, especially with “The Demon King” in the lineup. This, along with T1’s continued decline, contributed to the quick end of the Daeny – Zefa duo’s career at T1.
With information from HanYi (a reputable figure in transfer news), LPL fans believe that TheShy is in a “red alert” situation. In terms of influence, TheShy in LPL can certainly not be compared to Faker in LCK. But even a “untouchable” icon like Faker was benched by Coach Daeny, so TheShy is unlikely to secure a starting position if he continues to perform poorly.
However, Coach Daeny is also known for his very peculiar tactics, constantly rotating players. And if he cannot achieve positive results, his playstyle and strictness will be a “double-edged sword” as it was when he was Faker’s coach.