Age is irrelevant. In functional terms, the only thing age will impact on in this game is reaction time and hand eye co-ordination. Reaction time will happen further down the line, certainly not in your 30's, hand eye co-ordination MUCH later than that. I don't see any playing reason why someone can't stay in this game until 40. Becoming a father will no doubt have an impact on performance, however, by all means it's possible to manage this given an initial period to adjust. No one here knows what's going on in the lives of each of these players and inside the team, everything on here is pure speculation. Fact of the matter is they have a large number of results under their belt, they are capable and have the skill to still win Majors. Have the players grown tired of the game? Are they suffering burnout from all the time they've given up and dedicated to the game? If they're prepared to put in the hours and improve, it's going to be a psychological issue. I would have thought an organisation such as VP would have access to a sports psychologist, I'd be shocked if they didn't. Pasha's comments certainly seem to lend weight to consigning the team to all being in the same boat. To be asking, 'What to do' it seems they're at a loss of what the issue is, again suggesting they're putting in the hours and it is something beneath the surface (psychological). I hate bringing the psychological issue up as its very much a buzz word in eSports at the moment. While it's undoubtedly needed, and great to see, a lot of people are jumping on the bandwagon with it. However, this situation screams of needing one. Again, if the players have the desire and commitment to fix this, they can certainly do it. They may have to dismantle everything and start bottom up, but the capability is certainly there. It's cliche, but if you get through this, you'll only be stronger. Every team, in every sport, is going to experience slumps in form. The best teams pull together more when things get rough and ride it out. You're at a fork in the road VP, you going left? Or going right?

2017-07-06 08:15