Advice to CLG

Recently on my Ask.FM page, I had a user submit a question to me. The question was: "Do you have any advice for CLG?" As I thought about how to answer the question, I realized this is far harder to answer than a simple 1 or 2 lines.



CLG right now on August 29th, 2014 is in a very fragile state. They are a team who began the 2014 year with the expectations of going to Worlds and have fallen all the way to the Promotion / Relegation Tournament. Right now, I'm sure a lot of CLG fans are in a state of anger, confusion and sadness, and these feelings are completely justified. I'm also sure that the players on CLG share a similar pool of emotions right now. However, what's done is done and CLG is heading to the Promotion Tournament.



I don't know a lot about the inside workings of CLG, but I think it is evident that there is conflict among the players. I'm not sure what these conflicts are. Perhaps certain players feel they are carrying the team. Maybe one or two players are constantly take the majority of the criticism and have had their confidence levels crushed. There's even the possibility that certain player's personalities have never meshed and it finally came to the forefront. Regardless of what the conflicts are, this is where CLG the team needs to band together and show unity in the face of adversity.



The true test for great teams are their ability to look adversity in the face and crush it. Right now, CLG is facing their first real test of adversity as a team. Whatever problems they are facing, whatever issues the players have with each other, it all has to be put on hold. Right now, all of their jobs are on the line and I think it would be a terrible approach for CLG to feel that they will crush whatever team they are going to play against in relegations. History has shown us that when teams are underestimated, the unthinkable can and will happen. I personally feel that CLG should approach their relegation series as if it was the World Finals to ensure the best possible chance to retain their LCS status.



Personally, I do not see CLG losing relegations. However, if they choose to approach their series with anything less than 110% preparation, it leaves a chance for anything to happen. They have to all put aside their differences. The sole focus of the team needs to be to come into relegations as best prepared as possible and make sure they show everyone that they truly are an elite team in NA.



In conclusion, I think everything is fairly clear cut for CLG. The players need to stand united and put all their resources into making sure they win their next series. They have to put aside all their conflicts, communicate effectively and ignore what the community says. If CLG comes into relegations with the best preparation possible and focus on the task at hand, they should be able to re-qualify very easily. Should they continue to have conflict within the team and not set them aside, anything is possible.



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