Former Karmine Corp head coach Yanis “Striker” Kella sparked controversy on Jan. 8 after he talked about habits points and divergence of opinions as causes for parting methods with Martin “Rekkles” Larsson through the 2023 League of Legends offseason.
After a 2022 season the place the workforce failed to fulfill expectations, Rekkles left Karmine Corp to return with Fnatic on Dec. 15. And now that he’s shifting on with LEC’s Group BDS, former coach Striker talked about Rekkles as a cause why Karmine Corp’s efficiency stagnated in Summer time in a Q&A dwell session on Twitch.
Karmine and Rekkles mutually mentioned his signing was a “long-term” resolution at first of the yr, however it appeared the dream was minimize quick. Striker mentioned the teaching workers didn’t want to proceed with Rekkles for the 2023 season on account of a divergence of opinions.
Il a été repris sur son comportement à plusieurs reprises, par moi même et par au dessus
Si tu le bench tu ne peux pas le revendre l’année d’après automotive les gens comprennent qu’il est problématique=Il n’y avait pas de bonnes answer pour l’année en cours et le mercato à la fois
— Striker (@StrikerLoLcoach) January 7, 2023
The previous head coach additionally talked about repeated behavioral points that led them to alert Rekkles, however that the teaching workers wasn’t in a position to totally take motion to repair them.
“Should you bench him, you’ll be able to’t switch him the next season, as a result of individuals perceive he’s problematic. There have been no match answer for the continuing yr nor the offseason,” he mentioned on Twitter.
Following backlash from followers, he then alluded to occurrences the place Rekkles would “disrespect” the workers (“somebody who [paid his] wage”) by refusing to play scrims or attend team-building occasions, similar to “becoming a member of a workforce dinner as a result of [his] cab wasn’t right here when he left the airport.”
Within the dwell session, he talked about unfavourable habits and lack of motivation as causes for the workforce stagnating within the Summer time Break up, in addition to divergence of opinions when it comes to technique, similar to selecting Yuumi within the bot lane.
He mentioned Hantera wasn’t towards this resolution, however that “different unfavourable reactions” within the workforce pushed him towards different champions. He additionally confirmed the workforce struggled with shotcalling within the bot lane. When these points arose, the workforce would begin to tumble.
“I attempted to battle negativity as a result of it didn’t allow efficiency, particularly in the direction of the top of Spring. It proved helpful since we gained the EUM, even when Summer time didn’t go as nicely,” he defined.
Rekkles and Karmine Corp have but to talk on the matter. In the meantime, the workforce nonetheless has to formally reveal its official 2023 roster for the LFL, which is deliberate to kick off in a single week. In line with rumors, solely high laner Cabochard and mid laner Saken will stay on the workforce.
Striker will function an assistant coach for Group BDS within the 2023 LEC Winter Season, which begins on Jan. 21.