https://twitter.com/IanImmi/status/1513505857723580416?t=TxLwUViVamt8c6MoM6fE-g&s=19
The thing is the score line doesnt tell you the actual feeling and the vibe the players and the teams were giving off in the match
Xerxia were definitely in full control almost the whole game for Icebox, and they were dismantling Optic on Ascent. The rounds that Optic won were not impressive rounds they were simply "Yay see opponent, Yay click head", almost no teamwork in any of the rounds were what caused the win. However the rounds Xerxia were winning were stomps or clean teamplay that slowly lead to a bigger and bigger advantage within the round.
Xerxia no doubt were far ahead of Optic today at least
Praise is not needed at all ofc but the guy was literally down playing everything Xerxia did and was quite literally throwing jabs at them because what? Optic played badly? Those arent grounds to insult someone and ofc him doing that is going to lead to literally everyone shitting on him cause the guy is a salty and toxic coach who has achieved quite literally nothing in his time in valorant
Its not about praising XERXIA but the fact that he calls the comps cringe and the game to be something that isn't like CSGO is what made him look like an L coach. The fact that instead of counter strating or even adapting mid game was not in his mind but the fact that he expect someone like s1mple (in this case yay) to carry them to win which ofc is not a strat.