As one of the pioneer teams in the Valorant game, Sentinels has emerged as a force, and the strongest team in North America. There have been problems appearing in the lotus when Jay “Sinatraa” Won was banned by Riot Games about troubleshooting related to romance. However, it was only the beginning of the dominance of the lotus.
The questioning deal and bought Tyson “Tenz” Ngo from Cloud9 has turned Sen into an invincible name. Not only sublimated in the regional tournament, Tenz and his teammates also became the first a great tournament with the title of Masters 2. At the stage of Stage 3, the lotus not only did not change but also showed stronger signs.
Sen is one of the few teams in the world without any coach, analyst or equivalent positions to outline tactics for matches. No one has known that Sen will make changes in the future or not. However, fans know that Sen will still play without the need for the coach at Masters 3.
“We can recruit all the positions at the coaching committee like many other teams if they want. Even so, the members feel that it is not necessary. Many good coaches have offered to lead this team, but we have refused them. Everyone feels that the 5 players are very good together,” Michael “Dapm” Gulino shared above VLR.GG.
When the teams have to play online, the lack of coach is probably not too important. However, when having to play in the big stage, the coach also undertakes more jobs and stands out among them to be mentally captured for the players. This is admitted to the “coach” and captain Shahzeb “Shahzam” Khan admitted after the Masters 2 tournament in Iceland.
“We realize those shortcomings. When playing online, I personally have more time to think of new ideas, new tactics and also have time to wait if I am secret ideas. But this is a big stage, we do not have a coach to record what is needed. I guess it is a little disadvantage for lotus,” the 27 -year -old player said.
During the past time, Shahzam had to do more work than all the remaining players. He is not only a “big brother” but also analyzer and coach with tasks such as preparing for the match, analyzing the gameplay, finding a strong – weak point of the opponent and even criticizing when the juniors make mistakes. Even so, the Pakistani boy still feels very satisfied.
Not appointing coach in Valorant also has its own advantages. The members will talk directly to each other on stage without having to go through many complex conversations. However, the players themselves must have a lot of understanding and training to achieve good attention. In the view of Hunter “Sick” Mims, because Valorant is a new game, there is no truly quality coach.
“Many current Valorant coaches do not have any experience in this game. They only switch from another game or look like a psychologist more about sports. I don't think what to appoint coach will bring value when Valorant is really a new subject.”
There is no coach is not a small disadvantage. However, Sen has proven that it is still “healthy” without any additional addition. At Masters 2 took place in Iceland, Sen won the championship with unbeaten record. Maybe with the innovation points of Valorant in the future, Sen will need coach. But Sen is still very stable. And if the “machine” is not broken, it is best not to fix it.
