#1 WG - As I've said before, they've possessed the most under-rated players in the game. If focused they're deadly, they've won past clan leagues so they have the history and pedigree to be winning. Chris appears to have them in good motivational shape, so they're my favorites to win the clan league. They must remain focused and driven, they have the skill in the bag. Smoove is arguably the best team player in this game, he's on 3 so he's well utilized. (personally the best EU player imo)
#2 ONE! - They've been solid and growing exponentially in skill and quality for the past 2-3 seasons, it's impressive to see and it's really been a help for them to see their players grow such as 89thlap, malakkan and fivestargeneral and a few others which I haven't mentioned. They aren't weak anywhere, they've finished runners up to the notorious masters. They are expected and they will be fighting for the title this season. Also taking into consideration Pardon from masters has joined them.
#3 M'Hunters - Skill wise they've improved, you can tell that the experience of A has made them a more cohesive group as a clan and that's showing in their results. Hobo gone is a loss but Leopard has improved, the emergence of georgie and a more seasoned AI will more than make up for this loss. What's special about M'Hunters is they may not have the most skill on paper but you can tell they want to win every game for every point and that's the dangerous formula that can win any game in this intense competitive league. I wouldn't be surprised if they went all the way to the end.
#4 SNinja - Rakleader being the star player, he will carry Sninja to safety. They're limited by their lack of top players but they've almosttricky back and a good few solid players in the form of Max and others. It's impressive to see how the recruiting has turned Sninja from a solid clan to a good clan, hopefully the hard work of the past seasons will reap the rewards for them this season. D-ceo needs to perform, this is the league where you need everyone pulling their weight and not screwing up.
#5 Lynx - Imo have the most weakened line-up in the league if you compare to the past season. Many new players who I don't think are A quality like Jo Jo who booted last season in Biomes. Wini had a terrible start in French brawl 0-3.. so it's going to be interesting to see how Lynx do with this new roster, I believe they have the skill to survive in A but I just don't' see them climbing up the league, It will be a season of transition to set up for a race to the title win next season. Kurdistan and Hades are rusty and the Turkish isn't the same Turkish i remember 2-3 seasons ago for Icelandic Turtles, there's a lot of questions that needs answers. Le Marseilles the clan cheerleader needs to put the pom poms down and show what he can add to the squad.
#6 Outlaws - Bonsai being on 3 is a big boot risk, he booted 20% of Outlaws games last season, We've lost Odin and Kezzo who carried me in Europe and Szeurope, so we are extremely lacking depth in all departments. Edge has been reducing his game activity and Lucien on a 1v1 is a big maybe, overall this isn't the same Outlaws that want to survive in A like the past two seasons. But however I'm optimistic and think we can fight Lynx in a good relegation fight considering we've beaten them in head-to-head match ups the past two seasons, I think we can make it a close fight. Though in the end, I think it's better for our development to be 6th. My retirement is the final nail in the coffin in this declining trending clan.
#7 Statisticians - I don't they even believe they will survive in A, once your defeated in the mental state already, you're not going to survive. I beleive if they play to their absolute potential and give it a good go, I think they can join the three way fight of Outlaws Lynx and stats to really try and survive in A. Math Wolf is an accomplished player and Nauz does have skill if he's focused. Yeon is 100% the most under-rated player in this league, we will see his value in his 1 slot. My personal tournament favourite there.. They need to overperform in 2v2 Cookies for a shot at this survival mission.
Best of luck all.
Clan League 11: Division A - Official Thread: 2019-02-02 22:23:17
That's like saying I can't give up smoking because I'm still an alcoholic.
Not that I'm not happy to see you :]
Actually, now that I think about it, I guess the same reasons that cause someone to be a smoker could cause them to be an alcoholic too. But you get my point...
Edited 2/3/2019 00:01:52
Clan League 11: Division A - Official Thread: 2019-02-02 23:46:32
WG should definitely perform much better than SNinja, as should outlaws, if this doesn't happen it can only be due WG or outlaws being managed really bad
or smoove boots, yeah i think i should add that possibility too
Edited 2/4/2019 20:38:46
Clan League 11: Division A - Official Thread: 2019-02-04 21:48:32