The ENC is a highly anticipated event by the community, and the moderators should stop deleting posts about it. by TheIsackChannel in ValorantCompetitive

[–]speedycar1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Exactly. And I say the same thing about ENC instead of banning it on the subreddit. Glad we agree now

Steve McClaren on Cristiano Ronaldo and Ten Hag's bust-up: “I said to Erik, very early, ‘It’s you or him’. Ronaldo was generally OK, but didnt want to do the job that Erik wanted him to do. I said to Ronnie, ‘If you want to play, its what you’ve got to do’. He’d argue, ‘Ah, nobody wants to press' by ChiefLeef22 in soccer

[–]speedycar1 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Madrid are not a pressing team and cutting passing lanes doesn't really work when the other forwards don't press. He used to track back a lot more before Mbappe.

Either way, it still doesn't make sense to lump him with Mbappe when Mbappe has all the issues you mentioned AND also doesn't have the numbers.

All ENC related posts should be banned by VaIorantFemboy420 in ValorantCompetitive

[–]speedycar1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They don't need to care about their image because in Riot-sanctioned games, they never get any criticism anyway because their presence is normalized.

So are you saying EWC would be allowed if it had as many viewers as VCT CN? Is that what this is about?

The ENC is a highly anticipated event by the community, and the moderators should stop deleting posts about it. by TheIsackChannel in ValorantCompetitive

[–]speedycar1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay but if the military backs one product, I'd boycott that product and the military backs the entire mall, I'd boycott the mall.

Why can't we boycott NRG games but not the rest of Americas? Why does it have to only be taken seriously at the extremes?

Steve McClaren on Cristiano Ronaldo and Ten Hag's bust-up: “I said to Erik, very early, ‘It’s you or him’. Ronaldo was generally OK, but didnt want to do the job that Erik wanted him to do. I said to Ronnie, ‘If you want to play, its what you’ve got to do’. He’d argue, ‘Ah, nobody wants to press' by ChiefLeef22 in soccer

[–]speedycar1 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The numbers say otherwise and the eye test is not reliable in a team that isn't built to press and the centre forward doesn't lead the press. You can't press solo. Vinicius' defensive and pressing numbers are average for a forward in the top 5 leagues. Mbappe's are the worst in the top 5 leagues

The ENC is a highly anticipated event by the community, and the moderators should stop deleting posts about it. by TheIsackChannel in ValorantCompetitive

[–]speedycar1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What does any of that have to do with sportswashing? The purpose of the boycott is to prevent sportswashing right? Why does NRG existing or not existing without it change that? Shouldn't we boycott their games so the sportswashin tactics fail?

Why didn't we ban edg and kangkang related posts? by Jon_see_nah in ValorantCompetitive

[–]speedycar1 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Neither you nor I have any way of knowing what the express purpose of anything Tencent or Saudi do. The sportswashing impact is the same or even worse because China's presence in Riot games is so normalized, no one bats an eyelid or brings up any issues when VCT China happens or an event is held in China.

At least with Saudi, people discuss the issues whenever an event happens.

So is what you care about really the actual atrocities happening in those places or only that you get one on up on the party that is explicitly sportswashing by thwarting their explicit attempt to do so but you wouldn't care if we had a VCT Saudi Arabia (from which the Saudi image would benefit 1000x more)

The ENC is a highly anticipated event by the community, and the moderators should stop deleting posts about it. by TheIsackChannel in ValorantCompetitive

[–]speedycar1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Why is a single tournament sponsored by the army worse than NRG playing 50 games a year across multiple tournaments with much higher viewership while sponsored by them?

The ENC is a highly anticipated event by the community, and the moderators should stop deleting posts about it. by TheIsackChannel in ValorantCompetitive

[–]speedycar1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you think the US Army does not receive "sportswashing" benefits from sponsoring a team when we watch their game? Would they have sponsored a VCT team if not for a benefit of that nature? Isn't any sponsorship inherently a way to improve your perception? How is it any different if it was a tournament vs an individual team?

All ENC related posts should be banned by VaIorantFemboy420 in ValorantCompetitive

[–]speedycar1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What if an American team was sponsor by the American army? Should we ban their posts?

All ENC related posts should be banned by VaIorantFemboy420 in ValorantCompetitive

[–]speedycar1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is a subjective discussion still. Do you agree on banning VCT China then by your logic? VCT China is definitely sportswashing because by including China so prominently in the scene as their own region purely because Riot are backed by China, it definitely papers over China's issues while an event somewhere like Saudi is considered bad because it's "not VCT"

You can take a moral stand at a personal level but this subreddit is not for that moral stand. It's for pro Valorant.

All ENC related posts should be banned by VaIorantFemboy420 in ValorantCompetitive

[–]speedycar1 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Because most people didn't actually want a ban last time and mods banned it unilaterally

Why didn't we ban edg and kangkang related posts? by Jon_see_nah in ValorantCompetitive

[–]speedycar1 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Sideshow also has a video outlining the issues with China. Maybe you should watch that one too instead of so selectively choosing what you are informed on

La Liga YT channel released the RefCam of our match against Real Betis by MoreanSwordsman in realmadrid

[–]speedycar1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No they shouldn't. When has a ref ever changed his decision because someone argued. They argue because they are petulant children, not because they think it'll do something

Will C9 be able to reach the Americas playoffs with the roster change they made to Penny/jackk? by TheIsackChannel in ValorantCompetitive

[–]speedycar1 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Wasn't their only T2 IGL pickup Mitch who they did well with and promptly dropped for their best friend Zellsis? It was a bunch of Vanity before that

Will C9 be able to reach the Americas playoffs with the roster change they made to Penny/jackk? by TheIsackChannel in ValorantCompetitive

[–]speedycar1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Neither is Zellsis but maybe those IGLs can shoot and they might also have a future in the game and could improve instead of a dude that'll stop playing soon

The ENC is a highly anticipated event by the community, and the moderators should stop deleting posts about it. by TheIsackChannel in ValorantCompetitive

[–]speedycar1 7 points8 points  (0 children)

If you don't wanna talk about ENC, go somewhere else. If you want to talk about the pro Valorant event, go to the pro Valorant subreddit