Massimiliano Dipasquale

Pure domination 😤

This is a goodbye. After the end of our playoff run, I said that some of us had to reflect on our future, and one of them was me. So, for anyone who doesn’t want to read the whole post: I’ve decided to retire. There are multiple reasons, but mainly I feel it’s time to move on. Working in esports and in R6 has always been my dream, but I knew it wouldn’t last forever, that’s why I kept pursuing my studies. Over time, I also started to feel that my passion for the game wasn’t there anymore, that I was beginning to fall behind. While the me of three years ago would have done anything to stay at the top, now things have changed. That said, I’ll still follow tournaments and the game. That love will never die. This was the news, but I’d also like to reflect a bit on my career and thank everyone who had an impact on it. I know I’m not among the greatest coaches in Rainbow, but I consider myself someone who always gave his best to help the teams and players I worked with. When I started my career, I focused mostly on strategy, probably because I was more knowledgeable on that side and, being younger, gave less importance to other aspects. But in my last years, especially in my last team, I understood how important it is to manage the people behind the players, and to help them grow not only in-game but also as individuals. I learned that the unity and synergy of a team aren’t built only through practice and scrims, but also, and above all, through trust, respect, and care for one another. I never won big tournaments (the biggest were the Japan League and the T2 Finals 🤦‍♂️), but I don’t care, because I know I helped every team I worked with to grow and achieve their goals while I was there. For a long time, I was one of the few imports who truly believed in the APAC playstyle and tried to help players understand its boundaries, especially during my time in Korea and Japan. In SEA, I saw pure passion: players who faced real struggles (orgs, money, visas, etc.), but whose love for competition never faded. Every scrim was full of smiles and laughs, and they always kept a positive attitude even when things were tough. For a while, I was also in OCE, it’s not really known, but I had a great time with that crazy mix of players in the Keltons Knights. And finally, I came back home, to the place I once swore I’d never work in. I’m glad the players I met there changed my mind. With them I saw raw, incredible talent, they only needed someone to unite them, and I think our historic EML qualification proved I was able to do so. To conclude, I need to thank some people. First, my family, even if at the beginning they didn’t really support me, once they saw how much it meant to me, they truly stood by my side. To all the players I worked with: thank you so much. You made me a better person, and I hope I did the same for you. Thanks also to my girlfriend and friends, the ones who always asked how the matches went. You were my best supporters. Thanks to the only org that treated me well (all the others pure shit, up to you to guess which I mean). And finally, thanks to all the fans around the world, from Japan to Italy, from Korea to Indonesia. Your love always gave me the energy and strength to do better. This time, for the last time: Thank you, grazie, ありがとう, 감사합니다, gràcies, gracias!

Molto molto bene

Che bello questo articolo di Polito. I giovani senza tatuaggi, gli altri che vanno a peccare in spiaggia mentre questi cantano Ligabue. E forse, conclude, salveranno il mondo mica come quelli che sono a Ibiza 🚑

Fuori dai primi 20... Asfaltati dall'Unione Sarda e Dolomiten... Più ossessionati di wally the focus... Ma farsi delle domande e darsi delle risposte? (cit.)

📸 Kevin De Bruyne pictured playing for Napoli for the first time earlier today. 🇮🇹💙

Firstly I wanna say GG's to MACKO, the better team won and it wont effect the result that much. But I wanna bring this up. The competitive integrity this stage has been something I havent exeprienced in my career, timeouts being broadcasted and whatsapp clearly being used.

Chivu: "Abbiamo scelto di aggregare qualche ragazzo proprio in previsione di qualche imprevisto. Sono contento perché le scelte le abbiamo fatte mettendo il punto interrogativo su quello che sarebbe potuto accadere. Bisogna gestire i giocatori, c'è chi recupera come Marcus, c'è chi prova e non ce la fa come Calha e come Davide. Faremo qualche accertamento in più a Milano. Li abbiamo mandati in vacanza anche perché si sarebbe creato qualche rumore che non fa bene né a loro né al gruppo. Non so se arriverà qualcuno se passiamo il turno, sono scelte che faremo a porte chiuse e voi lo scoprirete dopo"