AL manager's embarrassing past revealed.

Since AL played full BO5 matches against LCK teams during MSI and the Oil Cup, many LPL viewers have referred to AL as the hope for LPL in international competitions. The AL manager has even publicly stated multiple times, "For international battles, look to AL." Although AL has the best international results in LPL, many LPL viewers believe the AL manager is too high-profile, especially since AL hasn't won any world-class championships this year. Many viewers are confused about why the AL manager enjoys being in the spotlight so much.

Especially after AL lost to GEN and failed to secure the World Cup championship, many LPL viewers dug up the AL manager's dark history. It turns out that after AL eliminated T1 to reach the Oil Cup finals, the AL manager actually commented on TES top laner 369's Weibo, stating that AL aimed to win the world championship. (Initially, Aixiao wanted to sign 369 during the transfer period, but 369 wanted to play with his brother in LOL, so he declined to sign with AL. Therefore, every time AL achieves good results, the AL manager would tease 369 on his personal account.)

Aixiao has also been ridiculed by many LPL viewers for this comment, and many casual LPL viewers believe that the AL management should dismiss Aixiao. After all, AL has finally achieved some results, and they shouldn't let one manager ruin their public image. (Currently, Aixiao has closed the comments section again; last time he mocked BLG and was criticized, and this time he prematurely opened champagne for victory, which was also mocked by many TES fans.)

Shanks believes they will win the S Championship.

As the foreign battle king of LPL, AL players have been interviewed by many media outlets after returning home. During an interview, AL's core mid-laner Shanks admitted that his performance in the Oil Cup was not good, but he still sees room for growth. In the end, Shanks looked forward to the future, stating that the AL team has been continuously growing and improving: they were the LPL runners-up in the first stage, the LPL champions in the second stage, and placed third in MSI, as well as being the runners-up in the Oil Cup. Therefore, AL's future goal is to win the S Championship.

LOL champion jungler "vanished into thin air"!

Aside from the foreign battle king AL recently sparking heated discussions among viewers, the LPL team IG has also been a topic of discussion due to their rotation of junglers. After losing to TES, many JIEJIE fans hope that the IG management will allow JIEJIE to start, thus providing some accountability for both fans and the player. However, the disappointing news for many JIEJIE fans is that IG’s official blog announced the starting lineup, which still lists jungler WEI as the starter.

Many JIEJIE fans are curious about what jungler JIEJIE has been up to lately. Since the end of the transfer period, there has been no sign of JIEJIE in any official promotions or team videos; it seems like jungler JIEJIE has "vanished into thin air." Some industry insiders even revealed that jungler JIEJIE is currently unable to participate in team scrims. (Could it be that jungler WEI's low salary is why the IG management decided to keep JIEJIE as a substitute to save money?)

Conclusion

As a world champion jungler, realistically, JIEJIE would have the opportunity to start if he left IG for other strong teams. However, since JIEJIE's contract hasn’t ended and now there’s a "low-priced" competitor, JIEJIE can only hope for a major mistake from jungler WEI in order to reclaim his starting position. Do you think jungler JIEJIE will be able to start for IG in the future?