Inori joins Team Liquid’s Academy Team

Rami ‘Inori’ Charagh has made himself comfortable at Team Liquid, being part of TL’s plan to create an academy team which is to herd 9 more players.  This was stated on the company’s website;

https://www.teamliquidpro.com/news/2017/06/22/liquidinori-and-the-return-of-the-10-man-roster

The jungler knew that his time at Phoenix1 was quite limited due to recent poor performance and a couple of attractive alternate players. Namely, Mike ‘MikeYeung’ Yeung and William ‘Meteos’ Hartman; these two junglers were outperforming ‘Inori’ considerably.  As they say; two’s company, three’s a crowd – especially three junglers. ‘Inori’ could read between the lines and knew that he’d be pushed out, so he left on his own accord.

Liquid took this opportunity to rebuild its academy team.  They had begun one in 2015, without much initial success. Yet, respected LCS players such as ‘zig’ and ‘Moon’ derived from it.  Since their past attempt failed, a rebirth has been planned and underway for some time now.  Steve Arhancet, being the CEO of Team Liquid, had said that picking up some ex-players from Tainted Minds was quite likely - ignoring any controversy about them.

The concept of an academy team is to properly simulate practise for teams on a LAN connection, assist in improving the main roster and help the players on the academy team themselves to grow in skill and experience; eventually leaving. When the team is finally rounded up, it may also participate in events aimed at academy squads. 

It’s evident that TL has been struggling for an exceeding amount of time, suffering relegation last split and aren’t looking in great shape for the coming Summer Split either. If the academy team is formed in time, perhaps it could rescue Team Liquid’s chances in the NA LCS.