LET'S TALK CDL MAJOR 2 | THE LISTEN IN W/ KENNY EP. 8

[@mkwsoxfan]

You're doing great ken, the fundamentals were on point and we hung in every game even if the opposition was heavily out slaying. Keep locking the team in fundamentally, we will be more prepared than the teams hoping for pop off moments/talent to carry them to the victory. We were going blow for blow, keep up the good practice Ken

[@hbrandin]

Damn, brother who did you replace on the roster ?

[@naaamgs]

@@hbrandingo climb a tree

[@naaamgs]

W comment

[@ncaliforniaa]

@@hbrandin😭😭

[@alessandrocristalli3878]

U think faze don't know they played worst?? Optic got simply outtalented, next time it's not gonna be close

[@o0purehate0o]

This tourney just showed how fantastic the team work is going. Guns were hot for the terrors and the slow starts didn't help. Can't wait for the next major. Show up and show out green wall.

[@T.M1999]

🔥🔥🔥

[@helforsite3130]

Love this series, its always interesting to hear what goes through your mind in a given situation and why the team played things like they did. It was a really great match to watch and promising for the future!

[@ujaku_]

Been a OG fan for a long time. From my perspective, I think they should hand you the keys to the roster at the end of the year. I think you have quite a mature and thoughtful approach to the game, and that is something I would want to keep around in this camp

[@EarlobeJuice]

Crim called it last year, Ken has been a great addition to Optic.

[@ds6779]

You might be right but I think that is a fat chance. I bet you they pick up scrap

[@firstnamelastname3280]

I think optic looks amazing. They’ve showed a few times that they can be outstayed and still win with teamwork and comms. The tiny terrors had a ridiculously good final and you just gatta tip it to em. Optic didn’t lose because of concerning things, they lost because simp and abezy lost their minds

[@Sturmmann-um5qx]

For real.

[@jnike4230]

They got slammed

[@MoppedVAL]

No they lost because they weren't fucking good enough and need to work harder.

[@PerkJackson]

Taking harder gunfights was the key to what your saying I think. It's hard to make good rhythm when everyone on different timings and pacing differently. I agree if your set up correctly It doesn't matter if your having a bad day you should be flowing naturally. It takes one wrong mistake or one impatient Play or over extension then everything else will crumble.

[@numbskull3126]

Moral of the story .. pred is fucking lost on the map Jesus

[@christianbird5271]

BRO😂😂😂😂😂21:55 this man really said if you rotate at :45 you’re going to hell! That made me spit my water all over my desk

[@genuinely-_-5770]

Im a faze fan imo you guys played the better cod it’s just the gunfights faze was jus winning all the important gunfights i cant wait for more battles cuz that finals was peak cod every map was close

[@GhostReaper141]

Finally i respect your opinion and you Are a Faze, why can not every body be like you man, respect on sportmanship , i like as My sec fav team, but their fans Are toxic om glad you Are not one of them👊🔥💪

[@Dgusting]

Your thought process on that control makes total sense to me. Imagine all three look towards gas laying down and another line up happens 💀

[@Paranero1]

Love how the insight provided is literally stuff only people playing the match can say, half the info you gave could not be said just watching the match! Keep it up Kenny

[@yellosello6053]

AR Kenny still proud to have you on optic the insight you bring as well as leadership to the team, the team work is just on point

[@alifarooqi7779]

3:37 so unfortunate that you have to explain why K/D can be such a useless stat on its own. I swear 80/90% of audience members don’t get this - probably driven by the talk shows / breakdowns which is what majority of the comp cod audiences watches and the hosts almost primarily judge a players performance based on K/D

[@dillyboyq]

You’re doing a great job Ken. You’re bringing An actual system & winning playstyle to OpTic. You guys should be proud you kept everything so close while having all the mistakes. I know you guys will pull it all together and the squad will be DANGEROUS once y’all do. #BrickByBrick

[@xrphoenix7194]

Watching vods and analyzing plays is what makes kenny such a great player who always improves

[@AdelFreitek]

Played great Kenn, keep up with the vids they’re great!

[@Rupture28]

Bro the beginning is so facts man. Kids don’t know when to die in that scenario

[@NavalSinatra]

gotta remember most players/fans are just chillin in ranked trying to get high kills and world star everyone. everyone knows how to shoot and that’s pretty much where most peoples cod knowledge ends.

[@Rupture28]

@@NavalSinatra I’m talking about most competitors.

[@corycastelan3060]

"if you can rotate :45 you're going to hell" 😂😂 love the breakdowns kylo

[@UserName-vv1ws]

I'm so damn proud of yall. Absolutely crushing this season! I was hyped all weekend. Grand finals after a few months of work is killer. I fully believe in you and the team #greenwall

[@Reflect21]

Ah yes, it’s all the Rival, no credit was given to Simp and aBeZy. His teammates had the same gun and were getting fried. It’s not just the gun, it’s the gunny. Ggs tho y’all played well.

[@ds6779]

You were lights out bro. Career performance. I was wrong about you as a newer fan and I am happily proved wrong. Also completely agree with the commentary. Regardless of everything else it seems like if you guys just rotated early a couple more times, the outcome would’ve been totally different. Still rooting for major 3! Best of luck

[@Jackwill2349]

Please look at your p1 rotation on Rio after the hill resets if you aren’t already, best of luck Ken I love these

[@ZenMasterNo.1]

Ken, hope you see this. Been following your journey for the last few years and you’re an outstanding individual player with a great cod brain, block out any hate brother because you are truly what was needed in this team. You’re very vocal and that’s what has been missing from the optic teams over the last few years! The mindset you have for call of duty is unmatched.. keep up the great work really rooting for you and the boys to find success!! Peace 👊🏼😃

[@EliasBoesersson]

Best optic team I’ve seen in a long time. Keep up the good work ken

[@akajoey]

As an ex fps pro (not gonna say which cuz i’m not tryna get flamed), i related hella when you were talking about how most of chat thinks gun metas actually decide the game. It’s the most annoying thing because there are so many factors in comp vs a ranked match vs what stream sees. The fundamentals of rotations and team fights win games consistently, not individual gun skill or 3 sub meta. These are impossible to describe unless you have actually been in the pro scene before, but I understand you and feel you. Head up bro, y’all a brand new team from Major 1. Rooting for you

[@ariici]

no proof you are a pro so dont give a fuck about that part but the rest is definitely facts and alot of people dont understand that

[@Chubbers409]

the fps game in question: GoldenEye 007

[@akajoey]

@@Chubbers409 the nostalgia hit dif ngl

[@Tuckaplays03]

all good ken. keepo it pushing. yall got the next

[@Juscaps]

This is why I say it’s mind blowing if anyone says Kenny isn’t the perfect piece this optic team needed, he brings the fundis, & most importantly accountability. We are in a great spot. In the previous years the only way optic was winning if they come out hot and just winning every fun fight. This whole split showed we can win series without that. Keep doing your thing Ken

[@ItsObi-WanKenobi]

Hate to say it but FaZe were just firing on all cylinders, lights out. OpTic and FaZe are the two top teams officially.

[@jnike4230]

Optic are not 2nd

[@ItsObi-WanKenobi]

@@jnike4230 did you watch the major? They came second..

[@jayhamilton1329]

I love that we have a player on optic that stays accountable

[@twitchypv7827]

Awesome video. Super insightful. Although I don’t really get acting like the rival supremely outclasses the MCW. Both guns get kills they should never get in a million years. Some of those rival kills in map one were crazy, but Kenny’s 2 piece @16:15 was equally if not more insane. Both guns are completely OP.

[@2brxy]

Let’s be honest OpTic n FaZe are Z tier teams at the moment, that Grand Finals could’ve gone either way and OpTic was at map disadvantage

[@woah4288]

the only map disadvantage was the 2nd control which never got played?

[@TravelButter]

@@woah4288 Faze was favored in both searches and second HP+control. Also FaZe literally has veto advantage since they come form winners

[@lightattah8819]

@@woah4288maps 1, 3 and 5 were FaZe's picks

[@PhaM_SzN]

Lol no they got slammed.

[@guntherwhite2043]

Be good at every map, don’t rely on vetoes. At a certain point, it can’t go either way when faze is 5-0 against optic this season. It’s not a toss up. Faze dominated

[@DamnSpawN]

great tournament , not the finish we wanted.. so many close games couldn't close out vs faze ..

[@creezzyGG]

on the skidrow HP going from P4 to P5, if AG didnt team kill you the 2nd time with the nade then there was a chance for you and dashy to kill faze from p2 while the other 2 pinched ticket side from garage because you would have gave the comms that they are spawning ticket side or near back ally.

[@AllMoneyInDre]

Yea I see what you mean @3:26. Faze actually play that hill like geniuses. As soon as Drazah kills and Simp gets info off of Pred killing Abezy he shoots like a bat out of hell trying to trade. But Pred makes it out alive and runs to fountain with Ant and Simp just leaves him and plays hill. It seemed here Ant and Pred were playing for kills and not hills. That entire Hill Faze just left those to in fountain because there was no need to go in there.

[@tobecontinued436]

Glad to see you continuing to do The Listen In

[@chriscarter4563]

I hope even if y’all don’t win anything this year that you stay on optic. You deserve that spot more than anybody else imo

[@huntermonaghan6486]

Idk kinda surprised he didn’t talk about Pred being the one who needs to rotate P5 skid when he spawns garage after Ant and Brandon with like 35 left.

[@azraelga4268]

But he did though

[@durkioCOD]

What a legend, great content out of a mastermind, keep up the great content Ken, much love boss

[@Akeelahh]

This is the best optic we seen in awhile so all good, we run it back

[@ivannanez1658]

please do more of these breakdown videos. They are very helpful

[@asapBreeZy]

We acting like that series wasn’t razor close. Lock in, keep doing what you’re doing.

[@adamhachey8461]

I was honestly laughing at what a blender you were in the first 115 points of the hp but knew you’d bounce back💪

[@joseluismoreyrajr.7598]

Ken you’re such a beast. Love when you bantered the fuck outta Zack 😭😂

[@XadjustmentX]

the main frustration point for me when you guys have played faze this year is that you keep losing all the hardpoints in the exact same fashion. faze wins rotation for the second to last hill of the game, optic HAS to contest or faze can win it on this hill, faze tries to hold as long as they can while their teammates rotate to final hill, faze wins rotation to final hill and optic is left trying for a miracle break to win. its just disheartening when you guys have lost every hardpoint to them in the same exact way. its like groundhog day....same thing over and over. been an optic fan since 2011 and this is one of the best teams we've ever had....i just want the wins to cement it. appreciate you kenny and im super happy you're part of the greenwall!

[@Meirgottti]

W vid we appreciate you Ken !

[@machahidam9030]

Insane from the bois….so close when getting outslayed we getting that chip 💚💚💚💚

[@anthony7440]

Usually in barber hard point I be spawning in alley or close to tunnel. I think pushing out the tunnel would of been a good push

[@hydrocyamic]

Keep up the good work both on cod and on here

[@shanealexander9703]

Best player optic has picked up in a long time. The intangibles he brings to the team are exactly what optic has been missing.

[@cfreeman2418]

Shout to Ken - appreciate your work 🤙🏻

[@emma-louiseparker4778]

I can see you being the GOACH in years to come!

[@dalemorgan8097]

Love these breakdown videos Kenny! ❤

[@Looshington]

Here again for a like and a comment as I said I would be every time you made one of these. Love the content. Business time coming up 🫡

[@Andy3x]

The map count doesn’t show how close this was, every map came down to one play that could’ve had a totally different outcome.

[@babyjuice0034]

You don’t need to explain anything to anyone . TUNNELLLL VISION . You already solidified 💯.

[@shamewdvsdvnmfev335]

do not hesitate to criticize these boys lol you are changing the trajectory of there whole career

[@itsahbrick__5439]

He shoulda told pred stop tryna be lebron and play a team game.

[@ramcitys8380]

Imagine if coaches would be allowed in comms during matches, Karma telling everyone off spawn where to go and the boys just worry about gunning

[@robbiewira5344]

They’d be able to call out way to much shit that players can’t see unless they’re sitting at a monitor with headphones on somehow only watching their team

[@TheSammydug]

Good effort, Faze are just the best and they all played insane

[@driploki_530]

Love these videos of the choices and decisions on the map!! As a person who enjoys play by play info.. these help me understand the game from a Pro player perspective.. #GREENWALL #BRICKBYBRICK

[@martinbech1398]

fantastic insight into analysis and it is fantastic to hear the process and way of thinking. But for the love of god the word like can become a drinking game. :)

[@lukezaro4230]

Best series review in the league!!!

[@HYPNO_OCE]

Been waiting for this let's go Ken ❤

[@juanhernandez-ux3ve]

Keep believing and work on making good habits in scrims like consistent team work

[@jnike4230]

Just shows use are miles behind faze,3-1 then 4-1 #slammed,if U guys r happy with 2nd then Ur happy with last ,if U ain't first use ain't shit

[@joshuahack3231]

Ken brings structure to this team

[@jakclarke3101]

little confused on the gun meta convo. if Toronto win rio with 3 subs or 2 subs then why have scrap using a 3rd sub and potentially risk fucking his pacing up? the gun meta per map must have some impact on the map pool and a teams play style, per map in order for them to even think about potentially running 3 ars or 3 subs some maps. if it had no impact then teams would just stick to running 2 and 2, ie, scrap would continue to run an ar on rio. maybe there was more to your point but an interesting listen/watch none the less! you got the next major for sure!!

[@robbiewira5344]

I just don’t think you know more than he does .

[@jakclarke3101]

where did i say i do? what haha! still doesnt answer my query does it, have a good day though. @@robbiewira5344

[@Yaakov.]

ken u were cooking this event

[@A1languz]

Take a shot everytime he says realistically

[@senpaiwillie1002]

If that was us with minor mistakes and bad plays then we are looking good cause those were close matches and some good spawns for the opps some rounds 😄

[@iifligh9817]

Ken I love how you can pin point where yall troll at and show how it should be but my thing is bro is the team really listening in the moment in the game when it matters ?? I would like to see yall play as a team against faze has yet to happen shotzzy and pred try to do way to much and make the game harder when yall play faze

[@josephguddall1437]

Keep it up Kenny you’re a LANimal

[@dope_itsDee]

By no means do I think I'm as good or as intelligent as a pro CoD player, but I swear it was 4-5 key kills and rotations every map that would've won OpTic the series.

[@bwyattm1]

Love this stuff

[@atown-boogie3050]

Great content 🔥

[@CodzyUK]

You need more subs KEN

[@X29488]

all im hearing is that pred costed map 1

[@JAHNO]

Gas❤

[@FamilyOvaEverythng]

Honestly yall played great especially you, it’s just faze played better as a team, ik yall bounce back and learn from it, but teamwork has to be a priority to beat faze if not its gone be hard, they use the buddy system majority of the time, I think optic still is the best team just gotta make those adjustments to beat faze.

[@renxo3513]

12:35 facts

[@tommyancharuk9941]

You guys are 17-2 against the whole league except faze you guys are 0-5 thats so crazy

[@Zhenkai1]

Fundamentally yall are better. The gunnies just wadnt there. Yall toe to toe and still getting gunned is crazy

[@kevinflores4085]

Who tf edited this video

[@shisui5560]

you're extremely admirable

[@Leeds1919LUFC]

FaZe up

[@Stellar24]

Need a roster change immediately. As optic biggest fan we need to get rid of botzzy

[@xJay600x]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Gloski_69]

Faze fan here but cmon man just say yall started off slow and that was that… yall made it hard for yall selfs for not starting off hot

[@aiirizzy2862]

the team nade fucked us on skid + control was jus whack

[@gabrielbz.]

yall just need to chalk hills sooner

[@WillyLionHeart]

dashy jumped off Top 3 couse he feel its alwas his job to get on OBJ you normally should never leave it if you have it since it gives you map controll problem with cod community they alwas KD watch if 1 person is frying and the others arent then they sold i said alot ken made a couple bad plays that costed a lil but they all blame dashy couse he had less kills lol

[@iXiTeZz]

Nice breakdown.

[@swvry301]

womp womp get over it

[@jerrysince98]

Don't discredit the goat Simp, he bent yall over and man up to it, this entire video is based on "what ifs"😂😂😂

[@skip1784]

Yapping

[@firstnamelastname3280]

Yeah that’s what happens when players and teams go back and watch the games again. They say “IF” we did this or “IF” we did that. That’s what gameplay review is you silly goose

[@jerrysince98]

@@skip1784 winning

[@jerrysince98]

@@firstnamelastname3280 they got shyt on 5 times in a row by faze, they gonna need more than "ifs" to hang with the best 🤣

[@firstnamelastname3280]

@@jerrysince98 shit on? Those were some close games. And again, when a team goes over film, that’s the whole point; they’re trying to improve by saying things like “next time it would be better IF we rotated earlier” or “next time IF we play for this kill etc…”. You’re being a child right now

[@dianoche312]

disappointing hearing you talk about your gameplay in map 1 and underselling how much you actually costed the map. you were getting fried and going 0-9 is pretty inexcusable on your end regardless of team rows. you mention getting your kills up once y’all row but you just need to be more iced on solo plays. you’re an elite AR and that three piece you hit on Faze in invasion last series shows it. you just didn’t play well in this series, period.

[@twitchypv7827]

He had 2 potentially winnable gunfights in that 0-9 stretch. The team single challing and misplaying rotations put them all in a terrible spot. Not really completely on him. Also saying he didn’t play well in the series is insane when he was the only one shooting back. All this from a faze fan as well.

[@ayeacid6878]

this is criminal kenny was their best player in that series if he was terrible that series dashy pred n shottzy played like dog fucking shit 😂this guy is faded af bro

[@itsahbrick__5439]

So basically pred scammed lol

[@kingmisogyny1852]

Drop Dashy and Shotzzy

[@adrianruiz1843]

Blaming the rival why y’all got slammed is crazy 😂😂😂

[@ujaku_]

tf you talking about, he literally said gun selection doesn't matter if you are playing the game correctly.

[@twitchypv7827]

@@ujaku_he’s talking about in the map one when Kenny was saying stuff like “this gun is OP”

[@ujaku_]

@@twitchypv7827 I'm saying his approach to the game negates that line of thinking entirely. This is CoD...ar players complain about the sub, sub players complain about the ar. That's all that was..he wasn't putting blame on anything

[@twitchypv7827]

@@ujaku_ you’re bringing an unrelated discussion into this one. In the section you’re talking about he was talking about running two or 3 ARs/SMGs. He clearly wasn’t saying the guns are equal or he wouldn’t have been saying how OP the rival was.

[@ujaku_]

@@twitchypv7827 nah that's not right. He's not blaming the gun for the loss in the clip

[@Rehziicodm]

Man I hope they hand you the keys . So dedicated . Much much kuavo 🦾

[@corycastelan3060]

"if you can rotate :45 you're going to hell" 😂😂 love the breakdowns kylo