How This SPEECH Won SENTINELS A Championship

During the SEN Masters Madrid Vlog during their grand final against GEN.G, we saw an inspirational speech from Coach Kaplan that motivated Sentinels to win the final 2 maps and their first Championship since 2021. Let's break down what Kaplan said during this speech and how it completely changed how Sentinels were playing the series, ultimately leading to their major win.
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[@katsureiwarui8615]

I love that Zellsis starts smiling during Kaplan's speech and is the one to say, "You're right. Let's fucking run at them."

[@1cedcoffee]

There's a reason they instantly got better when they signed johnqt and promoted kaplan to head coach

[@Extbookworms]

Zellsis is a huge upgrade too even though pANcada was a solid rifler for them

[@User-kp9ix]

@@Extbookwormsvibes merchant moment

[@3435_]

kaplan >>> sykko

[@bluespy5813]

​​@@Extbookworms nah the language barrier was a bit too much even though pANcada was a solid player, communication is still very important at the end of the day

[@Zyrowoddd]

@@bluespy5813 also the vibes that zellsis gives, gets them up during those tough Bo5 series

[@airsilver3143]

Idk why, but John casually eating a banana while being yelled at has me dead

[@risky7672]

Lol.. He was fasting. That's all he could eat.

[@aryanmane9106]

Time for another 3 years before SEN win a tournament again

[@destinynoell1643]

Real

[@tahmidrahim1531]

You said it man, can't wait till 2027

[@yasu_x5931]

All good they will be back for champs

[@rian0767]

@@yasu_x5931 ye lol , but sadly they can't make it into shanghai

[@accelerate8646]

They won and gave us the cup we asked for, so let them relax for now

[@avni3115]

I love this roster sm

[@im_happily_sadd3730]

Even though sentinels didn’t make it to either playoffs or Shanghai, I think this month long break will be good for them to rest and reinvent themselves as they prep for split 2. It’ll also give them time to make the necessary adjustments to amend certain strats and ideas after the viper and cypher nerfs

[@ryli06]

the fact they're still generally regarded as around middle of the pack in americas despite being completely burnt out and at their lowest this season is a testament to just how good they are as a team currently

[@3435_]

i agree, in their case its better not to try for shanghai and invest that time into working on themselves

[@probably4943]

Yes, sen haters would like to call the fans who say that the break will be good for them abusers of copium, but I really do believe that it was a tough 3 month period for them. Now they will be able to grow more. Idk I just feel like they’ll come back better than ever

[@minhpp2852]

Instead of giving them more tactics, Kaplan just said 1 sentence: "I WANT IT, DO YOU GUYS WANT IT?", bro changed everbody at that moment, Zellsis at that Icebox become GOD with popping swing, Johnqt also woke up and the remains did also well.

[@asadpotato4798]

You’re my favorite analyst. Looking forward to the regular uploads

[@babusseus1105]

Love your videos! Very in-depth analysis and very cohesive how you organize them!

[@minhpp2852]

Johnqt and Zellsis: make gaps and spaces for gun fights, John with the tactics and calls, Zellsis with energy and mischief Tenz and Zekken: challenge the oppenents with their aggressive and fast reaction Sacy: Champs clutches and connect everyone together.

[@lyte7428]

also is crucial to site hits as he sets everyone up perfectly on initiator

[@okami1902]

Bro keep up the good work, Excellent video and it was such a detailed video 👏

[@samvenis6759]

great analysis like always, but this time tied together with a cool narrative and lots of personality. very enjoyable content to watch!

[@nervz]

platoon banger by the goat himself. Truly the best youtube vct analyst. PLATOON AURA!

[@AutomobileV]

great analysis, with a sick story

[@namson2005]

Hope you do a video on sen performance in split 1

[@alexandrosthanos1069]

amazing video

[@gretelhensel2509]

After these analyses im always hyped to see these "new" teams play in the maps that are currently out of rotation. Imagine the new Sentinels roaster on Haven, Fracture or Pearl, damn!

[@CreeperawmanYT]

We should had got haven instead of breeze man. i dont even know why they kept ascent or breeze its so plain and boring

[@lukenerdy]

Like, I don't even hate Ascent as a map overall, and I get it's the "optimized" comp or whatever, but god, it's just boring. Like just rotate it out please

[@gauthamkk1]

They just need a break

[@benjamincross2830]

i dont think people talk enough about how vocal Zekken is you can see in the unsensored that Zekken is doing a lot of midrounding and telling people where to play in post plants

[@BillJohn-jg2fg]

Awesome video my man.

[@rizzfarmer11]

sooooooo pretty much what happened to fnc except they didn't give them as much of a time advantage, but they just played like they were protecting a lead in the NFL instead of playing like they were down 20 when down 20

[@thekillercat3383]

without watching the video i’ll bet the speech goes along the lines of “your the best around nothings ever gonna bring you down”

[@wofker4719]

when you are at pro level and you start playing valorant as just valorant instead of a team game its joever

[@yenmeng]

The SEN run in Madrid was absolute cinema

[@Extbookworms]

Gotta agree that Sentinels and PRX were the smartest teams in Masters Madrid

[@Tenz2346g]

Prx just w

[@NotAHoyoSlave]

Prx smart?? Lol they're just rushers with good aim😂

[@quangamng]

​@@NotAHoyoSlavethat is why they are smart

[@omaewamoshindeiru]

imagine how aleck console their PRX children.

[@flynnnguyen1879]

see yall in 2027, for another sen win

[@poppiexy]

u described their identity as a team perfectly. super interesting video!

[@Endcsline]

Coach basically told them to grow some balls

[@awesomely3035]

tenx on the thumbnail lol

[@ramalhete7597]

"Vocês tão tudo fudido ❤" what about that speech??

[@sreekarrao6570]

Bro they win one tournament and the hype goes so crazy that they get owned on the next one 🚶🏽‍♂️

[@kenchen704]

So Kaplan essentially told Sentinels to be more like Paper Rex

[@vaayuo]

Goddamn tenz is so fine 16:37

[@smogblazer4509]

common plat w

[@paucalaf5056]

0:21 A mi no me gusta nada esta conducta. Una vez puede pasar, que abraces a alguien de esta manera pero mas veces estresa. Deberían de poner limites en este tipo de cosas. Estas cosas no hay que esperar a que el que las sufre tenga que pedir ayuda. Hay que ayudarle o el que recibe este tipo de gestos va acumulando aguantar cosas que no le gustan y no es bueno. Se vuelven permisivos ante cosas que no se deben permitir y acaban abusando de ellos. Hay que aplicar Leyes para este tipo de detalles desde mi punto de vista. Leyes que permitan sentirse seguras a las personas incluso en edad de mas acercamiento y falta de educación. Luego hay que ver si obligan al que sufre los abusos a disimular, etc, etc y incluso la típica mirada que puede ser peor que una amenaza a veces. Mientras los jóvenes no sepan decir: Me estas agobiando sabiendo que el que agobia parara y le respetara... Hay que ayudar a todos y todas a la mínima que se vea un abuso reiterado o que se vea a una persona muy tímida y callada o lo contrario a veces. No le pidas a alguien a quien no has educado sobre pedir ayuda que pida ayuda. Debes ayudarle tu, y entonces cuando se sienta protegido aprenderá a pedir ayuda. Algo asi seria.

[@GoofyMonkie]

15:38 heres the speech thank me later

[@Xertz135]

Rah

[@okok-eg1op]

gen g just choking

[@krizos5305]

i wish sen can make excuses like this without haters thinking they're smoking

[@abhiramyanamandra9403]

@@krizos5305 you cant choke for 2 years straight

[@wrekt2192]

bad excuses. Sen with 2 of their strongest maps at the time banned won means they are the better team. imagine if sunset and lotus was in that rotation it would've been one sided.