After several weeks lacking success, Araneae has made a statement that he will be taking a prolonged break from League of Legends.
After more than a year of dedication with his team from ALTERNATE to Millenium and with his prior experience on SK Gaming, Araneae has finally decided to step down and rest while seeking another player to seek his spot. Araneae was the team captain for his team and although they haven't had success recently, they started a prior split with a convincing first place lead for the first couple weeks.
Araneae released a statement regarding his leaving on Facebook and is listed below:
These last two months I couldn’t perform well anymore. I’ve been getting bashed and getting pointed by people saying negative things about me. In my head, I had only the feeling that I needed to try not to fail, or to just help my team. In the past, my mindset was different; I only thought about winning and carrying games. Due to a lack of confidence and motivation, I’ve been playing really poorly the past couple of months.
I was never the best, but I was confident in myself and that’s why I was performing well. As Muhammad Ali said: “To be a champion you must believe you are the best. If you are not, pretend you are”.
In addition, Olly has stated that he will step down from coaching.
Resigned from coaching @M_Millenium, good luck in the LCS!
— Olly (@ODebeuf) March 23, 2014
We've reached out to Araneae for a further statement to question whether another jungler and coach is lined up or if they will be recruiting from free agents starting now.
Full Statement - Facebook
