The Frenchman Adam “Adam” Maanane was considered a huge talent in League of Legends in 2021, coming to the LEC to Fnatic from France. As a top laner, he was voted Rookie of the Year. But due to his behavior, he is ruining opportunity after opportunity in LoL. Now his current team has benched him. His anger stems from his ambition, he says. “You are just toxic,” say the fans.
Who is he?
- Adam made a name for himself in LoL in 2020: He played for Karmine Corp in the French league LFL on the top lane.
- At the age of 19, Fnatic brought him into the LEC, and he made a significant impact on the top lane, even being awarded Rookie of the Year.
- However, many things went wrong in his career in recent years. By now, he has to endure being mocked as the “Toxic Darius Main.”
Adam left Fnatic in dispute with German star Upset
What was his problem with Fnatic? At the European top club, Adam couldn’t handle that the German bot laner Upset had to leave the Worlds 2021 in Iceland due to personal issues. Without Upset, Fnatic was eliminated without a chance.
Adam publicly mocked and criticized Upset. The young Frenchman believed that Upset left the team just because his girlfriend felt “alone and bad.”
In the dispute with Upset, the Frenchman ultimately left Fnatic and joined Team BDS.
What went wrong with the new team? But he was not happy at Team BDS either. After a disappointing half-year, he was demoted to the Academy team in May 2022 after being pushed out by a rookie player.
In December 2022, he made a comeback to the team, but now he is facing problems again.
Team benches him after he yelled at the head coach
This is the current scandal: As reported by Sheepesports, Team BDS decided to bench Adam after he behaved “toxically” towards players and staff.
It is said that he would mock, insult, and treat others in a “completely disrespectful” manner. In team practice matches, he would “tilt” and simply stop out of anger. This behavior has been noted since the beginning of 2023.
In recent weeks, his behavior has worsened. A heated discussion with team coach Strike was decisive for the decision to remove him from the team. Adam reportedly yelled at him.
Adam is once again replaced by a rookie player.
Adam says: He is angry because he is so ambitious
What does Adam say? In a Twitter post today, February 18, Adam addresses the comments:
He admits that the discussion with Strike got out of hand, which is why he was benched. But he accepts this and wants to emphasize how much he values Strike.
He has a problem with his anger, but he is also working on it. The anger stems from his ambition, but he wants to become a “better person” every day. He is not the monster he is depicted as in the article.
Somehow, it doesn’t sound like there’s anything wrong with the Sheepesports report; it seems that Adam is just providing an explanation for this behavior that one simply cannot afford as an esports professional. Ambition or not.
In the comments on Twitter, it is also made very clear: You are toxic, you have proven this so often. Nevertheless, there is hope that Adam will get his problems under control and not waste his great talent.
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