The world class coach (formerly the mentor for EG-TL's joint roster) will take the vacant head coach spot in CJ Entus. His departure from the foreign cooperation "is not indicative of EG-TL’s future in Pro League one way or the other", say alliance heads.
Park was hired by the foreign organizations mid-March in hopes of carrying the team into playoffs and fixing the gradually declining results of EG-TL. Despite being reported to be of positive influence to the team, however, Coach Park (most renowned for his successes with SK Telecom T1) could not achieve the high goal and EG-TL ultimately finished the regular season in 8th place, ten points behind Team 8.
Today, Daily eSports reported that Park will try to do his magic in another team that couldn't make top four this season, namely the sixth in the rankings CJ Entus. Park will be taking the place of former CJ coaches Kim Dong Woo and Park Si Hyun who will not re-sign with the team.
Regarding the situation with EG-TL, team CEO's Alexander Garfield and Victor Goosens announced in the official statement that Park's departure is not indicative of alliance's future in Proleague and they're still to weigh the situation before deciding if they're to return for another Proleague season.
"Both EG and TL have benefited enormously from Coach Park’s tenure. This is true not only in terms of wins and losses (a recent analysis posted on TL.net outlined in detailed fashion the improvement EG-TL saw under his leadership), but also in terms of player management philosophy and general mentality. Coach Park is absolutely incredible at what he does, and we both lucky to have worked with him for part of this year. We will certainly miss him, but we are also very happy for him and wish him nothing but the best. He had this to say about his time with EG-TL: “I have been sincerely happy to be with EG-TL. I was able to learn much and there were things left to be desired during these days. If I am to get a chance like this again in the future, I would like to be someone who can live up to the many fans’ expectations. I will visit you again with a different look. Thank you very much for your attention and love.” Coach Park’s departure is not indicative of EG-TL’s future in Pro League one way or the other. With our team’s participation in this season now being over, we’re currently weighing the plusses and minuses of being a part of the prestigious team league, and haven’t made any decisions on what the future will look like for us. For the time being, we will keep the same training facility setup (with Assistant Coach trOt continuing to live with the players full-time) as we decide what to do going into next season."
