After Bin made consecutive mistakes in international tournaments, his public reputation collapsed completely. Whether professional players or streamers from the LPL or LCK, they all began to attribute the loss to Bin, causing many viewers to be dissatisfied with him. Therefore, after the start of the LPL's third split, BLG's management benched Bin. Even many bloggers outside revealed that 369, Hoya, and Flandre were about to join BLG. However, as the third split progressed, many viewers were surprised to find that Bin would soon return to the starting lineup, while 369 and Flandre would actually "miss out on a starting spot" in the third split.

Ever since Lao Yue revealed that Bin would return to BLG in at most five days, many LPL viewers suddenly realized that they had been fooled by BLG's management. Initially, BLG's management spread various "fake news" with the intention of putting pressure on Bin. Now that Bin has recognized his mistakes, BLG doesn't need to sign Hoya or Flandre at all. Of course, many viewers are also curious about where Flandre will play if he doesn't go to BLG.

Recently, during a live stream, the LPL "delivery coach" Zhu Kai revealed that Flandre was so disgusted by AL's management that he went home, and he might not even get a chance to play in the third split. After this news broke, many viewers wanted to know the inside story of AL's roster change. After all, Flandre outperforms the current top laner Breathe in both results and performance. Logically, the player AL should replace is the bot laner Hope, not the top laner.

Because Zhu Kai's revelation was so shocking, several industry insiders also shared their analysis. The most upvoted and commented theory was that Flandre was abandoned by AL's management entirely because of AL's poor performance at EWC. The management needed a scapegoat, and since Breathe was cheap, they targeted him. Moreover, AL's management even posted on their overseas social media accounts with a picture captioned "Now AL is truly united."

Guan Zeyuan believes Bin is not a man-child and doesn't need a babysitter

After news of Bin's imminent return to BLG broke, LPL caster Guan Zeyuan also spoke up for Bin on a recent variety talk show. Guan Zeyuan stated that Bin is not a selfish player; he has sacrificed for his teammates in many matches. He said that the outside perception of Bin as a "man-child top laner" who needs teammates to coax him is just "impression-based." Finally, Guan Zeyuan expressed his belief that after experiencing MSI and EWC, Bin will definitely improve in the future.

Guan Zeyuan's words sparked a lot of sharp comments and discussion among LPL viewers. Many agreed with him, believing that Bin's poor form during MSI and EWC was the reason for his frequent mistakes, and that as long as Bin's form is maintained, he still has a chance to compete for the title of world's best top laner. However, quite a few viewers thought that Guan Zeyuan was "washing Bin's reputation for money," since Bin is about to return to the starting lineup. They argued that Guan Zeyuan naturally had to say some good things about Bin, especially since BLG's recent matches had proven that even an LDL top laner could win games as a starter for BLG.

Conclusion

Personally, I am quite looking forward to the match between BLG and TES, since most insiders say Bin will start in that game. I want to see if Bin can become more team-oriented in future matches. Of course, what do you think — if Bin unexpectedly loses the match, will BLG's top laner Wenbo still have a chance to continue starting?