Popular Valorant streamer "Tarik" Celik defended Disguised Toast's latest Valorant signing for DSG - Jacob “yay” for his performance during his debut match against Oxygen, where the team lost 0-2. While co-streaming the Challengers League on Twitch, Celik's viewers were being highly critical of Jacob's performance, and the streamer explained why they should not be jumping to conclusions so soon.
Dubbed the el-diablo of Valorant, yay is known for his godlike skills at the game during his time at OpTic. His signing to DSG for the 2023 VCT league was a big moment in the community, with Disguised Toast touting it as a winning move. However, his performance in the first match was quite lukewarm, as the team lost two straight maps to Oxygen.
With many criticizing him for his lack of showstopping moments, Tarik defended the player, saying people should wait for yay to get accustomed to the new team before passing judgment:
After DSG lost their first map, Haven, decisively with a 13-6 loss, fans were on edge. As a friend of Disguised Toast, the owner of DSG, Tarik was obviously supporting the team, but when they started to falter during the second half of the second map, Pearl, even he started questioning yay. Asking his viewers what they thought of his performance so far:
He quickly came to the conclusion that the former OpTic player was not comfortable with his new team yet.
However, Tarik realized that viewers were being too extreme in their criticism, with some saying the player should be cut from the team. The streamer, however, was of the opinion that yay be given some more time to prove his worth:
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The former CS: GO professional explained that the reason viewers were wrong was that they were thinking with their
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