https://x.com/proxhh/status/1965701943579529702
:/
Imagine if Fokus make 2 roster changes after qualifying for Ascension, what a fraud region
I mean Samed "wasn't really a change" seeing as he was already signed to the team. Proxh however has a much higher ceiling than Mistic. I honestly would still make the changes especially if you are trying to win the biggest T2 tournament of the year
Letting go this roster means M8 want to compete like crazy next year
This m8 roster was very good btw
all they needed was time and a coach who is not goked
m4 would do a better job than goked
they needed a performance coach cus u can see whenever they reach 12 they start crumbling and everyone wants to wrap it up on their own ,they gotta build trust in each other
For Ex6stenz another Problem was that his Style of Play was easily readable for competent teams, it was enough for early france and the other trash teams at the First Ascension but today its Not good enough
I'm I'm both M8 and Fokus I'm highk going for this:
Gentle Mates:
Sh1n (Smokes)
Minny (Sentinel)
DaviH/Sickrey/Iluri (Recon [IGL])
Comeback (Duelist)
TakaS (Flex)
Fokus:
Samed (Flex)
Xuss (Duelist)
YaBoiLewis (Recon [IGL])
Al0rante (Sentinel)
Proxh (Smokes)
This team is actually really good.
I'd say sickrey > Iluri > DaviH (slim margins as they are all good)
I'm curious on why TakaS tho, ik it would be a return to Mates but feel like there are pretty good flexes overall in T2 EU.
They need a coach still tho and I'd say AlexRr is my favourite rn but Yaba is good too since he might be available now. Still a fan of Tanizhq but idk how active he is nowadays.
I just think it's about time this guy get's his shot. He's been playing out of his mind for a while now all the way from his BDS days. Also it being Gentle Mates a little good french representation never hurt no one. Also I reckon Iluri deserves the shot here he's a decent fragger and can IGL well enough. Sickrey would be the next on my list followed by DaviH (Weaker caller much better fragger.)
I respect that Iluri has been around the T2 soo for a bit and has only gotten better with his mechanics and his micro especially to take up the IGL role. With Minny there I think any IGL is gonna get some assistance from him so the overall burden of IGL should be lessened so they can all frag.
And fair on TakaS, I think Cyv0ph fills a similar bill and did perform well in T1 before he was benched.