see i disagree. I love EMEA more than anybody and yet i cant confidently tell you that alexiik is a better player than koala and i have watched both for over 2 years now. Their styles are different maybe. Alexiik more of an entry fragger, koala the OPer. But thats it really. If someone made the argument Koala is better i wouldnt say thats a crazy take.
Their core is indeed really good but the competition is so tough. Fnatic, Heretics, Liquid, BBL all have really strong cores. KCorp with the right comps is right there with Navi already. Gentlemates built a really strong roster. Fut is still there. Even teams like giants show improvement. In the midst of all this you need to make Top 2...
I fear despite being decent the roster will blow up after this year with ange1 getting kicked due to the big money spent on this team without internationals and Shao exploring his Free agency potentially. The org Navi actually wants to win trophies. Therefore standards are set very high. They probably build 2026 around Ruxic/Hiro and start fresh.