I’m gonna get downvoted for this but realistically picking up players like flor(who wasn’t tested in tier 2 let alone tier 1 outside of bombing out of a challengers split qualifier) along with other players who weren’t really well tested were the biggest downfalls.
They should have honestly just found better tier2 players and they did near the end with olizera and penny but for the most part they kept the same core which also was a big issue with how inconsistent they were
And also they just took forever to make changes which was also another big issue since they really NEEDED to win which is what we saw with gentle mates making massive changes to try and shift that