let me do your job for you (essay warning).
Keep Cryo - the guy is an undisputed top 3 OP in the world and his rifling is ridiculously good too. His agent pool kinda sucks arse and is difficult to build around but Cryoballs is worth it, this guy was dropping 30 for fun on Brim in Masters playoffs last year
Keep eeiu - not his best map on ascent but the util, clutch factor and aim is ridiculous, one of those guys who just deletes ppl in 1 or 2 bullets consistently. Plus he's hot
Keep Zander but switch roles - I have to admit that Zander has grown on me, I didnt see his value initially because he is a mechanical downgrade to bang but his assists, util and anchoring ability is crazy good. also he used to be an igl so surely that helps him midround on the team. I think he should role switch to senti not because he is bad but because it accomodates cryos weird agent pool. The anchoring ability, the discipline is already there and having a guy who can play sentinel, viper, smokes if they run double duelist comps is a huge W. Plus he's also hot
Drop Asuna - LET ME BE CLEAR, ASUNA IS GOOD but similar to mindfreak or Haodong, this team needs a mental and cultural reset. Asuna could be a great initiator elsewhere but he is stuck playing Neon and Raze for 100T to accomodate for cryos weird agent pool. He just isnt a duelist, yes he is agressive but he is a gamesense player and those roles do not get the best out of him. Let him go to EG or C9 or tier 2 and look like a beast when he has an out and out entry duelist
Drop Boostio - A great floor raiser but the ceiling will always be glass with him. The stats and eyetest speak for themselves tbh, great culture setter for the team in 2024 but they arent struggling for confidence anymore and this team has hit its ceiling with him
Drop Zikz or move him to AC - Again, great culture setter with raising players confidence but he has proven to be too inflexible imo. Not every map is EG fracture where you can turn a quirky agent pick into a revolutionary comp, but this guy sticks to his guns even when he is clearly wrong and in a game like valorant which has 2-3 metas per year this just hurts the team.
Who should they go for?
Keiko is a world class duelist and smokes player who is a free agent at the end of the year, and allegedly EMEA salaries can't compete with NA ones. WORLD CLASS, PERFECT FIT FOR CRYO, FREE AGENT. I stg you guys are so dumb if you dont atleast negotiate with this guy.
Vora is an igl who plays a lot of initiator but has shown capability to play other roles, such as smokes or sentinel. He would also have guys like eeiu and Zander to help him adjust to life as a tier 1 igl
Potter is very unlikely because of buyout and Mini would probably say no, so mCe is probably the best coach available and he is currently HC for Maryville and AC for GE. Surely we can pry him away with a head coaching job for a Tier 1 team
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