NAVI CS:GO team's ex-coach Mikhailo "kane" Blahin was asked about the recent struggles of the roster. In the recent BLAST Premier Fall Finals, there were some clips highlighting S1mple's emotional criticism towards teammates, especially Victor "sdy" Orudzhev, whenever the round resulted in a loss. The pressure seemed to be quite high on SDY's shoulders, as he knew that in case of failures he will be substituted by a NAVI academy player.

Kane's words somehow show things on a different viewpoint, where he points out that S1mple is not the same person outsider CS:

I can't say that he behaved that way often when I was coaching NAVI. But it's something that shouldn't happen at all. We were working on this issue with a psychologist. For Sanya, it's important to be aware of everything happening in the game, including why his team loses. He is very prone to emotions in the game, but he controls them perfectly out of the server.

This situation proves that sdy actually wasn't accepted by the team. The sooner they'll part ways, the better. That's my subjective opinion.

S1mple and his team will play in the upcoming BLAST Premier World Final. The tournament is set to start on December 14th. The starting lineup may still be the same for NAVI, until a new decision of the management.

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