S1mple looked unusually annoyed during the game against NIP. NAVI's sniper started harshly criticizing his teammates even during the match against Liquid in the group stage, which NAVI also lost.
S1mple didn't just look depressed. He insulted his team members. In addition to verbal aggression, sniper NAVI also showed unpleasant gestures. For example, here, he bullies Viktor sdy Orujev. This is not the behaviour of one of the best players in the world. This is how Alexey OverDrive Biryukov commented on his Twitter:
It's a shame to watch s1mple's rants. Especially after his poor performance against FURIA at the Major, where sdy did everything to win the game and s1mple did everything to lose it.Alexey OverDrive Biryukov
And the most egregious: no one stops s1mple. The coach and captain are silent. They do not protect their player from pressure. S1mple's behaviour is not a problem of an individual player, but a problem of the team, which must deal with it to the same extent as the player himself.
At the same time, it is impossible not to notice the behaviour of s1mple. This was expressed not only by players and influencers but also by ordinary viewers. A Reddit post related to this topic quickly went viral. Many agree with the author that such a thing cannot be encouraged but must be fought.
But perhaps the problem is really in teammates, and s1mple's behaviour only reflects this but does not affect the game in any way. Unfortunately, this is not the case. Just look at the statistics.
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In the match against Fluxo, the first for NAVI at this tournament, s1mple behaved calmly and did not criticize the team. Just look at sdy's rating in this match.
The Ukrainian played a fantastic game, coped with the pressure of the latest rumours and showed a high level.
Now let's pay attention to the second two matches. In the game with Liquid, s1mple started to behave unpleasantly, criticized teammates right during the match after both moments, and could not cope with his emotions. And this was instantly reflected not only on the sdy game but also on Valery b1t Vakhovsky.
In addition to the pressure that sdy felt after the rumours and news about his replacement, s1mple did not support his teammate but only added additional pressure. The result is obvious: sdy and the whole team failed. Exactly the same situation occurred in the match with NIP.
NAVI can change the sdy, and they can make a few more changes, but this will not solve the problem. S1mple needs to learn to control his emotions because no player can cope with the psychological pressure the NAVI sniper exerts on his teammates.
Either s1mple must start controlling himself, or the coach with the captain in the person of Andrey B1ad3 Horodensky and Denys electroNic Sharypov must start controlling him. If this does not happen - NAVI will not begin to win, regardless of substitutions.
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