NAVI player Mihai “iM” Ivan in his post-match interview with ESL spoke about his adaptation process in the new team. Initially, he mentioned that the start with the revamped NAVI wasn't smooth, as the team lacked synergy.

The team still needs time to find and develop their game. The Romanian emphasized that he was the one who struggled the most during this adaptation process. However, iM noted that things are getting smoother now, and he feels better.

We need time, because for example, when we started, I was the guy going to die because we are missing something. We had a lot of situations where we were missing smokes, forgetting a flash, a play, a hole or something, and I was the guy who took a lot of damage because of that.As you can see I feel a bit more comfortable now, I might go a bit quiet sometimes because I am a shy guy, if there are some arguments I might go quiet. I still play my own game, but I will be quiet, I am not that guy who is going to scream and shout.

Mihai “iM” Ivan

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