After yesterday's defeat in the semifinals of IEM Katowice 2023, NAVI's sniper Aleksandr s1mple Kostyliev gave an interview to the players.com.ua portal. He talked about his emotions after the defeat against Heroic.

S1mple rates NAVI's performance in the match against Heroic as pretty bad.

We are playing very poorly, we had no communication at all, and some players, as I said before, they screwed up.

Alexander s1mple Kostyliev

Also, the sniper mentioned specific players who could not cope with the pressure.

We lack both practice and experience on stage, not only npl, but also b1t, because he shut down, and it wasn't easy to play with him.

Alexander s1mple Kostyliev

In addition, s1mple shared expectations and talked about the time it takes for the team to get in shape.

I think we need another two months, maybe two tournaments. I really want us to avoid making the mistakes that happened today at the major in Paris.

Alexander s1mple Kostyliev

B1t was bad in the match against Heroic

The most fantastic moment in the NAVI vs. Heroic match was Valery b1t Vakhovsky's game. B1t is the player who won a Major and showed an amazing performance on LAN immediately after joining Natus Vincere. But in the semifinals of IEM Katowice 2023, b1t disappeared.

His average rating in the match was 4.9, one of the worst results in his entire career. At the same time, the rifler did not play well on both cards, and his ADR was 48. Even Andrii npl Kuharski performed much better than b1t, and this is his first match on the stage.

Most likely, the problem is that right now, NAVI is changing roles to adapt to a new player, so all performers have some uncertainty in the game. This applies to all players.

When will NAVI adapt?

S1mple says that NAVI needs two months or two tournaments. ТAVI will be able to gain a huge amount of experience and win new positions at ESL Pro League Season 17. Already in the group stage of this tournament, the team will be able to play many matches, and the tournament will last more than a month.

Therefore, good form from NAVI can be expected at the European RMR, which will be held on April 5.