Disheartening rumors for fans of the French team Team Vitality have recently surfaced online. According to journalist Alejandro Gomis and the Sheep Esports portal, the team's head coach Salah "Salah" Barakat will soon be benched and may leave the squad.
It should be noted that representatives of the club, as well as the coach himself, have not commented on these rumors, and have not hinted at any potential departure. The latest comments from Salah were focused on the team's poor results at VCT 2024: EMEA Stage 1, where they finished 9th-10th.
Salah "Salah" Barakat is a 23-year-old British coach who joined the team in October 2022. Under his leadership, the club has shown good results in off-season tournaments: 3rd-4th place at Red Bull Home Ground #3 and 2nd place at Convergence 2023. However, the official tournaments by Riot have not gone as well, and the team only managed a 9th-10th place finish at the last VCT 2024: EMEA Stage 1, failing to qualify for the upcoming Masters Shanghai.
It is still unknown whether the rumors about the coach's departure are true, but given the team's recent results, the information seems plausible. We await official comments from the organization or the coach himself.
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