Analysts Believe FaZe Needs to Change Rain: Will It Really Help the Team?
Thorin, kassad, and Mauisnake gave their opinion on FaZe's substitutions.
Kassad believes FaZe needs an active player like Mareks YEKINDAR Galinskis to remain on the list of top teams.
If FaZe wants to remain the number one team in the world they need to remove rain today, kassad said on a recent vodcast and continued. rain is a player who has delivered over many years, great numbers, MVP of the Major, he won everything, and he's a Hall of Famer I believe. But right now, is the right time to let him go and get yourself YEKINDAR or that type of player.Aleksandar Kassad Trifonovych
He was supported by Mauisnake but advised another player to replace rain.
I have made that point about frozen being the guy I would switch with rain. If that happened today, I'm taking that all day. I think FaZe still can be the top team of next year actually, even with rain, but I think it's an assurance if they get rid of him. If they bring in YEKINDAR, frozen, or even k0nfig something like that, I think their dominance is assured.Alex Mauisnake Ellenberg
How Did FaZe Change In the Second Half Of 2022?
The second half of 2022 was less bright for FaZe than the first. At the beginning of 2022, the team was the absolute leader, the champion of four Major events. But, after the summer Player Break, they did not win a single event.
However, it cannot be said that the team has become much weaker. FaZe frankly failed only at IEM Rio Major 2022, when they were eliminated 0-3 in the group stage. But after that, the team returned, stopping short of the BLAST Premier Fall Final 2022 championship. However, the team really lost the championship on the stage.
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Was Rain the Problem?
But was rain the problem? After all, this player was one of FaZe's leaders in the first half of the year, and, as kassad noted, he became the MVP of the PGL Major Antwerp 2022, which FaZe Clan won.
How did rain perform in the second half of the year? You can't say the Norwegian is terrible if you look at the statistics. His rating is 6.1, which is very good for a tier-1 rifleman.
FaZe is one of the few teams in which individual players and the captain do not fail. So why do analysts point to rain?
FaZe Needs Young Blood
Most likely, the eyes of the analysts fall precisely on rain because he has been on the team for a very long time. In a month, it will be the seventh anniversary of rain in FaZe, which is a record result. Almost the entire career of rain in CS:GO was spent in one club.
And young blood can improve the team's results in short and long distances. But for this to happen, the team must approach the changes carefully.
FaZe already managed to pull off something similar with the signing of Robin ropz Cool in early 2022, who is the team's best rifler. Still, it may not happen a second time. Therefore, now FaZe is at a crossroads: leave rain and continue to be among the top ten, or take a chance on signing a young player and try to become the best team in the world again.
Frozen is an excellent option for FaZe, but we have already written about why signing this player is challenging. And frantically looking for a new player who may not show significant results, considering that FaZe had only one apparent failure, is not the best solution. Therefore, we should not expect replacements in FaZe soon.
When Will We See FaZe Again?
The 2023 season will start very soon. FaZe will begin its performance on January 19 at BLAST Premier Spring Groups 2023. All information about the tournament is available here.
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