Andrei B1ad3 Horodensky gave an interview to the pley.gg portal, in which he talked about the defeat at the BLAST Premier World Final 2022 and the team's future.
About the future of the team, he answered as simply and without specifics as possible.
We need to decide. We will talk with management and players and decide [what will happen next].Andrey B1ad3 Horodensky
However, we still got a few specifics concerning Andrey npl Kuharsky.
He performed well. He didn't play Inferno very well, but then he played Inferno well. Considering his experience, he performed well. So I think we should give him more chances. [Will npl play next season?] Yes, yes. According to my plans, he will.Andrey B1ad3 Horodensky
B1ad3 also discussed the situation with IGL in Eastern Europe and Denys electroNic Sharipov.
[Aren't you afraid that the team will miss electroNic firepower?] I'm more worried that we won't have a captain. We don't have IGL in the CIS region, so I'm not afraid [of a lack of firepower]. The main goal for the team is to have IGL. And this is what everyone should understand: fans, talents. This is the base, the foundation. It can be a star player who calls. It could be b1t, or sdy, or npl. But, of course, this should be an experienced player, and everyone should understand this.Andrey B1ad3 Horodensky
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Judging by the words of B1ad3, the coach saw potential in npl and is ready to give him a place in NAVI's main squad. But what do statistics shows?
Npl became the worst player in BLAST Premier World Final 2022 with a big gap from last place. His average rating for the three maps was 4.5. At the same time, the young player did not score higher than 5.2 on any map. The rifler performed especially poorly in the match against Liquid when he was released on the decisive map in the relegation match.
Most likely, it mentally broke an inexperienced player in a particular match. However, it seems that npl is not ready to stop and will quickly recover from this failure. Therefore, B1ad3 is right that the young player should be given more chances because NAVI really needs a stable fifth player, and npl is the primary candidate for this role.
What Should NAVI Do With IGL?
ElectroNic played one of their worst tournaments. Although his rating at BLAST Premier World Final 2022 was 5.5, he lacks firepower.
However, B1ad3 is not embarrassed by this because the team needs a captain, and there is no other player in this role. NAVI's coach is really right: there is no IGL in the market of Eastern Europe. There are many riflemen and snipers in the region, but there are no captains.
This is one of the reasons for the small number of successful teams in Eastern Europe, so electroNic will stay in the IGL position.
When Will NAVI Play?
For NAVI, the 2022 season is over. Their last result was 5th-6th place at the BLAST Premier World Final 2022. The next tournament where we can see the team is IEM Katowice 2023, which starts on January 31, 2023.
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