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Aleksib has rarely had to handle personalities like Niko in his team, except players like Allu. It's a big risk
No he not
Nexa very underrated
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Yes I believe Nexa is underrated but even so, I don't know if Aleksib is as good as everyone says.
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Nexa literally got stiffed so hard
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i cant think of many free igls tbh, msl is not really that good a option, stanislaw isnt good either, chrisj either, etc
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very underrated kekekekkekee
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Not performing in whole 2021 though.
I think they are actually relatively close in skill and igl ability maybe even lean towards Nexa. However I think g2 needed an igl change like after the time nexa had as a leader without any results I'd be leaning towards people not having confidence in his calling which causes problems and I think for who was available thus was the best igl g2 could have got.
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Thats tru, no firepower in OG
The thing with nexa is on antieco they always decided to push a site without info if theres a stack there, meaning they lost a lot of those
He also never used fakes too much, which aleksibob had too bcs OG weaklings... That alone makes me think G2 gon be a new team tactically. Only time will tell, if nexas style wad better for the team
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first actually reasonable take I see on this. G2 with nexa was not winning, even though they have the firepower. Changing IGL is definitely worth trying. And also aleksi has been very good with young and "new" players in the past (sergej, mantuu)
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Yes, but it also seems like g2 wants to really recreate their structure with addition of Aleksi and probably XTQZZZ. As Carlos said, he doesn't want to wait anymore.
New IGL and coach will make any team different tactically.
I think Aleksib’s micromanaging ability will help m0nesy transition into tier 1 more than nexa would of. I also think Aleksib’s biggest challenge is to give Niko and hunter as little instruction as their system allows. Let those 2 play freely as long as it doesn’t conflict with the current strat.
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Yes, this was Twista's biggest praise of aleksi, that he micromanages like few igls. He really has a mind for it.
that's the problem though, isn't it? how much can you do as IGL midround when your best 2 players are better left alone? or will it be like Aleksi implements a system and Niko actually is the one making calls midround
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Massive +1. Also, watching their T-sides on inferno when they struggled was very painful. Many weird calls like killing 2 a on mid take and then proceeding to wait for 30 sec just to pick long one by one and have 2vs2 with 20s of the round left. And their playbook basically contained of Niko absolutely demolishing banana or Hunter playing his gimmicky fast mid pick
What most of you dont understant on aleksi is that you cant really know his mastermind. When he speaks finnish (what u guys dont understant) his style of igling is fantastic. His micromanagment is way better than nexas but in firepower he loses. And thats fine you still got niko and hunter. Monesy and jackz are both good aimers too. So…
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But he won't be speaking Finnish in g2
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does'nt matter, he speaks fluent and good english
exactly this is what even i am trying to tell in #6
thats a problem tho how u gonna micromanage niko xd i just dont see it happening but who knows (maybe he will micromanage everyone except niko giving him space or smth) time will tell whats gonna happen
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I'm pretty sure aleksi knows you don't have to micromanage star players.
Half of the reason they are good is the fact that they play "alone" and listen to their intuition.
If NiKo wants to peek something just let him peek, that's how star players work.
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KKKKKKKKKKKKK
*TKs aleksib and teabags his corpse*
youtu.be/zyXICNpiDEU
-Niko: Fuck you Aleksi
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+1, It's an important skill to be able to micromanage, and to stop micromanaging when you can do it is way easier than start micromanaging when you can't do it. I trust that he, as a wise player, knows not to try to micromanage stars like NiKo, but I also feel that him being able to micromanage especially m0nesy will be a huge help.
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doesn't even lose in firepower
He couldn't handle allu you know it right?
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the kick literally had nothing to do with aleksib not "handling" allu lmao
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nt allu
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G2 already has NiKo, Hunter, M0nesy in terms of firepower, they just needed a more tactical IGL, whereas Nexa was more of a fragging IGL than being tactical, It was NiKo who did mid-round calls on CT side and their T-side was absolutely rubbish, Nexa was'nt a tactical leader who could change the game with his strats,(even NaVi did'nt had a gr8 IGL but whenever they slumped Blad3 used to call timeout and give his opinions and things were sorted out coz they had a good coach who fulfilled the role of a tactical brain behind a team)
Now if G2 is trading Nexa for AleksiB, its actually good for them bcz he is really a gr8 IGL and a more tactical leader than Nexa,
This in no sense means that Nexa is bad, he is also a good IGL but not fit for the team
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Does something indicate otherwise..?
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Cant remember ever seeing your name before but whatevs.
Top 2 with garbage finnish players, top 6 with tier 3 international players.
His results disagree with you my friend.
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Exactly, and they all went back to total irrelevant after aleksib was out lol.
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Aleksib is the only player from that lineup that still has a career in tier 1. He instantly got offers after getting kicked and yes on a hindsight he made a terrible decision by going with OG instead of Complexity. OG is a dead team as long as they dont spend the money required to get actual good players. OG peaking at 6th was a miracle.
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OG doesnt have better players.
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Yes..? Nbk was washed up for 2 years before OG and valde really overrated for some reason. I mean he does have good halves here and there but for starters he should expand those to a whole map.
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What has he done since his fluke run in 2019?
Where are the deep runs in tier1 events?..
Let alone tier1, where are the results in tier2 events? where top teams didn't attend? Where are they my friend?
I don't know when you started following CS, but go back and have a look at what cArn used to do with "not so good (rejected from other orgs) teammates", or what Zeus did with Gambit.. or in recent what ALEX has done. There are so many other examples which not only have accolades to back them but also they pass the eye test. Unfortunately Aleksi have nothing to back his legitimacy as a good IGL.
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Nope, wrong.
First place finishers trophies no matter how old they are just prove it more than words do.
It shows you are already a player that belongs in the elite ranks that everyone admires to.
Now if he would repeat that or not, that is another question
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What has ALEX done? Seriously, explain. Vitality prior to him was about the same as with him, as the systems didn't change a ton. Fucking apEX has led the team just as successfully. ALEX in C9 did nothing, and in fnatic so far the only results the team have posted have been against a bunch of tier 2 teams. Unless fnatic go on a huge run and start making playoffs at tier 1 tournaments there's nothing to say about him.
all factos!
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that is what the coach needs to think of, bcz providing support on t-sides wd be an issue
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How should I put it ?
It's basically ensuring that NiKo, Hunter are happy/satisfied with how Aleksib is drawing the strats.
With what I have heard is Aleksib is a very micromanager. Which can clash with NiKo and Hunters play style who have had freedom to make their own decisions. So things like that can clash between 2 players
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I mean... that's not true. OG played in one lower tier tournament which had only three BO3's. Then they played like three open qualies/play-in's, some of them have decent level.
Nexa against top 5: 0.95 (55 maps)
Aleksib against top 5: 0.99 (23 maps)
Nexa against top 10: 0.95 (77 maps)
Aleksib against top 10: 0.95 (57 maps)
I know, nexa has played more maps but it's not like you can't compare these two.
well if nexa has said he doesn't want to IGL, and aleksiB does, then naturally he should be better at it.
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Well he didn't want to igl in g2 i believe
I would say yes but only marginally and this move doesn't move the needle. G2 is already a top 5 team, if they overtake NAVI or consistently hold top 2, it will be because m0nesy is actually a good awper at T1 and not because they changed IGL
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There definitely are some benefits in swapping the IGLs (and getting a more tactical top tier coach) but yes, the biggest change will for sure be getting m0NESY on the team. There have been so many times where they could've won a game only if they had a capable AWPer in the team carrying some of the weight that the riflers have to carry.
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tbh its gonna be really tough to see the impact aleksi will have on g2, because they are already a top 5 team that have reached many finals, including the major finals, so the only thing left to improve g2 is to lift trophies, but thats not going to be easy if Navi keep up their form and continue dominating. Plus unless the strats they carry out will be totally different than before, ppl will just give credit to monesy since truthfully speaking, the only thing g2 ever lacked was an actual awper and not a new igl imo
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They completely lacked a tactical approach. They have been carried hard to niko's star performances and other individual contribution, not by how they approached the game as a team.
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I agree with this as well, they made it work with their playstyle towards the ends of 2021. Unfortunately we might not get the chance to see how this would work with just the monesy addition and same playstyle.
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True and maybe they changed IGL beacuse nexa didn’t want to do it anymore and I heard NiKo used to call mid rounds alot and maybe NiKo wants to focus more on his aim than calling so they decided to get a IGL who actually WANTS to be the IGL. Nothing bad to say about nexa especially because he picked the igl role just because no one else would.
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They had a tactical approach, but not enough depth. With Amanek awping, they had limited options on ct side and even on t side (Amanek cannot really be the playmaker with the awp).
Aleksib can bring some ideas, new approaches, but don't disrespect Malek and Nexa, they had some ideas, it was not only a niko show. They put all their ressources on Niko and Hunter too. It was the gameplan.
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this +111
bro have you even seen their matches? On T side they basically rely that NiKo or Hunter do 3 headshots with basic flashes. 0 Tactic
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Think you are replying to the wrong guy, I completely agree with you :)
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bro you are completely right
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Niko said they had no talks with Aleksi back in the Faze days and they even opted for Niko doing IGL and get broky on board despite the likely easy pick of a benched Aleksi.
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Aleksib is better to manage m0nesy to tier1 etc, maybe better t sides, but nexa better as a player.
Looking forward too see. Aleksi igl approach is quite ballsy actually and still managed to win with Allu. So if they get along with Niko and define the clear roles, we might be set for a treat.
Only time will tell but Alexi is overrated
that swap is gonna end up horribly
nexa was getting too fat, couldnt classify him as a chubby teddy bear anymore so carlos cut him
If Aleksib fails this time that means he is overrated
Extremely difficult for us to know but since OG was such a disappointing team, aleksi really has to prove himself again or become an even bigger joke in the communitys eyes.
NEXA is literally the best igl pretty much, and yes G2 might become top1 now with aleksib, but then I would rather praise m0nesy over him...depending on how things goes ofc.
But Aleksib seems good as well.
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Second place every event, with decent stats? Despite having no awper, which is kinda good to have for opening kills on the T-side etc.
Aleksi is better than nexa tactically, there's no doubt about it
as to how good of a fit either of them are, I genuinely think that no other IGL can do what nexa has done with this severely flawed and aging lineup, bringing them to so many important finals that they lost exclusively to Navi
now that m0nesy is in, I believe that it should be the easiest team for Aleksi to lead yet
I can't see them be worse than top 5 at worst but we'll see, time will tell
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yes
/closed
Generally you don’t need to manage top
tier players like NiKo. Aleksi’s been playing with mainly bots and done a great job with them.
Interesting to see if he can also work with great players or he’ll move to coaching.
In terms of firepower nexa is above him, in terms of in-game leading aleksib might be better, but since nexa has been lackluster fragwise then it seems like a good trade for G2. aleksi brought ENCE to a major final and after watching a couple of demos his utility and mid round calling seems very interesting.
allu and nbk, they are very big personalities
+ nexa 0 tournament wins while playing with niko and hunter
i think he is.
nexa should have already won something with G2 which he didn't do.
aleksib has had solid players but he never had a super stars in his teams still he won something with them.
now in G2 he has a chance to prove himself and now he has super stars in his team and he should win something with them.
No and cant wait for G2 matches to prove 2 things
Monesy will choke at t1
Aleksib is bellow average igl
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Hunter is not good enough atm
Jackz is dog shit
Niko will never win anything and even Liverpool FC did
Well, he is about to show how he handles them. Everyone has to prove themselves at some point.
Imo aleksib has proven he can get the best out of nobodies, so it is a good sign that he can do it with stars like niko
Definitely top 1 igl
(Not biased)
Nexa had a very loose style of igling. Aleksi is more structured in the way he igls. I think Aleksi will bring more structure to g2, which is a high risk move. It could theoretically give a structure where niko, hunter and monesy all can be utalized to their highest potential, and could then lead to a G2 era. It could also lead to disbutes, arguments and the team falling apart. Only time will tell. Personally, I think it will be somewhere in the middle. Is it an upgrade? Again, time will tell
yes easily
nexa is a garbage igl, sorry for all balkan people but you need to have high iq and be very intelligent to be an igl and people from the Balkans usually dont have these capabilities however they are very good at other things
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Ye we drink and fight with fists bestest. Swear also
No he mad overrated bruh ong
No, G2 will be shit now.
For G2 right now, I think yes. In general, I don't know.
"handle"? Stop buying the shit you hear or read online. Most of the times having NiKo in the team is a get out of jail free card. Sure he tilts, but then again most of the pro's do. This ain't a football locker room where you have to handle players so that they don't argue and choose not to pass due to bias.
We will find out soon, since aleksi and sexa are changing teams.
Look: Aleksib>Nexa
Strat: Aleksib=Nexa
Aim: Nexa>Aleksib
Experience: Aleksib=Nexa
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but nexa sexa got donna
mechanically nexa is better
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I actually like Aleksib, just dunno if he can work this out honestly.
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I am actually excited to see if G2 will explode or go out of top5. Monesy is also a big risk
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Nah youre joking me. Alex took a bunch of nobodies toe to toe with the top teams. During his period on Cloud 9 Xeppa and floppy were underwhelming and werent star players. Es3tag isnt an awper. Mezii was solid though. This man managed to somehow take a map of Gambit (who came second that event) and Navi. Then went on to 2-0 furia. Alex is one of the greatest IGLs in CS right now. Also you have to take into account Zywoos best year was under Alex as a leader.
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C9 line-up was a big disappointment and disbanded in 6 months
ALEX been igling in tier3 since forever (2015-2019) without any proper results until ZywOo came and carried him into tier1 scene.
There are no great igl nowdays, all of them are overhyped by delusional fans. I would say gla1ve was kinda good igl back in astralis era but it is also zonic's work
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Right take Cloud9 lineup. You remove the whole premises that it was supposed to be the colossus. Xeppa and Floppy were boarder tier 1 players. Es3tag was not an awper and mezii was legit a random until he came to C9. They should never have even been close let alone taking maps. That team was only a failure because of the expectations. When you take the players alex did amazing work with the pieces he had. If you look at any other IGL they havent done that except maybe aleksi on Ence
It's not really zonics work, zonic was in astralis even before gla1ve and everyone knows what they could do before him
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this comment triggers me a lot, og #6 with mantuu valde nbk issaa niko flamez 1 trophy
g2 niko (better stats than s1mple) hunter etc etc and 0 trophies,
so please can you tell again how aleksib didnt prove anything but nexa did?
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g2 is basically hunter+NiKo bro, they are not a super team. and also because i expect more from him on OG. their ranks might seems good on the first year but they still didn't win anything. g2 also not win anything, but they consistently compete on tier 1 and makes a lot semis/grand finals.
also i expect him to be better with OG on 2nd year, but they still not get any better and chokes a lot. its like their problem since day 1. meanwhile g2 was improving a lot even without proper awper. thats why i think nexa slightly better than aleksib, but doesnt mean aleksib cant be more success than nexa on g2.
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so how is nexa proven to be good igl if g2 is only niko and hunter? how is changing nexa bad thing if hes not even part of the team
nexa has niko and hunter
aleksib had valde and mantuu
aleksib won 1 trophy and played decent in tier 1, nexa worst stats and didnt won anything with those 2 superstars, like you are saying other and the stats are saying the other, you are making up opinion on things when theres statistic about it, you are probably anti vaxer doing your own research
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aleksib is overrated
the fact is that it's impossible for IGL to deal with niko, that's the reason nexa struggled in the team
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in what sense? isnt he underrated if everyone saying nexa is better than him but g2 still wants aleksi over nexa, isnt that literally underrated
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i have never seen anyone call him the goat LOL and i watch alot of aleksib threads
but i think aleksib has proven to be good igl, taking random puggers and making them top 5 hltv and winning some trophies, who else has done that? karrigan? needs ropz, twistzz etc...
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Well, as IGL, aleksib is, because Nexa never wanted to be IGL in his life, he was forced to be IGL.
But problem in g2 wont be IGL, they created problem in team with kicking nexa, especially for hunter.When g2 wanted to buy Nexa, he said "Im not coming without hunter", so they bought him too...Kicking nexa will be a mood killer in g2, both for hunter and niko.
Also, niko doesnt like IGLs with attitude, so conficts with aleksib will be on a daily bases.
I really think this is a really bad move for g2.
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Not even close
So nexa had niko (one of the greatest players of all time) and hunter in his team who is becoming one of the best players. And what did they achieve?? Aleksib had mantuu… fat niko, flamez.. and what has he achieved?
So would boombla achieve as much as an igl if he didn’t have electronic and simple In his team?
Would glave achieve as much as he did as an igl without the players he had?
This conversation is such a complex mix. So boil it down
How many times did you see g2 do something tactically or decision making as a team where u thought. Wtf they doing? And how many times has aleksibs teams done rounds where u are like wtf are they doing??
Only time will tell If g2 start winning tournaments then there will be your proof.
High expectations for g2 now and if they aren’t placing top2-3 in most tournaments I think people will be disappointed
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They were placing top 3 in a lot of tournaments with Nexa also.
There is 1 more thing you haven't pay attention to - amanek +monesy.
g2 should give a chance to nexa to prove himself with real AWP player, amanek is nowhere to close to monesy.
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ye changing alot at once will cause more damage than good. give nexa a chance
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Exactly...+aleksib -nexa will ruin bond between serbs, and hunter and niko wont be totally fine with that...And yea, aleksib like to control everyone, and Niko is big ego player, so it could be a huge fiesta in g2 this year
Well, i think it's a good way for nexa to prove his skills as a top level IGL.
Aleksib used to be fragging really well before last year, but last year something happened and it didnt work out that well anymore. As for personalities, I think as Finn he had to handle way worse personalities than Niko's probably.
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