Vitality to bolster team with sixth player - Report

24-9-2020 20:18

The French organisation is understood to be looking to add to its CS:GO team and has already drawn up a list of targets.

Vitality will soon add a sixth player to the team, according to a report from 1pv.fr. The French organisation has identified four transfer targets capable of taking up a backup role within the squad as it looks to prevent player burnout in the future.

LDLC player Ali "⁠hAdji⁠" Haïnouss, Heretics duo Bryan "⁠Maka⁠" Canda and Nabil "⁠Nivera⁠" Benrlitom, and K23's Nicolas "⁠Keoz⁠" Dgus are all understood to be on Vitality's shortlist. The report suggests that the player to be signed will depend on how negotiations between Vitality and the other organisations develop.

Vitality will soon add to their five-man roster

This is not the first time that hAdji has found himself linked with the French team, who currently sit at the top of the world rankings. He was a transfer target for Vitality when Alex "⁠ALEX⁠" McMeekin decided to step down from the squad, back in March. The organisation ended up signing 17-year-old Kévin "⁠misutaaa⁠" Rabier, one of the country's top prospects.

Maka and Nivera were both integral parts of Heretics during their impressive run between April and June, when the team competed in BLAST Rising and ESL One: Road to Rio, and hovered around the top 20 in the world rankings. Keoz attended last year's StarLadder Major with Syman, who rebranded as K23 last month.

Vitality look set to become the latest high-profile organisation to embrace the idea of building an expanded roster to allow players to rest in this hectic online Counter-Strike era. Last week, Cloud9 general manager Henry "⁠HenryG⁠" Greer announced that the organisation's new team will have "an active sixth player", while FURIA coach Nicholas "⁠guerri⁠" Nogueira revealed on Wednesday that his squad will soon add a backup member, adding that he sees large rosters as "the future of CS".

Stop with the 6-man roster stuff, its not gonna work!

2020-09-24 20:19

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WHATTTt who is

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Nivera would be sexy but cmon get hadji into this b-word

2020-09-24 20:21

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Oh yeah Nivera very sexy Hahah xD

2020-09-24 21:05

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One player to warm the bench KEKW

2020-09-25 04:55

Christophe "SIXER" Xia, the perfect choice ;-*

2020-09-24 22:32

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2020-09-25 04:57

Lambert "Lambert" Prigent is also a hot candidate

2020-09-25 14:01

blyat?

2020-09-24 22:52

Nivera, i mean Ni Vera, in ru lang this not Vera, Vera is girls name. hmmm I am thinking there's something there....

2020-09-25 19:08

english?

2020-09-25 02:39

Cantonese 😀😀😀👍👍👍

2020-09-25 20:28

True

valve needs to step in and stop this bullshit

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valve needs to step in and make the game 6v6

2020-09-24 20:23

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pog

2020-09-24 20:25

2020-09-24 21:01

Noooooo

2020-09-24 23:07

2020-09-24 23:58

Eeeeh no

2020-09-25 06:37

2020-09-25 02:48

yeah just this

2020-09-25 11:20

It already works, why wouldn't it now?

2020-09-24 20:20

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probably due to players getting tired of not playing in big games in the future

2020-09-24 20:45

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It's not like they are forced to be a backup

2020-09-24 21:15

if its a 5v5 game someone will be

2020-09-24 22:07

You don't have to sign a contract. If you lose your spot it's your fault for signing on too long or under-performing. No difference to any other sport like football, you play bad and the next best sub can replace you for the next year. It's the nature of competition.

2020-09-24 22:22

jermans are right mens, listen!!!1

Its work, when players feels that if they will not work hard they can be replaced it gives huge boost and everyone trying their best

2020-09-24 20:22

It burns them out. Noone other than bubjki wants to be on bench

2020-09-24 20:46

it works for astralis tho, but 6th player playing all the time kkkkk

Verfassungsschutz from hltv forum says, so they will stop now <3

its work fine for every team that's tried it soo far.

+1 yeah and its needed when some players want to take break. Wtf is this guy on to lmao

2020-09-24 21:27

Which teams exactly are you talking about? Astralis where the 6th player never plays? Mouz where they isntantly kicked someone and made the 6th player their main lineup player? Are there others where it worked?

who is the 6th on astralis who doesnt play??

2020-09-24 21:42

Since Glaive came back, Bubzkji has played one match.

2020-09-24 21:45

+1 the fuck are these guys talking about not a single "6 man roster" actually utilizes it, astralis is about to sell bub

2020-09-25 00:53

To be fair, astralis have 7 players atm, so even if they sell one, they are still 6 and it will stay that way

2020-09-25 07:19

astralis was struggling when gla1ve and xy9p requested a break. i'm sure they will continue with 7 players and i'm also sure we'll see play bubzkji soon enough

2020-09-25 11:21

2020-09-25 13:24

0/8

0/8 jerman #49 Astralis 6-man roster (xyp9x inactive) and they're top1 It was a genius 200 IQ trendsetter move by GOATstralis

2020-09-24 20:26

Astralis is top1 anyway

2020-09-24 20:42

+1 They could have a 4-man roster and still be top1

2020-09-24 20:43

It's a 7-man roster though

2020-09-24 21:28

trendsetter move by ago* astralis is a 5 man roster, when was the last time bubzkji played with them again?

2020-09-24 21:31

Astralis way ahead of the game :D As per usual. Others just stood back, see if it would succeed. Now they are playing catch up again lol :D

2020-09-25 12:05

I know how badly u wanna suck their dicks any chance u get but AGO did it long before astralis so, sorry kid, astralis was late on this one.

2020-09-25 13:57

Where is AGO again...

2020-09-26 11:18

2020-09-24 20:36

+10000000

its working in lol

isnt lol kinda game where u pick character and u play role? its not same in cs imo

2020-09-24 20:44

true

2020-09-24 21:24

2020-09-24 20:47

Why?

2020-09-24 20:49

So you prefer when a coach had to play demi-final like it used to happend ? maybe 6th man help have great quality of games

2020-09-24 20:51

yeah hopefully valve doesn't allow swtiching players at all during the major unless they are unable to play

it is good idea, like a first and second team ( after importance and opponents)

2020-09-24 21:22

Are u dumb?

2020-09-24 21:26

This is the future

noscene checks out

2020-09-25 01:33

+1 The pandemic has gone to the team owners’ brains

2020-09-25 02:47

+1, this is a joke.

2020-09-25 10:05

+1111

2020-09-25 12:08

why isn't it? makes perfect sense to have subs

2020-09-25 12:54

WTF

Omfg nivera so good addition +Amanek possibly?

I think he will cost too much

2020-09-24 20:50

amanek would be a great 6th but my favourite picks would be Maka or Nivera

2020-09-25 11:04

If Niko goes to G2 yes

2020-09-25 12:59

Nivera_top1_2021 where you at

2020-09-24 23:04

Bootleg

2020-09-25 06:57

Please noooooooooo

Expected Astralis the trend setter and one step ahead of everyone else, like always

+1 #49

Kinda painfull for me but thats true,for now astralis is GOAT no doubts

Expected smart reply from a Georgian.

AGO was first actually

2020-09-24 20:28

sshhh don't tell them.

2020-09-24 20:31

Actually unknown team Aab Esport / Aab Elite had 10 man lineup 3 years ago.

2020-09-24 20:58

MiBR had a 6 man lineup with dead abusing the coach bug. Same with Heroic and some other teams.

2020-09-24 21:08

copy pase

Come on lads

Nivera PogChamp

Nivea incoming

interesting

nice

Gl Nivera pls vitality

good luck to your dreams my friend <3

gl men you have been waiting for this for so long

2020-09-24 20:24

congratz bro

2020-09-24 20:56

bruh

all complainng about burnout it's so hilarious

diseases are not "hilarious" my boy

2020-09-25 07:22

maybe quit job before getting ill

2020-09-25 11:09

just sign me, i'm way better

mousesports news?

i hate these 6 man rosters.

Someone explain to me what the benefits are of a 6 man vs 5 man

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6 man > 5 man

2020-09-24 20:32

But only 5 players play at a time. So what benefit is there to having another person when they can't rly do anything.

2020-09-24 20:33

Short-term lack of form due to health, sleep issues ++. You can pick the players that feel well.

If CoL had a 6 man roster now they wouldn't be out of Dreamhack because their coach had to play...

2020-09-24 21:03

not always. for example: 5 Germans > 9 Russians

2020-09-26 15:38

Someone gets sick or injured/doesnt get a visa/has a death in the family/etc you don't have to have a coach step in

welcome Foxxeh, good luck.

this is getting real old

6 man rosters are retarded unless the dude is like a fl0m or a shroud where he is a streamer full time and only fills in when needed

+1 The most perfect and most ideal sixth man for any roster would be Pimp, like it or not. Smurfs in level 10 Faceit while streaming to 2k viewers daily.

Maybe for the scene it sucks to have decent players on bench but for team it is good to have extra player if problems arise, hardly see how would it be retarded at all, just how often we see some team playing with their coach or some shit... In general these rosters do not work so that you just switch players all the time but rather just have extra player who is looking to climb to lineup or come in if needed was it due benching or just to fill someone not being able to play.

2020-09-25 00:29

PogU

ez for keoz

lol

burnout :/

-zywoo +6th Pog

ez for kennys -kennys +niko for g2 pls

jackz would leave if kenny got kick

2020-09-24 20:29

Would be very bad career move for him kennyS is a great guy, but he has disappointed online IMO

2020-09-24 20:30

yes but they are best friends

-misutaaa ??

Stop with this 6 man roster

Did anyone notice how astralis got shitted on for adding a sixth player and now every top20 team has done it or is in the proces of doing it?

+1,6th man roster just gives teams to reset for every single game and be hard team to read for opponents

+1 Something we can agree on

2020-09-24 20:37

+1 Astralis real goat team I never shitted on them hope you guys win your 5th

It's not gonna work if they keep shox is the main team... Despite his skills, he has a negative impact.

2020-09-24 20:27

shox is underrated IMO KD/R is still decent, but his impact, KAST and clutch and support ability easily makes him one of the cornerstones of Vitality

this guy is NBK fanboy pls ignore

Cause you think really Vitality performs well? Damn dude, stop buying the shit they sold you... NBK then ALEX, always with an "excuse" to bench/selfbench... Stop buying Vitality crap please, just open your eyes for 10 seconds...

2020-09-24 20:35

Great choice !

Kioshima or Hadji

Bot kioshima? Really?

bruh kio was a integral member of the french scene and he still is he along with nbk and apex found lots of french talent

2020-09-24 20:38

he is worst player in Heretics and heretics is trash

are you blind worst player is lucky or xms

2020-09-24 20:40

i watch all heretics matches trust me kio sucks

2020-09-24 20:41

ok fine i trust

zywoo stepping down bcs of too much back pain from carrying bots

NICE

good news!

2020-09-24 20:34

Nonono

zywoo still gonna carry

hadju good

KICK MISUTA

one more team??? jesus

Nice

cringe

+nivera, his englando stops him from being anywhere better

who else thought it said sixer lmao

+bodyy please. Good aim with Major experience.

2020-09-24 20:53

jeyN is the best talent in franch right now imo.

2020-09-24 20:54

Is he still play cs? I remember when he was playing for heretics, he was crazy good

2020-09-25 10:24

yea he got kick becuz he got huge ego back than , but still kid is the last hope for franch

2020-09-25 13:00

steamcommunity.com/id/jeyNCSGO he left us men(

2020-09-25 13:09

6th guy to bring fresh wins when things get stale can be good. Anyone besides Zywoo is replaceable anyway on that team.

Ez Keoz

nivera_top1_2021 cooming rn

2020-09-24 21:09

they are teasing me.. maybe after they actually sign him

2020-09-24 21:07

Am I the only one to think Maka would be the better fit for this team?

go 11 players like football 5 ingame 3 on bench and 3 in reserves, something along those lines

Welcome to AmaNEk (if G2 is stupid not keeping him for a 6 men roster with NiKo)

Just pro things, keep being blind about krieg as superior rifle on t for 6 years cause nobody uses it, and now add more players cause teams are doin it.

2020-09-24 21:10

2020-09-24 21:19

Astralis changing CS again nice

yare yare daze...

they need to find a 5th never mind a 6th

NiKo

2020-09-24 21:37

Get KioShiMa

2020-09-24 21:39

yes we need more kio in t1 cs

2020-09-25 01:06

6 man fcking rosters are not the future can people stop this its 5 players + coach.

2020-09-24 21:40

nivera

Valve needs to stop this bullsh't, unless they want competitive pro-cs to degrade to level where top-10 richest teams would have all-star 6-man rosters while other teams sucks fatties.

2020-09-24 21:49

I think Vitality is among the teams who can benifit the most with a 6-man roster considering they're partnered with both Blast and ESL which means their 2021 will be just event after event after event. No time for anything but travel and events. The names they mention are all developed enough to slot into multiple roles while still having potential to develop even more into the org and the roster. The age of some of the Vitality players also showcase that they might not wanna go to smaller events right after or before a bigger one.

2020-09-24 21:51

+11

2020-09-25 14:24

if this works i’ll eat my left nut

2020-09-24 22:14

Why wouldnt it work? It works very well for Astralis lol.

2020-09-24 22:36

People here are so delusional and does not understand shit lol. Players have complained of: Burnout, some have even been sick, like Device. And Astralis was forced to use Pimp and Dennis. Now, if Device or someone gets sick or whatever, they can just put Bubzkji or Xyp9x in the lineup. You guys are laughing, but just wait, your team might do it as well lol. Furia will soon do it as well as Vitality and Cloud9. North have semi done it since they have Kristou signed but, he is out on loan for now.

2020-09-24 22:42

rip vitality :)

2020-09-24 22:51

Save Amanek plzz

amanek can be 6th on g2 tho

2020-09-25 00:19

Hope so :c

2020-09-25 21:21

I feel they sign Keoz since he would have the lowest buyout contract. Pls don’t ruin ldlc’s potential :(

2020-09-24 23:13

LDLC potential to be a great tier 3 team ?

2020-09-25 11:19

They have the potential to be a consistent top 30 team

2020-09-25 14:25

I Hope but Lambert and afroo are trash

2020-09-25 19:40

True, you're not wrong. Lambert bad igl, I think Afroo can grow, they say he was the next thing behind Zywoo in terms of talent.

2020-09-28 23:04

so now its a thing huh

2020-09-24 23:41

niverra or riot

2020-09-25 00:02

Everybody is a good options!

2020-09-25 00:16

It's gonna be sad to be the "sixth" and have very few games

2020-09-25 00:51

Vitality needs to jsut disband already, overrated team, caried by stat padder eco fragger overrate lol. There is no future for this team haha

2020-09-25 01:15

NA argumentation omegalul

2020-09-25 06:56

Nivera fan who has the wrong flair LUL

2020-09-25 18:07

In my opinion, a sixth player is a wise choice only if a team plans to play also small tournaments. This way, u can give the stars (well, for Vitality is ONE star) like ZyWoo a bit of rest to lower the stress in the coming of the bigger tournaments. Otherwise, i dont see the point in the sixth player since the core five needs to play together in order to improve the teamplay.

2020-09-25 01:20

really dont know why they want hadji, they should just get maka

2020-09-25 01:28

Yes ..but they got misuta , Apex playing like shit since years still there ,bought shox for so much money .. so not surpring they want hadji ..its the kind of choice they make,Bad ones ..

2020-09-25 11:18

it was allowed in Dota before to have 2 or more teams under 1 org but Valve removed it due to possible Monopoly and Matchfix. Lol. What more to expect here?

2020-09-25 05:12

Noob french team

2020-09-25 05:22

Stop with the stupid 6th player idea please

2020-09-25 07:48

these 6 man rosters are stupid as hell

2020-09-25 09:07

G2 -Amanek +Niko Vitality +Amanek(?)

2020-09-25 09:18

I'd love to see Maka on the vitality roster - I think that's a guy who can handle the pressure of being on a T1 team and can really show his skill. He's the best player on heretics for me IMO

2020-09-25 10:47

Nivera or maka ..not hadji

2020-09-25 11:14

another 6 man roster bullshit if players want waste their time on the bench then ok

2020-09-25 11:26

Nivera best choice Hadji second best Maka very good but inconsistent and main awp

2020-09-25 12:11

tier 1 scene today Astralis makes a move 6 months later, every single team follow suit

2020-09-25 12:12

+Happy

2020-09-25 14:39

This 6th player thing looks like buy(or grt for free), hold then sell more expensive

2020-09-25 15:11

First fix your main 5. RpK is playing really bad, misutaaa is trash, just remove misutaaa, put RpK as 6th player, and add hAdji because he is great, and Nivera, cuz he is atleast consistent. They would have 6 man roster and it would be much better.

2020-09-25 15:35

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Low iq and faze flair Name a better duo

2020-09-25 19:32

Belgians and thinking that Nivera is a big thing coming.

2020-09-25 19:41

Lmao what? RpK is doing a really good job. Misutaaa is still young and he does the job, give him more time and maybe even a French shuffle.

2020-09-26 00:21

misutaaa does the job? Are you baiting or what?

2020-09-26 02:55

Tell me, what is Misutaaas role?

2020-09-26 02:56

Hard entry and support

2020-09-26 08:34

He is supportive player.

2020-09-26 11:33

Exactly. So, why are you then calling him trash?! He does his job well.

2020-09-26 12:18

He does his job well? He is really bad as a support. And even worse as a player overall.

2020-09-26 17:59

"He is really bad as a support" lol, bad bait dude. Just stop, you are clueless AF.

2020-09-26 18:51

You think misutaaa is a good support player? 0/8

2020-09-26 19:18

Hadji play worst vs tier 3 than rpk vs top 10, misuta yes ..he is not great , nivera was the players to get he was free at that Time but vitality ..

2020-09-26 20:15

hAdji is destryoing every team he plays against, RpK is below average, saying that misutaaa is not great is a really kind word, buyout of Nivera still isn't high most likely.

2020-09-26 21:09

Hadji ? 1.07 rating and never playing tier 1 team

2020-09-28 16:19

He has been playing for Envy and other not bad french teams, he has some experience and he deserves to get a chance of playing in a tier 1 team.

2020-09-28 18:20

AmaNEk will probably soon be available and should be #1 on their shortlist

2020-09-26 00:19

Out of: Nivera hAdji Keoz Maka I think Keoz is a good choice. He can literally play 2-3 different roles including IGL. Maka can obviously play rifler and AWPer or 2nd AWPer hAdji can play entry i believe? And, he has been on a T1 team, but, only for i believe 4 or 5 months. Nivera, well, obviously a solid player...but...i doubt he wants to join as a 6th player thing. If he joined as a replacement for X player then yeah, but i think he should join a EU mix team instead. And like #233 said, AmaNEk will most likely be benched soon if or when NiKo joins G2. AmaNEk can obviously play rifler and AWP.

2020-09-26 00:29