Sources: Falcons sign mhL, lauNX; target BOROS

17-6-2023 16:00

Falcons' plans to go international have nearly come to completion as they lock down two new players.

Polish AWPer Miłosz "⁠mhL⁠" Knasiak has joined Falcons on a transfer from Endpoint, sources have revealed to HLTV and 1pv.fr.

The Saudi Arabian organization also previously reached a verbal agreement with Sprout's rifler Laurențiu "⁠lauNX⁠" Țârlea, a blix.gg report revealed earlier this month. HLTV can confirm that a deal for the 18-year-old Romanian has been struck.

Falcons secured two new players, another could be on the way

HLTV and 1pv.fr also know that Falcons have expressed serious interest in Monte's Mohammad "⁠BOROS⁠" Malhas. The Jordanian youngster is believed to have more offers, with Evil Geniuses chief among them, after he turned heads with impressive performances in the BLAST.tv Paris Major qualifications and the Major itself.

Falcons publicly shared their intent to transition to an international roster in May, when they moved Kenny "⁠kennyS⁠" Schrub to a content creator role and benched Jordan "⁠Python⁠" Munck-Foehrle.

Falcons to go international as kennyS, Python are removed

The organization said Nathan "⁠NBK-⁠" Schmitt, Alexandre "⁠bodyy⁠" Pianaro, and Kévin "⁠misutaaa⁠" Rabier would remain on the team at the time, but it's expected that misutaaa will be the odd man out if BOROS ends up joining the team.

Falcons currently have the following team:

Nathan "⁠NBK-⁠" Schmitt
Alexandre "⁠bodyy⁠" Pianaro
Kévin "⁠misutaaa⁠" Rabier
Laurențiu "⁠lauNX⁠" Țârlea
Miłosz "⁠mhL⁠" Knasiak

Steeve "⁠Ozstrik3r⁠" Flavigni (coach)

Jordan "⁠Python⁠" Munck-Foehrle (benched)

Falcons, Sprout, and Endpoint did not wish to comment upon inquiry.

Weird but ok!

2023-06-17 16:00

Okay but apart from NBK none of the french guys can speak decent english

2023-06-17 16:01

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bodyy is fluent in english and since misutaa is expected to leave u can count him out

2023-06-17 16:03

Bodyy is bilingual Misutaaa played in English with the Danes on Vitality

2023-06-17 16:05

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btw, do like 20-30yo French people struggle with English that much? Almost always hear that's a problem with French players Because mostly I heard that you guys can speak decent English just choose not to do that to foreigners because reasons lol

2023-06-17 16:16

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Bro don't overthink, it is mostly that french players were not really focused in school lol And in french schools you don't practice talking a lot, you mainly learn vocabulary and stuff...

2023-06-17 16:28

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makes sense, it's just I comparatively seem to hear more about "French player might struggle with English" than idk, Germans, Poles, players from Balkans or something

2023-06-17 16:30

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in school learning a language is all about vocabulary or grammar. I had the same problems with spanish. Your are not learning to speak with others. Its easier to learn if you watch movies in this language or make a exchange or vacation in this country.

2023-06-17 16:38

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2023-06-17 16:43

I agree, that's how i learnt English as a kid Noticed the same with German, I always struggled with it but once I started listening to German music, reading posts in German and watching stuff I suddenly found myself understanding it a lot more

2023-06-17 16:55

It's easier to learn if u do anything in this language, there is plenty of options, music, movies, speaking with some1, even in games,

2023-06-18 17:32

Well English is a Germanic language, more hard for french than people from NL, Scandinavia... But in the other hand I know some french that learnt Spanish in a ridiculous amount of time because it is a latin language

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Yeah I didn't bring up Scandinavia because English literacy rates are at like 90%+ there

2023-06-17 16:56

Poles aren't the most fluent either, French are probably still salty that they lost an international lingua franca status

2023-06-19 11:37

Average French boomers are shit in English

2023-06-17 18:39

I'm not talking about boomers but young people though

2023-06-17 18:44

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It's kind of a myth more than anything, especially now with internet, movies with subtitles But yeah like one of my countrymen mentionned it's more linked to the way foreign languages are taught in France... That's why for decades we were ridiculously Bad at it

2023-06-17 20:51

Got it, thanks for the insight

2023-06-18 15:03

its a myth lol too many stereotypes

2023-06-18 14:09

I think one other thing that might be the case is that like the UK the French have a sense of international superiority and exceptionalism as a historic major world power so they feel less need to learn other languages as a large portion of the world speaks French, same as how English speakers tend to be more monolingual than non English speakers

2023-06-18 15:14

true that prokda

2023-06-18 17:47

SAUDI MONEY TAKING OVER HUH?

As expected Falcons soon the PSG of CSGO ?

YEAH BUY ZYWHO

2023-06-17 21:48

good move, mhL is underrated

2023-06-18 12:17

another missing opportunity

sad to see mhL destroying his career

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I hope you're joking with his, coz that endpoint team WAS destroying MHL career, bro was legit 1v9 every game since Nertz left, MHL deserves a better team

2023-06-17 18:08

what about AGO?

2023-06-17 18:29

AGO was probably the best Polish org he could've joined at the time but sadly now it seems they don't have that high of a budget looking at the squad they picked up

2023-06-17 18:46

the team AGO has now with enzo and the rest of them is beyond mediocre, mhl is on level if not better than hades, he'd need a team like 9INE but they ain't making changes soon, so the best option for his talent is international

2023-06-17 20:40

why launx doe, he hasnt been all t hat impressive

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falcons isn't a well established org nor have a strong roster, they have to sign players that could be good but aren't there yet

2023-06-17 16:04

Wdym not impressive , when he joined sprout till they got xellow he averaged 1.20 rating being the best in his team sometimes staehr going above him . Literally his rifling skills can not even be matched , he just had a bad period these months due to xellow's addition and changing igl's 24/7 and you are saying "He HaSn'T bEeN tHaT imPressive"

flag lol noone is reading allat

tl;dr : a lot of changes fucked everyone in sprout roster especially launx

2023-06-17 16:06

But he is right.

2023-06-17 16:20

Xellow is so bad lol Why would anyone sign him instead of regali ? Sprout was way better even with that weak german sniper

2023-06-17 20:54

He was really good until Sprout imploded and became the Zyphon and Staehr marketing show. Ence wanted him at some point

2023-06-17 16:07

IIRC ENCE wanted to sign him to replace Spinx but Sprout wanted a very high buyout

2023-06-17 16:23

Yeah, that was the reason every romanian got mad at Sprout for ruining lauNX's career. Then they signed XELLOW to make up for it, but the team fell apart with the whole refrezh and Zyphon situation

2023-06-17 20:22

too early to say "ruining his career". He is only 18

2023-06-17 21:15

The kid is actually insane, bad form recently for him but he is tier1 material for sure

2023-06-17 17:49

what a waste of talent, i guess falcons got that saudi money big salary

not really , atleast launx did the right move by leaving sprout from what has been heard within that team . If nbk knows how to use launx which I hope he does this team could be lit tbh and for mhL , for sure this line up is better then endpoint and he will get more money aswell. But it's a good opportunity for both of them . Money + players with experience and a chance to be crazy good in the future if they follow nbk

2023-06-17 16:09

nice mhl deserves better team than endpoint

But falcons is better team than endpoint?

2023-06-17 17:54

this lineup is far better than endpoint yeah

2023-06-17 19:51

big bet, hope it pays off.

good moves but i dont think boros would risk it joining

mhl launx and boros would be sexy ngl

2023-06-18 11:55

WOW Big info

Endpoint circle Sign randoms > Pay them salaries > sell for millions > repeat

nbk and bodyy in 2023. lol

hltv.org/stats/players/events/8374/bodyy..

2023-06-17 16:13

well It's pretty balanced . 2 young kids maybe 3 (if they sign boros) with huge blasting TALENT and 2 very experienced players

Bruh wake up, Bodyy is super good now he has the level to be in a top 15 team

2023-06-17 16:18

Honestly NBK looked very solid in the RMR Qualifiers, him an Bodyy were the only reason Falcons got remotely close to qualifying

2023-06-17 16:19

nbk is diva and bad igl

ye but nbk is launx fanboy soo

2023-06-17 18:17

Bodyy best rifler in t2

pretty decent moves ngl

Not bad actually

2023-06-17 16:11

alright ig

should have signed afroo, gl with signing BOROS though

Seems cool tbh

2023-06-17 16:14

boros OG where? red bull fever dream?

LETSGO MHL SHOW THEM

Great news !!!

I hope they get BOROS too I will support this team for sure, Bodyy has put so much hard work, he deserves to have a good team

Why would Boros want to join Falcons? Anyone, give me 1 good reason he would want to go to another tier 2 team and rebuild from ground up?

2023-06-19 14:15

More potential than a team like OG if he joins And Saudi salary

2023-06-19 14:19

Many top 10 teams could use Boro's. If I were him I would stay where he is until he gets a top 10 offer. He has found success with his current lineup and going to a different tier 2 team could put that in jeopardy and there is too much risk imo.

2023-06-19 14:26

I agree with this

2023-06-19 15:46

New Copenhagen flames. Should be really good team

why not syrson ;((

2023-06-17 16:21

lets goo mhl underrated

kick Misutaa and they will have a solid Tier 2 team to work with

2023-06-17 16:24

rip mhl carrer

2023-06-17 16:33

wawrdefok

2023-06-17 16:36

launx mhl about to go semi pro

2023-06-17 16:37

GIGAPOG

They shouldn't keep both of NBK- and bodyy, one of them is enough.

2023-06-17 16:40

actually decent tier 2 team now, that could potentially become a good tier 1 team as well. im existed af damn

superteam

2023-06-17 16:47

so smooya leak was a meme

2023-06-17 16:50

mhl should be in t1 team long time ago, sad to see him going from t3 team to t3 team

2023-06-17 16:53

They would have to overpay him terribly to get him (and i am not even sure it would happen). He is currently in number what? 11. team in the world and likely has offers from much more promising teams than this. Kinda sad i liked monte tbh. On the other hand.... rostermania starting boyyyz and girlzzz :)

2023-06-17 17:05

Interesting, idk much about launx, if he can play support and bodyy stays in his roles than there is good potential in this team.

2023-06-17 17:07

nah .. bodyy will go support if launx signed this deal

2023-06-17 17:48

I thought it was MSL initially and I was so flabbergasted and then i saw that i confused the guy

2023-06-17 17:08

Not again

2023-06-17 17:11

wonder if butterfield joins endpoint? or who

well misutaaaa just got benched twitter.com/misutaaaCSGO/status/16700875..

2023-06-17 17:18

Nice good for the team

2023-06-17 17:39

Could work tbh. Just get rid of nbk for interz or mir maybe and you have a promising roster

2023-06-17 17:19

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Not Mir, his stats are very deceiving. I like the guy but he really is what everyone claims blameF is with baiting his teammates. He’s a solid aimer but a pretty bad teamplayer

2023-06-17 18:01

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and annoying voice

Yeah this could be true tbh but the guy is too good to rot without a team for this long imo. Just give him a try and see how it works

2023-06-17 18:21

Idk man, he got so many tries and the team always rots around him. At this point I think he is too old to warrant the risk

2023-06-17 20:26

I guess that's because he has a similar playstyle as niko for example - he gets to play the best positions on the map and the rest of the team adjust according to him. He might still have a few years in him until he hits 30

2023-06-17 21:44

how bout igl?

2023-06-18 14:02

-NBK +BOROS and this is a pretty good team!

2023-06-17 18:11

Who would igl then

2023-06-18 14:08

Why would Boros join a worse team than the one he is currently in? Hell i see a world where Navi try and pick him up.

2023-06-17 18:15

$$$$$$$$ he is 19 also can play 1-2 years for this team then at 21 go for bigger

2023-06-17 18:18

should've signed afro

2023-06-17 19:09

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2023-06-18 17:10

sry bro im fake flagging cant help you i dont know Togo at all :d

2023-06-18 18:43

ahhh ok France... I thought so!

2023-06-19 14:55

sidegrade for mhL

2023-06-17 19:25

How could boros ever leave Monte for this team. Monte is damn good already. Why would he do this to himself? Very unlikely I think

2023-06-17 19:31

falcons has saudi oil money and monte has what sponsors? $$$$$

2023-06-17 19:40

But sticker money without a big org is $$$$

2023-06-17 20:49

Fair enough, but skill wise there has to be better. A more skilled team with at least an equivalent org or even better than falcons. A player like boros on falcons? That seems ridiculous doesn’t it?

2023-06-17 22:32

No it's not , literally launx and boros are possible to 2v4/5 whole monte . Those 2 kids in the same time it will be more intense then staehr and zyphon +launx , especially now boddy is here aswell and that guy is playing so good lately and nbk's experience is TWICE as much from Monte:D , they just had a good run at the major but that didn't mean they would have done the same next major or big tournament . It's a very good move by BOROS , gets to be payed a shit ton of money , has to work with young and insanely skilled players + experienced legends , nothing can go wrong:D

2023-06-18 15:49

Body is playing so good lately? What year is it right now? Like 2017 or something? Because right now when I click body’s name it says 0.99 rating. Does he call strats for the team now or something? If so, then his current level is acceptable

2023-06-18 20:08

lmao that's the main raiting over the whole years . No one said boddy is the best player , ain't that for sure . But the fact is that he is there to help young players succeed in this line-up , he got good experience too . They got launx and boros with both insanely good skill , they just need a bit of guidance and experience from the "Vet's"

2023-06-18 20:27

wow i didnt think id be able to like this team without kennys, but now i think i could, depending on who their 5th is

mhl is not bad, don't get me wrong, but there surely are far better options. Aren't mantuu and regali free agents that have proven their worth?

2023-06-17 20:24

mantuu is washed

2023-06-17 20:42

mhl is better than regali and mantuu , did u ever watched him ?

2023-06-17 20:55

I did, he whiffs a lot. He doesn't win games, he just does well in a decaying team

2023-06-17 21:18

is regali winning games tho?:D From what cph players said regali in a team is the biggest NO possible if you don't want to hear rage's 24/7 and getting baited . And no way regali launx and boros can work in the same team , launx and boros will make regali be a bitch and for sure that kid won't stand doing flashes and not being in the star spot

2023-06-18 15:50

What are you on about, regali is a system AWPer that had to play with 3 different IGLs in one team just telling him what to do while they create space and gather info. Boros is a space creator not a space taker, same with lauNX who is used to playing with aggressive riflers and AWPers, he literally played with XELLOW in Nexus, who is a lot more aggressive and demanding than regali. Regali has proven many times before that he can take over games and singlehandedly win them using the space created by his teammates, he would be the perfect fit. Just look at what he did with OG standing in. How the hell can you claim regali would get baited by lauNX and Boros, when these are 2 of the most aggressive players available, who often go into fights on their own

2023-06-18 15:57

How is mantuu a better option? You only say that because he played in OG

2023-06-17 23:42

mantuu def not better

2023-06-18 14:03

decent move with boros on the team, downgrade otherwise

2023-06-17 20:48

no it's not( , for no one it's a downgrade . Sprout was a sinking ship and launx was playing just because of staehr maybe xellow , so good for him that he left and choose to gain experience with NBK and boddy + getting that huge bag at 18 , mhl had no chance of showing success in .. endpoint so aswell VERY good for him that he left (more money , better players) and boros leaving it's understandable , a shit ton of money , young skilled players and old experience players . Literally if NBK know's how to igl launx and boros they will be top 15 in a maximum of 4-5 months if they attend a few t1 lans , like cologne play-ins

2023-06-18 15:52

Monte>falcons

2023-06-17 22:30

Misutaaa get kicked he said it in a Instagram story

2023-06-17 22:48

boros leaving monte for this would be such a downgrade, but this team still seems ok for tier 2, not sure NBK can igl a tier1-2 team though like apeks or monte

2023-06-18 12:23

Why is it a downgrade tho? clearly launx , mhl and boddy are better then woro2k krasnal and demqq / sdy not sure who is the igl in that team but you get what I say . Yes they did good in the major but everyone knows from monte side that they won't be able to do it again , that's why sdy is going to leave , and for sure sdy was the only good reason boros should have decided to say because of his experience If nbk knows how to igl and play with launx and boros this could be a hella fun team to watch , more fun then monte

2023-06-18 15:54

i guess i expect more from monte than you at this point, but i can never really know until falcons with or without boros goes live, and of course when monte competes again in t1

2023-06-18 16:56

I love Saudi Arabia. This team will be top 15 next year

2023-06-18 17:09

Great moves tbh

2023-06-18 17:29

mhL is so good

2023-06-18 19:20