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The fans of fnatic definitely have no right to happiness. The structure has not won a title since 2018 and this year, the qualification for Worlds was particularly complicated. But beyond the jagged results, Fnatic has mostly taken up the bad habit of creating drama. If for entertainment it’s great, it becomes tiring in the long run… After the cacophony of the last World Cup, one would have hoped that this history of the scene had learned its lesson. But we have every right to be concerned. A short sentence of Upset is likely to spill a lot of ink in the coming days and does not bode well for the team.
A small sentence but big consequences
It’s unclear how, but with Fnatic kicking off their 10th international campaign in a week, Upsetfound himself chatting with the American streamer LS. This simple situation raises questions and one would have imagined that the player is currently in a bootcamp cocoon with his teammates. We don’t necessarily ask him to play 24 hours a day, but talking to a streamer means taking the risk of leaking information while causing unnecessary drama. It did not fail and the German managed to do both at the same time!
The player thus revealed, in an awkward way, that Fnatic currently only has no scrims on the program… These training games are essential to keep in shape, test new strategies, get in condition and above all read the metagame. We therefore really do not understand why Fnatic finds itself without a partner. Even though many teams are currently on vacation, there are still qualified at Worlds and some teams ERL who are still active. Playing soloQ has its limits and arriving at Worlds without specific preparation is shooting yourself a huge bullet in the foot! Let us specify in passing that Upset seems as disillusioned as we are with this situation. He has publicly expressed his desire to play scrim and we imagine that the culprits are to be found on the side of leaders.
Odoamne (Rogue) revealed that Fnatic had canceled two days of scrim this week. In addition to weighing down the players, the structure also puts a spoke in the wheel for the other European representatives… According to certain rumors from the corridors, YamatoCannon, the coach of the team would have also recently published a same with José Mourinho, saying “that he did not prefer to express himself so as not to have a problem”. This same would have been quickly erased, in an attempt to extinguish the fire. But why Fnatic seems determined to sabotage…
A somewhat special preparation this year
Overall, the preparation for Worlds is a little weird this year. Usually, all qualified teams meet in the same region to bootcamp and train together. This was the case last year in Europe, where Koreans and Chinese had landed en masse. But this year, it feels like everyone is staying cozy at home. Asians are always at home and if we take the case of Vietnamese, not all of them have yet received their visas. Presumably the dire state of the US soloQ isn’t very welcoming.
For the moment, the European teams have also stayed at home. Upset revealed that Fnatic could show up the day before, without any real preparation. It’s totally lunar and it’s hard to understand what’s going on. On the side of the teams N / Athe 3 representatives of the region are currently scrim endlessly, within an infernal triangle. It’s better than Fnatic, but it’s still pretty sad to see. Do you feel the huge air conditioning for Western teams this year?