HLTV Confirmed S5E28 | Aleksib talks OG issues, ISSAA criticism, roster change & bootcamp plans
HLTV Confirmed - Counter-Strike Podcast - A podcast by HLTV
Aleksib joins HLTV Confirmed during a poor period for his team, talking about the criticism leveled at OG, the calls for player changes and a map pool overhaul, and explains what is stopping them from having a bootcamp at the moment. The Finnish caller also talks about the ENCE situation, games at IEM Katowice, and the most underrated players in the scene. ➡️ Connect with us: https://twitter.com/HLTVconfirmed 📺 Join the discussion and watch live: https://twitch.tv/HLTVorg 🎧 Listen to audio podcast (Spotify, iTunes, Google): https://anchor.fm/hltv 0:00 - Podcast intro Hot seat with Aleksib 3:15 - Introducing Aleksib, OG reaching #6 in the world 7:15 - Player break and preparations 14:37 - 2021 slump (summit, BLAST, Katowice) 17:04 - ISSAA’s ping issue and playing in the online era 19:47 - 6-man roster, bootcamp, org’s capabilities 23:15 - ruggah’s ban and the coach situation 28:13 - Making comms public - is it good? 30:50 - Aleksib’s role and OG’s map pool 34:40 - ENCE situation & the Finish scene Recent news 37:54 - suNny leaves ENCE, new project incoming? 43:15 - Omaken acquires Heroic 44:08 - apEX return to Vitality roster IEM Katowice 50:42 - IEM schedule & format 58:01 - Play-in: mouz’s performance 1:02:53 - Complexity falter 1:05:16 - NiP’s great start at IEM 1:15:07 - CIS teams continue to impress 1:25:17 - Liquid to semis with FalleN’s calling 1:30:51 - Astralis in playoffs, Bubzkji out of the picture? 1:36:11 - FaZe’s first impression with karrigan 1:46:47 - How will the playoffs go? Playtime 1:54:26 - Underrated players & SANJIing utility 1:58:51 - When should you make a player change? 2:02:45 - Final words HLTV Confirmed is a CS:GO (Counter-Strike: Global Offensive) talk show featuring Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill, Zvonimir "Professeur" Burazin, and Milan "Striker" Švejda, with guest appearances from community members such as TaZ, GeT_RiGhT, device, Maniac, Pimp, HenryG, YNk, JW, smooya, seang@res, and more. The show is based around interviews, breakdowns, analysis, and discussions about the esports and casual side of Counter-Strike. https://twitter.com/HLTVconfirmed https://twitter.com/LukasWiinholt https://twitter.com/SPUNJ https://twitter.com/professeur_cs https://twitter.com/AleksibCSGO #HLTVConfirmed #podcast #csgo