Legendary former Counter-Strike 1.6 and CS:GO participant NEO has been appointed the interim head coach of FaZe Clan in CS:GO in the intervening time, the group introduced on July 27.
NEO arrives at FaZe after the group misplaced former head coach Robert “RobbaN” Dahlström in the course of the offseason on July 13 as he determined to maneuver on to a different problem in his profession. The NEO pickup had already been reported by Dust2.us, however FaZe selected to substantiate it forward of their debut within the IEM Cologne 2023 group stage.
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This shall be NEO’s second stint with FaZe. The EMS One Katowice Main champion in 2014 with Virtus Professional had a brief run with FaZe between Might 2019 to September 2019 however as an in-game chief.
This shall be NEO’s first probability as a head coach in CS esports. The Polish legend performed professionally between 2000 to 2022 and left his mark on the professional scene as some of the expert CS 1.6 gamers of all time and is regarded by many because the GOAT of that sport. He had a profitable transition to CS:GO in 2012 however stopped enjoying on the highest degree in 2019.
Changing RobbaN at an essential event like IEM Cologne shall be a tricky process for NEO. The previous skipper helped FaZe win quite a few titles since 2017, together with IEM Cologne in July 2022 and ESL Pro League season 17 in March 2023. RobbaN was additionally part of the group’s preparation for the PGL Antwerp Main title in 2022 however couldn’t stand behind them in matches as a consequence of a Valve ban.
FaZe in-game chief karrigan made it clear in an interview with HLTV in the course of the BLAST Premier Fall Teams earlier this month that RobbaN’s departure got here as a shock and that no one can exchange him as a result of the Swede is “distinctive.” However relying on the influence NEO causes at IEM Cologne, he can go away impression on karrigan.
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