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​