apEX talks Vitality's down period, re-signing, opponents, and future | HLTV Confirmed S7E77

Vitality's apEX joins us to talk about the team's recent results, jL's stand-in stint, the long-term plans, other teams' impressions, and more! In the second half of the show, we go in-depth on BLAST Porto results, and namely Falcons, MOUZ, FURIA, G2, and donk's records.➡️ Follow us for updates: https://twitter.com/HLTVconfirmed📺 Watch live: https://twitch.tv/HLTVorg🔊 Listen to audio (Spotify, iTunes, Google): https://anchor.fm/hltv🟢 Partner offer details: https://kick.com/hltvorg/about👻 Skins with 0% fees: https://skins.com/r/hltv0:00 - IntroCheck-in with apEX2:01 - apEX joins!3:57 - Porto impressions7:44 - "We got a bit too complacent" - apEX11:00 - Playing with jL13:50 - Down period & problems20:38 - Plans for events22:00 - "VRS is so f-ed up" - apEX24:53 - Tournament break erosion29:12 - Re-signing & long-term future35:10 - Health impact40:32 - "We're not main favorites" - apEX44:39 - Falcons54:02 - MOUZ impressions59:30 - WATO: VitalityBLAST Open Porto1:11:35 - Skinionaire1:18:08 - MVP decision1:21:41 - donk surpasses NiKo in MVPs1:25:15 - FURIA loses to Vitality1:32:20 - G2: tier 1 or tier 2?1:35:01 - Falcons: high ceiling, low floor1:41:52 - Stop disrespecting MOUZ!1:59:20 - ruggah retires from coaching2:02:46 - FISSURE Playground2:10:12 - Top Comment👕 HLTV Merch: https://hltv.org/shop📩 HLTV Newsletter: https://www.hltv.org/newsletter🎤 HLTV Interviews on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2zICrYA53O2fJwtdYfg0Ve📲 HLTV iOS app: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/hltv-cs2-matches-coverage/id1078945675📲 HLTV Android App: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.hltv.android&pcampaignid=web_shareHLTV Confirmed is a Counter-Strike (CS2) talk show featuring Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill, Zvonimir "Professeur" Burazin, and Milan "Striker" Švejda, with guest appearances from community members such as s1mple, device, ropz, Twistzz, karrigan, smooya, dupreeh, cadiaN, Pimp, and more. The show is based around interviews, breakdowns, analysis, and discussions about the esports and casual side of Counter-Strike.https://x.com/Vitality_apEXhttps://x.com/professeur_cshttps://x.com/SPUNJhttps://x.com/StrikerHLTVorghttps://x.com/LukasWiinholt