HLTV Confirmed S5E30 | moses talks Twistzz leaving Liquid, FalleN's motivation & state of NA CS

Team Liquid CS:GO coach moses took part in the HLTV confirmed podcast to explain why he joined the team, how he handled the Twistzz situation, and why FalleN was selected as the replacement. The American also praised nitr0, who left the team during the summer of 2020, and discussed the issues of North American Counter-Strike with SPUNJ, Striker, and Professeur.

The panel also talks about recent roster news including oBo's move to Evil Geniuses and kennyS being benched in G2, as well as a short preview of ESL Pro League Season 13.

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0:00
- Podcast intro

Hot seat with moses

6:42 - moses take on smooya ragequit

9:23 - Leaving broadcast work

17:53 - Settling into Liquid

22:23 - Twistzz departure

26:40 - Switching to coaching - how was that?

29:15 - FalleN addition, IGL situation

41:17 - Europe bootcamp and visa issues

45:45 - Recent results and playing NA events

49:56 - Major & goals for 2021

Recent news

55:00 - oBo rounds out EG roster

1:05:05 - G2 bench kennyS, JaCkz return to roster

1:16:33 - Heroic: -b0RUP, niko; +sjuush, refrezh

1:18:05 - Upset-heavy DreamHack Master qual

1:21:34 - Are upset losses random?

1:29:11 - Changes in Triumph, Extra Salt

Looking forward

1:30:19 - Why does NA lag behind?

1:37:02 - Hardships of NA players

1:45:12 - Reasons behind NA scene decline

1:51:17 - How to help the scene grow?

1:59:06 - How many top NA teams should there be?

Playtime

2:03:03 - Skills moses acquired to become a coach

2:05:01 - The best CS casters currently, going back to talent?

2:08:23 - Liquid’s greatest rivals

2:11:54 - Final words from moses

EPL review

2:15:15 - Group A: Roster changes and upsets potential?

2:20:51 - Group B: Proving time (Vitality, FaZe, NIP, G2)

2:25:49 - Wrapping up the episode

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.

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