I think Niko always had the mind to be an igl but lacked composure, patience and charisma, which are crucial traits of a leader.

@haka2526

25 күн бұрын

And experience

@sofarsogod

25 күн бұрын

True that he loses composure quite easily, or so he did much more before winning kato and cologne in the same year, I think he is learning and growing more mature, he is the goat rifler and has some arrogance because of it, but he also is a very humble and nice guy, everytime he talks about m0nesy he says: "he is going to be the best, he is already better than me, I learn from him". And the fact that m0nesy a kid who already is the best player in the world, decided: I want to play with niko says a lot about how great players respect him. Also I remember yesterday when they won dallas, the first thing Niko did was lifting stewie, and if you remember correctly the reason why niko doesnt have a major is because stewie2k anchored b site on inferno against niko´s faze clan back in 2017. I mean I feel really happy for him, Its great to see he is not the asshole people believes or says he is, quite the opposite, 100% my goat.

@onemicyeehaw1583

25 күн бұрын

​@@sofarsogodStewie taketh Stewie giveth

@sofarsogod

25 күн бұрын

@@onemicyeehaw1583 haha pretty much

@Evrgarden

25 күн бұрын

His rifling was just too good to have him to be an igl plus there was no real evidence of him being a good igl prior to this event

Maybe next time sit a bit closer or get him his own mic :D

@bojanke99

25 күн бұрын

i think niko for reason kept distance..

@scoobster0123

25 күн бұрын

Hey! Interviewer here. You’re right, I definitely should’ve. The entire press room was taken up by G2 interviews so they put me in this room I’d never been in before 😅 kinda frazzled me Hope you still enjoyed the video! 👊

@akar1-

25 күн бұрын

@@scoobster0123 oh you are the scoobster in the talking counter discord? Didnt know you were an interviewer LOL

@BackTwoBaySix

25 күн бұрын

@@scoobster0123 hey I am enjoying the videos, I just thought the distance was funny 🤣

@SherminatorPT

25 күн бұрын

low budget...

Can't say for sure, but I wonder if focusing on calling kept Niko from as much tilt as we've seen. Knowing that even if he died, he had to keep his mind in the round for everyone probably helped him.

@Jabarri74

25 күн бұрын

He also fragged amazing whole tournament like it almost made him focus

@Uncuepa

25 күн бұрын

@@Jabarri74 yeah 100%, previous CS2 he seemed very harsh on himself and desk smashed a lot. Best way to describe him in Dallas was locked in. I think IGL was a good fit for him and I hope going forward he can kinda co-IGL with hooxi, or maybe per game trade the responsibility depending on who is feeling confident

Ngl Niko igl is pretty good ngl. He started off as an igl back in early days and tried to bring the balkan scene into tier 1. There was one round where I saw Stewie (on a random timing not at start) just smoke main and jump vent to plant B along with his teammates and I was like wtf?????? I am pretty sure it was a niko csll because I saw niko talk quite a bit outside while stewie did the move. If it was him it was beautiful

@ryansnyder3158

25 күн бұрын

I remember the round you are talking about. Vs liquid Niko gets the pick on Cadian outside. Niko immediately called down vent, since cadian wouldn’t be alone outside without his rifle yeki with him. After the game stewie confirmed it was niko call.

@Bboyvii0527

25 күн бұрын

@@ryansnyder3158 which round ?

@Bboyvii0527

25 күн бұрын

@@ryansnyder3158 nvm it was round 24

@owaldo739

25 күн бұрын

@@Bboyvii0527 no stewie said in the post match interview that the communication were to chaotic that round and he was unsure so he said fuck it and jumped down vents.

@FuhrerHimself

25 күн бұрын

@@owaldo739 It was Niki calling vents and then comms went silent as next and hunter were hesistant about it so Stewei said fk it and jumped down to vents

I can see the nerves, you are doing a great job! Keep being confident

He is legend niko❤

I wasn't sure if Niko was good at IGL or not and thought G2 would fall off in the quarters or semi finals against a team that isn't down their main IGL. Turns out he very much does - Him transferring to IGL and Stewie2k filling in as an entry fragger allowing the star players to get into position really seemed to pay off.

@Locusss

25 күн бұрын

stew bringing that winning culture to the team and keeping the package together in tough maps.

@itscipher

25 күн бұрын

agree. stew entry seemed to let some pressure off niko

@randoclippo

24 күн бұрын

i was on tarik co stream, stew throwing all the nuke smokes outside and first guy to enter on a site after doing all that was funniest shit ever, tarik said '' its like his a slave '' LMFAOOO w jake though i am sure he helped niko with bit of calling like he did on cloud9 major run

i think niko should be igl and also not only that but id love him to play a similar role to Adren from NA back when he was liquid where he was the coach/igl of the team, i think he could teach the young up and comers a lot

holy crap, an Interviewer that actually asks some good questions instead of spewing long winded diatribes ending with, "how does it feel?" for every question lmao

Bbye hooxi

@Ericmatcha

25 күн бұрын

Hello McDonald’s how can I take your order? - Hooxi probably

So basically niko's style of igl is taking space then get info then execute plan

please dont "how does it feel" it.

@MintP1cker

25 күн бұрын

how does it feel after watching this video? 🎤

@chillarttalks

25 күн бұрын

@@MintP1cker feels great, happy to be here, thanks to the fans

@inexorable3564

25 күн бұрын

im feelink thank you

someone aint pulling focus

maek question time stamps

The audio is so low in this video, I have to put it at +10dB

you ask good questions and its nice you get longer interviews, but you gotta stop being nervous during interviews, man. just speak slower, just chill.

He is capable of being a very good igl with a little bit more practice.

Do pro's get paid to do interviews outside of the regular 'banks' ones? Or is it just out of good will

@xlgapelsin6173

25 күн бұрын

Depends. Someone could pay you but 99.99% of the time its good will. Same with going on hltv confirmed and podcasts and so on

They just need to win eco rounds and dont lose their lead to get consistent.

@Jabarri74

25 күн бұрын

Whole tournament lost eco rounds to nothing, weird they won more gun rounds

@weebofreak3338

25 күн бұрын

@@Jabarri74 yeah it was an exciting match though, they should also improve their t side for instance in map like anubis

@Jabarri74

25 күн бұрын

@@weebofreak3338 If Niko was their IGL long term I'd agree but for a team just thrown in at the deep end, I thought they did amazing. That game vs Faze, who saw that coming?

what is this green screen

sports journalists should really stop starting an interview with 'how does it feel'. what kind of person would feel sad about winning? come on.

Imagine if G2 had Boobl4 and Perfecto

SERBIAN PRIDE!

@BratShemi

24 күн бұрын

Cool story 😁