
Commentator Arseny “ArsZeeqq” Usov commented on Ammar “ATF” al-Assaf’s move to Team Yandex on his personal Telegram channel. According to ArsZeeqq, the former Team Falcons offlaner won’t be able to gel with Martin “Saksa” Sazdov.
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Am I the only one who thinks that ATF on Yandex is a total mismatch?
What do we know about Team Yandex from last season? That it’s an ultra-chilled team—every time, they said the most important thing was to take it easy, play calmly, and do everything by the book—plus their players really do seem like emotionless robots. Their team is kind of like communism, with Saks as the leader. Everything is distributed evenly, but the leader provides a little guidance and stands slightly above the rest.
Ammar, on the other hand, is a super-ambitious and emotional guy who will 100% hog the spotlight, who will change the gameplay, and who will start drafting if even the slightest thing doesn’t go his way... and all that equality will go out the window.
Let me remind you that 33, back in the day, *** [pissed off] Sax so much that the latter actually had some mental issues and ended up running away from him. And 33 isn’t that different from Ammar in terms of personality—he’s just as ambitious and emotional a guy (and I know this firsthand!!!)
The only thing fans should latch onto is the coach, Accel.
Sanya worked alongside Ammar at a major tournament and on the big stage as part of Team Quest; that’s where ATF came in as a substitute for, um, Wuiter (???) and they finished in 4th place. After that tournament, ATF was signed by the Falcons. So let’s hope the coach can somehow rein in his new recruit.
P.S. I believed right up until the end that ATF would join Liquid, since the vibe there seems slightly more suitable, especially with Malrin on the team... but what’s done is done.
Today, September 17, Team Yandex announced the signing of ATF to replace Dmitry “DM” Dorokhin. The player will make his debut at PGL Wallachia Season 9, which kicks off on September 19. “I hope to prove that I was right and my team was wrong,” the Jordanian offlaner said after the transfer.
Photo by Arseny “ArsZeeqq” Usov.