“all other igls had overall better players than every previous iteration of fnatic”
optic had yay (true), marved (what many argued to be a one event wonder at reykjavik), victor (“MOST INCONSISTENT PLAYER!!! kick this guy!!!”), and crashies (zero recognition for being a good player until lock//in).
fns still made it work, despite himself having dog awful aim added into the mix.
a truly great igl does not need a SUPERTEAM to win. this doesn’t mean boaster isn’t a good igl (he definitely is), it just means he isn’t as impressive as saadhak and fns. saadhak and fns each took rookies and turned them into world-class players while boaster took already incredible players and successfully worked them into a great team.