They don't need them, their own fans are slaughtering them on twitter after their defeat tweet lmao. Though tbh it must be enfuriating going from watching ur team win Champs to this in a matter of 2 seasons due to management
Oh yeah, I think their problem is that their fans got used to LOUD being a constant strong Masters/Champs contender, so now being an "ok" team feels like a bad result for them. Like, LOUD was known for not losing to any other single BR team and now that's over.