Why believe in ninjas in pyjamas?
Yeah, they are from Brazil, a region that has not been present and has not yet managed to demonstrate its full potential, which we all know brazil has.
The fact is, nip has a lot of problems with space inside the game, they allow the oponent to work with a lot of that space towards any map, and they wait for his mistakes so they can take advantage of it, but... that is not a good strategy when u face oponents that knows and can really hurt u with that kinda action.
But again, why believe that NIP can do some damage in Masters?
The answer is: They are a team that works hard, dedicate a lot, don't shittalk and respect each other. Xand, with his will and fearless, Cauanzin, a 16 year old boy who always listens to the most experienced on the team and doesn't think about himself, like 90% of the kids in this game do. Bnj, a controller who makes almost no mistakes regarding the utility of agents and always buys time for his team to play. Bezn1, a player that surprised me, was one of the best on vct, without a doubt. It has an incredible aim, the most accurate of the team and is very good at cypher, absurd. And last but not least, Jonn, who if you analyze, is not always constant with kills, sometimes, like in this final, he had the worst performance in terms of kills and etc, but anyone who knows Jonn outside the lobby, knows what an amazing player he is. He is (probably the best of the team) and treats everyone as if they were a family... dedicates himself like no one else, he abdicates himself, to have his own results, precisely for the team to do well in general.
So my point is, teams need to be careful with this squad, to win against them, it has to be much more in terms of psychology and teamwork, because NIP´is a newly formed team and with many mistakes in decision-making, which takes time. But if they let them grow in the game, it's kind of hard for you to defend against.
Anyways. I did this just for people outside and maybe inside Brazil, to understand a little about this team and what to expect from them at the masters. I know the players and I know what I'm talking about. If you have any doubts or criticisms to this post, leave them below, I'll try to understand your point of view.
Much love and respect for all of u guys.
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