Collapse spoke about playing against former teammates after they moved to another team

Magomed “Collapse” Khalilov said that when a former teammate transfers to another team, he begins to notice nuances in their play that he didn't see before because he had to focus on assessing his opponent's preparation.

The player said this on Twitch.

“It's interesting because you start to notice things that you didn't notice when you were playing together. Mistakes, good moments — everything. You just notice it because he becomes your opponent and you have to pay attention to him.”

Miroslav “Mira” Kolpakov, Magomed “Collapse” Khalilov's interlocutor and former Team Spirit teammate, agreed with this opinion, adding that when playing against such an opponent, there is additional pressure due to the influence of emotions. The player cited an example of when he acted recklessly in a match while playing against a former teammate.

"It's true. I used to have no emotions in games, but now when I'm up against one of them on the line, they show up a little. I don't know, it's just some kind of pressure. So I was playing Windranger against Clockwerk and just ran through him to banish the creep camp. In the end, he just killed me there and I thought, “My God, what am I doing? What am I thinking?” I think it's because of emotions."

As a reminder, Anton “Dyrachyo” Shkredov previously stated that Team Spirit may replace Ilya ‘Yatoro’ Mulyarchuk with Alan “Satanic” Gallyamov again if the team continues to perform poorly.