NS sharply criticized the new captain of Team Spirit, comparing the player to Miposhka

Yaroslav “NS” Kuznetsov called Nikita “Panto” Balaganin a mediocre player who should not be expected to achieve anything significant as part of Team Spirit.

The streamer shared this opinion on Twitch.

“Panto is mediocre. He plays mediocre Dota, don't expect anything super cool from him. If he does, good for him, but I haven't seen it yet. Maybe he can press pause, we know how to do that.”

According to Yaroslav “NS” Kuznetsov, Nikita “Panto” Balaganin's level of training in Dota 2 is far inferior to the skills of former Team Spirit captain Yaroslav “Miposhka” Naidenov, whom the streamer considers a truly stellar player capable of having a strong impact on the team's results in any position.

"Panto is not Miposhka at all. There are star players, star players. Their impact is noticeable, powerful, you understand that this player is cool. It doesn't matter if he's a support or not, he makes cool moves. And then there's Panto — he's a default hard worker. He's played 40,000 public games, he presses buttons, but this player is nothing interesting."

Earlier, Alexander “Nix” Levin pondered whether Yaroslav “Miposhka” Naidenov would return to professional Dota 2 as a coach.