NS stated that Team Spirit made a mistake by bringing Yatoro back, and explained why

Yaroslav “NS” Kuznetsov said that Team Spirit should have kept Alan “Satanic” Galliamov instead of bringing back Ilya “Yatoro” Mulyarchuk, because the young curry was the best player.

The streamer and former cybersportsman said this during a broadcast on Twitch:

“Satanic was originally taken by Team Spirit. Then he was bought by PARIVISION, because Yatoro returned. They decided to get rid of Satanic, but it looks like that wasn't the best idea. Yatoro should have been dumped. He's cool, but Satanic is just better. Satanic is an improved and younger version of Yatoro. Ilya has already won two TIs. He's, you see, lost the excitement. You've won every achiever you can. There's no fire in his eyes. But Satanic does”

NS said he doesn't deny Yatoro's successes and his level as a two-time world champion, but it's in those achievements that he believes the main problem lies. Streamer emphasized that Yatoro has already reached all the peaks in Dota 2 and he has nothing to fight for with the same motivation as before. At the same time, Satanic, according to NS, has ambition and desire to prove his worth, which makes him a more promising choice for the lineup.

Recall, earlier Ilya “Illidan” Pivtsaev spoke candidly about his return to the Dota 2 pro scene.