S1mple Spoke Candidly About M0nesy’s Struggles

Alexander “S1mple” Kostylev believes that the reason for Ilya “M0nesy” Osipov’s decline in performance lies with his team.

The player shared his opinion on Telegram.

“M0nesy is definitely among the top 5 players right now, but not in the top three. And the problem isn’t with Ilya—it’s with the Falcons.

Something isn’t right with the team, because Ilya could be playing much better. And he was playing much better about six months ago, before the Major.

In most tournaments, he played really well compared to his teammates.”

According to Alexander “S1mple” Kostylev, Ilya “M0nesy” Osipov is currently among the top five players on the pro scene, but not in the top three. The esports player believes that, until recently, M0nesy was demonstrating a very high level of skill, and he attributes his current slump to Team Falcons’ team gameplay. Moreover, S1mple believes that even now, M0nesy stands out positively among his teammates.

As a reminder, Ilya “M0nesy” Osipov previously commented on Team Falcons’ poor performance at IEM Beijing in CS2.