Virtus.pro players David "n0rb3r7" Danielyan and Evgeny "FL1T" Lebedev shared their thoughts on the return of Aleksandr "s1mple" Kostyliev to the professional CS2 scene. In an interview on the YouTube channel "Okko Cyber," they expressed their excitement about the Ukrainian sniper's comeback.
N0rb3r7 said: "To be honest, I'm happy that Sanya [s1mple] is back. It's like when you watch CS, something feels missing. For me, it’s like Sanya was the missing piece."
FL1T added: "In general, it's a good thing that he's returned. He's the most popular person in esports. It's like if Messi left football and came back a year later. Of course, that would be great.
But overall, looking at Falcons, it's unclear if this will improve things for them."
N0rb3r7 continued: "Yeah, their results haven’t been great either, so it's uncertain if Sanya will help them."
FL1T concluded: "He still needs to get back in shape, and getting the tournament vibe back takes time. Not playing for a year is still a significant amount of time."
At the end of September, Team Falcons announced a roster change, replacing Álvaro "SunPayus" García with Kostyliev, who joined the team on loan.