The captain of the FORZE Counter-Strike 2 lineup, Alexander "Shalfey" Marenov, commented on the defeat against GamerLegion at ESL Pro League Season 19. The esports athlete's video message was posted on his personal Telegram page.
"To be honest, this loss hurts more than losing to Monte. I'm angry at myself for the first map. Right from the start of the game, I just got frustrated because of three or four moments, and I was just sitting there in this state of frustration, and everything was just annoying me. I reset the second map, and it was fine. The third one, well... We're playing like a mix, it's tough.
The day after tomorrow, who are we playing against? Monte. Smooya is already in the FORZE jersey, so everything is clear, we'll fight."
GamerLegion outplayed FORZE in the middle bracket of Group C at ESL Pro League Season 19 for CS2. The match result was 2:1 (13:3 on Nuke, 7:13 on Ancient, and 13:8 on Mirage). The next opponent for Shalfey's team will once again be Monte.