NiP coach THREAT joined HLTV Confirmed to talk about his work on rebuilding the Swedish team, the blessing in disguise that was f0rest's departure, and working with young players through a packed CS:GO schedule on avoiding burnout. The tactician explained why there are no new Swedish IGLs and criticized the "old generation", of which he was a part of.

During the podcast, the panel talks about roster moves, reported and confirmed, including NiKo to G2, woxic and mezii to Cloud9, and Dignitas benching GeT_RiGhT and Xizt. After touching on BLAST's prize pool changes, the show took a turn towards the current landcaspe, oversaturation, and tournament organizers, with SPUNJ showing his concept for an ideal 2021 schedule.

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0:00 - Podcast intro

Hotseat with THREAT

1:48 - Introducing THREAT

3:01 - THREAT’s coaching background and return

8:42 - Building the “New NiP”; Lekro-hampus move

17:18 - f0rest leaves NiP

19:40 - NiP’s performance: success and struggles

24:55 - hampus calling style

28:20 - How has the game changed since 2015?

Recent news

34:36 - Is NiKo to G2 really happening?

42:44 - Kjaerbye roster move

46:27 - Cloud9 unveil woxic, mezii

58:51 - Dignitas bench GeT_RiGhT, Xizt

1:04:53 - MAD Lions to swap two (report)

1:10:57 - BLAST restructures prize pools

Scheduling issues with online CS

1:17:07 - SPUNJ’s rant on "complaining players"

1:25:57 - What's the normal amount of CS for players?

1:31:40 - How can players avoid burnout?

1:41:11 - Are extended rosters the solution?

1:50:51 - Conceptualizing a better schedule

Playtime

2:15:30 - THREAT’s CS hours, coaching tools, and coaching bug thoughts

2:20:00 - Players’ contract / buyouts transparency 

2:22:10 - When should a player get a new team? Handling stress

2:25:31 - Final words from SPUNJ and closing the show

HLTV Confirmed is a CS:GO talk show featuring Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill, Zvonimir "Professeur" Burazin, and Milan "Striker" Švejda, with guest appearances from community members such as TaZ, GeT_RiGhT, device, Maniac, Pimp, HenryG, YNk, JW, smooya, seang@res, and more. The show is based around interviews, breakdowns, analysis, and discussions about the esports and casual side of Counter-Strike.

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