apEX: "My emotions can be really good or really bad"

We have three tournaments in a row, Fall Final being the second of those. I'm feeling good about it, I know that it isn't in the Royal Arena this year, but we're the reigning champions so I just hope that it's going to be a good tournament for us and we can defend our title.

Yeah, I think that in general, we had some doubts. Mostly when we went throughout the entire first season without lifting a trophy. It was really frustrating losing two finals in a row and two semi-finals as well.
We did lose confidence, but we told ourselves we need to step up and win trophies because that's what this team is made for. We just focused on us, tried to give our best, and grind as much as possible to get the most important one, which was Cologne.

I think it's a part of any performance-based thing to doubt yourself a little bit, but I love that, because when I have doubts it means that I will work harder and prove how good I can be.
For me, it's really important to be able to think about it and not always feel comfortable. I doubt myself sometimes, I doubted a lot after EWC for example, about myself and about the team, but we came back and that's what matters.

I think that, since the beginning of the year, I've put in some extra hours and that's worked for me. Some FACEIT, a lot of practice, and now I think all of us are stepping up individually which is what is really good in Vitality.
But yeah, I feel more comfortable and right now, I'm feeling better as a player overall and I'm just enjoying playing.

My emotions can be really good or really bad, it depends. For me, sometimes it can help the team to get through, and when I'm in the zone it's really easy for them because I give so much energy.
But, when I'm a bit down, sometimes it can be hard for them. It can be rough. Overall, it's 50/50, it can be good, but in the other way, when I'm not there my teammates know to not put too much attention onto my emotions. They just feel okay about it, so in general, it's more positive than negative.

No, it's not about the calling, it's just more about the mistakes we are making.
One thing I think I'm really good at is resetting, I'm good at doing it fast. I just feel bad for five seconds and then come back to the game with full focus on the team.
It's not about people outside of the game helping more. If they have to help me, it's more about the energy we're bringing because that's what we lack a bit in the team and if I have to do it myself, it's another thing I have to focus on.

We've been working together for it and to help him grow as a player. We knew even when he was in OG that he is an exceptional talent, but we needed to help him show it in tier one and on the big stages.
He's done that really well, he steps up in massive moments and he can be such an important player for the team.
On CT sides it's tougher for him sometimes because he plays anchor roles and he isn't an anchor, but we try to make him move as much as possible to be able to make him comfortable to get some kills.

I think that he's just a young guy that enjoys being on the stage. It's the same for me in some way even though I'm way older; I'm playing for the stage, I'm not playing to play in studios, so it gives you much more energy and power to play good CS.

I think it was the first step for him if he wants to be the best player in the world again. He had to step up in big moments.
He's been a bit worse in general in big games, that's for sure, so I think he really wanted to show everyone what he is capable of and that he can still be the best player in the world for the fourth time and be the only person to ever do that.

Well, I would say that the French scene has been a mess for quite some time now. Ever since 2019, probably. We accepted with Vitality that we didn't have a French team that's been performing well.
It's getting better now, 3DMAX are showing really good potential, but the thing is, they aren't there yet. They need more than that to be able to win and to be able to get to the next stage.
I don't know if they have a ceiling in some ways, they're good for sure, but they need to step up just a bit otherwise it'll be tough for them.
I just hope that it will happen and they will destroy, but the sure thing is that we have some new players who are coming up and playing really good CS. I play with Neityu a lot, he's a really talented guy who will be in a big team soon. Then you have Graviti on 3DMAX, he's been playing really well and has helped them step up on LAN.
We need this new generation to come in and help us play good.

I don't think it's that important that he plays on a French team, I just want him to play and be able to smash everyone. That's what matters for me.