Counter-Strike star Oleksandr ‘s1mple’ Kostyljev has broken his silence on a potential return to pro play in CS2 after finally experiencing the changes on LAN. When Valve announced that Counter-Strike: Global Offensive would be making way for CS2, the competitive scene was shaken up. Some rosters were quickly overhauled as some players couldn’t get to grips with the movement and overall gameplay changes.

NAVI were also included in that. They saw s1mple – the greatest Counter-Strike player of all-time – decide to take a backseat as he wanted to see . After , the Ukrainain’s team went on to win the first CS2 Major – PGL Copengahen Major – and the There has been , something he “hopes” to do with NAVI.

Yet, it might be tough. “Na’Vi doesn’t need S1mple; Sasha needs Na’Vi. There are things that are hard to talk about but the motivation never faded.

I’m genuinely very happy with how the guys are playing, but sometimes they lack professional egoism, and that frustrates me,” s1mple said on his official Telegram account following . The Counter-Strike legend continued, saying he wants to return: “I hope to return someday, I’m tired of doing nothing. And when I come back, I’ll definitely be stronger – it’s just a matter of time.

” "I will come back stronger" Strong speech from s1mple 👏 The 26-year-old said it’s “sad” that he’s not a part of the team he’s been with since 2016 anymore. However, he is pleased by their development and .