HLTV Confirmed S5E7 | HenryG aims for top5 with Cloud9, talks salaries and a different 6-man roster

Cloud9's CS:GO General Manager HenryG joined the HLTV Confirmed podcast to talk about the signing of ALEX, building his "Colossus", and hinted at new players to be revealed. The former commentator said that not reaching a top10 world ranking in the next year would be "embarrassing", and talked about transparency in player contracts in salaries. Among topics discussed on the show are MIBR falling apart during the European bootcamp, GuardiaN's plan to return, and updates about the Major in Rio and the Regional Major Ranking tournaments. ➡️ Connect with us: https://twitter.com/HLTVconfirmed 📺 Join the discussion and watch live: https://twitch.tv/HLTVorg 🎧 Listen to audio podcast (Spotify, iTunes, Google): https://anchor.fm/hltv 0:00 - Podcast intro Hotseat with HenryG 2:51 - Henry stepping down from commentary 6:23 - What triggered the decision? 10:05 - Was there anything else on the table besides Cloud9’s GM?  15:40 - The GM role in CS:GO and plans with Cloud9 18:39 - CS:GO transfer deals transparency issue 24:53 - Aspects of ALEX signing, HenryG's goals as GM 35:18 - HenryG announces 6-man roster and the bars for the roster 40:40 - Candidates for becoming Cloud9’s 6th Recent news 45:11 - MIBR… disbanded? 59:48 - daps to step down from Gen.G 1:09:23 - GuardiaN: “Ready to return” 1:19:50 - ENCE suspend Twista for coaching bug 1:27:10 - Valve address coaching bug - kinda Major update 1:31:43 - Rio Major is canceled 1:35:10 - What will happen to RMR points? 1:44:11 - Return to LAN in December? Playtime 1:51:47 - How did HenryG envision his retirement? 1:54:15 - The best things/moments of his time being a caster? 1:56:49 - Looking back at "The Caches" showmatch 2:01:02 - What previous experience will HenryG use as GM? 2:04:43 - Will all players be getting the same salary? 2:07:11 - HenryG on players media involvement 2:10:33 - Particular goals for Cloud9 performance 2:12:00 - Info on next Cloud9 announcements 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. https://twitter.com/HLTVconfirmed https://twitter.com/LukasWiinholt https://twitter.com/henrygcsgo https://twitter.com/SPUNJ https://twitter.com/professeur_cs https://twitter.com/strikerHLTVorg #HLTVConfirmed #podcast #csgo