maNkz: "We exceeded our expections as a team before the playerbreak"

ECSTATIC has been on the rise within tier 2 Counter-Strike. Joining Freddie, maNkz talks about his experiences in the lower echelons of CS and his time with his team. Going from what he's learned and what he is teaching. Let's see what he has to say... Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:40 Getting into Counter-Strike 02:05 Did Covid play a part with transitioning to full time playing 04:05 Issues within Lyngby Vikings 05:50 Transitioning back to IGL role 07:43 The benefits of playing under other IGLs 09:57 Can moving from Tier 2 to Tier 1 be a negative? 11:53 Rebuilding as a team after some struggles 14:30 Hardwork with the team 15:32 Was ECSTATIC helpful through the teams struggles? 17:45 Struggling to find a solid AWPer 21:00 Where did they find salazar/helping him improve 23:09 Mentality outside of the server of salazar 24:15 AWPers in the Danish scene 26:39 Molding salazar into the player they need 28:16 Chaning roles work within the team 31:38 Playing in open qualifiers 35:10 Feeling pressure after past success 37:10 Going through the flows as a team/inexperienced players 39:25 Growing respect as a team 41:23 Working together as 5 instead of having 1 standout player 43:53 Preparing for games without a coach 47:35 Struggling to find a coach on smaller teams 48:14 Players getting poached/rebuilding if it does happen 50:11 Playing with Queenix for most of his career 52:18 maNkz thoughts on the current roster changes 55:22 Benifiting from other teams changing In The Crosshair is Insite's interview series, led by part-time caster, full-time Counter-Strike obsessive Freddie 'GrimyRannarr' Pritchard, with each episode putting a different notable personality in his proverbial crosshair. Follow! Guest - https://twitter.com/mankzCS Host - https://twitter.com/GrimyRannarr INSITE - https://twitter.com/insite_cs