It has been announced that FURIA’s new signing Paytyn “junior” Johnson will have his debut at the IEM Katowice main event. FURIA’s head coach Nicholas “guerri” Nogueira confirmed the statement in an interview with MGG Brasil. Whilst, being signed precisely a month ago, “junior” is yet to have competed with his new teammates due to passport issues.
To fill his shoes, FURIA’s sixth member Lucas “honda” Cano has competed with the roster instead of “junior” at the past two events. You can read more about FURIA’s signing of “junior” here:
https://pley.gg/news/junior-becomes-furias-new-awper/
“junior” is the only player on the roster who is not Brazilian and whilst he has managed to participate in the team’s training sessions online from his home in North America, the language barrier has meant some changes for the Brazilian roster. Head Coach “guerri” states that the team has had to start from scratch:
“Everyone is getting out of their comfort zone. We renamed every spot on every map. It’s an ongoing process. It’s a step back, there are a lot of things happening. We are switching a player, we are using a new language to communicate, one that is not our native language.”
The main tournament of IEM Katowice is set to take place on February 18-21, where the North American sniper “junior” will have the chance to prove himself for the first time.
