Newly-benched Zyphon still an option, Sprout manager confirms
The former Copenhagen Flames rifler and his days in the German-owned team may not be over just yet.
Earlier this month, Sprout announced that they have decided to remove the 19-year-old Rasmus “Zyphon” Nordfoss from the active roster after only five months on the team.
However, contrary to some people’s beliefs and how a player benching in CS:GO often pans out, it looks like Zyphon has got a second chance on the European squad.
When contacted by Pley.gg, Sprout Manager Daniel Paulus, confirms that the organization still see Zyphon as an option for active lineup despite his earlier demotion.
- At the moment we’re testing for the IGL position and it was for us always clear that we want to see Zyphon in this testing phase too, Paulus states.
Sprout announced alongside the news of Zyphon’s benching that the fellow Dane Ismail “refrezh” Ali was set to step down as the in-game leader - why the German organization right away began a testing phase of potential candidates.
Something Daniel Paulus also commented on in a statement to Pley.gg.
- At present, we are conducting a testing phase with a number of players, and we have concluded that it would not be appropriate to retain Berry as our IGL given his value as a coach. Although Berry is a highly skilled player for the role as an IGL, we believe he is better suited to coaching. We are optimistic about finding a suitable replacement by the deadline of 05.03, and we have contingencies in place should an emergency arise. In such cases, we are prepared for Berry to step in temporarily, Paulus stated.
The Sprout Manager did not wish to comment publicly about the rumours of refrezh being the one who's getting cut.
Sprout is currently:
Victor "Staehr" Staehr
Laurențiu "lauNX" Țârlea
Ismail "refrezh" Ali
Adrian "XELLOW" Guță
Rasmus "Zyphon" Nordfoss (inactive)
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Danny "BERRY" Krüger (coach)
