A few days ago the FaZe team revealed changes in their lineup: after the departure of Nikola «NiKo» Kovac, the team decided to leave its coach – Janko «YNk» Paunovic. At the same time, Olof «olofmeister» Kaibjær will return to the squad in the next few matches to replace Kovacs, who has moved to G2.
Kaibjer has had a break from playing for about five months. He decided to take a break from his professional career in May 2020 to recuperate after facing manifestations of fatigue and burnout. Initially his place was taken by Lithuanian player Aurimas «Bymas» Pipiras, and in August he was replaced by Markus «Kjaerbye», who had previously played for Astralis and North.
Commenting on the reasons for his departure, Janko Paunovic said that he considers this decision to be the best for both himself and the team. «For some time now, my team and I have been trying to combat problems that have come up again and again. I tried my best to resolve them, but was not successful in doing so»," he said. YNk added that he has no plans to quit CS:GO, but wants to take a break from coaching at the end of the year.
Olofmeister's return to the team is also unlikely to be long-term: he mentioned that he hasn't trained for the last five months and returned to FaZe only to help the team perform at the nearest tournament.
