Zeus Hints at Possible Return to CS:GO as a Coach

Aditya Singh Rawat
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Zeus Hints at Possible Return to CS:GO as a Coach

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  • Zeus in a recent interview dropped hints about his possible return to CS:GO as a coach.
  • He will comeback as a coach only after the end of the online era.
  • Zeus explains what it takes to be a coach according to him.

Former Na’Vi in-game leader Danylo “Zeus” Teslenko who retired from competitive Counter-Strike in September last year has dropped a few hints about his possible return to the competitive circuit this time as a coach. In a recent interview with Parimatch esports Zeus among a lot of other things spoke about his possible return as a coach stating that “If the moment is right, why not?”

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Zeus Might Return To CS:GO As A Coach

Zeus when asked if he would ever be seen participating in a CS:GO tournament again perhaps as a coach the 33-year-old Ukrainian responded by explaining how the current online scene is not too great so he might be returning at a later time possibly when the competition once again returns to LAN.

“I have lived this game for 20 years and so I understand it as a coach on top of this I like to win. We entered a pandemic this year so maybe next year. It would not be fun in this online era as stadiums are needed, the necessary emotions are required, but its online so I just don’t really want to return now, so maybe later.”

Following this he went on to state that for him to return as a coach he would need to find the necessary motivation equivalent to that of a full time job because “A coach is similar to a player, he also needs to put in 10-12 hours of work and sometimes even more. The only difference is he is no longer a player who just needs to sit and shoot”

Zeus Hints at Possible Return to CS:GO as a Coach

Having said that Zeus explained that for being a coach one needs to have that motivation, no unnecessary distractions of any kind, and he cannot just act like a boss but has to take care of the players. He concludes by stating that if all the above condition align and such a moment comes his way then “why not?”

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Zeus is one of the most respected players from the CIS region and a legendary player in his own right. Despite being kicked from Na’Vi back in October 2016 the Ukrainian went on to win a Major along with Gambit Esports following which he was once again approached by the Ukrainian organization with whom he went on to play for more than 2 years before hanging up his boots.

Zeus Hints at Possible Return to CS:GO as a Coach

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Aditya is the in-house CS:GO writer at AFK Gaming. While his understanding of the esports space is not restricted by geographical borders, his current focus lies in the Asian region. Understands and follows almost all major esport titles.