FEED THE TROLLS EP 15: Analyzing the drop in performance: Vitality & FaZe ft Allan Hender & Thorin

All new episode of Feed The Trolls is here.  @Thooorin  & I are joined by Allan Hender to take a look at the drop in performance from two of Counter-Strike's biggest teams: Vitality & FaZe. We explore the expectations placed on both these lineups, the constant roster change discussions which plague the scene and the possible fixes to the drop in form from both teams. Find Thorin on X: http://www.x.com/Thorin Find Allan on X: http://www.x.com/allan_hender Skip to your favourite parts: 00:00 Introduction & Tech Girl's budget set up 00:30 Introducing Allan Hender & some banter 02:00 Vitality's performance in the first half of 2024 04:28 Vitality's potential roster changes 06:25 Thoughts on XTQZZZ 09:43 The role of a coach 14:31 Defining a good coach 17:59 Demanding consistent excellence from teams 19:36 ZywOo's performance 22:42 Vitality expectations 25:02 FaZe's recent drop in form 30:30 Sam's headset dies, Thorin gives us the TLDR 33:36 Concerns about karrigan's future 39:49 The role NEO fills as coach 42:55 The risk with roster moves 48:59 2025's open circuit and the effect on teams 53:07 How does FaZe improve? 58:16 Building a dream roster from the Vitality and FaZe lineups Find me on the socials: Blog - http://www.techgirlblog.com Instagram - http://www.instagram.com/techgirlza Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/techgirlza Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/techgirlza Twitch - http://www.twitch.tv/techgirlza Discord - https://discord.gg/SKvCd82nv4 TikTok - http://www.tiktok.com/@TechGirlZA My wish list: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3IYV9R777HMQK/ref=nav_wishlist_lists_1 My gear (shop it on Amazon here: https://www.amazon.com/shop/techgirlza/list/3FH7APBG6UDTE) - Canon EOS M50 Mark ii - My PC: Z590-GUNDAM (Wi-Fi) Motherboard, ROG Strix RTX3080 Graphics Card, PSU ROG Strix 850G GUNDAM edition, Intel Core i7-10700 Processor & ROG Strix Helios GUNDAM edition case. - ROG Strix XG27AQV Gaming Monitor - TUF Gaming VG27VH1B