4 Reasons Why Dupreeh Fits Falcons Better Than s1mple

In March, we all celebrated s1mple's return with enthusiasm. After a long period of inactivity, the Ukrainian sniper moved to Falcons on loan. There were many discussions: about his new role as a rifler, his collaboration with zonic, and the suitable captaincy for Kostylyev. 

Alas, the collaboration was short-lived. After Falcons' defeat in their very first qualifying match for the BLAST Premier Spring Final, s1mple parted ways with the club. Instead, the organization signed the 31-year-old Dupreeh, who, although having won 5 majors in CS:GO, has long past his career peak. Nevertheless, Dupreeh currently fits Falcons much better than s1mple settings do. In this article, we will explain why.

Dupreeh – The Perfect Player for zonic 

For the majority of his top career, Dupreeh was under zonic's leadership. It was with him that the Dane won 5 majors: four with Astralis and one with Vitality. Their separation after the victorious major seemed unfair—it was too easy for the club to say goodbye to a Danish CS legend. 

Now zonic has called Dupreeh back to his team—and this move could very well work a third time. The coach knows Peter's strengths perfectly and will utilize them fully. Even during Falcons’ unsuccessful EPL, Dupreeh immediately adapted to the team's style and delivered the best rating—1.14.

Meanwhile, s1mple immediately seemed out of place in zonic's system. Kostylyev's style requires frequent individual actions. Such things don't work out in zonic’s teams—he even turned Zywoo into an ideal team player at times. At the same time, Dupreeh CS2 is the perfect candidate for the structure of the Danish coach.

Dupreeh Will Create a Wonderful Atmosphere in the Team

Over the last year at NAVI, s1mple more often found himself in the headlines not due to sensational highlights but because of constant negativity towards teammates. Constant attacks on Sdy and Npl led to s1mple being temporarily benched from some teammates.

And if NAVI was ready to endure s1mple’s antics, such behavior would likely be problematic in Falcons. Dupreeh is the complete opposite. He finds common topics to discuss with teammates, encourages them during matches, and generally comes across as a genuinely amiable guy. 

Except perhaps occasionally giving the middle finger to the camera. It happens to the best of us.

Dupreeh Is Still Good at 31 and Shows Great Statistics

Age in CS is becoming less and less of a real issue. Karrigan is leading the world's best team at 34, and Falcons has Snappi, who is even older than the in-game leader of Faze Clan.

Dupreeh continues to prove that he perfectly fulfills the role assigned to him in the team. Thanks to the Danish rifler's consistency, Vitality won the last major in CS:GO, and over the last few months, he has shown outstanding gameplay (1.14 rating over 56 maps).

At 31, Dupreeh remains fresh and ready for victories—several years ago, F0rest also showed the same unwillingness to age (yet, he eventually gave in and effectively ended his career). Dupreeh CS2 stats are still impressive. At the same time, s1mple’s current form raises questions. In his sole match in CS 2 for Falcons, Kostylyev looked rather clumsy—it's obvious that the new version of the game is challenging for him.

So is the transfer of Dupreeh really a step backward for the team? It feels like it definitely wouldn't have been better with s1mple.

S1mple Would Have Contended for the Sniper Role

Just a few months ago, you couldn't escape the memes about SunPayus timidly asking s1mple to drop him an AWP. A conflict between Kostylyev and the nominal sniper of the team is indeed easy to imagine. S1mple CS2 is used to playing the sniper role and in all past teams, he has had difficulty coexisting with other snipers.

Why risk team morale and the confidence of the talented Spaniard when you could sign Dupreeh, who would definitely not disrupt the synergy. Yes, in a difficult moment, the Dane might take an AWP and act as the second sniper. But SunPayus will firmly remain the number one in the team. Would it have been the same with s1mple? It's unknown.

Conclusion

All of the aforementioned does not change the fact that Falcons' scores are far from ideal. The team is yet to address many in-game issues to go far in tournaments. However, signing Dupreeh is certainly a step in the right direction towards success.