Bodyy wants to show that Fnatic’s last few months have been a lot of hard work.
On the verge of starting ESL Pro League (EPL) Season 19, Alexandre "bodyy" Pianaro spoke about his experience of being Fnatic's new captain. He also talked about the expectations for the competition.
In recent years, Fnatic has embraced the international project and bodyy has been the team's new captain since November 2023. Bodyy also talked about his experience with calling in English.
"My first experience in English was in Falcons when we added BOROS, lauNx, and mhL to the team. I've had some time to talk and learn [how] to express myself in English. Obviously, it wasn't the best environment to grow and to build up, so I wouldn't say that was such a big experience and not a long time as well. When I joined ITB as [a] stand-in — new people, new culture, it's not easy to create something in that short time."
"When Fnatic picked me up, that was my first time calling in English, speaking about my ideas in English, my background, how's my vision of the game to the players and the coach. We had to make sure we were on the same page and speak the same Counter-Strike language."
EPL as an opportunity to show work
Fnatic fans have already witnessed the organization win several trophies in Counter-Strike. However, recent years have shown a different reality. In his first six months as captain of Fnatic, Bodyy has come to believe that the team needed more time, especially after missing out on the first CS2 Major.
"This team was built six months ago. Our expectations were to qualify for the Major, which we didn't. I can't say this satisfied me or anyone in the team. This team was new, time was needed to build a culture and a structure for this team. We have youngsters, some of us have never played in international teams, so we have to put all the pieces together."
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