It is he who will replace the legend. Huge expectations for the 16-year-old

Esport is getting higher and higher. This is best evidenced by the amounts already paid by organizations to attract the player to their side. ? A lot, but on the other hand such talents are found every few years.

An excellent marketing product

M0NESY’s career is one of the fastest we’ve seen in esports, and already as fast-paced as a locomotive. The 16-year-old took the CS: GO scene by storm, surpassing his peers by at least a few levels. Its popularity is best evidenced by the numbers. 133,000 followers on Instagram, 124,000 subscribers on YouTube, 30,000 on Twitter, 155,000 on Russian vk.com. It is the brand of a 16-year-old who has not played at any major tournament yet.

G2 Esports is well aware of this, and although the esports value is the most important here (we will talk about it later), the organization also buys a ready-made marketing product. It sounds cruel in the context of a 16-year-old gamer, but the facts are that Osipov has managed to build an excellent image for himself.

Comparing it to the world of football, m0NESY is the kind of talent that has been shining in the backstage so far, playing spectacularly and that’s what fans buy. Quoting Mata: “a young Brazilian who scored a goal with a cross every time. And the next day he had to choose whether he wanted to join PSG or prefers Real or Barca “so in two sentences you can what has happened around Osipov in the last few weeks.

Successor of legends

However, let’s focus more on the Russian e-sports dimension. This is a very talented sniper who was spotted by Natus Vincere’s scouts, quickly bringing him to their academy. At this point, the rest of the story was writing itself, because our connections were straightforward. I’m talking about m0NESY being compared to the best CS: GO player in the world – s1mple.

First call? They both come from the CIS region. Second? They both set sail very quickly, because even in adolescence, the whole world watched them. Third? Both represented Natus Vincere. Fourth? They are both snipers.

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Thus, Osipov began his career with a sticky patch as a “successor to s1mple”. It is a very big burden, of a similar caliber to that that awaits every talented young footballer from Poland after the end of Lewandowski’s career. nothing that s1mple continues to play.

– In the future it deserves to play in NAVI, but for now I would recommend the annual loan. He needs to get more experience against better teams. His English is okay, but not very good, commented s1mple on the HLTV podcast Confirmed. Let us remind here what the career of the best player in the world looked like.

The Ukrainian, despite the fact that he was considered the greatest talent of the CIS region, did not immediately join the best team – Natus Vincere. At the age of 19, Kostyliev decided to try his hand at a foreign team – Team Liquid – with whom he reached the Majorów semi-final and final. After collecting his experience abroad, he returned to his homeland, where he continued his career at Natus Vincere.

The future of m0NESY

Natus Vincere is to the players of the CIS region what the Spaniard is playing for Real or Barcelona. A dream that everyone aspires to. No matter how successful a player is in foreign teams, his ultimate goal will always be Natus Vincere. In the case of m0NESY it may be similar.

At the beginning of January, Osipov went to G2 Esports for 600,000 dollars. The 16-year-old will face enormous pressure right away. The organization based in Berlin does not intend to wait for the results, but aims at the most important trophies straight away. Additionally, the whole world will be closely following m0NESY’s activities in the new team. Every supporter wants to see how the greatest talent copes against professionals from the top shelf. So far he had a substitute – in the league for professionals in the FPL. The reactions of some players who clash with m0NESY can be seen below:

This is a particularly difficult challenge for a Russian. The leap he has to face is huge. Two months ago he was competing in the academic league with juniors, it can be said that on the periphery of CSa, where every error was not analyzed so much. Suddenly, from such a level, m0NESY has to jump overnight to the level of the strict, world leaders.

Hopefully G2 Esports knows what it’s doing. Carlos “ocelote” Rodriguez – the owner of the organization – does not intend to miss another opportunity. A few years ago the club did not see a promising French player – Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut. The teenager joined another team and then was the best player in the world for two years.

Now the price for m0NESY seemed prohibitive, as it amounted to 600,000 dollars. G2 Esports, however, strongly believes that the transfer will be paid back. If there is such potential in the Russian as is being talked about, then after a few years it may turn out that the current price was really a promotion. And for a change, those who did not want to look deep into their wallet will spit on the beard.