Kassad explained under what conditions Team Spirit will start making substitutions

Counter-Strike 2 analyst Alexander kassad Trifunovic shared his opinion on the state of Team Spirit. According to Trifunovic, the club's management may make changes to the squad due to the lack of victories.

Heavy bracket for Team Spirit [at EWC 2026]. I think she expected something different, but out of all these eight teams [NAVI, Legacy, Falcons, Mongolz, FaZe, Vitality and B8 - approx. ed. ], perhaps the only one they would like to meet is Legacy. Everyone else is now difficult opponents for her simply because of her form. I think if Spirit had met, for example, with FaZe, it would most likely have lost or had problems, not to mention NAVI, Falcons and others. But I'm not sure. I think this is one of the last chances for Spirit to achieve something with this roster, because those behind the team won't wait too long. And donk won't wait too long. He's, you know, probably the second-best or the best - depending on who you are and who you root for - the best player in the world and certainly the best rebounder, but when you have someone like that, you have to do better. I wouldn't want to be in their shoes right now. But this is where players form their character. If you want to get out of the bottom, this is the opportunity to do it. In such a difficult bracket, if you win, you will return to the top, your confidence will be through the roof, you will start winning.

In 2026, Team Spirit won only at PGL Astana 2026. The roster took second place at IEM Rio 2026 and BLAST Bounty Summer 2026, and also entered the top 3 at IEM Krakow 2026.

At the time of publication of the material, Team Spirit is performing at the Esports World Cup 2026. The team advanced to the playoffs, where they will compete with B8 Esports in the opening match. You can follow the progress of the championship in the report.