CEO Spirit about Silent: “We will be able to see him in action next season”

The head of the esports organization Team Spirit, Nikita Cheshir Chukalin, spoke about the possible return of Dota 2 coach Airat Silent Gaziev to work at the club. Chukalin shared his thoughts during a Q&A session on Telegram.

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Airat is taking a break this season; after five hard years of work, he deserves it. I think we will be able to see him in action next time

Earlier, Dmitry Korb3n Belov explained the situation with Gaziev’s suspension against the backdrop of the ex-coach’s statement on this topic. Misunderstandings were caused by the mentor’s words about losing his job: “It wasn’t inactive, they just told me: “That’s it, thank you.” Some users felt that Silent's words refuted official comments about exclusion from the starting lineup.

Team Spirit announced that Silent will be inactive in January 2026. He worked as the team's coach for about five years, and under his leadership the club won The International twice. Milan MiLAN Kozomara and Yaroslav Miposhka Naydenov became the new mentors of the team.