Ivan "OneJey" Zhivitsky, a professional Dota 2 player, commented on the current form of Team Spirit, highlighting issues in the central (mid) lane that he believes are undermining the team's performance.
According to OneJey, the squad suffers from the absence of Denis "Larl" Sigitov, and without a reliable midlaner the team becomes overly dependent on its carry. "It seems Spirit lacks a mid. It feels like all hope is on Yatoro. If he's on Morphling, then all hope is on him. But you can't win Dota like that," he said.
The remark was shared on the LEGENDWP DOTA 2 Telegram channel.
Marat "Mirele" Gazetdinov is currently standing in for Team Spirit at BLAST Slam VI, temporarily replacing Larl, who has been inactive since January.
At the time of publication, Team Spirit were playing the event's group stage and had recorded one win in four matches.
BLAST Slam VI runs from February 3 to 15, taking place online and in Malta, with 12 teams competing for a total prize pool of one million US dollars.