After two major wins, FaZe are heading into the match against NAVI in a completely different state than they were at the start of the tournament. Twistzz said directly that in the first meeting the team played tight, but now that the opening nerves of the new roster are behind them, FaZe are ready to show their true version.
FaZe have found their game
For the Canadian, this is not just another routine press-line before a difficult match. His comments after the win over G2 paint the mood inside the roster very clearly: FaZe have found their game, survived the nervous start, got a boost from the crowd in the United States, and are now looking at the rematch with NAVI without the pressure that held them back in the first match.
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Twistzz believes FaZe played the first match against NAVI too nervously
Twistzz’s main point is simple: in the opening game against NAVI, the team did not show the CS it had been building in practice. According to him, FaZe were too nervous at the time and did not dare to make the moves and decisions that were needed.
That is exactly why the Canadian talks about “the real us” before the new meeting. For him, this is not some abstract pretty phrase, but a concrete difference between the restrained game at the start of the tournament and the level the team has already shown in matches against FURIA and G2.
The wins over FURIA and G2 gave FaZe the confidence they needed
Judging by Twistzz’s words, FaZe took a lot specifically from those last two matches. The team did not just move forward — it got confirmation that its approach works even against very serious opponents.
It is especially important that the Canadian is not speaking only about individual highlights, but about team play. In his view, their coordination now looks like one of FaZe’s strongest sides, and that is the foundation on which the team wants to build an even deeper playoff run.
frozen once again looks like one of the key players of this FaZe
Twistzz also spoke very warmly about frozen, who truly dragged the team forward in the difficult moments of the series against G2. The Canadian made it clear that, in his view, the Slovak should have long been part of the conversation about the best players in the world.
That is an important emphasis, because the current FaZe after the roster changes need stable pillars. And if frozen continues putting up maps like these, he can very easily remain the main point of strength in this new project.
The American crowd became a separate source of energy for Twistzz
Another strong emotional point in Twistzz’s words is returning to the stage in front of a North American audience. He directly admitted that he had not played in an atmosphere like that for a long time, and that it gave him a very strong boost.
This is also an important nuance for FaZe. Teams like this often genuinely come alive on stage, when a match stops being just a server and turns into a show filled with noise, pressure, and a crowd. And Twistzz does not hide that, for him, this environment is one of the main reasons he even plays Counter-Strike at such a level.
Neityu settled into the big stage calmly
Twistzz also gave a positive assessment of Neityu’s first major stage experience. The most important thing for the captain is that he did not feel some different, broken version of the player under arena pressure.
In other words, FaZe got from him the same communication and the same decisions they get off stage. For a team after roster changes, that is a very strong plus, because the stability of a newcomer in such conditions can critically affect the course of the playoffs.
The match against NAVI is a chance for FaZe to prove that the opening 0:2 did not show the roster’s true strength
The most interesting part of this whole story is exactly that Twistzz is not presenting the upcoming game as an impossible challenge. Yes, he directly calls NAVI a very difficult opponent, but at the same time he makes it clear: FaZe see this match not so much as revenge, but as a chance to show their real strength.
And if their version against FURIA and G2 is truly closer to reality than the nervous tournament start, then in the rematch with NAVI we may see a completely different level of resistance from FaZe.
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Opening nerves
Before the new meeting with NAVI, Twistzz has a very clear message: the first match did not reflect FaZe’s true form. The team has already survived the opening nerves, felt the stage, taken two major wins, and is now approaching the rematch with much more confidence.
For FaZe themselves, this is the perfect test. If Twistzz’s words are confirmed by the game, then the match against NAVI may become not just another playoff series, but the moment when the new roster truly shows for the first time what it wants to be.
