Brollan: "It's exhausting to go from event to event, I feel it mentally"

The Swede says MOUZ will do their best to handle their busy schedule.

Brollan admits he is unsure about his future

MOUZ claimed their first title of 2024 at ESL Pro League Season 19, but the European combine didn't have long to celebrate their success; they flew directly to Belgrade to attend BetBoom Dacha, with an appearance at IEM Dallas just around the corner.

Despite their tough schedule, Kamil "⁠siuhy⁠" Szkaradek and company dispatched BetBoom and Virtus.pro to qualify for the playoffs and earn themselves a crucial day off on Friday.

After their win against the Dzhami "⁠Jame⁠" Ali-led squad, Ludvig "⁠Brollan⁠" Brolin joined HLTV to talk about their busy schedule, Dust2, and his future on MOUZ.

If you can't see the embed above, listen to the audio interview here.


Congrats on the win. You've made the playoffs, so how do you feel right now?

I feel pretty good, we had a really good day overall. We should have won 2-0 to be honest, but it is what it is. We played a really good game overall and we're really happy.

You demolished VP on Mirage. What happened there?

Our morale is just very strong at the moment. We have a 100% win rate on it in the last three months and we're just really confident and comfortable playing it. We're really happy that we actually got Mirage as the third map, it's a comfortable map for us overall, we know how to play and we know how to react.

This series was also your second time playing Dust2. You play Long on the map, which is a pretty hard position. How do you feel about the map currently and your position?

Overall I have never been a fan of Dust2. Playing Long, it's just pretty... If 10 flashes are not coming over, it's pretty easy to be honest. It depends on how you're performing, of course, but overall I don't really see the point of the map because it's just too random.

It's always been like that for me since day one of playing it. It could be a good map of course, I just need to play it more. I haven't played it for a long time because I had it as my permaban for two or maybe three years.

You now have a few days off before the playoffs. Looking at this tournament from the perspective of your form, is the title all you're aiming for?

Yeah, of course. We're going to want to play Spirit again because they were not at EPL and they are dropping some spots in the rankings, but I would say they're still one of the best teams, it's going to be tough.

We have been playing EPL before this and it's very exhausting to go from tournament to tournament, and I really feel it mentally. It's maybe going to be hard to reset but we're going to have some days off, so that's going to be nice for us.

It's going to be tough overall because we have such a tight schedule at the moment with all of the tournaments and stuff, and we will just try to handle it well.

You talk about a tough schedule. You flew directly here from Malta, now you're here, and then you go to Dallas, a lot of tournaments for you guys. What is the energy in the camp right now?

Overall, it's always good. I think everyone has a lot of energy, of course. As I said before, maybe I am not the most energetic person, but I think we are a nice group that can hype and help each other in and out of the game. It's really nice overall.

But yeah, as I said before it's a tough schedule, but I will just try to focus on being professional. In the meantime, try to have some off time in some situations and maybe not focus 100% on it [CS].

For you personally, you're officially still on loan from NIP. Has there been any change in terms of your permanent signing for MOUZ or anything like that?

I can't talk about it, but we'll see what happens next. I'm not really sure when the loan expires, to be honest.

If you keep playing like this, they don't have a choice, right?

I mean, of course. I fit in the group, they enjoy playing with me, we are number two in the world ranking and just won EPL, so I think I'm doing a great job.

Russia Dzhami 'Jame' Ali
Dzhami 'Jame' Ali
Age:
25
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.13
Maps played:
1466
KPR:
0.71
DPR:
0.54
Sweden Ludvig 'Brollan' Brolin
Ludvig 'Brollan' Brolin
Age:
21
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.05
Maps played:
1258
KPR:
0.71
DPR:
0.67
Poland Kamil 'siuhy' Szkaradek
Kamil 'siuhy' Szkaradek
Age:
21
Team:
Rating 1.0:
0.98
Maps played:
830
KPR:
0.68
DPR:
0.69
u is good yes hello
2024-05-16 17:42
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swedish goat
2024-05-16 17:43
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But its your job and you're literally getting overpaid for playing a computergame (:
2024-05-16 17:43
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33 replies
#8
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United Kingdom Loosid
It's not like he's refusing to play he's just saying it's hard which is probably true. Remember he probably spends 90% of his time practicing when he's not competing in a tournament too
2024-05-16 17:45
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21 replies
idk, they practicing probably some random faceit games.
2024-05-16 17:46
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#17
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United Kingdom Loosid
Still hours and hours you have to spend concentrating, and a good organisation like Mouz will probably have lots of sitting down time where they talk about tactics, say what you need to get better at, memorizing smokes etc.
2024-05-16 17:51
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7 replies
actually, i believe broky last time says, they come to tournament without any practice. I agree with fact they putted a lot hours before they become pro players, but after that, they probably rarely play a lot hours in day.
2024-05-16 17:54
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6 replies
#27
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United Kingdom Loosid
I think some of that might be related to flights though and having to rest for jetlag. Remember also that Broky is not Brollan and might have different routines. I'm not saying it's the most difficult job in the world but it can't be easy having to catch flights every week or so, nearly never being home, literally living out of hotel rooms, the pressure of not performing well enough etc. We can see that it's hard based on the effect it has on oBo so at least brollan is coping with it
2024-05-16 17:59
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4 replies
idk, i following dota2 too, and here was same situation, "we took some break, come to tournament without any practice" and i believe they won or was second. Also, most of us was playing games at young age for 10 hours day or sometimes more. I only say that, because many pro players even cant spray properly.
2024-05-16 18:06
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#36
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United Kingdom Loosid
> I only say that, because many pro players even cant spray properly which probably reinforces the fact that there is lots of work behind the scenes outside the server. Just look at furia who weren't allowed to see family, weren't allowed to eat meat, weren't allowed to smoke, weren't allowed to see their girlfriends, and even aren't allowed to see people in hospital (even though furia conceding this rule). I think it's probably stricter than people think, however it's still by no means a hard job and he should be appreciative
2024-05-16 18:09
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2 replies
That’s crazy, any source of the furia info?
2024-05-16 22:38
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#73
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United Kingdom Loosid
Yeah art gave all this information after he left. He said that he actually felt happier after he left because he could see his family and stuff. Mauisnake also claimed Art told him some more shit but since it didn't come from art I don't fully trust it dust2.us/news/47465/art-i-spent-a-year-a..
2024-05-17 00:04
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#43
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England BobDude65
I think it was Device who said you have to play like 10 hours a day to maintain your level at the very top. These guys definitely grind like maniacs, and that does definitely become exhausting. It’s the reason you see players become a shell of their former self, because they get older, lose interest, spend less hours grinding and eventually they just can’t compete at the top level anymore.
2024-05-16 19:10
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true but professional esportler shouldn't really talk about 'tough schedules' and 'no off time' while getting manager salaries or even more imho. His hobby became his job, there's really no excuse or whining about it, maybe he should do a reality check and visit a nurse and ask her about her schedule/off time and compare their salaries.
2024-05-16 17:51
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#30
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Hungary Miluuuu
Never met any people who were not talkin about work and exhaustion. Literally everyone is talkin about that in any kind of work.
2024-05-16 18:04
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#85
Faceit level 10  | 
kinkybdsm | 
Germany lMAG0
Im not.
2024-05-17 11:59
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2 replies
Coz you're not a hard worker?
2024-05-17 13:36
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1 reply
#98
Faceit level 10  | 
kinkybdsm | 
Germany lMAG0
Quite the opposite. Half time job as dentist/surgeon med school after work.
2024-05-17 20:58
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#32
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United Kingdom Loosid
Saying that something is difficult isn't the same as whining. And I'm sure he enjoys his job but he can also say that sometimes it's exhausting those two things aren't contradictory. And again, if you take someone who has a traditionally difficult job (such as a manual labourer) and start paying them 100k a month, does their job inherently get easier? Just because he's got an incredibly good salary doesn't mean his job is easy. You could say that he should be appreciative (which he probably is) but you don't loose your right to voice your thoughts if you're getting paid well
2024-05-16 18:05
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Someone who is a native speaker and can actually phrase himself well? Never seen before on this site :))
2024-05-16 22:44
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1 reply
#72
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United Kingdom Loosid
Honestly everyone on this site speaks english so well that i actually forget often that it's the majority of people's second language
2024-05-16 23:58
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#44
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England BobDude65
But he’s not whining and saying like “ooh poor me poor me I have the hardest job in the world ooh feel sorry for me” he’s just saying it’s a tough schedule and he feels the strain of it but they’re maintaining a good energy in the camp and are gonna push through. Nothing wrong with that at all.
2024-05-16 19:13
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#97
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Sweden luddster1
some yall mfs lack reading comprehension. How exactly was he whining about having a tight schedule? Hes just saying how it is
2024-05-17 19:48
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#20
Cooper | 
Europe kuu1
90%? Really?
2024-05-16 17:52
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#37
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United Kingdom Loosid
probably an exaggeration but I'm sure they'll have very long days even if they aren't in the server for all of it. I can't remember who it was but I think it was Karrigen who said that IGLs do a huge amount of work behind the scenes that goes underappreciated. Don't think the same isn't true for players also
2024-05-16 18:11
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#16
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Romania huno0
So? He ain't allowed to say it's exhausting?
2024-05-16 17:50
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#42
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United States JusJus
+1 It's like people forget that these people travel 10/12 months of the year, having to maintain a public image and physical health all the while your practice obligations I can imagine that shit is exhausting, no matter what your job is or how much you get paid
2024-05-16 18:30
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He is but people are allowed to tell him to stfu as well 🤷 personally I know the top teams prac more in a week than I work generally and constantly flying and yadda yadda, yea, it's probably exhausting. Just saying though, welcome to the pros and cons of being a public figure.
2024-05-17 00:11
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By this logic there should be an amount of money that means you can work for 24 hours straight and not complain at all because money
2024-05-16 21:16
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6 replies
What you haven't seen Deadliest Catch? Or worked construction? Anything can be bought fren
2024-05-17 00:13
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5 replies
"have you seen deadliest catch" Burger brained so badly it's not even worth arguing with
2024-05-17 14:31
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4 replies
It's a TV show that you would know about. This TV show highlights a job where people work much longer than 24 hours on a regular basis. So when you said "By this logic there should be an amount of money that means you can work for 24 hours straight and not complain at all because money" This is an example of a job that disproves your "logic." Moron
2024-05-17 19:20
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Maybe I should have said 24/7, not 24 hours straight. There are similar shows in the UK about lobster trawling etc., but there they work for yes very long shifts but not every day of the week. Also implying they are working every single second (what I mean by "24 hours straight") is also a fallacy. Please don't take my words and bend them to mean something else next time burger :-)
2024-05-17 19:26
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2 replies
Wait, just read your #74 and and its not consistent with your comment right after it. Are you well?
2024-05-17 19:27
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Be more concise next time then, that's on you not me. I used a direct quote. What I said stands on it's own. Many jobs have long shifts. You're the one who took the op's comment to it's extreme, and you were still wrong. Get mad
2024-05-17 19:32
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#94
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Finland dvlx
overpaid lmao you are most likely jealous don't be they have very short careers
2024-05-17 19:35
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MOUZ gotta pay out the loan and buy him out fulltime asap :(
2024-05-16 17:44
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just acquire him already so that nip can't just request him back in some strange lingo bullshit
2024-05-16 17:44
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Nah NiP don’t do contract jail, they shit in other areas but are pretty good when it comes to players and contracts.
2024-05-16 21:08
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they cant force him play in their lineup...
2024-05-16 21:13
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#7
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United States sallos
Waa waa nobody feels sorry for these guys…
2024-05-16 17:45
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6 replies
you'd probably feel bad if it was Complexity saying this instead lmao. Laughable.
2024-05-16 17:53
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#24
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United States sallos
I mean I can empathize with CoL more than other european players becuase they 100% travel more than any other team in the world. But I still dont feel bad for them, and I bet it is tiring... But still waa waa
2024-05-16 18:04
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#47
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England BobDude65
It’s not Brollan’s fault that you can’t differentiate whining from just being honest in an interview. He’s not even complaining about it just saying that they’re getting on with it.
2024-05-16 19:20
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1 reply
+1
2024-05-16 22:05
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Easier to shit on these people than admit you'll never do anything important with your life I guess :))
2024-05-16 21:17
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1 reply
+1
2024-05-17 01:28
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RIP MOUZ
2024-05-16 17:45
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#12
Faceit level 10  | 
siuhy | 
Poland makut0N
dudes literally be travelling all around the globe having all the free time in the world and still cope
2024-05-16 17:47
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2 replies
You act like it isnt tiring??? Play. Practice play. You know whats easy job footbal player.
2024-05-16 17:53
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#35
Faceit plus user Faceit level 10  | 
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Sweden vetten
I don't think he is complaining like that. Just the fact that it takes a toll on you mentally. Not that deep bro
2024-05-16 18:08
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I'm just glad that Brollan is getting the recognition he deserves rn :)
2024-05-16 17:50
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happy for him
2024-05-16 17:57
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Yeah thanks for ruining my fantasy weak ass boy crying after 2 events
2024-05-16 17:58
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and you're crying after attending no events
2024-05-16 19:40
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only way to deal is to find out how professional sport players adjust their body from timezone to timezone
2024-05-16 18:05
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#33
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
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Japan mameloff
The fact that Fnatic let him go is the saddest thing for me as a long time Fnatic supporter.
2024-05-16 18:05
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#34
Faceit plus user Faceit level 10  | 
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Sweden vetten
"I don't know how long my loan is" Ehhhh okay xdd
2024-05-16 18:08
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#38
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Germany KEMSN
Thats crazy
2024-05-16 18:13
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#39
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
JW | 
Sweden gNeJS
HLTV talking like they are jetsetters that go travelling across the globe to work 10 times a year.
2024-05-16 18:13
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#40
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Romania garcea89
this coming from the man that left fnatic because they were speaking eng to play in a swedish org where they speak swedish just so he can leave them also, so he goes back to international team and english language ok brother....
2024-05-16 18:15
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they stopped speaking swedish over a year ago in nip. also nip sucks so cant blame him
2024-05-16 19:16
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2024-05-16 18:27
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#58
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Malaysia 404^ed
Brollan is NIP
2024-05-16 20:38
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#45
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Fiji Henpai
Then take a rest, what the point
2024-05-16 19:13
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#48
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England BobDude65
Can’t believe they haven’t perma signed him yet tbh, makes me wonder if NIP aren’t letting him go.
2024-05-16 19:21
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#50
Kat | 
Czech Republic kurka
IT'S EXHAUSTING TO GO FROM work to work every day and working 12 hours every day. U got dream job bro, keep calm and be quiet kid...
2024-05-16 19:29
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1 reply
Footballers should work 12 hours a day because it's their dream job mald more child
2024-05-16 21:18
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He needs to grow a pair. Life is about putting the effort in. He knew what he was getting into when he chose esport as his career option.
2024-05-16 19:35
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#52
Kat | 
Czech Republic kurka
True my polish brother.
2024-05-16 19:37
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Wasn't complaint just saying he was tired but okay
2024-05-16 21:19
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1 reply
+1
2024-05-17 19:42
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I hope he's getting rid of his paycheck stealing ways he got used to in Nip
2024-05-16 20:01
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People need to realize that flying and going to different time zones can be taxing physically.
2024-05-16 20:02
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Brollan best newgen Swedish talent
2024-05-16 20:14
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1st worlder crying. Next up ---> Purple hair!
2024-05-16 20:33
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1 reply
Flag and flair checks out moron take
2024-05-16 21:19
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#60
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Sweden tUGG1
I think brollan needs to work on his vocabulary a bit. ctrl + f "overall"
2024-05-16 21:11
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That's what happens when you're not used to actually making it far in tournaments!
2024-05-16 22:04
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Brollan is really cool
2024-05-16 22:58
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sleeping in airplane and sitting in softest gaming chairs? i could never handle this bro you so strong
2024-05-17 06:01
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Brollan was such a good addition to MOUZ! Tbh I see how it's exhausting mentally but I'm sure he'll be fine and if not swap me in 8)
2024-05-17 09:59
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Yes exhausted now better come back to NIP so he dont have to travel so much <33
2024-05-17 10:39
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#83
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
Denmark FuckSandwich
crazy that hes still on loan. sign the guy man <3
2024-05-17 10:41
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dude forgot what it was like to play on an actual team
2024-05-17 19:23
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poor guy, he better join NIP again to relax abit
2024-05-17 19:24
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#95
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Finland dvlx
playing for a top team has always been exhausting
2024-05-17 19:38
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this is when you know these kids have not lived in the real world... go to a regular job and then tell me traveling the world playing a video game is tough
2024-05-18 05:55
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>"It's exhausting to go from event to event, I feel it mentally" imagine how exhausting it is to actually work physical labor 40+ hours a week and waste even more of your precious time commuting in traffic and then being stressed out from inflation because your politicians are corrupt and owned by the star of david.. I'm sick of these gaymers complaining about playing a video game for a living. because of these whiny little girls we got mr12 now.
2024-05-18 06:14
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1 reply
these guys are working way more than 40 hours a week
2024-05-29 12:27
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Interesting
2024-05-18 14:05
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Stop complaining. You are (apparently) a competitor, right? People survived concentration camps and you are moaning about playing video games.
2024-05-24 00:34
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F***ing kids these days. "I'm exhausted". Travelling the world playing video games. FFS! Try a real job, preferably a physical one and then come back.
2024-05-29 12:21
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2 replies
+1
2024-05-29 12:24
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awful bait
2024-05-29 12:26
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