zews: "We're trying to figure out every possibility to make ourselves better"

Liquid's coach joined HLTV confirmed alongside Twistzz and kept his cards close to his chest.

Liquid have been in an adjusting period ever since coming together at the start of the year, trying to find the best way to mesh all of the different styles on the roster. Despite a relative uptick in form before IEM Dallas, Casper "⁠cadiaN⁠" Møller and company suffered a group stage exit at the North American event after losses to 9z and a Rasmus "⁠HooXi⁠" Nielsen-less G2.

Date	Matches
IEM Dallas 2024
27/05/2024	Complexity Finished 6:13 Liquid	Match
28/05/2024	Liquid Finished 1:2 9z	Match
29/05/2024	Liquid Finished 2:1 Falcons	Match
30/05/2024	G2 Finished 2:1 Liquid	Match

Reports about the potential exit of cadiaN had already emerged after their exit from Pro League, with a decision expected to be made after IEM Dallas. With results not going Liquid's way, the writing seems to be on the wall for the Danish IGL, but team coach Wilton "⁠zews⁠" Prado remained coy about the possibility of changes.

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Sources: Liquid weighing up cadiaN's future

"There are a lot of leaks and rumors going around," he said on the latest episode of 'HLTV Confirmed,' where he appeared alongside Russel "⁠Twistzz⁠" Van Dulken. "We're trying to figure out every possibility to make ourselves better. Sometimes the pieces fit together, sometimes not."

"A lot of this is repetition," he added. "You have to go through the series and see the mistakes to know what needs to be fixed, and we've been messing up a lot. But we now know how we want to get to the light at the end of the tunnel."

A day earlier, cadiaN had made a short comment to James "⁠BanKs⁠" Banks after the team's exit from IEM Dallas, also giving a cryptic answer about his future and ultimately admitting that it has not been a seamless process.

"Things are not meshing as they should be," cadiaN said. "Ultimately, I also want to be at a place where I'm happy and where I can be the cadiaN everyone knows, playing my style and doing my things, my moves and clutches. Whether that's here or somewhere else, time will tell."

If the team were to make a change, replacing cadiaN seems to be a tough task as he fills the IGL and AWP roles. Twistzz said on the show that he is used to being a strong voice on the team. "I play a lot of the spots that a rifler IGL would play, and that's forcing me to be very vocal."

Whether the Canadian superstar will transition to IGLing or the team will go down a different path, Liquid have ample time to make a decision as IEM Dallas was their last tournament of the season.

You can watch the full HLTV Confirmed show below. Liquid's appearance on the episode starts at 1:09:00.