Brollan: "It's a hard moment to believe but I know that we're going to win a trophy this season"

"Repeating mistakes" and a lack of practice are harming MOUZ according to their captain, but he still has hope for another trophy before 2025 is out.

A harsh dose of reality was delivered to MOUZ and Ludvig "⁠Brollan⁠" Brolin as Vitality beat them for the eighth time this year (fifth in playoffs) to eliminate them from BLAST London.

Since becoming in-game leader in February, Brollan has done well to keep MOUZ as a top-four team that is always in the hunt for trophies.

But scrutiny is increasing on the Swede: They have a 42% win-rate on T side since July and that was a problem once more against Vitality with 4-8 and 2-7 offensive halves.

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"We're struggling a lot," Brollan admits. "And it's mainly on T sides where you feel like you're blaming yourself for it because it's just shit."

It's partly down to a lack of practice, and Dennis "⁠sycrone⁠" Nielsen insisted changes are not on the cards, telling James "⁠BanKs⁠" Banks that "we have a great group, and they're all still quite young and they have their best years ahead of them."

But MOUZ will know that plenty rests on the next three moths.

Listen to the interview here.

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Unfortunately, back to what was before Cologne. What's your first impression on that loss?

They were the better team today. It was a weird game, we managed to not get much momentum on both of our sides, but they played very well and we didn't play our best.

How much did those failed anti-ecos on Mirage disrupt the game plan?

No, we lost an anti-eco, they lost... I'm not sure, sometimes you lose anti-ecos and it brings down some momentum but of course it's going to be a doubt if you lose these anti-ecos.

What would you put Mirage down to? You guys are usually so good on CT Mirage but what was it? All those A hits?

No, I would say they always try to focus on one site. It was more A this game, they kept repeating calls and did some variations. We were minimum two or three on the site and we didn't manage to kill them. It happens sometimes. They were shooting well, they were really sharp today.

How are you feeling after EWC? You've only lost to Falcons, Spirit, and Vitality in playoffs this year but would you say there's been a bit of a dip in form this season?

Not really. We haven't had a single week of practice. Maybe that's an excuse, but we keep repeating mistakes all the time. We try to do as much as we can for it, but practicing for a full week is impossible at the moment. Of course, I don't want to blame it on that but it's just the truth. Now we're going to go home, have a long break, and hopefully we manage some good practice for when we go to the next tournament.

How important is that break? The T sides have been a talking point but without practice obviously it's quite hard to fix. What will you work on?

Everything. Mainly T side, of course, but we're struggling a lot. We're really disconnected, and we are repeating mistakes. It's hard to play in general. As a caller I don't have many ideas, if I say so, I need to work on that. I need to come up with new things. It's really hard to have new things and use them in officials when you've barely played them in practice. It is what it is with this schedule, but we need to be better at these things as well.

Are you still enjoying in-game leading? It's been a while now, and it's hard without that practice but how are you feeling?

It feels good, it's just really frustrating when you lose these games. I would say we're close to trophies always, and it's just in this momentum we can't really play. We're struggling a lot, and it's mainly on T sides where you feel like you're blaming yourself for it because it's just shit. Of course it's fun, I just need to bring more ideas for myself and try to have this time to think. It's going to come. I know that we're going to win a trophy this season. It's a hard moment to believe this but we're working hard, we're working our asses off to win these trophies.