Kassad Blames FaZe Clan Collapse on Player-Led Decisions and Poor Management

Serbian CS2 analyst Aleksandar “kassad” Trifunović has sharply criticized FaZe Clan’s management following the team’s disastrous start at the StarLadder Budapest Major 2025. According to kassad, FaZe’s slump is the result of allowing players to make roster decisions and the absence of a strong leadership structure.

“The fall of FaZe Clan is the result of letting players decide roster moves… You’re supposed to run a business, not a kindergarten,”
kassad wrote on X, quoted by Cybersport.ru.

FaZe currently sit 1–2 at the Budapest Major after losses to Ninjas in Pyjamas and several poor showings earlier in 2025.

A Year of Decline: Poor Placements and Roster Chaos

FaZe’s 2025 performance has been one of its worst in years. Analyst Pimp highlighted the following results after their IEM Chengdu exit:

IEM Chengdu 2025: 13–16th

BLAST London Open: 5–6th

FISSURE Playground: 9–11th

CS Asia Championship: 7–8th

Pimp argued FaZe should have kept rain until after the Major instead of initiating a mid-season rebuild.

The roster has undergone constant reshuffling:

ropz → Vitality on a free transfer

EliGE joins, then gets benched mid-season

rain benched before the Major

Twistzz returns; jcobbb promoted

broky benched; s1mple brought in as stand-in for the Major run

Captain karrigan called the broky benching “the roughest of my career,” describing the s1mple move as a “Hail Mary” to save their season.

Players Push Back: Rain and Karrigan Respond

Benched rifler rain said in an HLTV interview that the decision was not made by karrigan, pushing back against community criticism of the IGL. Rain also revealed he knew he might lose his Major spot right after BLAST London.

Karrigan, meanwhile, admitted FaZe’s issues go beyond individual form, pointing to emotional strain, inconsistency and structural problems.

Analysts See a Structural Failure, Not a Talent Issue

Esports analysts widely agree that FaZe’s downfall stems from roster mismanagement, including:

Losing Twistzz and ropz for free

Overlapping roles after new signings

Out-of-position players

No clear long-term structure or leadership

Skin.Club’s timeline and Esports Insider’s breakdown both emphasize emotional fatigue, poor planning, and repeated collapses from winning positions.

Bottom Line

Kassad’s criticism reflects what multiple analysts and players have signaled for months: FaZe Clan’s CS2 crisis is rooted in mismanagement and unstable roster building, not a lack of star talent. With chaos surrounding their Major run and constant lineup changes, restoring a clear leadership structure may be their only path back to contention.