Disguised bench steel for the next VCL NA match

Movements continue in the VALORANT Challengers scene in the NA region, and Disguised is again in the news. According to an announcement published in the last few hours, Joshua “steel” Nissan will not be part of the team’s starting lineup for the next Split 2 match.

This is one news that, without a doubt, is completely unexpected. While it is true that the team did not play well in Jaccob “yay” Whiteaker’s debut against Oxygen Esports, no one expected the team to make a change of such magnitude heading into the second match.

Disguised announce steel will not play in the team’s next game

In an official statement on its Twitter account, Disguised announced that one of its most experienced players and its IGL, steel, will not be part of the team’s starting lineup for the match against Shopify Rebellion on April 27.

There is no doubt that these moves are part of the terrible debut of the new lineup in Split 2 of the VCL NA, with yay and Michael “nerve” Yerrow as new signings.

The team did not give more details about who would take their place, but most likely, they are looking for some IGL that is available on the market. On the other hand, the announcement of steel’s non-participation in the next game has opened many debates in the community about the possible future of the player outside the team. And the fact is that, as we see in the Tweet, there is no information about anything, and it can be said that it is a completely cold announcement.

In addition, neither the team’s Twitter account nor the player or Disguised Toast has revealed whether this is a temporary replacement or is practically a goodbye. So the reality is that we have to wait for some information to clarify the picture.

A meaningless Tweet by steel

To increase the doubts and the debates in social networks after the announcement of Disguised, steel published a Tweet that undoubtedly makes no sense to many.

This tweet clarifies absolutely nothing, as steel only refers to the fact that the notifications on his phone have increased since the announcement.

On the other hand, it is very strange that Disguised Toast has commented absolutely nothing on this situation, knowing how this content creator is. Moreover, he was live streaming when the announcement released some VCT Americas matches.

Complicated future for Disguised

Disguised needs to find a player to complete the squad immediately. Also, most important is for synergy with the current players in the lineup, as their next game is in less than three days, and placing 0-2 down in Split 2 right now is not ideal.

Also, after they face Shopify Rebellion, Disguised will have to measure themselves against high-level opponents like M80 and TSM.

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