After Evil Geniuses confirmed that Damien “maLeK” Marcel will become its head coach, the Canadian Damien “daps” who previously held this post. Steele posted a comment on Twitter explaining the reason for the disagreement with the organization. In particular, he mentioned that the management of Evil Geniuses did not allow the coach to implement his ideas and form the roster as he saw fit.
Steele said he wanted to make changes to the roster after the team qualified for the major to improve their chances of a successful performance. However, management proposed postponing replacements until the offseason. In December, daps proposed building a new lineup around Keith "NAF" Malkovich, but the management did not agree with this proposal either. After this, the coach decided to stop collaborating with the team, as he found it impossible to work in conditions where he was not given the opportunity to realize his own plans.
Damien “daps” Steele plans to continue his career in eSports. But he will agree to take on the coaching job again only if he is allowed to form the roster himself. In addition, commenting on the latest failures of Evil Geniuses, Steele came out in support of Tsvetelin "CeRq" Dmitrov, who has been criticized for his poor form recently. According to the coach, the player worked hard to improve the quality of his game, but the prevailing conditions in the team did not allow him to fully express himself.
