NAF admits he's having a "hard time" in Liquid and that decisions "will be made" after the Major

Ever since the additions of Guy "NertZ" Iluz and Kamil "siuhy" Szkaradek, things have not been the same for Keith "NAF" Markovic in Liquid. The veteran went from being one of the most solid players on the team to often struggling to make an impact.

It's not only the eye test saying this, as the stats are there to back it up. Last year, for example, NAF averaged a respectable 1.09 rating on LAN, and nowadays, he's on a 0.93 rating.

NAF himself admitted his slump in a candid interview with BLAST ahead of the Major, in which he revealed that he's having a "hard time" finding his place in Liquid's new lineup.

Obviously, it's no surprise that my individual form has been terrible to say the least. There's nothing but disappointment in my opinion.

But, I'm not sure, it's strange to pinpoint. Over the last five years I've played with a lot of different teammates and IGLs, and no matter what, I was always able to strive and find my individual prowess.

Coming into this team, ever since we added NertZ, I've been having a hard time finding my space within the team. As well, with siuhy coming in, here's not your classic, super selfless IGL, he wants to perform individually as well and always looks for his plays and space within the team. We kinda have five players who all want to do their best to perform, but finding the space for some of us can be more difficult, and I'd say for myself, it's been difficult to perform.

This doesn't mean that NAF has given up, as he hopes to play better at the BLAST.tv Austin Major next month.

However, should things not go well, he admitted that Liquid might explore their options:

At the end of the day, I have no excuses. I need to find form to play better, and with the Major coming up, that's a lot of motivation to play good. I like playing at Majors, I always tend to find my strengths at them, so that's my time to step up.

After the Major we have the player break, and decisions will be made within Liquid if they want to continue going with this lineup or if they want to find something else. I'm hoping to redeem myself in Austin.

NAF has been a crucial part of Liquid since joining in 2018, helping them to win numerous trophies in that magical run in 2019.

He'll have the chance to prove his worth once again when the BLAST.tv Austin Major Stage 3 kicks off on June 12th.