After a first slip during last week’s talkDOTA, some of us might have thought we heard  Clement ‘Puppey’ Ivanov indicate that either something had to change about how the team played, or the players might have to change. Now with a tweet from the CEO of  Na`Vi,  Alexander ‘ZeroGravity’ Kohanovsky, speculations are running rampant that the upheaval long awaited might be on the horizon.
The following is an opinion piece on why Na`Vi might change their roster, and what might happen.

Speculations have gone around for some time about Na`Vi and their lack of practice leading into the second International. Puppey has on several occasions indicated his dissatisfaction about the motivation of his squad, but ZeroGravity is well known for his patience with his teams and has held last say. If a change has come, it is likely that ZeroGravity, who in the lead-up to StarLadder 4 had some pretty harsh words to his team about their performance but was momentarily placated, may have finally given his Estonian captain the power to do what he has wanted to for quite some time now.

So if we were to consider who’s safe and who might be leaving, it seems likely we need to try to peek inside the mind of Puppey, to foreshadow what might be coming our way. There is however one person we can eliminate from the discussion straight off the bat.  Danil ‘Dendi’ Ishutin. By all accounts he is one of the most dedicated players on the team and one of the most talented. Besides, he has probably the best relationship with Puppey as well as a good relationship with ZeroGravity. It seems fairly safe to say that for as long as Dendi wants, he has a place on the Na`Vi squad.