"The only goal is to keep it simple and lift that eISL trophy": Hyderabad FC player Amaan Warsi

sportskeeda.com:

All six teams that have qualified for the eISL Playoffs are now known. While teams like FC Goa and North East United FC secured their berths in the final stage of the tournament quite early, Hyderabad FC were one of the two sides that left it too late to book their tickets for the LAN event in May.

Amaan Warsi, who represented Bengaluru FC last season, plies his trade for Hyderabad FC now. The Dehradun-based FIFA esports athlete parted ways with Offbeet Esports just prior to the eISL campaign and is now a free agent. Paired up with Siddh Chandarana, Amaan has his eyes firmly set on lifting the coveted eISL trophy on May 7.

In conversation with Sportskeeda Esports' Yasho Amonkar, Amaan got candid about which mode of competition he prefers, how he has learned to control his nerves, and what he believes will be a smooth career transition once his competing days are over.

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Amaan: The qualifiers were quite tough this time around, as there were only 16 spots. I reached the semi-finals of two qualifiers and the finals of two but couldn't qualify.

However, there was absolutely no pressure at all. I was backing myself to qualify, and I am happy I qualified for Hyderabad FC in this season's eISL.

Talking about nerves, I think that’s what I have managed to control over the years. Competing at the highest level has helped me do that.

Amaan: I wanted the competition to be on LAN from the start of eISL Season 2. As the online servers are in Mumbai, the amount of delay I get is too much. The game is very inconsistent when you play online. LAN is just a different environment due to mind games and healthy banter among players.

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Amaan: To be very honest, we have barely practiced 1v1. We were focusing more on 2v2. I