Christian Lattanzio talks to the media after Charlotte FC beats reigning US Open Cup Champions Orlando City 1-0 to move on to the Round of 16.
Explain how your theories with the game Tonight and what you were trying to Achieve with the lineup we tried to win The game This is the well that's what we are Trying to achieve No the lineup obviously when you play Every three days and this is true also For them and it's not that they are in The same boat you have to try to Give some minutes to the player that Play the lesson to give a little bit of Rest to the one that they play them more Unfortunately at the back we didn't have We have many Many players out Guzman Bill Adil so we Are left with no many so I asked DJ to Play again in this position and he Responded really well yeah and the same And so I was quite pleased with that but We try and then to do the the changes at The right time because I know I've seen Camille Camille was in a great moment And when you are out for seven ten days Your form doesn't change that much and You can take so in training the last two Days he's really angry he's so angry for Every so hungry he wants it hunger yes I'm hungry hungry So he's angry for for more and he came Because I thought the first half I said to the boys we were playing good Football we were soft especially in the Last third I didn't like the way we were
Playing we were just crossing the ball But you look like we had no conviction I Didn't like that so what I asked to the Guys when they came on I didn't need to Do this kind of talk with Camille Because I've seen him that he was his Eyes you can tell from the eyes and the Goal is scored is exactly what I meant So I went To the guys on the on the bench telling Them this is what I meant to have this Kind of fight then after you can score You might not score but generally in Life I think when you work hard Things happen for you you become like Lucky You mentioned being depleted in the back Line I mean you had a makeshift uh Defense today how important was it too That you kept a clean sheet and you beat The defending Champions both very Important very important That pleases me a lot because I think That we show great again in a moment Where I could see Jan fighting with Himself they told me in the changing Room because he was getting tired and Cramped and and the DJ the same I could See his eyes they were a little bit Tired so that's why I decided to bring Brunt inside the times to go five Because they were I don't think that They try they didn't play they played This long ball and uh but you know when
You have fagundo Torres when you have Carte when you have this kind of players Anything can happen and they are two or Three chances that uh We were still in front of the goal but I Wasn't that epic this is the other side That I said to the boys I love many Things but I think we suffered too much And we stopped playing when we instead We had in us More uh more play with the ball I think We kind of went with the momentum on the Game and I think what we need to improve As a team is to stop This momentum where we become too Defensive and to take control of the Game again how many of you second time In the system you beat Orlando you guys Have Orlando's measurement as both as a Coach and as a team no I think they are A very good team and I am very pleased Because in the past I all we always Suffered even when I was in New York With this team with Orlando So it's pleasing because they have a Very experienced coach with a very Experience staff very good players and To get the result twice against them is Pleasing but I'm very focused on on us Really of course we look at the Opposition we try to minimize the the Quality that they have but I'm very Focused and I think that you know we are We are growing as a team we are growing
As a group which is the most important Thing character this will to win that I Said the last press conference I want us To grow more in football wise because I Think we have a lot of football in us And we don't express it as much as I Would like Christian how remarkable Going back to Camille is it that he went From The form that he was in before this Great run to now playing like he's on a Level above anybody else Yeah because people talk too much for me People that they don't understand that They talk too much and they either go Attend so they will go at they can never Go with me no problem but that the play Is there to respect and if they don't See the quality in this play and they Shouldn't talk because Camille for me is A guy that has got many qualities that Even with my experience in Europe are Very appealing also to European teams in The top leagues he runs he fights he's Uh he's greedy he can score goals he can Defend he's uh he can be a complete Winger That can be very appealing for many Teams and I always thought that they Were questioning because of the numbers And now it's correct game that immigrant Assist so and then not just that but Also the way it works for the team and The kind of the character that he brings
To the team they don't see this in him Good good debut good debut in the first Half Uh he played we knew on that side with The play fagundo Fernando Torres which Is probably one of the most talented Players in the league and we knew that Uh a couple of times he got tactically a Little bit excited that he jumped over Justin and it was important instead to Lock that side because we knew how good The Torres can be when he comes inside The link he's very good in Thai space And is dangerous but I thought after That when he started to be a little bit More tactical tactically aware On the beach I thought that he Controlled very well for good so much so That I don't know if you saw it I'm sure You did you went to play on the other Side Torres so that's credit to Ahmadi I Thought that we needed at that time a Little bit more experience with the Nathan and I wanted to consolidate this Left side with Nathan and uh and Jan but I thought positive debut in the in the Cup all right thank you guys
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