Christian Lattanzio addresses the media after Charlotte FC’s 2-1 comeback win against Chicago Fire.
Is that the best sub you've ever made You know sometimes also I can guess this Up You know I I heard people say that I cannot read The game I cannot do this again with That and Okay sometimes I'm like you know Sometimes I close my eyes I go through The through the plays and then I say a Number and then I was lucky today to Have I I won the lottery like one dollar Three yesterday for the draft was San Antonio So okay Now uh Is important Look at the game and then try to do what We feel is right I thought that in that Moment we needed an outlet Because it was very difficult for Jay To give us this The width and then help us defensively So Jay did it with a lot of With a lot of enthusiasm with a lot of Effort but it was difficult nevertheless Physically and mentally so I decided That we needed to switch and to have a Winger and I know how Uh Brandon serious in the work and uh is A kid that showed a lot of resilience Because his first ball that he receives He goes under his foot
And when you play in front of a crowd Like this one And we are losing the first ball goes Under his foot You know it's not easy so credit to his Character credit to his Focus And I think he has the trust not just of the Coaching staff but all of his players so I am very pleased with him because he's A kid that deserve he is I've been Impressed with his attitude and work Rate and quality of course Yeah it's important we said in many Times for a club to have two teams so That we can have a look at what they do How they do although it's a different Level of course A different intensity different quality But nevertheless We like all the clubs we have this Possibility to Interchange the players And to use them for example for training So that's why I saw David for example Is a guy that has a very serious Attitude and I thought he I wanted him To experience the first team Game and I think that obviously Crown Legacy they do a good job in terms of Educating the kids and Because both all the coaches from first Team and second team who have been Working with the youth in the past so we Have experience in bringing them bring
Them in the bigger stage so it's a Process of managing them giving them the Right opportunities and find the right Moment To do so Positioning an Atlanta Here just by necessity of who he was Coming in for yeah yeah because I Thought that I wanted I thought Justin was creating problems Could always create a problem giving his Experience and quality And And what we want to do as a team is to Be focused on every play So it doesn't matter that's why Uh I insist with them that the will to win Goes through how you manage and how you Handled what happened to you until that Moment and you keep the focus for the Next moment for the next moment for the Next moment and I thought that Brandon Is the prime example of that to a Certain degree enso even obviously Expect more because When he decided to get on with Everything he just does the the flick Which is a very important flick because In that moment if he doesn't flick the Boat that the ball doesn't go to Brandon And we don't score the winner So the resilience always go through The character that you bring to the team
To every play but literally every ball At this level And the top of the eyes the tip of the Iceberg is the football we play Underneath is the character and Intensity things that people don't see But what you have inside and that how You bring that to the table Yeah no but yeah we saw that and Unfortunately we have this discussion With the guys Once again we're going to see the goal Because we don't follow the principle of Play that we follow that we work on so DJ goes in a position that he shouldn't Go we should cover that in a different Way we work on that but you know it goes Quickly in the game sometimes but the Ability is also to execute under Pressure and quickly that then Jay that I asked him in the first half In order not to change to keep cattle Inside to go high He stays High instead of he had a Difficult job to do The wing back job so he should cover Really a deal And this is the space that they find To send the the center forward that Seems to have something against against Us Maybe maybe but uh If we do if we follow our principle of Play it doesn't we don't we don't in
That moment yes Ash can solve that Situation by following that Runner Is possible but it was difficult for the Guys and you know I take a Responsibility because I in order not to Change the way we want to structure our Game I ask Jay to do something that it Wasn't easy and we didn't have time to Work onto the pitch Too much because every two days you have To protect them physically in order to Play strong and so okay but you know the Road to win games goes also through this Moments to a half that we should be on Top instead we are losing uh Because I don't think that Chicago did a Lot honestly they came here to work on Our mistakes So I'm very proud of the way they played Our boys because There was one team that wanted to play More than the other one in my opinion And that's for me is the best Coach How do you think Do you think that there's room to Improve it there Yeah there is a room for improve over There but this is also a room for Improvement of the quality of the Refrain I thought that the referee was Not very good and we as a result of that We got two yellow cars because she got Uh
Decision wrong And then also book our players when You know and I think that she had a bad Game it can happen it can happen to Everybody I can have a bad game In calling the wrong tactics and Subs The players can have a bad game in not In the referee can have a bad game I Think she had a very bad game for me Today And yes of course we can handle Those moments better I agree with you But at the same time I thought That when you are a player and you play In in a game with so much a stake You know you get frustrated if every Decision goes against you and is not the Right one Um how You know at the beginning of the Season Obviously frustrated start do you think That you have the energy back that this Is the Fortress of casinos last year we Hope we hope we want that because we Love to play in front of our supporters We love when they celebrate The the team and the result a good Result positive result But I think as I said in the past and I Repeat because this is what I believe And I have to be true to myself Then the expectation is to be realistic So you know there is a expectation Sometimes it seems that we have to win
Every game and we try to do that but you Know we are a young even Real Madrid Today got bit Comprehensively so you know I think that The enthusiasm and the funds generate is Great A lot we love that we love to play In front of them but uh The Times They Also have to understand that there might Be games that we don't get the result I Remember against them last year against Orlando against Toronto that we should Have won and we lost the games but I Think the boys gave a great uh a great Show so I think also the expectation have to be About the performance not only about the Result and the second question Probably FC games in a row where a Player has had a brace Um Does that say anything to you is there Anything to read into that or is that Just That just you know soccer randomness I really don't know I mean I wish I knew I really don't know uh I wish it will Continue But I wish you will continue but uh to Be fair someone didn't think of that That now that you pointed out is quite Peculiar it's great Uh And I hope as I said it will continue I Don't know I really don't know but I
Think that the way we play if we play Well if we play our football I think That we put the strikers in in condition To to score to create and to because Also Brandon put a great cross from the Right hand side and there were a few Other balls that unfortunately crosses Good crosses that we did an attack oh The ball was just a little bit too high I remember one in particular in the First half where Jay normally has got a Great right foot and he can go either Side of the suke the the right back that Finally gets the ball with the head but We can go in front of him or behind him So that little moment I think can make The difference but the way the boys play I think that they always create chances And we have guys that That can finish can finish off so and to Have to add another one a young guy like Brandon make us happy and proud Player Development standpoint what Advice are you giving him after a moment To enjoy and then to start like if Nothing happens tomorrow not listen to To what people say just to enjoy tonight With these dear ones with his teammates That they celebrated him with his family With his close friends And don't read too much because the Moment you do well you read the great Things the moment you do badly you you Read so forget the destruction focus on
What you need to do I think he has a Great teammate around him that love him The second team Coaching staff and teammates love him And so we just have to keep working from Tomorrow even more Focus if anything Yeah all right is there something about Playing this game you feel like mentally Or the way he approaches it that it Gives him this Edge I think a number of Things he's got a big personality he's Very good and he's experienced Goalkeeper And he knows how to read the you know The movement of the strikers Um so he demonstrated that last season On several occasions he demonstrates in Atlanta where he's he makes a couple of Good saves in important moment of the Game Again today we have been unlucky has Been lucky with the second rebound but We knew that having him back will give Us without due respect to George and Pablo that they are great for us but Obviously Christians give us more experience and You know is a level above because of his Experience and and the ability that he Has developed throughout his career and The games and the leagues in which he Played so they have a great guy to learn From both Pablo George Isaac Russell all The goalkeepers that we have at the club
Two more Brennan's about ready so Arturo And then Christian yes Earlier decision the first offers to Mentioned that Jan was not at the level He would hoping for him to be he's been To then also and I interviewed um Brandon he said that you told him to Always get going on Mistakes How good does it feel to know that you Have a depth within Crown Liquors Especially when you have some so many Injuries you know Day 13 that you've had something in my Ears injured so you know Kids that you know shut up and they're They're showing their game so how good Does it feel as a coach to understand it Yeah the more choices you have as a Coach the better and the credit to a to The front office the selected Brandon And the work that us as a club Us in Crown Legacy with the with the guys and It's important to build the mentality First and then to refine the qualities That they have but this is normal in Every club which is the way we have to Work and Regarding Jan I think I said many times That I pushed the guys from the youngest To the oldest to have the To have a strong mentality to be really Resilient to show good attitude body
Language everything and uh and Jan has Been a guy that I put out For a number of weeks we had Frank Discussions he responded very well and My door as I said many times is open When I see what I like from them Especially from them For them not so much for me but Obviously for me in the sense that I Represented the team and I am the one Responsible for the team when I see what I like They get the chance 100 is what I don't See when I don't see what I like that I Become a little bit more harder Last one Brian so going in Another what's your message to the team At halftime halftime and you also have a Message for any of the substitutes at Half time getting them prepared for This the message was I broke everything No no no no no The message is actually to stay calm I Say to the guys you know in moments I I understand the frustration but we Can go in two different direction we can Stay together calm and keep going the Second half or we can start to point Fingers to find Problems to find uh you know to go in Our shell and to blame or because the Road to success in general life goes Through tough moments is I don't know Any any any other way but maybe I wasn't
Lucky but I know that if you want to get What you want you have to go through Difficult moments in life is how you Approach them do you roll over do you Blame people or you you know you put Your sleeves up and then you focus on The next and the next and you become Resilient so I think the message is stay Calm stay together let's go strong we Have 45 minutes to play I believe that You have what it takes to give the game To to bring the game to Chicago so and The guys responded uh really well and I Again I'm so happy and proud of them Really proud all right thank you guys
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