Christian Lattanzio speaks to the media on player availability, Brandon Cambridge performance Wednesday, staying focused, and more ahead of Charlotte FC’s match against Nashville SC at Bank of America Stadium.
All right uh we'll go ahead Afternoon Christian how are you Hey Christian Good afternoon I'm fine thank you you I'm ecstatic Um in terms of Uh from Wednesday to Saturday I know That there obviously is a quick Turnaround there is there anybody that Wasn't available Wednesday that you Envisioned potentially being available Tomorrow You mean in the squad in the squad yes Yes yeah we have a possibility with Kerwin Vargas uh to have him back we Will see train with us today to me looks It looks that uh improved and we will See how we react after this training Session it could be one that uh Could be included in the squad we will See Uh I know we haven't asked you this in a While uh what can you give us a progress Update on on Guzman karujo and how he's Progressing and what are the next steps For him I think Guzman is approaching uh the Moment where He will join with the squad in the in The day of the game or are you already Trains with us he does Vastly Part of training
So I think we are very close to seeing Back In Contention obviously we need to See how he does in uh in more uh Let's say when trading will go will Become a little bit more strong and Strenuous at the moment we are just uh You know doing uh what we need to do in Order to keep fit the boys that didn't Play and to give rest the one that they Played because the games are so Um close to each other And uh for Guzman we are approaching is Not ready yet to be included in the Squad but we are not far either That's good news for him and uh in terms Of Brandon how have you seen him respond And for us Yes absolutely Very much so uh in terms of Brandon uh Have you seen him respond off of what Happened Wednesday how do you keep a guy Like that humble I know that there's a Lot of extra stuff that comes around uh What happened to him uh on Wednesday and What he was able to accomplish on Wednesday how do you keep that guy's Mind right Listen the important thing is as I said After the game it doesn't change my view This is again typical of Small mentality that you do well and Then all of a sudden I think the kid has Got a good head on his shoulder I think He has got good family
He has good friends he trained like uh Nothing happened and rightly so we need To keep him grounded because he did very Well what he had to do but we don't have To be carried away Uh with the fact that now we have you Know a superstar we have a guy that uh Uh did very well and competently his job When he was asked to do so Uh but then he needs to go back to work And improve all the things that we know That he has to improve like everybody Else so it's uh it's important To do do not believe you know everything That is written about you in the good or In the bad because uh unfortunately we Live in this era where the social they Have this huge influence on people but He has to my legal advice I can give him Because he could be my son if he was my Son I would say to him listen to the Guys that really love you you chase your Parents your family the your close Friends teammates because and the Coaches that they have your career and Your welfare heart And then just because if you believe What they write when you and then after When expectations are out there then if He doesn't do if he doesn't score for Three or four games then you know the Usual uh comments and instead is is a We said it many times it's not a Sprint Is a marathon we need to build them as a
We need to build them as a player I love His attitude and I think with him I Don't have this this uh worry that I Have to keep it grounded because it is a Grounded kid already Good stuff thank you good luck tomorrow Thank you Uh John Uh Christian just talk about that Performance by Brandon again Chicago Obviously he was named MLS uh player of The week for that for that match okay so Just what did you like besides the two Goals that he scored about his Performance First of all the two goals for me they Are great because we show composure Inside the Box each composure in moments Where he had a lot of pressure around Uh Just in terms of uh the result but in Terms of physically Defenders around him So these two goals for me they have to Be analyzing to see how well how long he Has come and how well he has done in Those moments what I liked about him is The character to which he responded but We know I know that he has a kid that he Has a lot of fire inside him And so I when his first control wasn't the best They reacted well I love also the way he Play with patients when the ball came to Him
A couple of times he had pressure in Italy from the left back that a good Aggressive player and instead of banking He protected the ball and he gave it Back our defenders in order to move the Play again I think the second goal comes From all be playing to him he protects It he gives it back Then you can move the block that Chicago Did without until the ball goes back to Him and this patient from a young guy Like him I love this as well as his Ability uh the in the one one and to be Direct also the cross that he put Forward uh when we were still one one I Thought they either served maybe a Better finishing Um I mentioned this to jail in the other Day but having a veteran like Justin Miram come into the team obviously with Ashley Westwood who has a lot of Experience do you feel like that not Just their play but just the way they Can lead by example has rubbed off on The young guys like Jalen and Ben and Brandon Of course of course and this is the Point of getting the right players in With the right attitude and the right Qualities football qualities And not only them especially the young But also in my experience even in big Clubs when you bring a play that has got To that kind of
Experience that kind of ability or that Kind of A bubbly personality you can also rub Off Uh senior players not just the young one The young ones of course they can learn A different way of playing the position Uh so for example even for players like Negat which I see similar to that kind Of ability with the ball and being Technically competent I think it can be Very very beneficial you have a guy that Won the MLS you want a guy that won Trophies that knows the league without Play international football So I I had no doubt when he came when There was the possibility of getting him In because as I told you I've been a Long time admirer of this quality I Didn't know him as a character I play I Have people here that I trust very much In different departments that work Already with him and when they gave me The green light on the department for me Was a no-brainer so I'm very happy that Justin uh joined us Finally for me uh obviously we know how Good defensively Nashville is they've Had they're having another strong season Third in the East but do you feel like That they almost don't get enough credit For how dangerous they are an attack Obviously muktar won the MVP award last Year Sean Davis do you do you feel like
That what kind of problems do you feel Like Nashville presents to you on both Sides of the field and what do you think Will be the keys to getting the result That you want I think first and foremost I think that They are a very good team that I don't Know now I don't follow exactly what Everybody writes on on them but I would Assume that when you have players up Front like shaffenburg like uh Papa Pico Like Bunbury and especially mukhtar had As well as good midfielders Like Dax McCarthy I think that you for sure You get credit and mule as well that I Remember was a good player for Red Bulls When we played against him with New York So when you have this kind of qualities In the squad I assume that they will Reserve but they Will get credit also how well uh how Dangers came in defensive transitions Defensively we know that they are really Well coached well organized uh the key Is the same we need to be true to Ourselves play our gameplay really focus With intensity To be Uh with a gritty attitude in every Bowl Because we're gonna play against the Team that certainly has got that but I Think that we have that as well this Club and the thing that we want patience
But at the same time patient with Intensity in both moments of the game be Really strong and really focus and Determine and gritty with the ball as Well this is one part of the game that I Want to see our boys to improve Great good luck Have you lost you there then John all Right Mike Yeah if you're a Christian good to see You again sir can you hear me okay yeah I can hear you Mike good afternoon and Good to see you as well Always happy to be here Um the month of May for you guys Schedule wise has been uh Difficult with the number of games you Have played what are you learning about Your team in terms of their their Commitment and their their work and The Limited trainings that you have and I'm Assuming that you're doing probably more Film study than you have on field work Because it's been a game every other Three days for the most part for this Month so far and it's going to continue We've done both we do film and we do Obviously training on the beach in a in A different way in a Uh uh adjusted way But we did both and what I learned from My squad Is that I know that they are really Focused because sometimes we do film for
Longer than we have done in the past but They I can see the phases when we talk To them and they are really on board the Focus and ready to to learn the details That we need to improve on a weekly Basis as I said many times I repeat it Again is not the Sprint is a marathon we Need to be patient and we need to build And uh The to build they also go through Moments of difficulties like it happened In the past like it can happen in in a Certain moment of the game it can happen In one half of a game Uh but Um we need to be again really focused And I know that uh I have a squad here We have a squad here that can uh Can face difficulties And that is true that the schedule at The moment is hectic but uh but what Better for a football player to play Games I think I think for them is Enjoyable and the more games we play it Means that we are in more competition And the more competitions we are the Happier we are and for me there is a lot Of talk about you know it's difficult to Play every three days yeah it can be Difficult but it's also enjoyable I can Tell you that that to play games is Every professional athlete is looking Forward to play a game not so much Looking forward to training you know uh
If they can choose I know what they will Choose That being said you really kind of Addressed what Nashville uh you know They're they're in Good defensively they've got they're Good on the attack uh in terms of your Your team and and the way that you guys Have have played uh in this recent hot Scratches recent run of success where Where in lies the success factor for you Guys what have you seen your guys do Consistently over the course of the last Four or five matches Um I think what we have done I think um We need to improve I want to see Improvement Uh in the last uh third when we have the Ball to be a little bit more decisive I Thought that we had a lot of chances or The chances to create chances again Chicago in the first half and I think we Didn't play with the tempo that I would Have liked Um because sometimes when you ask the Players to play with patients they Associate that with being lethargic Which is not exactly the same thing To be patient it means to play with Tempo focus and just wait the right Moment to strike and to build with the Right structure so that we can have Different options when we have the ball Um
So that but I what they are doing well I Think that we are solid more uh When we are defending even higher And And we know how to we we start to know Each other better and better Um and that also is important because You can have a structure but there are Definite details so you know your player That is playing next to you likes to Receive the ball in a certain way likes To make a certain kind of run likes to Cover in a certain way so communication And getting together is uh it's it's Paramount and I think the more we play But this is not for us for everybody the More we play and the more we are clear About what we want to do the better we Should become Last one for me uh why ruin a good thing Um Got it asking about the your movie Question Christian and you know I know You don't come to the press conference Because of that otherwise I said don't Even bother that I know you don't have a lot of downtime In the season you're not sitting around Just kind of laying about and doing Because you're constantly working but When you do have the opportunity to sit Back and relax and kick your feet up and You're flipping through channels what's The one movie that you have to watch no
Matter where it is that you're you're Always going to watch to the end Uh there are two movies that I like to Watch from time to time just to keep me Motivated happy one is Rocky and the Other one is Gladiator Because there is a bit of room in that And you know my that part of me The the kid inside me you know they say That you know the kid is the father of The man because it's been there longer So the kid that demand Me The Roots and I have to see when they go back to Rome The Colosseum and everything so the two Movies from time to time I have to watch Like uh Like a mantra they are Rocky and a Gladiator Interesting that they're both combat Movies Interesting that they are both combat Movies related to combat fighting Of course a combat yeah yeah and also I Think come back But but come back because both of them Come back from very far in different Ways but uh and I love who doesn't like Uh you know the How do you call the the um yeah You can tell that we have been working Together for a long time you can read my Mind really So it's like six pence another movie a Little break in between
As long as long as you're not seeing Dead people I'm okay with that thank you Christian I see myself in that yes all right we'll Do very quickly Tyler last one here Hey coach I just wanted to ask Um in the game on Wednesday Jalen was Pushed up pretty far and ended up him Getting sobbed a little early Um was that something you planned for For Chicago specifically or is that Something you're looking into moving Forward doing more often Listen I don't see you I only see a Picture so far as much as I know you Could be the Nashville coach Obviously I'm not gonna answer I don't know if this is a mask or if He's uh No that was a possibility that I had and I wanted to explore it was not easy on J Because we didn't have time and it was The way he did it Is uh I had no doubts about his Commitment and his intelligence because He's a guy that lives breathe football And I love that about Jay I love the way Trains I love the way he is always ready To play So it was difficult for him it wasn't Easy I knew it would have been difficult Because you need to have First of all you need to do to put a lot Of physical effort into that but and it
Was uh it was very good in Circumstances at times it was hard for Him to cover especially in transition if We didn't defend it well the first Moment of the transition things can go Pretty quickly because everybody is Talking about mukhtar and you know the The ability that uh Nashville has but I Can assure you the shaqiri is not uh any Less is a he's a very very good player That can hurt you if you give him too Much space and time So when he had the chance to hurt us I Think shagiri was always dangerous and That created problem on our side Especially on the side in which Jay went Because he created that so it's Something that I keep in mind that we Can work on that um we will see we will See we have a couple of Solutions in Mind for tomorrow and uh It's something that other one to these Disclose too much to be fair awesome Thank you thanks coach All right guys appreciate it we will see You tomorrow thank you guys
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