Christian Lattanzio talks to media on the present and future this football club holds from the combination of younger and more experienced players. Gearing up for a new tournament, Charlotte FC is learning from past matches but looking forward to a new opportunity at Leagues Cup 2023 where they will take on Dallas FC away Friday night.
Um and they are three different uh what One thing in common they are injured of Course but there are different stages I Think with a deal start with the Positive a deal is almost ready to join The group it was uh he did all training Today And he's supposed to do a longer session Tomorrow so we are welcoming A deal back with us full Together with a group from uh when we Come back next week With Guzman unfortunately we have to Wait Uh some weeks because he had a little Tear on his quads his work in progress So we will see but we know that he's a He's a guy that is a fighter Guzman so I'm sure he will be back as soon as Possible and with the performance Department they are You know looking at the best strategy to Get strategies to getting back with us As soon as possible and so as well is Recovering well and these uh apparently His re-up is going well I ask every day About those guys and we should I think He's uh Is in traffic on track with what he was Said before maybe even a little bit Earlier so we will see but uh we're not Talking about many weeks for uh Guzman Or Enzo Bastille uh you know still a While not to be ready for this game or
The next Uh what's the timeline on getting Wrecked Uh I wish I knew will because I think It's something to do with the Registration with the VISA I think that All the documents have been submitted And we are just waiting for brecht to be Given the Green Light added from the Administration so that they can Officially and with the VISA the U.S and Then be registered in MLS and then It would be available to play then I Have to see him in training which point He is because when you train on your own It's not the same the training with the Team and certainly I don't want to rush Him even though it will be important Especially in this window to have Players as soon as possible like we did With the Scott So the song like just to clarify unlike Scotty wasn't able to train with y'all Before uh being eligible right It did it it was it was able to trade he Was able to trade with us I think that There was a there was an issue with the With the esta so I've been told I mean Regarded in the administrative matters I Am I am captain form is not my area of Expertise as you can imagine this one I Need to trust what they do I'm sure that Everybody's doing the best to get the Players here and the sooner the better
But with Scotty was no problem also Because he was uh yeah the Canadian Passport so I think he was a slightly Different for him In terms of what this competition brings For you guys how much does it serve as Almost kind of a uh palette cleanser From what you guys have had over the Last couple of weeks unable to win games And obviously what happened in Montreal How does this kind of refresh the mind In terms of focusing on something new It's always good will to have games So you can refocus and uh put behind the Negative result and then to look at the Things that we need to improve but Always to have a chance to Play the next the next game so for us is An important tournament we want to give Our best in every tournament in which we Participate and our mentality in this in This sense doesn't change So for me um what would be your bigger Concern right now the the goals against Or the wanting to get more creative up Front I know that that was something you Had mentioned especially in your Comments out of my I think the two things gone hand in hand Will I really believe that Uh The game especially the way it's played Nowadays is very Dynamic and Um
I think that We have some form of emergency at the Back but we have players that You know for example Andrew came on and Did well but we need to keep into Consideration is is a age so our Youngies And so I believe that at the back we are You know we lack a little bit of Experience in this moment But again it's not find an excuse we Want to do we want to create because It's true that when you look at the the Stats it looks in a certain way but we Had You know the moment between the chance And taking the chance we had quite a few Of those and the past before the assist Wasn't right and it wasn't difficult to Execute we have to be a little bit more Uh you know tidy and a little bit more Uh Let's say technically aware in those Moments because they are important and When we have the ball most of the if you Look at the goals we got done from a Long ball and the chances we considered They were on Contra attack when we were Trying to play So given that the identity that we want To give to this football club is to play Regardless the opponent we need to be Really focused and then all that people Will put the fingers on the and will
Point the fingers at the result but for Me it's important to believe in the way We work and I see a lot of good things During the week I think the guys worked Well and uh You know I I'm fully behind them when They try to play every time I feel that We don't do that is when we feel more When I feel more in danger when we are Tentative and we are not Uh when we are not really focusing Developing our game Thank you uh we're gonna go with John Um and then after that would be Michael Good afternoon John I know that practice obviously not ready Yet but when spring starts you you have A lot of Hello Field so do you feel like in a Competition like this where you're Obviously going to have to rotate the Squad do you feel like that you'll be Able to do that knowing that the Performance level will be the will be Able to be the same as to what you Normally but the idea John is that and That's why I think that we have to Manage expectations the idea is to build The squad that is he has that to start Doing breakfast not here so in theory Yes in theory yes but in practice you Know we start the competition tomorrow And we don't have him so we have to wait
Until I don't know I am here to wait to To hear the good news like everybody Else associated with us But the idea yes is that to have a depth In the squad that whether you change the Characteristics and the level is pretty Much the same and the one thing that I Would like for our football club is to Have this kind of competition but also To bring to the To bring forward the young players so That as a number nine we have yes and so Carol that can be in this position but I Want to nurture Patrick likewise I want To nurture Brandon as Winger or Chris Hegertez attack midfielder Or Jaylin or Ahmadi Andrew we have a number of young Talented players here That This is the view that I have that we can Have a senior players from which they Can learn Certain details in terms of Professionalism in terms of technical Ability or tactical knowledge and then We can transfer to the next the Generation of Bayer so that we can build A really strong Squad this requires time I understand that there is a lot of Pressure in getting results but we need To be really clear about the path we are Going to Excuse me well obviously the first goal
Is to get out of it but do you feel like In the overall bigger picture with the Strides that this league has made over The years with the quality that players That have been brought it throughout the League do you feel like that there's Always been a comparison between MLS and You got mx do you feel like in the Bigger set again I know you're focusing On what you need to do but it the bigger Sets do you feel like that this is Another prove it route to show just how Far MLS has come in terms of closing the Gap when we get at that I think it's important to test ourselves Against The the teams from Liga Mexicana Um in the in the broader sense for MLS And to see how far yes this league has Come I think is a very common And I think uh to have this kind of uh Rivalry but at the same time pushing Each other always in in sport when you Have somebody Your limits I think is always beneficial For both the competitors in this sense I Think that Liga Mexicana also can Benefit from the growth of MLS as MLS Has been I believe Benefiting from you looking at the teams Illegal Mexicana so I believe that this Kind of Union in this uh In this tournament is is a good one I think for me obviously going back to
Dallas to got a lot of talent to you Know ferrera's great wire so just talk About what kind of challenges they Present and what you'll need to do in Order to get the result that you want There is a big challenge we play against The team that has been together for uh For a while now with a good coach that Has been You know Getting get in his way since it took Over so I think it's uh uh is a Technical team since I was here with New York City Dallas has always been If Club famous for the quality of the Academy And you know Ferreira is just another One one of the medicine the many that They produce in the last few years with Rhinos with the Ricardo baby there are Many more that you know Plus the the Addition of Sebastian Legend display That and well quite a technical player So polariola is a team that has uh Velasco that has many many quality Players all around and we need to we Need to be as usual focused and we need To uh To be really determined to stop them Playing from the first line of build it Because if you let them play Obviously they will play and they will Play in the thirds where they can hurt
You the most which is with the attacking Players so that from for me is a key Area of this game as well as I don't Want to give up our identity of playing When we will have the chance to have the Ball Thank you Thank you John uh we're gonna go with a Stamp we could give it to one question So we can allow a publish to participate Thank you for example absolutely uh so Hello Thank you too Through 23 games tell us What How do you describe the team and the Squad that's entering the League's cup I think uh Sam the the words that came To my mind is a little bit frustration Because Uh for one reason or another we have Never been Able to feel the The team especially when we were going Uh You know in a good run to feel the the Team that we really wanted because we Were losing players also a key time key Moments came to my mind we lost a deal With us Guzman we knew that he had a Long time to go we lose Carl at the Beginning we lost Camille when he was Fighting and finding his best form in my Opinion for this club so from this point
Of view and then Vijay when he was Playing really well the role that I want Him to play from this point of view I Think has been and so In you know I think This is uh this is frustrating this is Frustrating because I wish I had the Possibility to build on the momentum That we had at the time to give Continuity to our To our starting 11. and that forced me To do certain kind of changes and Uh And that's this is that the one word to Come to the mind but again As Eli as I said many times in life you Get opportunities from uh from different Moments and from different situations And I think for example Andrew private Has been given the opportunity that he Took well Patrick did the same Brandon Did the same so at the same time Together with the word frustration there Is the world of surprise and You know growth especially for the young Players that they represent the present And the future of this football club so I think that we discovered in Difficulties that we have resources that We can count on we just have to be Patient with these guys because we don't Want to want to burn them you know One good Have one good half performance doesn't
Mean these guys already the expectation Build high on them but we need to Protect them because this guy is they Work hard and they need to be you know Introduced like any professional players A little by little to the to the team Like your coach and kind of help in your Uh endless 185 I think that's Yep thank you son Thank you sir we're cool with our final Question Michael Okay Hey Michael good thank you you Good good so the youngest player in your Immigrant what's up that you've seen About and uh when he was playing for a Crowd Legacy how can he contribute to The main Squad With Jack I know him from even much Before much before when I Came here at the beginning I took a Session for the academy and the Jack was Part of that uh under 17 team I always appreciated that his uh his Personality despite his young age I Think he's a guy that um Mix well with the professional players Um Yes personality with the ball he's Intelligent he is a good learner good Listener And this is a fighter he's a fighter Jack I brought with me in pre-season I Think I was happy when he was given the
Professional contract as As a young player coming through and I Believe that he has the right mentality To be part of this football club at the Same time He is a player that Needs to improve in all areas of the Game because it's one thing to play in The MLS next Pro is another thing to Play against these guys that are International players the polariola the You know the Ferreira and so forth that They present a completely different Challenge not just technically but also Physically tactically and We do a good job if we use these guys Into the team we give them the right Responsibilities but at the same time we Kind of you know ease them into this Process we kind of think that they are Already ready to bring us forward Because we wouldn't do a good job in Protecting those guys and to make sure That they become the the future of this Club
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