Christian Lattanzio speaks to the media on how CLTFC is rested mentally and is physically ready for the first of two matches against Inter Miami. The club heads to Fort Lauderdale, FL on Wednesday, October 18 to kick off the double match week. After a week of training with high spirits, energy and intensity, The Crown is primed for the final playoff push.
Afternoon Christian how are you good Very well thank you will good afternoon To you uh uh as far as I guess the Biggest question on a lot of people's Minds is is Carol how is he uh back from Poland uh how much do you feel like He'll feature tomorrow If ER Carol is back he traveled back to Charlotte he he was with us today he Took part into in Our video Session and I think he will take part in the game I Don't know Yet how we will decide that together uh So it's uh it's an ongoing thing I will Discuss with him I thought he played Really well in the last game against Mova but we need to take into Consideration the traveling many other Things but he will he will travel with The team and uh he has been with us I'm Very happy to welcome him Back in terms of uh just the rest of the The situation going on with the team how Do you feel like the guys are keeping Their Edge going into this wiek good Good I think the the group is uh he Trained well they were in good spirit They I thought that they use very well From what I've seen the days that uh I Gave them to recover and rest Mentally and physically because when They came back I thought that they
Trained with a lot Of good spirit and good energy and good Intensity which is what I like and so we Go all together for the final for the Final Push right all Goodwi Okay um we'll come back to you if you Need anything else okay let's go to Carol Walton hey Christian how are you hey Carol U I'm fine thank you thanks good Is um is Carol's personality where he's He's really itching to play he's more Realistic about his body and taking care Of himself you know what what has that Conversation been like all all of the Above uh obviously he's he's a football Player and he's uh he wants to he wants To play but he's also a pro he has been In this Position already more than once and Uh uh again I repeat as a decision we Want the best for the team which has to Be before any individual I'm very happy To welcome Carol here I was I was happy To have him back also because I follow These games closely and I thought like I Was looking at the are in the last game They play play The Fill and or bill for New Zealand and so I thought that Carol Play extremely well in the last One um but we will have to monitor how We recover
From H a difficult not difficult week meaning Difficult for the traveling for the Emotional side when you play for the National team they are fighting to to Get into the Euro and so there is a lot Of emotion Things going on but we will decide Together with Carol he uh he's very Committed like everybody else and we put Uh the the good of the team in front of All of Us and y y is a no correct he just Played y no y is actually playing now as We speak I think against kazakstan is Not starting he played 90 minutes in the Last game he's not starting this one ER So it's going to be very difficult for Him and for Bill okay um uh Ben Bender is there Anything new on his knee no he Recovering is uh he's doing the recovery Session is not ready for this couple of Games so uh but I saw him in a good Spirit he came to the video session as Well uh I think he's making progress but Not uh quick enough to join the Squad it's um does that mean surger Surgery is not a route he has to go or Is there still a decision to be made I Think it's to see how the next few days Will will Go okay um and finally for me um I know The last time you guys played Miami the
Circumstances were very different but is There anything you take from that game In preparation for Tomorrow different circumstances I think They are uh obviously the most improved Teams in terms at least of players that They brought after the change uh many Things from the team that they started When we played them Obviously ER they had The I think I remember that game that we Were very tired Physically mentally as well but Physically traveling all over the Country and it wasn't easy for the boys But no excuses I think in the end they Deserve to win But of course we know that whatever team They play and even though I hear you Know they Are uh out of the playoff so but I think It's going to be very difficult anyway And we need to be very focused on Ourself and very focused on playing a Very very strong Game uh because Uh they will be Whatever team they put up they put up And I think that they recovered Faras as well and they they're going to Be they recover a few other players like M I think that they're going to be uh a Very good team to play Against next chran thank you okay uh
Let's go to Kenneth Lee CH how are you hey Kenneth good Thank You so obviously in the last few games Of the Season you guys been told you off Definely um you know was the morale like With the team and how are you Approaching that the morale is good as I Said uh to will I think the boys are in A good in a good place they're ready for The challenge then after we will see Tomorrow night but uh they have been uh Training well they have a good spirit Everybody that we have at disposal will Travel and Uh and uh we want to give Miami a very Strong game and we want to make our our Supporters proud and give them uh Everything that we have got we would Love to go as far as possible to reach Our goal and uh that would be great for Uh for everybody involved at the club I Think especially for the supporters we Want to give them that but uh and we Will give our best to make that Happen awesome thanks chrk good lot Thanks okay John Lupo hey Christian how are you hey John Fine thank You um so with playing the same team Twice in the last four days of the Season I know you always say take it one Match at a time and you're focused on Who you're playing next but is there any
Sort of different approach I know Obviously one match home one match away But is there any sort of different Approach knowing you you can sort of I Guess you can say look ahead since it is The same team these last two Matches I mean John exactly what you Said at the beginning of your sentence We want to do we want To really Focus literally one game at a time ER It's quite a unique situation that you Play the same team twice in three Days ER but uh they have their own style we Have our own style and every time that We have Done that we played following our Principle and following our style I Think we gave the Best uh not always we have been Successful with the results but in the Last few games I think we have done we Play our best football towards the end Of the season and I think that we want To uh we need to take into consideration Obviously how Miami will play they Played with three at the back with four At the back and and we train for both The situation but first and foremost is How we are going to is how we are going To play our game we need to be true to Ourselves and uh to keep building on What we have already
Built against Chicago you it seems like You pushed Carol a little more forward Played with Enzo as two Strikers do did You do that based on the matchup with The fire did you do that because you Have such a talented Midfield with such A def Midfield you can do a lot of Different things is it Carol's form Recently he's been so hot you know Scoring goals what led to that decision And might be will that be under Consideration against Miami yeah I think that Carl play the The role that Carl plays tactically is a Role Um that Uh it depends what the opposition gives You and how we can push the opposition Back and So I thought that he played very well Before against Toronto it was one of the Best game that I thought Carol played Tactically and then uh the game was more Or less the same against Chicago but he Took different Positions especially in the first half And the beginning of the second one Depending on what the opposition gave us So I think he plays a a vital role Tactically and I when I watch him with The national team I thought I was very Pleased to see that he did more or less The same so I thought that he improved a Lot as a player so this is also a good
Uh message for MLS that in this league I Think we also Can push players and improve players so We are a league with a lot of dignity I Think uh in general where players can go To national teams and actually uh Improve Um and so I think that that cons is a Consideration obviously to play Carol With en so for for Sure you say this saw a fairy tale the Squad whether he plays but skat or Alba Plays I mean they've got a lot of Weapons that how do you go about Preparing for them obviously with or Without that se is a huge deal that Doesn't even need to be stated but how Do you go about preparing for a team Like that that you know still has so Many talented players and so many Dangerous players that can hurt you yeah There's nothing we can do about the Level the technical level that they have Even in the game against ininna the last Game they hit the post three times in The first half hour so I thought that The final result Uh was I think Cincinnati obviously did Well but at the same time they rode the Luck on a couple of occasion at Least uh to say the least and uh so he's A very talented Squad you're right and Then obviously Messi is the icing on the Cake is still in my opinion if not the
Best player in the World we are not we are not far from That and Um yeah uh how we prepared play our game To become better and better at what we Do with the ball and without and to be True to our Identity uh we know what we want to do And even if the opposition knows but the Better we execute the better we play the Better more we are organized following What we normally train the you know in My opinion the more chances we have to To do Well great good luck Christian thank you John okay thank you John all right final One with John Arnold hi coach John Arnold for ESPN hi Joh wanted to ask a little bit more About kind of what Carol was mentioning What John was mentioning about kind of That that previous meeting with Miami Where Messi is present what do you Remember about trying to game plan uh With him in the squad and then as you Look what changes tomorrow with him in Peru right now unlikely to play this First meeting kind of how do you Remember preparing in the summer and Then what's different uh uh this But what we did and I think actually uh It seems quite Uh strange you know to say that the plan To limit Messi work quite well and yet
We got bitten and he score a goal ER but I thought that the boys did a good job To limit what you can do when you play Against a player of such uh immense Talent and ability and experience you Want to reduce the amount of time that Is on the Ball uh in dangerous areas but uh after Also knowing that to limit completely is Almost Impossible and uh I was uh looking at an Interview the shvi Alonso had lately and They said that he when he was with Real Madrid with Mourinho and they won the Liga with over 100 points over the Barcel of Guardiola that for some for Many people was the best team of all Times it took them one and a half year To know how to deal with Messi and that Was one of the best Real Madrid side Again of all times so that tells you the Magnitude that everybody face when you Play such a a great player but then After when you play against the aosta The shakiri the MTAR that they are that Kind of characteristics is always the Same you want to to limit the time and Space on the ball knowing that in the Case of Messi is uh is uh is an Exceptional is an exceptional talent but Also knowing that there are other Players that they they are very good Faras is is a very very good player and Then they have M they have all the guys
That they can come between the lines and Uh can create problems so we need to be Really focused in that uh in that sense And to try To deny time and space as much as we can To this Miami Team than thank okay thanks Sean thanks Everyone we'll see you post match thank You
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