Ashley Westwood addresses the media after Charlotte FC’s 5-2 away loss against New York Red Bulls.
Hey Ashley just not the way you guys Wanted this to go how would you describe You know how the team came out and what Transpired uh it's a tough one it's uh Tough place to come obviously we we know How they play they uh they press high They put it in behind you so it's tough But the one thing I can say is I'm proud Of how this team reacted the second half We we didn't come here and we didn't Roll over we come here we we fought back We had a chance to obviously we got two Goals back we had a chance to to make it Four just inches matter of inches but we Can proud of we can be proud of our Season we've we've hopefully we've given We've given Charlotte some something to To to enjoy and celebrate because Saturday was was an absolutely Incredible occasion and maybe it just That that that emotion got got us Tonight and we were just a little bit Lackluster so but it was it's been it's Been a long season a tough season but One I'm I'm I'm proud of these boys that They they're they're incredible bunch of Incredible bunch of People do you feel like the pieces are There for you guys and building in the Right direction we're on the right path Uh ever since League's cup I keep going On about it but we've we found it Togetherness we'll we'll have a break Now and like I said it's a it's a big
It's a big winter for this football club And we come back we work hard over the Over the winter and we come back and We're excited for another new challenge To to take this club forward again Thank You all right uh Steve hey as um the New York came out And they were playing very very well Tonight you know got behind early the Resilience of the team is something that Is learned that that can carry on to Other things Um is this just one of those harsh life Lessons it is yeah like like I said we We didn't roll over we could have we Could have come here thought the season Was done enjoy it and get beat five or Six nil but we didn't we we fought back The second Half and we we were in there it was like I said the ball got flashed across the Box to make it 4-3 just wasn't meant to Be but the lad stood up I thought like I Said Patrick come on he's not had many Minutes but he was I've just said to him There then he's just that's one of the Best substitute performan I've ever seen And and he can take credit of that he's Got a he's had a good season he's broke Through same with Andrew now it's time To for them to have a a good break and Work even harder and and cement their Places in the
Team yeah Patrick essentially willed That goal I mean it's like he would not Be stopped on that is there any uh in Your experience other goals that you've Seen in the Premier League or others That compare to him carrying those guys Like into the net he was is incredible Up there like like I said we we see in Training he's I try and stay away from It throws me all over the place so that Goal tonight was it's it's his strength It's it's what we need to do when he has Come on he's not we've not played to his Strengths like that so it's tonight he's Shown what he was all about and I think As a as a team as well we we know we can Play a different way like the second off We match that what they do they play it Long we get the second ball so we we Know we've got another string to our bow And it's it's exciting for next year I I Can't wait to get going Already thank you all right we'll end With Jorge and then we got Patrick actually you guys ended tonight With five goals against you all season The defense has been an issue um is that A conversation that you guys have had I Mean for a lot a lot of Matches you guys have have suffered and You ended it with five goals against You no not at all cuz the last we've we Kept the clean sheet against against Into Miami which was one of the I think
They're one of the best teams in the League so we shown we can do that Tonight was just one of them things we Like I said there's a lot of emotion Saturday night maybe it was we went to Miami a week ago we've we've had a lot Of games in a short space of time so It's not about the defense with the Defense been brilliant the last five Games they've they've been the Bedrock For for our performances of getting into The playoffs it's not about that it's a It's a collective team like I said Tonight was just one of them one of them Things but we we've got a we've got a Never die attitude in there we've got a Real togetherness The Lads believe we Believe in what we do so like I said I Keep I keep saying it we're I'm really Excited for next year for this football Club nice and then in the fan base There's a mixture of you know some People aren't satisfied with the season That Charlotte has had what would be Maybe your message going into next Season of what they can expect from this Team well we got to we didn't start very Well but obviously there that was that Was something we need to we need to do Right next year but we got to a we got To a quarterfinals of a League's cup Which we were on the road we we got Tested that way uh We've made playoffs For this this is the club's second
Season don't forget so I think we need To we need to we need to look at other Teams and how they did like Cincinnati I Think it took them three years to to get There so no we we've for us we we think We've had a we've had a strong year we We're building and like I said the the Fans showed that they' they stuck by us Every step of the season and we're Grateful for that we've got the I think We've got the best fan basee in the in The league obviously we come here Tonight and the warm up it was flat it Was there was hardly anyone here so That's how that's how grateful we are of Our fans our fans turned up we heard our Fans more than more than their fans Tonight even when we're getting beat 52 So we've had a we've had a positive year I think like I said leagues cup reached The playoffs just fell a little bit Short but no it's it's building blocks For this football club and it's third Year next year so we can we know what we Got to do and we know what we need to Prove them Thank you thanks wesy all right we got Pat right here as well
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