Christian Lattanzio addresses the media coming off of the team’s Leagues Cup run and back into regular season play. Looking forward to play LAFC home at Bank of America Stadium after being on the road for the majority of the tournament, Lattanzio highlights there are opportunities to be taken for all of his players in the rest of this regular season.
Get this going will Pik let's kick off With you and then we'll go from There jono Christian how are youj will I Like your Italian Accent I'm working on uh working on it For my trip in December so uh okay I'll Uh I'll get all the recommendations for You offline from that um in terms of uh Enzo capetti I know he's listed as Questionable on your injury report uh is He someone who you would count on for Saturday or maybe something toward next Week maybe more next week we will see uh We are Still talking with the medical Department but in any case if he's not This game is going to be available for The next one against Orlando in in Midweek so it's important for me that Enzo comes Back fully recover physically uh with The Willing we know that Eno is is a guy That that wants to give always 100 100% And is a raring to go and sometimes it's One of those place that you have Probably To put the break on rather than to push Him which is what you want but in my Opinion ER the the the one thing that I Want is that he come back into the squad And stays in the squad I don't want any More I was very clear with the medical Department that I want him to Stay then after anything can happen from
Different injuries but with this one That we had I want and to be and I don't Mind to wait another two or three days If that means that we are 100% safe on Him having it back at his best how would You characterize uh yara's Fitness um to This point I know you only got a couple Weeks underneath him but uh how is he Looked uh I know that you said he'd come Over and done some preseason overseas But how has he looked for you guys he's He Y is a serious guy is a serious Professional play That you know is quite experienced in That he had the preseason when you have Preseason he didn't play yet 90 minutes So I don't think he's ready for the full Game but he's increasing his Fitness Also don't forget that he went back and Forth with Europe and that uh as a allll In terms of readjust to the time Difference but I spoke with him actually Today after training and he's uh he Feels better and better so I think Tomorrow we'll be part of the Squad how much did leagues cup help you Guys and have you noticed again you Won't see it obviously until tomorrow But have you noticed the tangible Difference in your squad based on the Run uh that you guys Made I thought it was important the Leagues cup to give us more games Together to give us more uh time to
Reflect and to Look at what we were doing as a team to Get together even More it was hard I have to say and I Didn't want to use this excuse but now That we are out that we were that we are Out of obviously that competition the Competition is Over I thought that the guys were really Running on adrenaline and enthusiasm Because when you have to travel every Three days and travel to Texas for and Back In fairness to the boys they've Been brilliant they've never complained Once to play always away from home and Uh they took everything on the chin and Gave the best but I can tell you that uh As I tell as I said before regarding Even me and the staff I noticed that we Were tired and we didn't play So uh but that also show that we could Play our game and to be competitive POS Everywhere we went we apart from the Game against nakaka we played every game Away from home and not even when we were Supposed to play home we never played Even in neutral venue we always played Away because even the one against cruo He was playing in front Of uh many many Cruis fans so he felt Like an away game but that uh you know Brings together the group uh train our Resilience which I I think is very Important in general in life even before
The football and I saw a team becoming Relentless you know pushing For Uh for the win regardless the the Circumstances even the G the game Against Miami that uh Result is very heavy but didn't feel the Performance Reflected the the way the game went um So we had the chance to score the 21 and Would have been even with all the Difficulties of playing against the team That at the time was flying and so far I Think they have always won since Messi Buset and Jord Alba arve and So I think that uh we are growing and we Want to show in the last third of the Season a team that is uh that is Positive that goes forward and build on This experience in the leagues cup thank You Christian good luck tomorrow thank You Carol Carol hey Christian I feel like I Haven't seen you in forever how are you Doing thank you Carol fine thank you you I am good um kids are in school so all Well um McKenzie Gaines is he where is He stand with his Health I gu he's coming back he's Getting better And so much so that I think he will play Tonight for Crown Legacy because I think He needs minutes and I think he will be Important for the club for all of us and
For McKenzie first and foremost to regain Confidence of coming back and to play to Play a game so given that we have many Games coming one after the other I think Is important to see especially given his Character istics is a very fast player He's a player That relies on speed and you know the Ability to go beyond the Defenders and This is a good opportunity for us having The crown Legacy played at home for him To play tonight and to see where he Stands given that we have a game also on Wednesday awesome awesome um and Gman um He seemed like he was on track to kind Of work his way back in then he had the Setback you you know did he kind of lose A little a little of your confidence There or you know how do you see his Contributions right listen we have Uh it's uh what I want in this squad is To have a clear and Fair competition Between the players I Think that the vast majority of the Players that there here have been given Chances to Play and Guzman obviously because of his Status in the squad he did I thought he Had some difficulties coming back to the Full Uh to the full Fitness and uh then unfortunately the The the
Setback and uh yeah there is this Competition in the squad I don't rule Out anybody but in I see what I see in Training I see what I see in games and In the end I have to make decisions so Uh but uh this is true for guzma this is True for Everybody uh the decision that I make Today uh is not the same that I might Make on Tuesday or next Friday before The game and everybody role is to Especially for the players is to give The best training and to be in Competition With with the players in that position This is through a Charlotte FC this is Through for every football club in the World you know we want to have fair and Real competition between between Players and one last one um I know at The end of League's cup you were kind of Tinkering with the idea of having aiman And swerski in there at the same time is That something still kind of swimming Around your head yeah there is a couple Of things that I am thinking about and My at the at the heart of my thinking at The the center of my thinking is always The team I want to make it as easy as Possible for the boys to Play aggressive with the ball without The ball and to be and to play the best Football that we Can
Uh that is is good for for the for the Team that following the principle that We have been building together since uh I took over and uh surely Patrick has Done has done well we don't have to Forget that he's a young player that Is that is improving on a daily basis That he doesn't have a lot of experience At this level but I can tell you that he Competitive in training we know that There are certain areas to work with him Like with everybody else but especially For the young players because the what I What I always said with a young players Our job as a class And obviously the responsibility is Primarily mine is to make sure that the Guys get introduced to the first team But they can stay with the first team so They are Not meteors you know that they come once In a while and then they are lost I want Them to become solid Squad players when They are with the with the first team And the same with Patrick so I don't Want to burn him too early but I want to Make sure that he builds on the good Work that he's doing with the squad Thank you Christian thank you Sam Spencer hey coach how are you doing he Good you can't complain um wanted to Know how the experience and the matches In leagues cup have affected uh who You're looking at to be in the starting
11 going forward for the end of the Season every game sum is an important Test and and uh for everybody plus we Have the training sessions that we can See and uh they also play a part in my Thinking in the coaching staff thinking H but they have been important because They were very competitive games against Teams that they wanted to do well and so Of course uh they played the part in That so uh more specifically um you know What what does what do things look like For folks like uh Andrew privet and Nathan burn who had a a really good Tournament obviously you covered Patrick Earlier specifically for these two Players and generally for everybody um The games are there and the Opportunities are there to be taken you Know to shine in the game and to show What the work that you do on a daily Basis in training with the squad with The players how you then take this Opportunity I think that both of them I Agree with you they had an excellent Tournament but most of the guys they did And uh and so when you take your Opportunity you also build a strong case To keep your position in the in the Squad and in the Team and then finally there you know There's been some chatter about the fact That uh lafc is is coming off of a Another game uh you know they're having
Some of the logistical Um issues I know that U you know teams Hate the face where where they're going To be tired is there um does any of that Go into your thinking or is is it just In my thinking I'm not sure un I mean He's he is the guy that needs to deal With that but just to jump sorry Sam to Cut you short I think MLA I think La FC is one of the best if not the best Team in MLS they are the reigning Champion so we need to respect and All I can see is that the team that is Playing really well at the moment key Players are playing well they have many Key players in many positions maybe the Most complete Squad in the in the League so I believe that it's going to Be a Stern test very strong test for us Regardless who they will play because They come on the back of really Successful games that they give you Enthusiasm they give you positivity And it might Be uh this you know traveling issues but I believe that uh that we need to focus On them like if we can certainly relax Thinking of That thank you coach good luck on Saturday thank you son okay let's go to Kenneth Lee we go to Brian mer after That how are you long time to speak hey Kenth good good to see you Um you know as you guys approached these
Last 11 games the spot for the N place In the playoffs is pretty tight you know What is your approach to your team and You know what are you telling your team Going forward for the rest of the Season there are a number of things that We are discussing with the boys we know That there is Uh almost a third of the the games to be Played is is a tough schedule we Are fully aware of that but at the same Time we want to play our cards right we Want to give ourself the best chance to To fight until the end for the playoff Spot so there is a good spirit within The Camp and uh I have the full uh I trust Our boys 100% to be competitive against anybody And uh we are ready for the challenge Ahead awesome thank you good luck on Saturday thank you g thanks Brian hey Christian how you doing today Hey Bri I'm good thank you you good I'm Doing well doing well it's been a while So looking forward to to seeing the team Again on Saturday um only question I Have is so the European uh transfer Window is still open for the next week Or so uh what is the likelihood of any Other outgoing transfers from Charlotte FC during that during that time this is A question more for the front office That for me I tend to be very respectful
Of the roles and uh of course we are in Touch I don't know you know I've been Involved in this Game H for quite a few years now also in The in a different in different roles And I know how in the last week of Transfer Mar Market especially in Europe Is like mayam so in the last few days Become really especially when the the Leagues are Are up and running it can be really Difficult the last few days are really Difficult Because Uh given that there is this overlapping Between League up and run in plays that Still can move is not the ideal time so There are players Going you know tempted to go in certain Teams uh injury can happen or Results that are not desired can happen And all of a sudden you know a situation That look like very unlikely becomes all Of a sudden very likely so I am fully Aware of that unfortunately this is Something that any coach in the world I Think Hates because you can have players that They are not focus and sometimes I don't Want even to it's easy to say that is Their job to be focused all the time and They are pay for that and it's true for For them for me as well of course but The reality is that we are human beings
And this kind of overlap and in Windows And players can move does it makes Difficult for everybody so I just hope That that week or so like you define it Can go as quick as possible and then I Don't know at the moment I know that uh Everybody is uh in Europe and uh whever The transfer Windows is open and they Are uh really busy and so some of that Busy talks and can could could affect us As well so we will See actually so that leaves me I gu one More question do you do you feel like Because no you said one you said One sorry I just I'm curious and your Take of you said the two I would have Answered with yes or no all right I I Are are you playing with Me no you are playing with me said one It's two then two I have another one Three like Lieutenant Columbo Yeah okay go go on bri I guess I was Just uh I guess I was just curious with Those two windows being kind of separate Does it you feel like that has like a Negative impact on the MLS as a whole Because of that extra time that the EUR European league has in in my opinion in My opinion it doesn't make easier for MLS teams to be honest I don't want to Create any pmics here I don't want to go Against anybody but I think he makes it Difficult for MLS clubs honestly because Uh and I was joging Brian but this is a
Serious issue because for an MLs Club You see if all of a sudden you get a big Offer from a European club for one of Your key players then you haven't got The time to go out and uh and uh Go to your Target and this our is a job Of every Club to have targets just to be Prepared just in case one of your key Players get top offer but in this case For me MLS doesn't make it easy for for Ourselves thank you Christian I Appreciate it good luck this weekend Thank you thank you B all right let's Finish press conference with Mike Sal Time Mike maybe only me and you we I Realize when it talk about liutenant Columbo I did not have Peter fall Columbo on my Christian Lono bingo card Today so thank you for That growing up it was my probably my f My favorite movie I used to watch with My grandparents I totally love it but Anyway talk about let's let's do uh you Kind of touched on the fact that you Guys were Road Warriors during the Leagues cup You' gone 15 days days Between games was that a good break for You guys in I mean I know you were Working and training and doing all those Things but having that time was that a Good time for you to really sharpen Everything in training and and build off Of the momentum that you alluded to Earlier from the play in the leagues
C ER yes and no I will explain obviously No because we would have liked to go all The way that is an ambition that Everyone every team that competes have Right to at least to the Quarterfinals ER would like to do but Yes because uh in all honesty and I can Say this only and I want to say this Again not to find any excuses because I Really want to complement our boys that Not Once ER complained about the fact that They have to go away and Travel even when you know obviously Could have been different but and that Helped us to develop that kind of Resilience that I like in our team so I Say this only because of that and so That kind of break in my opinion was Needed it was needed and I have no Hesitation to give them few days off Because they needed to really recoup not Just mentally but also physically and Then after we came back and trained we Play in an inter Squad 11v 11 because You know I want them to stay sharp and Train like you say and also having bre And some guys coming from injury like McKenzie like I wanted them to Be back into also bill came back you Know there were Few um but honestly they that time it Was quite welcome that little
Break as you look at La you mentioned That they're the reigning Champs they're They're the best team that you know Going and you got to respect the Champs But what did you learn necessarily about Your team and how they can compete Against the top clubs uh that in the Standings from what you got through you Know you talked about the resilience of The leagues cup play and how the guys Were were not complaining they were Fighting hard it was bringing everybody Together what did you learn about your Group in that tournament that you can Apply now to the these final 11 games I Many things and I think I like to think That we learn many things players and Coaching staff together Linked one of the things that I always Point out to the boys is that uh Nowadays even if you look at the big Leagues in the World ER the the game is uh shifting towards Scoring Goals so is it's more difficult it's Getting more and more difficult to get Nail nail And even if they are there are many many Chances created it's very football is Moving partly because obviously the Rules have been moved Towards attacking Play but more and more goals are scored
You can also see if you follow for Example the qualification in Champions League or Europa League and the midweek Games that they play in Europe as well As the leagues many many goals are scor So the main message that given that we Have team that like to create Chances is that we need to be more focus More ruthless in the last third where we Create because there is always a danger Then after that you might concede Because the opposition also got very Good players and so for as much as we Want to have clean sheets we need to Make sure that when we have our chances We take them and this is an area of our Game that I think we need to develop and To improve on because we had games Looking back In which we should have scored more Goals and then after we got draws from Games in which we were on top and we had A chance to close those games and uh I Think it's uh it's vital for us to be Really focused on That and I didn't put a number on how Many questions I was going to ask I Learned from from Brian my last question For you and we didn't do this during the Leagues cup because I wanted you guys I Wanted to leave it out while you were Focusing on trying to win a trophy but We're going to go back to the movies if That's all right I need to know
Christian your favorite Steve Martin Film Steve Martin Sano the Bak s how do you say I say it maybe with The French accent it's S no but it was Uh it was it was the remake of That they adapted it for for the for the For the for his movie was he with darl Hana I think he was yes yeah I really Like when I was younger I think I I like That version of that and U yeah I think he Uh that that was the one so I go Straight to the [Music] Point the film was Roxan roxan sorry but it was he was Based on Sano right yeah rockan yeah You're right yes sorry thank you no That's okay no I that was for that was For your knowledge because we we both Blanked on it and I my wife yeah you're Right you're right my wife actually said It was Rock Sam oh okay that's what it Was so to thank her thanks Christian Good luck Saturday thank you Mike thank You thanks all right thanks everyone We'll see you guys on Saturday thank you Thank you Carol thank you Brian
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