Christian Lattanzio talks to the media about this match being just as important as the last, the players available ahead of Friday, and going up against the big names of Inter Miami, including Lionel Messi and head coach Tata Martino, in the upcoming match against Inter Miami in the Quarterfinals of Leagues Cup.
Welcome coach thank you thank you how Are you uh I cannot hear you let's see No that there we go we're great yeah We're all set uh welcome and uh we'll Get started right away let me shut off My video no one wants to see me and We'll go right away to uh Carol Waltz And Carrie you got Carol you got the First question Hey Christian hey Carol Um just the obvious starter I guess Would be you know without giving away Tactics how do you approach facing this Miami team with so many weapons that They have Yeah exactly we we are well aware of the Of the ability that they have of the Weapons like you said that they have of The Football Uh You know Knowledge and ability that is not only The obvious name but also Is a good coach that had success Previously here in the in MLS so he Knows the league well and there are a Number of uh players that uh you know From Joseph Martinez Uh without naming the you know the Barcelona guys that we all know about Them but there are many players that They have that can hurt even without uh You know the the messy and the Boost
Cats and the Jordi Alba so it's uh we Need to be really aware of The the challenge we have but uh we Think that uh we play 11v11 and we need To give the best uh the best of Ourselves Um one quick follow-up if I may Um Uh after the Monday night I say you know you started to explain The decision why you took sort of scout And put ajiman in I was assuming maybe He was tired but could you go into that A little bit more Uh he's a football decision it's a Technical decision I needed certain Qualities in the game I thought that the Heat played a big part for both teams And there is no it's only normal we are Human beings that you know go in uh to Play At a certain intensity not just physical But also Psychological because there was uh it Was an important game is a is a straight Game who wins go through loses go home So there was uh the paid Uh a certain It was it was something that I needed to Take into consideration and I thought That we needed a little bit more energy Uh to press the opposition and to Exploit certain areas that we saw that
We could and I thought that at the time That Patrick Ben and the plays that came On could give us that so it was just a Football decision nothing more than that All right we're gonna go to uh Sam Spencer Sam you're on Together Hey coach uh Happy travels thank you Bob So my question is how important is this Game do you think in the context of the Entire season [Music] The most important game of the World of Every That has ever been played In football it's an important game Assam As I told you understood many Of your colleagues on a number of Occasions I think that every game is Very important every game you play a Professional level is a blessing and There's a possibility To challenge yourself the opposition so Every game is very very important Uh this is uh another important game Especially for a club like us that is is A brand new And there is a developing the history so I think uh it we have the possibility to Play To go to the next round of the inaugural Uh season of the This competition that I think is a very Interesting competition so again very
Very important game but the every game For us is very important but we take it Very serious every game All right let's go to will please And you Gabe and uh how are you Christian Good thank you thank you will I hope you Are well too I am I am in terms of uh Availability uh do you have any changes In uh in player availability in terms of Pillars you might have back and anyone You might not have available that uh we Don't know about uh obviously we know About Nathan being suspended for Yellow Card yeah means Um Nathan is not going to be obviously Unfortunately either of the of the game Because I thought As well as that he was doing well and Growing into the role I think he Deserves to play this kind of game But listen we want to do well also for Him to give him another shot Um I think we welcome back billoma that is Going to be his trained with us and Slowly but surely is coming back To his uh he made his recovery so he Trained with us You look fine and he's going to be part Of the squad other than that we're gonna Stay with the same Squad uh Unfortunately we still don't have uh For the
Reasons that we said in the past so for Bureaucratical reasons and and so and McKenzie Are recovering from injuries as well as I'm at the up so we will keep the same Squad [Music] Instead of Nathan Steve Goldberg Hi Christian Um That Houston scored kind of problems he Hasn't digested yet Yeah yeah gone go on Steve okay Um the goal that Houston scored uh Showed you know exposed something that's Been a problem several times for Charlotte over the season we're uh kind Of losing track of players letting them You know get into good areas and not Being covered the Houston goal several Players were you know out of position You know trying to do something that Allowed the passer to get the ball and Then the goal scorer to receive it on The weak side Um How do you correct something like that Is this a communication problem Um that that you need that needs more Vocal leadership in the back because uh Miami I mean Messi is a type of player He can ghost away from guys when they Are paying attention to them
Of course of course he has done that all His career at the highest level so Obviously he's gonna do it here as well He has done it in the past Uh no we have a certain structure Steve That we follow I thought again I watched That and there are a couple of uh things That We could have done better to prevent the Situation to developed in the way it did Then after when And to give credit to Dorsey he runs he Eliminates our first line of pressure And then he runs very aggressively Towards the middle then we make another Mistake Of uh that we work but we didn't follow The principle but I also know that the Things go so quickly and then after when They go wide we try to put us in Practice or in place a structure that Should prevent that and Again you know give him credit to them The kinones find a great ball and the Corey bird finish well and I know that You think that Jordi Alba Messi can do even better and But you know we have to minimize those Transition but it was also the Possibility we also had the possibility To stop that before it developed then After when it develops quickly like that You try to reshape to a structure the Organization that we know that we work
Towards and uh In many many cases worked because they Also had all the chances And we managed to Uh Minimize that But that's the the challenge that Everything faced when it's penetrated When he's facing a a transition as we Said nowadays in football but it's a Contract so yeah obviously the more Vocal you are the more Um experience you are in those moments The more you can communicate loud and Clear the better but uh keep in mind That we are the bug Four we then do you private that is Still for me is doing well but it's Still learning his uh He's still learning his game [Music] And the deal also that is a young player But a situation like that will make us Improve and hopefully to be even more Solid the next time that that will Happen [Applause] Um Miami North Carolina No I understand so I don't need the Translation of course Of course uh when I say that it's not Because I want I respect Messi and I am
A you know like everybody in the world Football as a big admiration for the Player that is and what he is achieving The game of course I'm just I was saying That because even if you stayed in the Obvious if we were to play only against Him You know for as great as he is a on his Own he cannot do anything but of course I understand that these Is influencing the game his immense used To be immense in Barcelona When Barcelona was probably named the Best team of all time for some Journalists and for some People that work in football so can you Imagine In any other team of course his Influences immense and I think that he Showed a good attitude towards this Experience and this is very admirable Um Uh how to comment how you say Daniel Arlo so how to Stop him I think this is the question That every coach Much better than me tried to think when They played against Barcelona for so Many years at the highest level and also Against Parisa German lately You you have to understand that you can Limit maybe I don't think so Because [Music]
It's difficult to do that against Any player and especially against the Best the best you can hope is that They they don't have the best of the Days and then you also help that by Minimizing the input that they can give But to take away him out of from the Game Completely I think it's uh I think he's uh is unrealistic and we Need to be able to play uh Against against him that knowing that he Will have an influence in the game and We hope that he's not going to be the The difference making All right let's go to Kenneth Lee please Don't have all as well Go ahead Ken oh I'm sorry Um hey um so you know heading to this Match obviously you guys are on a pretty Relatively good win streak at least cut Play you know what's the morale like and How is your form gonna take into play When it comes to taking up against Miami Yeah Um I think when and I stayed in the Office now when you have good result as A team the morale is higher but the Challenge For every coach in in sport in general Not just in our sport Is to Create something that Can be to a certain extent result proof
What I mean is that if you have a good Process and the team is playing well Sometimes you don't get the reward that You deserve Uh and you have to keep Building and believing in what you do Uh the result obviously is always Uh Helps massively Um but I want to Say that our team and especially I want To congratulate with this group of Players because they kept going and they Have been You know Relentless and really Professional and really intense in the Training also when the result didn't Come and this is for me important to Build the mentality because the Mentality is not something you can buy At the supermarket is something you have To build On a daily basis and especially against Adversity and uh and I think when you Build that kind of mentality the kind of Resilience can help you to get results Not the other way around so it's very Important for us to be clear about that All right we're going to do last three Questions they're going to go to Antonio Sam and will so go ahead Antonio Ramos are you there All right we're gonna pass on Antonio And go to will will you're on
Hey Christian Um in terms of uh Carol swedersky and Patrick ajiman you Mentioned them earlier they're both your Top goal scorers here in this tournament Um from a experimental standpoint how Have you weighed the consideration of of Putting them together on the pitch at Least from the start Yeah is a is a understandable question And as a coach you always want to try Uh Uh different options and you analyze uh Different options but understanding that The football Our sport is very complex in the in the Balance so whatever looks obviously on One in One Direction Uh then can have an impact in many other Moments and in the way for example we Build the play where we defend the way We Um Want to develop our offensive game for Example so it's something that I don't Exclude Uh a priori But I thought that the team has got a Certain balance as it is and uh You know is uh I felt that also the way That they Had a kind of relay you know one coming And helping the team also times they Came together I played them together at
Times even in the league but I thought That we have a certain balance at the Moment that the players feel comfortable And that that is important to us All right we'll go to Sam and then we'll Finish with John Sam go ahead Oh I I just was up for Ashley Uh all right then we'll go to the last Question John Lupo John Thank you Gabe uh hey Christian how are You doing fine thank you Um so obviously everybody's talking About Messi and busquets and Alba but What I've noticed in their matches is They've gotten excellent play out of Robert Taylor out wide and I think he Diversifies their offense he gives them Something a little bit different do you Feel like that defending those wide Areas especially with him making runs Down the wing can limit their crosses And some of the attacks that they may be Able to have some of the chances that Their attacking players may get in the Final third do you think that'll be more Of an emphasis for you guys maybe more Than normal with the form that he's been In No that's this was the idea you know and I think that Uh Miami is a team Miami is a good team uh Obviously I've been messy uh is Inevitable it used to be the same when
He was in In Barcelona can you imagine if he's not In other teams in the great Barcelona he Was already a special play he was the Guy everybody was talking about more Than anybody else and they had class Players everywhere On Top of the World World Cup champions Who are Champions League champions and So forth so again but they also have a Team here with the guys like Martinez That is one of the best strikes in the Last few years in MLS tailored that he Was he has been played well last season As well young guys like Gomez like Lemaski like you know players like Rojo [Music] That there is quality players everywhere In Miami that's playing together with Busquets Alba and the Messi They Get uh Enthusiasm of course like they would do And so the the challenges can be many so You identify Crossing areas but where They have also yettling which is uh a Player that played in Premier League That played in England that played for The national team so There are there is quality everywhere in The team and we need to be aware of Crossing but you know at the same time We have to be aware of the central areas As well because
You know in the center is is the heart Where they operate and but then you Close there they can cross the ball Really well like you said I mean it's a Game that we need I don't want To talk every tactical situation that we Can encounter but of course we need to Be aware of limit the the chances Centrally and wide as well of course Because of the quality of the players That they have in in those areas as well Thank you very much
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