Christian Lattanzio discussed the available status of Bill Tuiloma & Ashley Westwood, Brandt Bronico’s suspension, and looking ahead to the away match at Toronto.
We'll go ahead and get started here and Get straight into it because we've got Pretty big crowd here today so Carol why Don't you kick us off Good morning Carol very well thanks you Good Oh Bill yes Ash we are still uh We are still looking is is continuing His uh rehab and recovery but I saw him This morning and it looks pretty good So we are hopeful that to have him back Uh very soon while bill is Is back in training with the team we Will monitor again tomorrow for the Session before we actually leave For Toronto but We hope that he's gonna be available for Selection Yeah he's back he's back he's uh he Arrived and he did well in the last game I watched the game and I thought he Played with a lot of endeavor big Uh he kept the performance with the goal Which is always pleasing to see No he already was here this morning to To get checked is is fine he He came early in the morning so of Course he's gonna travel with the team And we are happy to have him back Oh uh Veronica in the the discipline he Received what was your response to that If you need I was very surprised because From where I was he didn't look
Malicious Taco I thought he was if Anything he was a little bit out of Timing out of sync The ref didn't think a lot of that and I Thought it was in a good spot You know I think it's quite harsh to go From nothing to a red card but I don't Want to talk too much about that I don't Want to take away the focus on what Matters on On this issue this is for our club to Deal and talk with the league but it is What it is they decided to go this way And because there are other episodes That we could mention that possibly Granted Um different outcome but in the end I Thought that the ref didn't Have a Big impact in the game apart from maybe I thought that the effective time was Very little and I thought that they Tried to waste as much time as possible And they should have been a little bit More firm in that But other than that anyway it is what it Is Carolina want to talk too much about That obviously we would have liked to Have brand a disposal but a decision From the league and we need to accept it And to move on Thank you thanks girl let's go to Jaime Hi coach uh good morning um good morning Any questions
In terms of your expansions in coach Last season and I just wanted what your Take was on St Louis city ic's hot start What do you think it's a How impressed are you buy it and do you Think it's a tactical thing do you think It's a A mental thing or all the above just any Comments on that yes I mean first of all I yeah I was part of the coaching staff As expansion team Is not I didn't start with with the team And I'm saying this not simply because It's the reality and then you know every Coach has got his own way of seeing Football the methodology and to look at Characteristics of players so obviously That when you change in during the Season is not the same as starting With the With the same with the same idea with One coach This is the the the the the first thing That I wanted to clarify the second Thing is that they already had the team While we started for example from Scratch So they already had something To build from As opposed to be a totally new project Like we are and this is not the same And no I'm not surprised because I think That if you ever already a clear Identity and you want to have
Players that defeat those Characteristics I think that you can go And uh Play then after the result can go your Way and I thought that they had a bit of Luck in the first couple of games also Against us In the sense that they were gifted goals That normally you don't also Austin did The same But credit to them they are doing they Are doing well and they are following Their own philosophy I have respect for what they are doing And this is what we are trying to do Here in a different way we are trying to Build an identity that's what I said it Takes a little bit more time because Again we are a totally new project that Also change uh while we were building so That takes a little bit of time but the Boys I can I'm very happy with the boys That are heavier and they are training Well every day so good uh we wish San Luis well but we want to focus on on the Work that we have that we have here Thank you very much Okay let's go to Brian and then we'll on Deck Good morning I had a question regarding um Federico Bernadaski uh he kind of had uh Charlotte's number last year in terms of Creating two really fantastic goals yeah
Um How do you Stop a player of that quality if it was Just capable of creating brilliant Moments out of out of sometimes Seemingly nothing and um if at all Possible or is it a matter of just Knowing that those goals can come Regardless of what you do in a matter of Just trying to know that you have to Create goals on your end to kind of Counteract that kind of Brilliance in The attacking hat from that yeah we know The characteristics of bernardeschi we Know that he has this ability of Of creating situation when he comes Inside when he shoots from outside of The box from set pieces we are fully Aware sometimes the situation in game Can happen even if you prepare really Well that you know the ball goes to him And then in a situation that is Favorable but The most important thing is to be aware Of his characteristics and to try to Limit his support to the team it's Difficult to stop completely a player From playing Uh uh but the job that we have to do and Not only with him also with other Players And then Toronto have is to limit the The airport or at least to limit the Moments in which they can express the Best qualities so in case of benadeske
There are different situations that we Study with the with the boys and I think The boys are pretty aware of Is qualities and what we need to do to Limit his opportunity to to his game And then uh my last question was I saw a Stat uh on optic analysts website saying That y'all had created the second most Turnovers in the attacking third so it Shows that like Press High Line that y'all are trying to Implement seems to be working in terms Of creating turnovers but it hasn't led To any goals what kind of Um what kind of has to change in terms Of turning those turnovers you know Y'all are creating in the attack they're Into Quick Transitions and into getting Some goals up in the end Yeah first of all I'm glad you saw these Stats because for me this is a very Important start I Look at not many stats well I'm I think That they are important I want to clear Straight away I think it's important to Look at numbers but I think it's Important to look at numbers in a in an Effective way in an efficient way that You know they can match uh what the Model of the game you are trying to to Create and I think this is a very Important stance for me we are by You know we look at that before even That obviously that
The last week we watched a dead because I think that a lot of time those moments And I try to say this in the press Conferences but it's difficult Maybe to see those things That these are chances that we Created but they don't count as chances So when you look at the raw numbers they Will not appear Because maybe the last pass is a Misplaced maybe the run is a little bit Too early or too late But these are Big Goal chances and we Look at those in the in the meetings so I think that the boys are doing a great Job of regaining the ball in high areas With consistence but unfortunately we Cannot Uh transform the zingo I think it's a Matter of time because I think that the Guys can As long as they are clear about the Structure as long as they are clear About how we have to move together in a Synchronized way they will create Problems to the opposition and then to Be a little bit more Cold in the heart in the in the mind and But to be to have fire in the belly to Execute sometimes the fire it gets also To the head and we rush decisions that Instead with a little bit more composure We can turn into a relatively easy Chances or even goals so I think that
The boys have done a great job that's Why I was frustrated for them because we Could have easily scored a few more Goals and we didn't just for really for Simple composure and I think that this Is the element that we need to to Improve in our game Thank you thanks Brian uh well Christian good morning hope you're doing Well good morning will thank you To give away Secrets here on a Thursday But who are some of the players you're Looking forward to to uh To potentially Ashley as well if he's Not able to be with you guys You know it's not a secret that the Midfielders we have and Uh They are there to be seen we have A band we have Chris we have obviously Nuno Carol is back and You know so we have a number of options That we can use We want to consolidate the work that we Have been doing in the last few weeks of Course Brandon Ash there are two Important players for our for our team For our Squad Uh but I'm sure that whoever will take The place will give the best and I and There will be Uh and there will be playing with the Energy and Tempo and commitment that I Want and also they know the job really
Well of we normally mix the teams during The week because I believe that Is the right thing to do and and I've Seen this week that everybody worked Pretty clearly uh about the what they What they have to do on the pitch so The focus is always to be with the guys That they are that they are they can Contribute in a week and then for the Other ones is to get ready for for the Next uh at 100 to stay ready because They are ready yesterday I had this Conversation with brand so Whoever will play will have uh mindful Confidence the confidence of the Coaching staff because everybody during The week work really well and yesterday Uh we had they had again a very good Session It really kind of set the tone for What do you think is behind that because I think you could agree that the first Halves of the home contests have not As good as the one you had In Orlando yeah there are many things That go into a game especially when you Are trying to Come back from results that they were Not ideal and I think that uh There are certain things that we could Have done better also in the first half Against Red Bulls And we clarified that there was simple
Changes in the second half you could see That it was a different team and I Thought I was pleased with the Performance because Red Bull for me is a Very good team that will always try to Play the game against anybody and to Press you high and to make it difficult For you to play I thought that we limit That and we could play in their own half And it's not easy to play all games in The half of Red Bulls mainly because They don't allow many teams to do that And I think that our boys has to be Credited for that we will we would have Liked to score more goals I think we Were close to do so And uh yeah of course we have to improve And we want to play that kind of Football for 90 minutes but uh give the Boys a little bit of time to do that and If you one element that maybe Has been important in oslando is the Experience of Ashley To move the Midfield without the ball And I thought that he was Important for us as you understand more And more how to play because we had many Discussion with us I spoke with him Obviously on a daily basis and he was Used to a different style of play But one thing he does well is to keep The team always Together in compact especially when we
Don't have the ball and he support in That his leadership in that moment is is Very important to us Thank you thank you All right let's go to Alex Good morning I Have very quick follow-up on Grant Bronco situation I know you don't want To I know you said you don't dwell on it Too much but this is more of a Procedural question did the league Office reach out to you guys like Immediately after the game when did they Reach out to you guys and like Did they were they transparent Throughout the whole process or was it Like did the news come in yesterday and Y'all were kind of Blindsided I think that they reached pretty I think That they have a procedure like they Follow with all the clubs and they Reached out I knew about The the news on Monday morning that they Were reviewing and then after They let renew by Tuesday that uh Brandt was given suspension And so I mean this is the procedure that They have and I think it is the same for Every Club I guess Yeah okay thanks Christian you're Welcome All right Steve Hi Christian good morning good morning What was your impression of the crown
Legacy's first match you had a number of Uh you know sovichinsky and Adam and Others who were involved there yeah um What was your impression of their first Match and how do you See using Crown Legacy to keep the first Team Uh in motion and sharp Yeah we also had been Ben Ben the Crusader that played in that game Now first of all it was it was great to See another you know the new Uh Team you know taking shape here at Charlotte FC Um I think it's very important I I Wouldn't like to use that word you know To use them because I don't think it's The right verb I think that we have to Work together with uh Jose the club has To be Unified in that and to groom players for The first team this is our main focus so To have a style that is similar second Team with the first team And the To have a second team that can be Uh You know to have that is an advantage For the players that they go from the First team Down to play and then to keep minutes in The legs and to keep practice in what Then they will be asked when we are when They are in the first steam environment
Or the opposite when we will integrate Some of the up to the first team some of The boys like we had Jack Nelly or Andrew privet or Brandon Cambridge or Patrick agumang so there are a few or Even amadi Diop That they can be comfortable with the Same principle of play so when they come We can uh you know we can decrease the Gap Of experience because if there is Clarity in what you have to do your Experience count a little bit less As that if you have two different Systems and then after the experience is Important because you understand By you know through experience how to Adapt but when you have a clear idea of What you do second team first team they Do the same thing Then For the boys that they go down to have Minutes in the legs and the one that They come up To integrate the first team everything Is so much easier and they just the the Difference is going to be probably just The intensity of the game rather than The principle of play Right and there was a player who they Also had a player missing for International Duty uh last week with Petcovich who was with yeah He's already he's debuted in January for
Their senior team have you had a chance To see him play yet what are your Thoughts about him yeah no I've seen I've seen Nicola I think he's a player That has certain characteristics that I Like the Midfield is composed is uh he's Good on the ball he's calm And uh yeah I think he's a talent but we Need to make sure that we nurture him And that we prepare him in the best Possible way to become part of the first Team this is our challenge with this Young young players that to have certain Abilities is is one thing to become a Consistent player in the professional Environment is another thing so there is A lot of work that goes into that it Seems that you have the right uh Technical characteristics for the Midfielders that we like He seems to have a good a good head Otherwise he wouldn't have been chosen To be Captain with the under-21 team And so there is a good foundation to Build from and It is great to to abib here but we have To make sure that we work with him on a Daily basis to develop develop in the Best possible way Okay thanks and I guess you were kind of Split because the captain again to a Loss to Italy in the u-21 so yeah yeah I Saw the game I saw the game I saw the Game
Yeah I was always with the with Zoran That you know is from Serbia and but we Were very Uh gentleman in them Okay well thank you very much have a Great day thank you Steve okay uh last Two here we'll go to Mike and then we'll Finish with Carol Good morning Christian how are you good Morning Mike good thank you I hope You're well too and I hope you have got This movie question ready as well Has that been a noticeable difference in The team or it was it just the Opportunity to get George an opportunity To play after Pablo was unable to get Victories in the first three Uh I think Joe as I said in the past George and Pablo they push each other And they are two big competitors if you See them in training you will know what I mean they are Two guys with different characteristics With different personalities but one Thing they have in common they have Really strong competitors they love to Compete they love to To do well they love to win and they Love to You know to show their personality when They play Um As I said in the past sometimes you know You have to make choices because
Things work not in the way that you Would like and you want to see different Things in the in the team that always I Repeat has to be the the center of my Thoughts is the is the collective and so We decided together with the coaching Staff to give George an opportunity George took it and he interprets the the The role with the with his own flavor With his own characteristics and so far He's done well you play with personality I also thought that Pablo did did well Did his job unfortunately we gifted some Goals so like we did again against uh Against Red Bull but uh So far George Took these two games with with Personality and he has done well in my In my opinion so credit to him to be Ready and this is what we always say to The players that they are not playing That they have to keep working hard Because Life will give them an opportunity how We don't know but their job is to be Ready like it happened with brand for Example that was we didn't expect that But all of a sudden there is another Opportunity for a midfielder to play And to show that he is ready to take his Opportunity this is how life works not Just in football but generally speaking We don't know how opportunities will Come our way but in my experience I can
See that if you work hard then you work Well somehow the opportunity will come To you In many different ways and I think The job of every one of us is to be Ready to take it Looking ahead to Toronto on Saturday and They're they're sitting at one one and Three in the table a quick thumbnail Sketches to what they present and the Dangers that they uh that you guys will Have to deal with on the field on Saturday A the usual danger might because they Have some Very good individual players uh That they have always had the since I Was here with the New York and even before obviously they Always had the Marquee players that they They do really well and they invest Heavily on that plus they have some Good domestic players some very Experienced players with quality and a Very experienced coach that knows the League and And and the players and the Players Management inside out because of the Experience that he had That he has behind him So he's a team that is always difficult To play against But at the same time we need to be very Aware of our very focused about our game
And to keep building on what we work on On a weekly basis the game is long is 90 Plus minutes and we need to we will have Moments in the game in which we can you Know impose our Our philosophy of of the game and our Intensity and we want to do that also Against Toronto even if it's a Difficult pitch but we are focused on Ourselves and our strength Your favorite Michael Kane movie Oh Mike You know it's you serve it on on a plane Right The Italian Job Maybe Yeah no there are few he's a great actor I have to say that you chose well but uh Just because you give me an easy way to Answer I will say The Italian Job Thank you Mike thank you all right uh We're going to Carol for a final Follow-up and finish there I just wanted to Circle back to Adam Armor um him getting back in Action I Don't think he got a ton of minutes but Just to clear that hurdle will be back Out of the field how nice was that for Him I think he must have been pretty Nice to be on the field after so many Months of Rehab and hard work Of the pitch is not an easy Situation especially psychologically as Well as physically but the job and the
Career of of an athlete is that as well You know you have to go through the up And downs of your Of your body as well how we can get Injured and it's part and parcel of of Being a professional athlete So he must have been really pleasing for Him and he needs to build on that he Needs to build confidence of him being On the beach and Giving his contribution to the team The Focus is an interesting things because It's impossible not to be focused you Might be focused on the wrong things but For for the brain is difficult to be not To be focused and so his job now is to Be focused on the right things and to Make sure that he contributes as much as Possible look after himself in the best Possible way and to be ready for when it Will be called to action and just to Build from strength to strength and to Strengthen his body as much as possible To To be ready for the challenges ahead It's a long season and we just started And I said it many times it's not a Sprint it's a marathon so he needs to Build this mental strength as well as Physical strength Did they have a uh outside back or was He I know you mentioned maybe trying him In some way so I wasn't sure
I think that they are looking at which Player to best feel that position I Thought that these uh I didn't speak Specifically with Jose about Adam Substitution but I guess because the the Boys there were two one down they wanted To add some more attacking force and we Know that he can be It can be strong when you attack at Least in my view he has more attacking Qualities uh he has good attacking Qualities and so maybe there could have Been the idea to to have him as a left Back so that he could overlap and Created more chances going forward Thank you thank you all right thanks Everyone we'll end it there
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