Christian Lattanzio addresses the media before Charlotte FC heads to the capital to take on D.C. United and fight for three more points.
Yes Awesome all right guys again you know Joe if you have a question please raise Your hand uh we'll we'll start with you Because I know you gotta jump Hello Christian how are you good will Thank you you I'm fantastic Um just some housekeeping to start um What were you able to find out about Camille and uh and Bill from My Mirage Um they did the MRI Yesterday and uh Is more or less what uh the performance Department the medical Department Thought We hope to have Camille back within Seven maximum 10 days and uh And for Bill it will take a little bit Longer Um we will see how they progress the I Spoke with both of them today I spoke With both of them Um personally and they feel They feel pretty pretty good better than They thought but sometimes the feeling That you have doesn't much The you know the the time that it takes To recover Well with with the muscles so we need to Respect You know the healing of the body at the Same time trying to do our best to Recover them as soon as possible
Sometimes it's possible by following Certain procedures certain protocols to Speed up the healing and that's what we Want to do How much does this put a strain on both Positions being obviously uh their Numbers are thin at both of those Positions right now yeah it does because There are two players that they are Hitting form so with Camille Uh How they took very well the role of Captain in the game scoring the the Important goal the one nil all the goals Are important but the one that put you In front is always Probably the the most important one and Uh he was there to create chances and to After that he had a is a great shot that Just went a little bit over the bar It would have been just few inches and Two goals in in two minutes for Camille And that would be Uh you know the eyes in on on the cake But unfortunately instead he felt Something and he preferred not to Not to continue not to not knowing what He had and so I thought I thought he did The right thing in in stopping and not Aggravating the situation but obviously Uh for us is a play that he was eating Form about his combative and he can't Wait to be back build the same is I Thought that it was playing really well
In the role that I gave him in the game And uh I thought that it was one of those the Players that was uh improving more and More Uh within within the team because Obviously it's now more familiar with The principle of play and more familiar With his role and responsibility and uh I think his qualities uh were showing More on the ball of the ball you Understand the time you know when doing Some tactical changes in the in the game He is aggressive is good in the air And so is a player that we we miss but Listen we have uh all the players and Football is like that you know there Will be opportunities for different Players to step in the position and to Give a good account of themselves this Is how football live this is how life Works Uh lastly for me I know that uh the Memories of the game itself are ones you Don't want to think about but it is uh The side of your first ever contest uh In DC any memories come to mind from That particular experience and and Things that you might hearken back to When uh when you're inside Audi field on Saturday no of course uh I don't want to Carry those memories you know we move on Life moves on and these These Memories Are memories that they are they have a
Right to be in the sense that there was An historic moment for the club our First game we were all awaiting and uh Really emotionally charged for that game I remember us going one one nil up with Your teeth I remember that and then it Was pulled back by the bar and then we Made a couple of mistakes and Unfortunately we were punished they we Were given a penalty against that in my Opinion was very soft against brand so I Have memory but you know the memory Stayed in that moment and then we need To move on and uh We will go to play we played against DC All the time since then and you know we Are focused on this game uh nothing to Do with uh with uh you know the memory Of time Thank you so much good luck thank you Carol Jason how are you Ricardo thank you you I am good I Mean Ashton's Tuesday night about Vinnie Mello and whether he was a consideration For you on the roster in the U.S open Cup No it wasn't because Um I thought that that uh We had less players and I didn't think He was in uh in form to play this game I Thought that the other players were in a Better position to contribute to to the
Team that's all it was a football Consideration by watching him on a daily Basis training Last night about Adam armor and I just Wondered if you could speak to maybe What it was that that didn't really pan Out with him and Charlotte FC at this Point I don't know I think Adam He was one of the first players that was Acquired it was even it was here before I arrived so It was a choice of the the front office And they had decided to bring this young Talent to Charlotte sometimes in in life And football doesn't may is not an Exception things don't work in the way That you would like to work despite you Try Everything to make it work and He went down to Crown Legacy and then it Was a choice of the club to uh for the Best of everybody to go in separate ways This uh this is part of football this Part of life I want to wish Adam all the Best I really I love him dearly I think He's a great kid and Again The sometimes the criticism that I have With players that they are professionals Very very seldom almost never it happens To me to have a personal issue with the Player more professional and then on the Personal side I can say that I really
Like Adam he's a kid that uh as uh as it Can have a cheeky side like most uh Young players but and not only the young Players but uh Sometimes as I said before is is about Football and is is a professional Football and sometimes the best way is To go separate ways Okay I don't I have questions today I mean uh Chris Chris Said he you know he feels like he's Ready he's close do you feel like you Have a decision to make with him yet or I think I think he is I think I have a Decision to make with him I don't know I Haven't decided yet Uh I it was great to see Christian back In Action I have to say that and you can See the qualities that he has in terms Of personality in terms of leadership But also you also can see that it's not Exactly 100 So and that is understandable when you Come from so many months out of action And you are really Coming back into into your profession You know it's not so easy to it's almost Impossible to expect that you left that You start from where you left in the in Your best games we all have in our eyes Uh Christian being man of the match and To be
One of the best players of Charlotte FC But the reality is that uh you need to Build yourself in that position by Playing games and by you know also for Him regaining confidence he's training With us he trained again today and uh But he will take time for him he's not He's a human being and it's time to Build himself for to be the the Important player that you know is is Going to be for us Two more quick ones Westwood is he still On track to be available And then another midfielder Nuna Santos To see back practicing or is there any Chance we'll see him in some shape or Form no I don't think so I don't think So I think for now no noise is going to Be with crown Legacy Okay thank You you're welcome Thank you Carol uh uh Mike Thank you very much good afternoon Christian good to see you good afternoon Mike good to see you too The uh the game Tuesday uh in your post Game comments you uh Describe yourself as a little agitated Uh because the the guys may have let off The gas a little bit in in that in that Win over South Georgia have they gotten The message in the last two days about You being agitated and and let's not do That again no they know no I think that
I was not agitated because uh I knew That we are building this mentality and I know that uh Uh that is a work in progress in that Way and we saw also in the result Yesterday and you know two days ago that There are some big teams that you know Either they win last minute or they go To penalties or they actually are out in The first round because these guys they Play first of all they're good players Some of them play in MLS some some of Them they were very close to side with MLS and sometimes luck is that you know Danny Rios for example was a play that For a few years playing USL and you can Tell what kind of impact could they have In MLS so I think that the quality in USL USL one is not bad at all And uh What you need to do obviously the Intensity is less is a bit less and the General quality is a little bit less but You have to be you have to build a Strong mentality the mentality is by Taking every game with the same uh Mental state with the same energy with The same positivity with the same Commitment and Grit and so I can get Agitated if I can see moments in which We we were not and it's best that they See me agitated and they that they don't Also because I can guarantee you that That come from experience and
And unfortunately I've been in games Where we didn't probably we put the food Of the gas me included and then we got Punished and you know it is important That this never happens this never Happens because if you want to build a Strong team you have to start with Building a strong mentality Looking ahead to Saturday uh obviously You you maintain that it's all about What you guys do and not so much the Opponent but what does this opponent do That you have to be ready to counter and And go before Mike we all we always take Into consideration a lot what the Opponents do it's not that we don't Consider them or we don't we analyze Them a lot the the the one thing that I Want to be clear is that I don't want us To you know give up our identity of play In our style of play because of the Opposition this is not But we take a lot into consideration the Tactical strengths and weaknesses of the Opposition so with the DC is the same we Had a little bit less time to prepare Because of the schedule But we saw video today about how they Defend what the others tomorrow we will Watch them when they're in possession so Uh we will go we will dig deep in what They do we know them we play them in Pre-season already so we know what kind Of strength is a strong team is it in
Form as well so we are very well aware Of the challenges that they will provide For us Is there is there one thing in Particular that they've done well so far That you know offensively defensively Yeah many things many things of course They are bringing benteke more into the Game uh he's become a central figure in The way they play not just in Finnish But also in the building up Uh the Polish midfielder Glick and they Also found a different role for palson Starting from the back And so they have two Wing bucks that They can go forward and they are really Good in the offensive phase in Santos And uh you know at the Brazilian uh one And found fountas is also a is a very Good strike a technical technical Ability so they have qualities Everywhere that we have to be the Experience of burn bound canoes in the League So it's a team that we need to we know That they have a number of Uh strong points and it's up to us to To give them a strong game Last one for me uh we're gonna go to the Movies I want to know who plays Christian latanzio in the movie about Christian latanzio who do you want to Play you I don't know uh this is a great question
Because whatever I say I'm done right But if I choose a good looking guy I Think that I see myself Uh you know what I want to ask Carol who Would you play my my role We gotta go Italian right like Al Pacino With the the Italian Heritage uh I mean It would make me a little bit older that But in terms of quality I can't complain About it I'll come up with a better answer with Some time how about that all right So you're going to dodge the question No is that I don't know Um you know um Is a good question let me get let me Prepare better on that one That's a little bit better on that one I Play myself I want to do like Sylvester Stallone did for Rocky I will play Myself Fair enough I can't blame myself so at Least you know I've got only myself to Blame Hmm Had you gone Brad Pitt I think people Would have thought There's a different League Brad Pitt There's nothing to do no No no no no I will play my own role and Then I'll take the blame Good luck this weekend Thank you Mike all right thank you guys Apple guys will move to the other Zoom
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