Christian Lattanzio addresses the media after Charlotte FC’s 2-1 win over Orlando City SC
Start off Okay hi Christian congratulations on the Win Thank you thank you Steve Uh some significant changes in the Lineup tonight uh if you could give your Um Thought process on why you made the Changes you did and and how you felt They worked I made the changes because uh we played The three games and I give uh I gave Certain place the opportunity to play And I think it's only fair to give other Players opportunities When things don't work the way that we Would like them to work is part of the Of the team That's why we have a roster and uh On many occasions I said that I really Trust All the plays in the roster and when They because they train well we always Mix the boys that they train And so I think everybody uh was working Well and I saw the guys that was keeping Working and deserved the chance and uh They responded well they responded well This is uh This Is The Life of Of a professional athlete in a team Sport that when he's given opportunity As to perform and uh and if not there Are some changes but I think it's normal In every team so we decided to give
Opportunities to all the guys that were Trained well and they took it so Congratulations to but also the guys That also came on to the pitch did Really well so congratulations to all The boys Who do you think stood out for the team Tonight If I have to make uh well many uh I'm Happy with the performance of many Players if I have to be honest but if I Want I want to mention maybe Two players I thought And so I thought to play really well up Front uh apart from the goal I thought You hold the ball in the end he fought And they gave us that kind of character That I like our team to have and I want To I think he brought a lot of quality in The play but also I want to spend the Word for Arizona full which I thought it Was magnificent Technical ability personality experience Is a guy that was dying right call upon Him he's always ready and uh he's not Just really brings a lot of quality to The party but I can mention many other Players and uh but these three names Come to my mind at the more at the Moment but all the team is the team Performance and uh I'm always reluctant To isolate plays because when you win And when you play
In the way the boys played I think Everybody that was here today deserved The server a big congratulations Yeah the first half I mean say from the Very beginning of the game that seemed To be more Orlando's way uh Charlotte Was was dominant in the first half with The you know with some chances there Shots on goal Um the second half to see be a little Bit safer Harrison's you know nice shot That hit the post there seemed to be a Lot of uh more survival Um than dominance in the second half is That something you would agree with Yeah yeah but the two things Steve you Know my my ideal uh My idea is to have a team that can be Dominant for 90 minutes but this is the Deal of every coach and the reality Sometimes is different Also there are different things that Need to be taken into considerations the First is that When you are in the moment like we are And we've been under a lot of pressure Because of the results I think is only Normal that when you had the chance to Score the third one and we don't and Then we we give A goal uh that for me we could defend Better in that situation but we don't And we play against the team that in my Opinion is a little bit like Atlanta
They have a lot of very very good Individual plays as well as being well Organized You know Oscar is one is a very very Good coach that I know from the time but It was a Dallas and so I know that he's Very organized and plus they have many Individual players so you can't think That you're going to be dominant for the Old game plus we needed the boys feel as The game goes on And we're going to see the goal that is Uh that we need to get something because We deserved but I thought that when we Had to defend the defend well uh Foreign The game that you need to defend and we Work on that as well during the week we Work a lot with the ball but we also Work without the ball we try to precise We kind of press out we try to be solid With the block or defending the last Third the old things that we work on During the week and I think that the Boys when we had to go even with the Police Central Defender and the two Wing Backs I thought that the boys did well And we had even few more chances on Control tag that maybe we could have Played a little bit better And then the result would look different But obviously we are happy with the win And uh And again there is a moment I said
During the week is not to talk to put The head down keep work you know despite The wind for me is the same we keep the Head down we'll let other people talk Now We let people talk we listen we whatever And but we are very determined of Improving on a weekly basis Yeah Congratulations have a nice flight home Thank you thank you All right uh Sam I'm gonna do next thank You uh and congratulations coach thank You so much Um how does it feel to to get this done And finally get a win Good it feels really good uh and I am Very very proud of the boys because uh They played a complete game In the sense that As I said to Steve they attacked when They when they had a possibility to do It they defended when they had two We suffered but in in the football you Need to fight for to impose your game And to impose yourself into the game And uh I think that uh this has to be Part of our DNA I want a team that is a Team of Fighters first and foremost then After when we have that that everybody Is working hard And well for the team everybody has to Work hard and well with no poses but Giving everything they've got we spoke
About that with the boys it's our duties Their duty to be ready to give hundred Percent On the day of the game Then after that we have that that this Is our base then we talk about tactics We talk about game plan strategy And we have that but for me the most Important thing is to fight hard on this You know for the club they have to come Ready to fight and ready to impose our Uh our model of the game nobody's gonna Give us anything right we saw we need to Fight so I wanted a team of Fighters And uh last one for me what do you think Clicked tonight that wasn't clicking the The first three weeks I don't know it takes time sometimes Some you know and I thought that if we Got get the result against the New England uh Maybe things will go differently if you Can hold on to results In San Luis Uh I think that the boys are working Well on a weekly basis I said that but When the results don't come it's Difficult to believe right what we Believe it's important that we Keep doing the right things with the Right mentality uh we isolate From negative comments because I I know That this can happen in football when You don't win games but as I said we
Just put our head down at the moment and Work And so when you work well on a weekly Basis sooner or later things are going To click Thank you coach and congrats again All right uh Carol Hey Christian congratulations on the Victory Thank you Daryl I was going to ask about Westwood's injury uh how serious it was And how he's doing Uh we will evaluate hopefully it's not Anything serious uh you could see that His experience and is growing into the Into the role of uh The use of the Bold experience That he has is very important to us As well as the quality it can is a Common influence on the team So I thought that sometimes we have a Tendency to play a little bit too quick To open in moments when we have to Control the game and I think Ari and uh Partially they are our two masters of Them they can slow down the game where We need to but regarding the injury we Will evaluate he's in a good spirit Obviously because we won I saw him on The he didn't feel ready to play the Second half he put his hand up and uh So we will evaluate from tomorrow but Hopefully it's nothing too serious it Looked like it might be like a muscle
Thing Another joint yeah I think so I think so I think so and I don't want to say Something that is not because they are Still evaluating our Our Medical Department and we have to See the images before we can they Perform some tests at the moment but Until we see the images is difficult to Predict Okay and um I don't think people are Wearing the Anton walks badge or or some Some badges maybe in no armbands was That a decision a collective decision um From you or was that an individual you Know how did that go No well you mean on the on the uh on the On our bands yeah Is uh is I think That we don't need to wear the armband To remember Anthony would be sad if he Was dead Uh I think that we play always with the Batch And we have our own badges our way but The armband is uh Is uh is personal if people wants to Feel that they do but I mean it's not uh We don't do anything for sure you know Carol and I think that You know there is no that we have to do Every time the the minute to remember Until we don't know we have Anthony in Our heart
Is with us all the time as we said is up To us and uh you know it's we talk even Too much about that in my opinion Thank you okay thank you All right guys just a few more uh Nick And then we'll end with Steve Hey hi Christian congratulations on Three points so what in particular did You notice Um or I guess what in particular did you Like about how your team played tonight Is there something that you you that you Were able to spot that maybe we wouldn't Be able to see Well I don't think that I think that uh All of you guys you have enough Experience to see football games and I'm Sure you see Most things that happens on the pitch One thing that I was really pleased was There was a high energy in the thing Not all the time maybe we make the right Tactical Choice as a team and when they Went back three sometimes we didn't Press with the The aggressiveness that I would have Liked so we didn't find the Displayed away at times The the answers But most of the time I think we made it Difficult for them to play I was We just have to be aware of the long Ball because it was uh the one thing That we're trying a lot in my opinion
Because they found difficult to build in Different ways and so when they start to Get people like Pereira close to the Back line I was happy because it means That if you build from very deep Is going to be less effective near the The box where it can be very dangerous As we saw in the second half but there Was a very pleased is the energy the High energy that everybody brought And we started with a high energy and Especially to do that away from home Is a testament to the to how well the Boys You know prepare for this game mentally And physically And then just a follow-up so in the Second half there was a distinct Difference and you did a your defense And your goalkeeping and just overall as A team you all did a great job of you Know keeping it from you know any type Of you know draw or anything like that So what was different that our land or Did Orlando do anything different in the Second half that you yeah they make some Changes Nick and uh Uh is inevitable at times uh is a game Also that is a game of emotions football And then things can change quickly Because Of an episode the goal or a free kick And uh And we are very aware of that and when
You are on the back of three defeats And You have to take into consideration the Psychological uh Part of it and so the boys obviously Wanted to well they were very determined To come back home with three points or At least you know with something and so When you are tuna up and then you Concede one early in the second half You know it's inevitable that in this Moment maybe in another moment it's we Came through through A strip of positive results Uh things could have been we would have Been maybe more dominant again in the Second half but they start inevitably to To try to be a little bit more cautious And And uh you you have to respect that you Can't You have to understand what the team is Feeling in that moment so we try to give Them the solutions and changing the Players that could ride the storm and I Think that the boys did that quite well Uh they defended well when they had to Defend well ideally we want to attack All the time but we have to be humble And understand that when we need to Defend we defend they did Thank you yeah she obviously did what You needed to do to get the result yeah Yeah all right uh last one and then
We'll have George Marks Steve Christian congratulations uh yeah it's Just a just a great win tonight I know It's good to get the monkey off your Back there and hopefully get things Rolling for the season I wanted to ask You about just two individual Performances tonight the first is George Marks uh I mean really he came within a Whisker of having a clean sheet tonight Just wanted to get your thoughts on him And then I'll ask a follow-up about Another player in just a moment Yeah no George is great he's a guy that Uh Always train hard is he has a great Mentality I love his mentality And I and and I also think he's a is a Good keeper and so also that I thought He deserves this chance like I gave it To Pablo and this was important also to Give it to George And they took it well uh he's a guy that Is very Very mature for his age very Professional Uh and so I'm very happy that he took His chance the way he did it and played Well from the back at times This is an area that I think you can do Even better because I know him and I Know how uh how much he likes that part Of the game as well but a good show Stopping and I I saw that he showed a
Lot of personality but again I'm not Surprised in my surprise two people I'm Not surprised that George can play this Well Absolutely and then my final question Really we saw the return to the lineup Of jail and Lindsay tonight he had some Really great touches that led to some Goals tonight so I just wanted to get Your thoughts on his play as well very Good I'm very happy for JJ he's another Guy that I I like a lot unfortunately I Didn't give him a lot of chances as much As I would have liked because he had Tough competition from Arizona from Nathan that they are who would play is With a lot of experience as well but I Thought he was ready to take his chance Tonight and he has been He's a guy that uh brings a lot to the Table in terms of attitude and dialogue Dance I give a lot of importance on how What kind of attitude energy people Brings To the party Especially when they are not playing uh I have a little bit of experience in This game and I really like to see how These guys that they don't play they add To the table and they bring to the team When they are not playing in jail Suppose that you can count on him 100 is Always behind his teammates even when he Doesn't play he trains really well and
Uh on a daily basis I can't remember a day in which he Turned badly So either the chance and I'm very glad That you took it as well as he did and This played a hell of a ball for the First golden one Thank you coach I appreciate it George Mark's here momentarily
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