Christian Lattanzio addresses the media after Charlotte FC’s 2-2 draw at home against Colorado Rapids
Very What do you think it's missing when it Comes to beefing goals and making Mistakes you know it's been eight match Day so far yeah it's a Christmas every Day with us unfortunately uh for your Position So What does it mean experience I said you Know I said it before we have I said that during the week that this Team needs help and needs a bit of luck And help in the sense that We have three players with big Experience that can help and can make Everyone Moradis with experience and the ability They have in their position and these Are obviously everybody knows Kalina Ashley Westwood and Guzman And not having these guys in the team is Especially for a young team like ours For uh is is difficult it's difficult And then when we have guys that they Play not so many games They are gonna make mistakes because It's part and parcel of growing as a Player is making mistakes And so like human before every human Being how do we learn by making mistakes And then we learn and then we move on Unfortunately this happened to us and uh Today they've been in the way that Nobody expected I mean Georgia the ball
In his hands and he dropped it and Even if he drops it anywhere else You know maybe we don't get hurt but it Just drops it in the path of so how can You legislate for that it's difficult And I feel really sorry for the boys Because there is a win that they totally Deserved Well you know that was uncharacteristic Of him because he's been very steady on Things uh well you know Kalina has made Mistakes you know it happens every Player Because but uh and I know you haven't Had a chance to review it yet but I mean Did you speak to George do you say Anything I apologize obviously he's a Guy he's a conscious guys he's a guys That give always his best since he was Drafted from Clemson He's a guy that he has a big personality Big character That give everything 100 in that sense I Agree with you that is on Characteristics even though he's young And he has a limited experience in Playing Professional in the professional game in MLS So I would have I would never have Imagined him to do that mistake but that Tells you that The inexperience is also to be mentally Ready to make each play
And I'm sure that as a result of that it Will be bigger player it would be a Better player this is adjusted Unfortunately he hurts the team today Because we dropped we dropped two points But it will we will be behind him like And we have to own his mistake like we Did in the past With everyone else but The the message is clear if you don't Want to apologize this for every player You have to not to make mistakes so stay Focused on what you have to do because The professional game is different from You know I know professional game Because of that just to stay focused in Each play until the 90 plus minute that You have to play So this is a lesson that you will take On board I'm sure and he will move on Because it's not the play the play you Can make the play uh easily even with His eyes closed but is you have to make It at the Display which is a simple player you Have to make it a 95th minute third Minute In a game that you are in front that You are winning and you need the points And the part of the experience is that Is also the mental side on just the Technical side yeah last night after the Crown Legacy match Kalina said that the Guys always support each other of course
They support each other while still Competing against each other of course This is normal that's what we want we Want competition in every position not Just in the goalkeepers And then whoever the serbs will play I Also thought that George played well Until That mistake And uh but that like you say it can Happen to a striker to miss from five Yards and just that one happens with the Goalkeeper is very costly You share what do you think went well Pretty fun I think what went well is that we show a Team that is uh that is fighting that Has got the fighting spirit that doesn't Give up That even when concede the goals uh They try we always try to play and I Thought that some of the Some of the chances that they had Whether I came either from set piece Long throw that we knew that wasn't Various got that A wide free kick because they have guys That can deliver the ball really well we Knew about that as well And other than that I think that In open Play we try to play and we Gave the ball away sometimes and they Can go in transition like it happens in Other games
But what I like about the the guys is That they keep playing And they show a big character where the Game plan from first half then We didn't switch the ball from side to Side like we wanted to like we planned In the second half we make sure that we Show again half time what would they Need to do they execute and then all of A sudden we create chance after chance Then after I thought we were suffering a Little bit And we were getting tired we had we need A little bit of help as well in terms of These teams need a little bit of help With Uh maybe a couple of guys Coming in but I thought that the boys Responded really well And show character and when we had to Switch to a different formation I Thought that yeah sure we Gave the ball away a little bit more in The sense that they kept the ball a bit More but I didn't feel that the way we Were threatened that much I thought we Were defending crosses well we trained That as well and so I thought that for them to score Something like that had to happen so Like uh A big mistake that unfortunately we made Because otherwise I thought we could Have defended
For another half hour You share a little bit about your uh And more about her and also your Sometimes I was thinking that I was Thinking that Because there is this thing that the Bible substitution right okay so I think that we were winning to one I Think that we were suffering a little Bit especially when They were switching side to side that Were overloading the site So in order not to get us open again I Wanted to go with five Four and a one So that we can Stay more compact in the middle and to Prevent them from finding these diagonal Boats that they were pretty good at Finding Going from side to side so that was the Idea then unfortunately Joseph got Injure so I had to make two the idea was To make only one Um The I just want to talk about the Players that they are here because I Think that as I always said I want to Talk about the place that they are part Of the squad there is no So I'm gonna comment only only about the 20 that they were in the roster Thank you Um
No I thought that the way there is no What we have to understand is that the Substitution is nothing I mean unless They don't do what we ask them to do Tactically And in that in that case then but I Thought that uh Carol was playing well we just needed an Outlet as a nine like and so that can Hold the ball A little bit uh you know a little bit More physical in that sense and also on Set pieces he had a specific role and Then we needed to go with five I wanted To have the Wingers still as an outlet Because I think Kerwin and Camille were Doing well and then I wanted to change Them to go McKenzie and with Ben later on Brandt and DJ they were I think they are Solid in Midfield and they are the two Uh that can do that kind of work Uh and so I didn't think that we had It was just a tactical choice I think Carol was doing well and I thought that The team in that moment needed a Different structure I feel like Gotten some results especially late this Season last year like those three Together is sort of The group that you can kind of count on On a regular day listen we would like to Have also in the in the mix actually
Because Ashley is a guy that brings Experience and quality Like he showed when he played and he was Starting to understand more and more With in Orlando but yeah DJ and branded They know what to do Carol in that Position can be Can be decisive today made to assist I Think the first time you give the ball To Kerwin and second one he crossed Since he crosses to Camille So We know that while DJ and Brandt they Give a little bit more consistence to The play Carol you can give can bring Some quality every player brings quality In and he has a good side and the Downside right and What DJ and brand bring at the moment With Carol is like you say they know the The system a little bit better than the Other one they have more experience also Because they got results in different Games and they know how to navigate Through the games and through the phases Of the game So I remember oppressor you know a few Games that you mentioned that you work With him getting him to know the name And the reference Something Yeah we talk about that we then so uh he Realizes himself he's an intelligent guy He's not he's not he's not right he's
Very passionate and you know my Italian Side I understand we like to have a Conversation he's never disrespectful to The breath and also I think even to to The opposition it just like to have this Dialogue and to talk about things is Also his character he's full of he's an Emotional guy and I think this emotion Can work in our favor as well So I don't want to take that away but at The same time you need to channel it in A way that it doesn't become Controversial and the seen as a Controversial guy but I can tell you That it's a really is a really good guy He's not And so I don't think that is Disrespectful to the referee I think he Wants when he thinks that his foul he Wants to make a point that he has been Fouled and if he doesn't get a call he Wants to make the referee uh know that You know that the time Refuge got it Wrong because the guy he pulled me so How we are gonna channel that we will Work together on that he will get better And better Thank you guys thank you
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