Christian Lattanzio addresses the media after Charlotte FC’s scoreless draw against D.C. United at Bank of America Stadium.
Um frustrating night tonight given what The team needs to achieve going forward Yeah He's another one that I believe Might be wrong because obviously I'm the Coach Of our team I believe that we were the Better side in the first half and in the Second half So in that sense it disappointed because We have many chances to Create More and better quality chances to score Goals which we don't and in the end the Game stays in balance And when you play against Good players You always you know are in danger of Conceding one but all in all I think That we had modded enough ball Possession more than enough entries in The last third the two To deserve the win but it's the last two Games is like that is the third in a row Where I think we should win And that we get only a point So yeah in that sense it was really nice Because I think the uh our boys deserve More than that but it's up to us to To take what we deserve nobody is going To give us a gift and we have to Be More focused and to have and to play Better in the last third
Enzo and Carol together tonight what did You think of How they play together and Of that service you know I think they They they show promise in science to Play together they were looking for each Other up to obviously in the second half Even more they had this combination Around the Box They were working well defensively And uh And I think that they they can play Together I don't have any doubt that They can play together Obviously being two very important Places for us I always would like them To to give us something extra But But yeah no I think effort wise I'm Happy with both of them Huh You know is one of those if they are Selfish you don't like it they are Unselfish with the like I think I think the Um no I think that they are trying to Play they're trying to understand Themselves better and better and so they Try to to look for each other The choices that they make in the last Third or around the box that's up to Them this is I don't want to tell them What they need to do around the box also Because I'm not sure what kind of
Situation they're gonna find and they Are Experienced enough to play In those situations sometimes it look Like that but I'm happy that they look For each other because it means that There is respect they respect each other They respect the way they play Sometimes today I thought we were a Little bit unlucky in some decisive Moments when we could have really scored A couple of goals in the first half and We were Through that we can see the couple of Dangerous Contra attacks but listen It would be great if you can only create Chances and not consider anything [Music] I think that we manage well those Transition and some of those were Created by us to be a little bit untidy In the last third But overall I'm very happy with the Performance we just need to be better in The last third Yeah Yeah of course of course this is what I Like is one of the best performance that I've seen Christian Synthesia I like that is that he can play higher Position be more aggressive it's very Important for us in that sense Especially when we want to press the
Position High Is aggressiveness in Taking strategic positions is is Important it looks decisive he looks and They look better and better as the game Where We're going on so I'm happy with this Performance yes Defending you differently are you seeing Different looks that's causing you that To change No I think there is always I think that the goal didn't come not Because we didn't have Control of the game or we didn't create Chances or we were playing very deep It's the opposite I think we had a lot Of ball A lot of the ball a lot of the ball in The right areas even today I think we Had I don't know a lot more passes in the Offensive half than the opposition And then he's after Is how we make them count but The opposition defends Well defends deep and is up to us to Unlock I'm sure you saw the game Nick And we had many chances to create Better quality options better quality Chances that this night we were not able To do it's tough because Um Performance like this should be rewarded
With a with a with a win should have Been rewarded with the win in Nashville Should have been rewarded with a win Against Orlando And these are all draws that should Should be should we win You got a quick turnaround for a Wednesday match what What knowing this result I focus on first of all being fresh Mentally And then physically because we need to Stay Ready for tough challenges tough games That we have ahead And uh To see how we can improve again because We work a lot on On that how can we improve You know the last The Missing Link which is obviously Probably football the most difficult one No to make a season to score goals this Is what we need to Keep improving but the most important Thing is to stay together I believe in These guys 100 I believe in the spirit Of the group they train well We are the Frank talk after the game I think that they they play football That FIFA was again maybe I can be Oh I'm sure I'm biased but I would enjoy To come to see this team playing I Really would because I think whenever we
Play we never we never are subdued Against anybody we give a game to Everybody and The way also will regain the ball we Regain the ball quickly and then we have It in play So I am very proud of the way the boys Are playing It's very important Um it's very important especially the Way we want to play because it's very Easy and I think is a good question that It's very easy to play the way we want To play We Are wasteful in the last Third and then you can see it I've seen the game just before Miami Atlanta seven goals in this game but I've seen it also in in Premier League This morning I saw AC Milan Inter Milan Let's finish with five one And AC Milan was trying to play when They couldn't in transition you know you Can be punished when you play against Good plays and they have very good Players here And it would be easy it would be easy to Lose a game and and even to lose the Belief but I still believe even if you Lose the game that we are playing the Right brand of football we are playing With intention we are playing with the With bravery we are courageous we occupy Most likely very often the opposition Half
And like you said if you don't take your Chances then after you can be you can be Punished we have been punished last Minute or Even last minute of extra time in Nashville two minutes to go from set Pieces and when Dave is at the the bowl At 88 89 minutes you still think Anything can happen because they have Big guys and great guys in the air that If the ball is good But that tells how that says how Our boys also playing transition I was Very proud of of the the backflop plus Christian played in particular I think Adil and Andrew They are two different different Difficult customers inforado and bentike And I think they manage them really well Pretty well I'm proud and this is a very Young couple of central Defenders that They are growing game again Um just looking at the table now are you Monitoring are you looking at like the Teams you know Montreal and Like Chicago as far as like what you Need to get to that that night we need To engage it and I think that we are Putting our And put in our emphasis and our energy Into the next game the next game I think We have In the last four games you should have 12 points in my opinion we just have 12
Points and we should have if we had Those 12 points I think it doesn't Matter what Chicago does doesn't matter What Montreal does I think we are And I like to think that we want to be Master of our destiny not to look at too Many calculation I like to play football From food I like to the boys to take the Game by the Scruff of the neck and to Play Toe to Toe against everybody like They showed And I want to keep doing that and to get As many points as possible then after we Will see yeah because you're chasing now If you're defending it might But still still because if we were in a Better position I want to get to the People that they are in front of us I'm Not I don't want to look behind me Obviously now we are forced to do that But if we were third I would like to go Second This is the way I like us to build as a Club
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