Christian Lattanzio talks to the media about the signing of left back Jere Uronen and the experience and skill he will bring to Charlotte FC, as well as the upcoming match against tough opponent Cruz Azul in round 32 of Leagues Cup at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas.
Look at crew Sorry I said again I I lost your Connection for a second Yes when you look at Cruz Azul obviously They have a terrific coach and that was A very dramatic win they had against Atlanta I know that all games are won in The Midfield or decided in the Midfield And we've talked about your Midfield Before but with the versatility and the Skill set that the different player Scott and Ashley and Ben and Brandt Present do you feel like that maybe the Midfield is an area that you can if not Expose maybe take advantage of as the Match goes along because of all the Different options you have there John yes uh for me it's difficult to Divide the game into sections but it's True that uh the Midfield is key Is almost like you know the core of the Body that brings together the lower part And the upper part so the Midfield Obviously is very important we have [Music] Um I spoke with with the club a long time Ago when about the characteristics that I wanted in Midfield and uh soon we're Gonna get also brecht this again but With the The players that they've been played With the brand Ashley Scott Ben also Chris Chris I got
That help us in training and Ari a fool That for me also I consider Midfield Um I think we have a set of skills that Can be can be interesting and can help Us to play the way we want to play with The ball and without Thank you John do you have a do you have Another question for for a professor I'll make this I'll make it I'll make it Quick um when you look at cruises Azul We know that all the league MX are very Technically sound they're usually good On the counter attack they're very Organized defensively what do you see From Cruz Azul they played two close Matches obviously the first match was Decided by Messi's free kick and then They went to penalties in the second Match what do you see from them and what Do you think will be just some of the Keys overall where you'll be able to Maybe exploit or that you'll have to be Concerned with I followed I followed them together with The coaching staff and the analysts And we know that is a team that presents A number of challenges uh good Strikers In uh In Lottie Moises but also You know not just them but they like you Say they all have uh Mexican team they Are technically sound tactically very Very well coached they can defend deep They can defend higher
A very good in transitions very good in Taking advantage of those moments of uh You know losing or regaining possession And by the way when I saw them playing Against Miami I thought that they this Uh better than the result that they got Then obviously then when you have Buskets and Messi you know that anything Can happen any minute these are players That you know On top of the profession in the world For many many years so Is not is not this the the the moment That we discovered the ability of those Players but just to say that Cruz Azul In my opinion deserved they play very Well their chances and they could have Been Uh you know with a different score line By the time that they actually that Messi is called the free kick So we are very aware of the challenges They present and also but I also thought That nikaxa was a good team uh and I Want to give credit to our boys for the Way they minimize the minimize the the Threat and frustrated the neck AXA Because they also had very good Strikers And with Batista with Mendes that Unfortunately he goes to shredded and Make that foul but we knew that they Could have present Um A big challenge to us and it's one of
Those themes that if you don't put Pressure onto them they can come out With a ball and play because they're all Technically sound including the Goalkeeper so we need to be very aware Of that and to respect The game which means respecting Ourselves and the opposition to give our Best Thank you Professor now it's the terms Of a cuddle Walton please A couple Hey Christian can you hear me yeah I can Good morning Carol good afternoon my Brother good morning good morning Um I wanted to see if you could tell me A little bit about um your own and a Little bit more specifically about your New left back Yeah Um [Music] We as I told you in the past we needed To Add to our Squad certain characteristics And we found a year that I found out from The Scouting Department that there was a Possibility to sign in and for me I knew The player from before because I've seen Him playing for field and I followed Obviously when I was in Europe different Leagues Belgian league as well uh I knew More or less his characteristics when
You know the work was presented to me of The Scouting Department it didn't take Me long time before I actually could Say that I was on board with with the Idea with the possibility I think he's a Player that bring us will bring us Experience will bring us a I think he he can do many things as a Player uh he's good on the ball he's uh Is very focused defensively Um I think he can he's one of those Fullbacks that can go and support the The play from From deep but also he can also stay and Play the back three with the national Team in multiple occasions so I think His versatility and this ability Tactical ability and Technical ability Is what uh convinced me that to give the Green light when this possibility was Presented to me Thank you Carl now it's time for Michelle giannon Thank you how are you coach Foreign Okay okay No listen I I believe we have to speak English so yeah that's at least Spanish Where where I don't uh really that's not My strength I think I can understand Most but maybe St is better stick with English good Okay good thank you so much for your
Time so uh for example we're in the Summer right and the transfer market is Open And it's it's difficult I'm guessing It's difficult to prepare because you For example mentioned Lottie and Lottie Is reportedly living Cruz Azul so he may Not be available tomorrow so how Difficult it is to prepare these type of Games when you don't know exactly who You're playing against with thank you Yeah Michael this is the challenge for Every coach in every League during the Transfer market he goes from top to Bottom and when I say this I mean Respectfully taught with the teams that They are the most important teams in the World bottom with the ones that they are Maybe in lower divisions but so that's But the problem is the same for Everybody Uh it goes from the Manchester City Real Madrid of this world up to everybody and Uh if you look I mean the question Before you Miguel was about the play That we just acquired so I understand it's difficult for Everybody it's difficult for Cruz Azul Because they might be without the player That uh and they I'm sure they will find That if that happens they will find a Substitute but this is the moment in Which uh you have to use your managerial Skill and you know and to be able to
Deal with what is uh What uh is a What is available and what what happens Because I understand also for the people That in the clubs that they make the Deals for the sporting director The Scouting departments and the front Offices Everybody would like to do the deal in Their own terms money wise time wise but You know very well that the world Works In different ways and there are certain Windows in which a moments overlap and You have to be able to deal with those It's not ideal and I know that A football is ideal every coach would Like to have all the players before Preseason starts But it is the nature of the sport and we Need to adapt to that and to deal with That Thank you Professor the last question For you is Tyler Trent Hey coach how you doing hello Tyler fine Thank you I hope you're well too I'm Doing good Um I had a question about the new Signing Um so leave League's Cup squads have Already been submitted so I imagine we Probably aren't going to see him in These games is that is that the case You you are referring to uranan We are referring to Thailand I I can't hear you I don't know if it's
Just on my end or Yeah can you hear me there we go yeah I Can hear you sorry yeah no are you Referring to Urban Yeah but uranine is a guy that we just Signed uh The papers and he needs to go through The Visa process So until you get registered by MLS I would love him to join us and play for Us because He just completed the Precision in Impressed in France which means he's He might not be at the same speed that We want but surely it will not be Uh it will not be out of place to train And maybe to play a few minutes with us But I don't think he can because of the Uh bureaucracy and because of the papers That we need to acquire in order to be Registered by MLS Awesome thanks coach you're welcome Thank you coach This is this is all for the For the conference thank you thank you Guys thank you bye Thank you very much Um now we'll we'll have an announce to To make please will if you can help me With with that Yeah hey guys will Martin here from Charlotte FC unfortunately due to Getting started late um We're not gonna Be able to have Scott ourfield on
Um our local media in Charlotte please Connect with me um and we're happy to uh Get your sound bites from Scott but Apologies for uh the delay there today And apologies for the scheduling issue But we will not be able to have Scott Our field on Thank you so much will well thank you Very much to Professor Christian Lutencio and the show about players Caught up for taking these Springs upon Friends and thank you to all the media That attend these this conference see You in the match today thank you