Christian Lattanzio addresses the media after Charlotte FC’s 5-2 away loss against New York Red Bulls.
Hey Christian uh definitely a wild card Game there I think this match showed Like just how slim the margins are Between uh the taking the moments the Chances and not uh but the team fought Back it it made it an interesting match What what was your take on the whole Thing but my take was that uh I think This game came a little bit too early For us for us it was the third game in a Very short space of time And and uh they look brighter than us In in the first half especially we give Away couple of goals that I don't Think uh we should Concede and uh and like you say when we Have our chances to score our Goals we didn't take those and I think These are decisive moments but uh all in All I think the team show the spirit That they have we fought back we had a Chance to go 4 three when Carol put the Ball back across the line and Uh and Patrick just slightly touch it You had wise bre was ready to put it in The net if we go for three there would Be even more interesting in the game but Uh not to find an excuse I think that They deserve to go through uh I Congratulate them and I wish them uh Well in the playoff but Uh Um I think that we are building Something here we need to learn those
Lessons and uh you know feel them inside And you know and then when we come back Next season we will be stronger also Because of That and this was uh actually Statistically the least contentious of Any match between the two teams they Looked like Red Bull finally figured out How to play the high pressure without You know the unnecessary roughness That's that's come through um how do you Characterize their their game tonight is I don't want to talk too much about the Opposition yeah you saw that Steve they Are very good at what they do they play Quickly and uh you know they put us Under pressure I thought that We didn't read well certain situations We spoke about that with the boys but Maybe you know the mental tiredness and I thought we could have played more in Certain moments when we didn't have Pressure and then we decided to play Instead when we had pressure likewise in The second half we play for me a little Bit even when we scor the two goals we Wanted to go long straight away when we Could have connected three or four Passes to get to better position and Then then you know to create problems to Them I thought that they did this Well ER better than us and uh but uh It's also true that the Boys our boys travel to Miami came back
And play against Miami in very emotional Moments very emotional games and today I Thought that it was inevitable to have This kind of tiredness maybe in the Worst place to go in terms of intensity They are a team that play with a lot of D Thank you we'll see you back in Charlotte thank you st all right Carol hey Christian it seems like you Were in there for a good while talking To the team I'm just wondering what your Message was and you know what do you say After the season you guys have had I Told them that I'm very proud of them The way they were resilient the way they Kept fighting Despite many things that happened to us And uh I as a club Uh and so it wasn't easy and I told them That likewise they don't have to believe The Hypes because there is no substitute for Work they also don't have to believe the Law that inevitably you know in a m Moment like that people will talk and But we need to really stay strong Together and to understand where we are Going today and the next couple of days Is going to be is going to hurt Uh there is no question about that we All are but at the same Time I believe that we are in the right Path we came we don't have to forget
That we qualified for playoff in front Of clubs that they Have a solid structure many years of Experience in this league and to be Already there and to fight and to be Ahead of a few of them it's something That we all have to be proud it was not Uh a g even and I think that we need to Improve in many different ways but I Still believe we are on the right track We have the right attitude the right Spirit and we just have to improve keep Going and Uh stay strong together and to keep Improving in all the things that we Identified Together two of the guys uh who scored Tonight or or two guys you think could Lead you forward you know into next Season is that the way you look at it With Kerwin and and aimon showing their Skills Tonight without a doubt I I count on Both of them they're young they are Talented they need to grow they need to Improve uh and they will they worked Well this season I think kwin is a much Allaround players also defensively scor A fantastic goal that shows his talent And um But also his work of the ball I think Had to improve he's improving he's a guy In which I Account equally Patrick he shows that he
Can be a handful even at this level even Though he's quite raw and we need to Improve his overall game but he has a Great attitude and of course he's Another player in which I think this Club should uh should count for next Season thank you thank all right end it With Forhead Christian um from the beginning Of the Season till this game you know The team has struggled specifically Defensively uh you the team let five in Today what where has been kind of the Disconnect for this team not to struggle In that back line so Much but it's an overall game that you Have to analyze I think that uh In Transition today was difficult because Of the characteristics of the players That they Have and this is one part of the the Game that we need to improve Individually and collectively but uh you Know we are very clear what we want to Do I think it's too early to go now and To talk about That okay and also I guess um would we Expect a big over turn in terms of Players for next season is that Something that you guys are talking About now or is it too early for that It's too early for that for sure we are We spoke with uh we are in constant
Communication with the front office we Are very clear about what we need what We want to do I don't think this is the Right moment to talk about especially After a game I prefer to put the accent On the fact that We grow during the season that we made The playoff in front of clubs that they Have much more experience than us that They have more time to build great Squads despite that we finish above Them okay thank you okay thank you all Right thank you Christian we'll have Play shortly thanks
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