Coach’s World Cup Blog

To kick off the AdrianSoccer.com Coach’s Blog (linked on the upper righthand corner of the site), I’ll be posting throughout the World Cup.  In order to prepare, I had a checklist of items to take care of:

1. Get a ridiculously giant TV  (Status: Complete)
2. Save up a month of vacation time and say goodbye tofamily, friends, and coworkers  (Status: Complete)
3. Clean out the minifridge to reduce the number of trips to the kitchen  (Status: Pending)
4. Take care of all the odd jobs that need to be done around the house  (Status: Don’t Ask)
5. Figure out the difference between Slovakia and Slovenia  (Status: Pending)
6. Remember that June 24th, 2010 is my 4th anniversary  (Status: Fingers Crossed)
   

   Coach's World Cup TV of Choice is the Samsung HL67A750

7. Check my voicemail in case Bob Bradley needs a last minute sub  (Status: Constant)
8. Cheer like crazy when the US beats England this Saturday  (Status: Optimistically Pending)
9. Set the alarm for 7am for the morning matches  (Status: Reluctantly Complete)
10. Set up the AdrianSoccer.com Coach’s Blog  (Status: Complete)
11. Provide valuable World Cup insight on the AdrianSoccer.com Coach’s Blog  (Status: Not At All Likely)

We’re under 48 hours away from the greatest sport spectacle in the world.  Get the coffeemakers started…

AA

Recent Blog Posts:

• 9/1 vs. Denison Thoughts - September 1, 2010

  Preparation for the Denison match really began the moment our players started training in the preseason. After last season's success, we have firmly set our sights on an MIAA Championship... but we know that it is an uphill battle and will require a m...

• World Cup Blog - Quarterfinal Recap - July 3, 2010

  The quarterfinals are an interesting point in the tournament.  A team that comes to the World Cup with a goal of reaching the knockout can label their outing a resounding success if they exceed expectations by reaching the quarterfinals (e.g. the US i...

• World Cup Blog - Round of 16 Recap - June 30, 2010

  I won't bore you with long commentary on each match, just a couple quick thoughts... Uruguay 2 - South Korea 1 Remember what I said about Suarez?  The guy is on the fast track to a big club payday.  I think his game is suited well for Spain, bu...

• World Cup Blog - Group Stage Recap - June 25, 2010

  It's been a crazy Cup so far, here's my quick recap with thoughts on the way each group played out: Group A I was very fortunate to see Luis Suarez play for Ajax in Amsterdam this March and I was left feeling like I just watched the world's great...

• World Cup Blog - Day 8 - June 18, 2010

  Yesterday we saw the floodgates open with10 goals in 3 matches.  To the casual fan wondering where the scoring was, hopefully that appeases them.  The reality is that teams are extremely conservative in the first round... too much to lose with a loss...

• World Cup Blog - Day 7 - June 17, 2010

  So... Argentina is pretty good, eh?  I think they've established themselves as the team of the tournament so far.  It took a superhuman performance from Nigeria's keeper to keep the score manageable in the first game, but they came out with a similar...

• World Cup Blog - Day 6 - June 16, 2010

  Stunner.  I was waiting all tourney, talking Spain up to every casual fan I met, and then the Swiss shock the world.  I got in a little trouble on Facebook referring to it as an awesome game, evidently I'm friends with the one person on the planet th...

• World Cup Blog - Day 5 - June 15, 2010

  One of my favorite matchdays of the tourney so far... New Zealand reminds us all to never say never, snatching a draw in the final breaths of stoppage time.  In honor of the Kiwis, their most famous duo: On to the group of death, it's a shame t...

• World Cup Blog - Day 4 - June 14, 2010

  Well, there goes my ESPN bracket.  I thought Cameroon was a sure winner in this match and a darkhorse in the tourney.  The Dutch result was no surprise at all, though it very easily could have been a draw.  An unfortunate own goal and a terrible job...

• World Cup Blog - Day 3 - June 13, 2010

  Wow, that is not the Germany that I expected to see without Ballack.  Granted, it was against a subpar Australian side that struggled against the US in a friendly before the WC, but still, they look extremely dangerous. A draw between Slovenia and ...

• World Cup Blog - Day 2 - June 12, 2010

  On our team's European tour, my first conversation in England was with our tour guide Bryan, and we discussed among other things the awful state of English goalkeeping. 3 days later we were at the Everton/Birmingham match... Tim Howard vs. Joe Hart. ...

• World Cup Blog - Day 1 - June 11, 2010

  Solid opening game with Mexico and South Africa. That SA goal will probably hold up as one of the best of the tourney. France looks like a team ready to crumble, but a draw with Uruguay gives them a slightly better chance of advancing from this weak ...

• Coach's World Cup Blog - June 9, 2010

  To kick off the AdrianSoccer.com Coach's Blog (linked on the upper righthand corner of the site), I'll be posting throughout the World Cup.  In order to prepare, I had a checklist of items to take care of: Get a ridiculously giant TV  (Status: Co...

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