Today’s guest on the Jared Montz Soccer Podcast is Todd Wawrousek.  Todd is the assistant coach of the Vancouver Whitecaps in the USL1.  This Saturday Todd will try to lead his Whitecaps to their 2nd straight USL1 Championship when they take on the Montreal Impact in Montreal at 2:30pm eastern time.  It will be no easy task facing the Impact who have a 3-2 lead over the Whitecaps from the first leg of the series.  Plus they will have to face Montreal’s 12th man, a sell out crowd of 13,000 plus fans, without their Captain Martin Nash who was red carded in the first leg.

On the podcast we talked about Todd’s long tenure as a coach in America, the changes he has seen in the game, what it takes to be a successful assistant coach, discussed their 1st leg loss, took some user submitted questions, and then previewed this epic all Canadian 2nd leg USL1 final!

Enjoy!

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Thanks for listening to the Jared Montz Soccer Podcast with Todd Wawrousek.  If you are in Montreal I would tell you to get out and go to the final but unless you already have tickets there is no chance of that happening because it is sold out!  The game starts at 2:30pm eastern time and will be live on Fox Soccer Channel.

What do you think of Todd’s long coaching career?  Can you imagine coaching the against the LA Galaxy and David Beckham in front of 50,000ish fans?  Do you think Vancouver can come back from their first leg loss to win the Championship?  Excited to see Vancouver will be an MLS team in 2011?  Please feel free to share your thoughts and comments below in the comments section.  Or let me know what you think via Facebook, Twitter, or your Online Soccer Academy account.

JM

This week’s guest on the Jared Montz Soccer Podcast is Todd Wawrousek.  Todd is the assistant coach of the Vancouver Whitecaps in the USL1.  This Saturday the Whitecaps take on the Montreal Impact for the 2nd and final leg of the 2009 USL1 Championship series in Montreal.  Having lost the first leg 3-2 in a last minute goal at home this is obviously a massive game and Todd is really going to have to make sure his team are up for the challenge.

On the podcast we are going to talk about Todd’s long tenure as a coach in America, the changes he has seen in the game, what it takes to be a successful assistant coach (he has helped lead the team to two finals in 3 years), discuss the 1st leg loss, take some user submitted questions, and then preview this epic all Canadian 2nd leg final that is happening on Saturday.

If you have a question for Todd please submit it to me before 4:00pm central time because that is when we have the interview tentatively scheduled for.  There are a few ways you can message me: post a comment below in the comments section, message me on Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin, or through your Online Soccer Academy account, and you can even email me at jared@jmsoccer10.com.

The podcast should be available tomorrow morning on my blog and you can also listen to it by subscribing for FREE in iTunes!

JM

Today’s guest on the Jared Montz Soccer Podcast is Joey Gjertsen.  Joey is currently the team leader in games played for the Montreal Impact this season. This Saturday, October 10th, Joey and the Impact are playing the Vancouver Whitecaps in the 1st round of a 2 leg USL1 Championship series.

On the pod we talked about how his personal season is going, Montreal’s run to the final, why the Impact are such a successful organization, took some user submitted questions, and then of course previewed the epic all Canadian USL-1 Championship series against the Vancouver Whitecaps.

Enjoy!

*This podcast is 18 minutes and 42 seconds.  Please feel free to hit play, open a new tab, and surf the web or get some work done while you listen.

*You can subscribe to the Jared Montz Soccer Podcast for Free in iTunes by clicking here.

*For those of you that use other Mp3 audio players and need the direct link to download it please copy and paste the link below into your browser.  Hopefully you know what do after that because I don’t!

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Thanks for listening to the Jared Montz Soccer Podcast with Joey Gjertsen.  If you are in Vancouver be sure and get out to Swanguard Stadium to watch the 1st round of the finals.  The game starts at 9:30pm eastern time and can also be seen on the Fox Soccer Channel.

What did you think of the Joey’s story on how he became a pro?  Do you think the Impact can win it all this year?  Should Montreal be an MLS team one day?  Please feel free to share your thoughts and comments below in the comments section.  Or let me know what you think via Facebook, Twitter, or your Online Soccer Academy account.

JM

Today’s guest on the Jared Montz Soccer Podcast is Joey Gjersten.  Joey is the leader in games played for the Montreal Impact this season in the USL1.  On Sunday he helped lead his team to the USL1 Championship series by beating the Puerto Rico Islanders.

On the pod we are going to be talking about Joey’s personal season, Montreal’s run to the final, why the Impact are such a successful organization, take some user submitted questions, and then of course preview the epic all Canadian USL-1 final against the Vancouver Whitecaps.

If you have a question for Joey please submit it to me before 9:00pm central time because that is when we have the interview tentatively scheduled for.  There are a few ways you can message me: post a comment below in the comments section, message me on Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin, or through your Online Soccer Academy account, and you can even email me at jared@jmsoccer10.com.

The podcast should be available tomorrow morning on my blog and you can also listen to it by subscribing for FREE in iTunes!

JM

Today the Montreal Impact take on the Puerto Rico Islanders in the 2nd leg of the USL1 Semi finals in Puerto Rico.  Game time is 5pm central time.  Montreal currently leads the series 2-1 with a victory in Montreal this past Thursday.

Montreal’s leader in games played this season, Joey Gjersten, took some time out of his busy weekend to answer a few questions for us.  He didn’t play in Thursday night’s game due to an ankle injury but is expected to be back for tonight’s match.

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JM – What happened with your injury?

JG – I just had a bit of bad luck on my injury. I got a long ball played to me over the top and as I got to the ball I planted to cut the ground slid out and I just rolled over on my ankle.  I make these runs many times throughout a game, unfortunately for me this one happened to be in the 3rd minute of the 1st game in the quarterfinals.

JM – Can we expect you to be available for the 2nd leg of the semi finals?

JG – I don’t think I can ever sit at home and watch my team in a playoff game again.  Feeling so helpless was torture!  So yes, I’ve done everything possible to be healthy for this weekend and will be playing.

JM – So far this season you are leading the team in games played but only started half of those.  What is your role in the team?  Having said you will be playing today how will the team be using you?

JG – My role has changed a lot throughout the year.  We had a mid-season coaching change and as our team has had many ups and downs I feel I have also. I’ve played many positions and have done so as a starter and as a reserve.  Down the stretch we’ve made some changes in our formation and its worked out well for us.  I’ve landed in an attacking position with lots of freedom and I enjoy this.  I view this position as a challenge to be as creative and dangerous as I can be.

JM – Yall played a game Thursday in Montreal.  Sunday the 2nd leg is in Puerto Rico.  That is about 2,000 miles of air travel.  How do you keep yourself physically fresh and mentally sharp in a series like this?

JG – Luckily I’m not carrying any fatigue from the game Thursday because I was in the stands.  As for the rest of the guys, its different for every player.  We all have experience with the grueling travel in the USL and everybody has there own way to deal with it.  For me its sleep, the more time in the hotel bed the better We flew Friday morning so I think everybody has had plenty of time to recover fully and can focus on the task ahead.

JM – What will be the keys to getting a result in Puerto Rico?

JG – Well, we’ve only lost 1 game in our last 11 so we need to keep doing what we’ve been doing… have fun on the field.  It will be 40 degrees hotter than it was in Montreal so come kick off we have to forget about that, block out the hostile fans in Bayamon and just play!

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The game will not be aired on Fox Soccer Channel but I am hoping you can watch the game live on USLLive.com at 5pm central time.

What do you think about the travel both teams have to make in this series?  Will it be a factor in tonight’s match?  Who is going to win the series?  Please feel free to share your thoughts and comments in the comments section below.

JM

Lagniappe!! (means “extra or bonus” in New Orleans).  Below is a highlight clip of Joey I found on youtube when he played for Vancouver! Cool!

image via Rochester Rhinos

Rochester Rhinos’ rookie, Nano Short, is this week’s guest on the Jared Montz Soccer Podcast.  Nano earned All-American honors at Lynn University and is coming fresh off his start in last night’s US Open Cup match against the Wilmington Hammerheads.

After dealing with an injury Nano seems to be on the right track scoring a goal over the weekend against the Austin Aztex and starting Tuesday night in the Open Cup.  On the podcast we talked about his adjustment to life as a pro, how his personal season is going, the Rhino’s impressive US Open Cup run, took some user submitted questions, discussed the difference between soccer in America and soccer in England (where he is from), and previewed Friday’s game against the Puerto Rico Islanders.

Enjoy!

*Podcast is 22 minutes and 47 seconds long.  Feel free to hit play, open a new tab and surf the web or get some work done while you listen.

*You can subscribe to the Jared Montz Soccer Podcast in iTunes by clicking here.

*For those of you that use other Mp3 audio players and need the direct link to download it please copy and paste the link below into your browser.  Hopefully you know what do after that because I don’t!

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Thanks for listening to the Jared Montz Soccer Podcast!  You can watch Nano and the Rhinos play this Friday against the Puerto Rico Islanders on Fox Soccer Channel or USLLive.com at 8pm eastern time.

What did you think of the interview?  Are you happy to see Nano’s rookie season going so well?  Do you think the Rhinos can win the US Open Cup?  Please feel free to share your thoughts and comments in the comments section below.

JM