This week’s guest on the Jared Montz Soccer Podcast is Jesse Marsch.  Jesse is an assistant coach for the US Men’s National Team.  Prior to being named as an assistant in February 2010 Jesse was the captain of Chivas USA.  He played 14 seasons in MLS, won three MLS Cups and four US Open Cups and was capped by the National Team twice.  He is also our first podcast guest to make two appearances.

On the podcast we talked about his transition from playing to coaching, the World Cup in South Africa, why the center midfield was changing every game, why Edson Buddle didn’t play more, took some user submitted questions, discussed what’s next for Jesse and previewed the USMNT’s upcoming game against Brazil.

Enjoy!

This podcast is 30 minutes and 8 seconds.  Please feel free to hit play, open a new tab, hang out on Facebook, 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.  You can also listen to past JMS Podcasts on the “JMS Podcasts” category page of my blog or by subscribing in iTunes.

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 to do after that!

http://www.jmsoccer10.com/Web/audio/JesseMarsch2JMSPodcast.mp3

If you are in New Jersey or want to take a vacation there be sure and go to the USA vs Brazil game August 10th at the New Meadowlands Stadium.  Kick off is for 8pm eastern.  Don’t worry if you can’t be there live you can watch it live on ESPN2.

I’d love to hear what you thought of the interview, Jesse’s start to his coaching career, how you felt the USMNT did in South Africa, do you agree with their line up decisions and if you think Bob Bradley should remain as the coach.  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.

Thanks for listening.

JM

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This week’s guest on the Jared Montz Soccer Podcast is Dasan Robinson.  Dasan plays for the Chicago Fire and is in his fifth year with the club.

On the podcast we talked about the Fire’s first half of the season, Coach Carlos de los Cobos, his thoughts on the World Cup, took a few user submitted questions and then previewed the Fire’s upcoming SuperLiga games.

Enjoy!

This podcast is 24 minutes and 16 seconds.  Please feel free to hit play, open a new tab, hang out on Facebook, 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.  You can also listen to past JMS Podcasts on the “JMS Podcasts” category page of my blog or by subscribing in iTunes.

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 to do after that!

http://jmsoccer10.com/Web/audio/DasanRobinsonJMSPodcast.mp3

If you are in Chicago be sure and check the Chicago Fire’s schedule for their next SuperLiga game and do your best to get out and watch a game.  I am sure Dasan and the rest of the boys would love to see you out at Toyota Park!

You can follow Dasan’s career and season on Twitter.

I’d love to hear what you thought of the interview, Dasan’s season so far, are you a happy fire fan or do you wish they could be doing better and how do you feel the 2^nd half of the season will go for them?  Can they make the playoffs?  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.

Thanks for listening.

JM

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This week’s guest on the Jared Montz Soccer Podcast is Dasan Robinson.  Dasan plays for the Chicago Fire and is in his fifth year with the club.

On the podcast we are going to talk about the Fire’s first half of the season, Coach Carlos de los Cobos, his thoughts on the World Cup, take a few user submitted questions and then preview the Fire’s upcoming SuperLiga games.

I will be interviewing Dasan at 5:15pm central time on Tuesday July 12th.  If you have a question for him that you would like me to ask on the podcast please submit it to me before then.  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 Wednesday or Thursday morning.  You can also listen to it and past episodes on the “JMS Podcasts” category page of my blog or by subscribing for FREE in iTunes!

JM

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This week’s guest on the Jared Montz Soccer Podcast is Andy Barron..  Andy is an Investment Adviser from New Zealand and was one of the few non full time professionals selected to the All Whites for this year’s World Cup in South Africa.  Playing for the New Zealand National Team he made his World Cup appearance against Italy in their massive 1-1 draw.

On the podcast we talk about the World Cup, how his life has changed since returning home, he announces his retirement from soccer, the state of soccer in New Zealand, take a few user submitted questions and then hear his take on the who will win the World Cup and why.

Enjoy!

This podcast is 21 minutes and 24 seconds.  Please feel free to hit play, open a new tab, hang out on Facebook, 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.  You can also listen to past JMS Podcasts on the “JMS Podcasts” category page of my blog or by subscribing in iTunes.

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 to do after that!

http://jmsoccer10.com/Web/audio/andybarronjmspodcast.mp3

If you are in New Zealand you will not be able to watch Andy play soccer anymore because he is officially retired but be sure and get out and support your local team.  I know Andy will be doing his part to help soccer (football) in New Zealand grow and I am sure he would love for you to do the same.

I’d love to hear what you thought of the interview, Andy’s career, his World Cup appearance, that state of New Zealand soccer and anything else you have on your mind soccer related.  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.

Thanks for listening.

JM

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You might be asking yourself, “Where in the world has the Jared Montz Soccer Podcast been?”.  Since mid May I haven’t done a podcast for a few reasons.  The first was the World Cup starting and all the soccer attention was turning there.  Presently I don’t think I have the pull to land interviews with the top World Cup stars, but one day I will!  The second reason was June has a crazy busy month for me because I had 5 soccer camps in a 3 week span.  The third reason was because we are launching a new venture soon (the plan is July 8th) called CollegeRecruitingWebsite.com.  As you may imagine it takes a lot of work to start a new company so that has kept us busy too.

Having said all that I am very excited to be getting the Jared Montz Soccer Podcast back on the Internet airwaves this week!  I’m pumped for our guest Andy Barron.  I don’t normally interview full time bankers but when they play in the World Cup for the New Zealand National Team I do.  Andy plays his club ball for Team Wellington in New Zealand.  He made his World Cup debut coming off the bench against Italy in South Africa.

On the podcast we are going to talk about the World Cup, how his life has changed since returning home, club soccer in New Zealand, take a few user submitted questions and then hear his take on the who will win the World Cup and why.

This interview will happen today, Tuesday July 6th at 8pm central time so if you have a question please submit it before then.  I will be posting an audio and video version of this podcast.  If you have a questions for Andy there are a few ways you can message me your question: 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 within a day or two of the interview happening.  You can also listen to it and past episodes on the “JMS Podcasts” category page of my blog or by subscribing for FREE in iTunes!

JM

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Yesterday I posted the video version of this podcast but today I am posting the audio version.  On Tuesday May 11th within a few hours of him finding out he was on the 30 man preliminary World Cup roster I interviewed  Sacha Kljestan on the Jared Montz Soccer Podcast.  Sacha is the Captain of Chivas USA and a World Cup hopeful.

On the podcast we talked about the World Cup announcement, what he thinks his World Cup chances are, how it feels to be Captain and what leadership role is he taking with Chivas USA, EA’s FIFA Soccer 2010 (he is on the cover), how he handles fans in the social media space, took some user submitted questions, and previewed their upcoming game.

Enjoy!

This podcast is 15 minutes and 52 seconds.  Please feel free to hit play, open a new tab, hang out on Facebook, 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.  You can also listen to past JMS Podcasts on the “JMS Podcasts” category page of my blog or by subscribing in iTunes.

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 to do after that!

http://jmsoccer10.com/Web/audio/sachakljestanjmspodcast.mp3

Comments and Links:
Follow Sacha on Twitter at Twitter.com/sachakljestan
Big thanks to Dave Lindholm at Chivas USA for setting this up.  I appreciate it.

If you are in Columbus this Saturday May 15^th I recommend you get out to the Crew’s stadium and watch Sacha and Chivas USA and take on the Columbus Crew.  Game time is for 7:30pm eastern time.  If you can’t make the game you can watch it live on Fox Soccer’s prime ticket or ONN-TV in Columbus.  For game updates I would follow Chivas USA on Twitter.

I’d love to hear what you thought of the interview, Sacha’s performances so far this season, do you play FIFA, what your European club he should go to one day and your thoughts on his World Cup chances.  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.

Thanks for watching.

JM