Q & A With Men's Soccer Head Coach Dan Perritano
1.
WHAT IS YOUR GENERAL THOUGHT ON HOW THE SEASON HAS STARTED AND WHERE YOUR
TEAM STANDS RIGHT NOW?
I like where we are
right now, we have our team positioned well at the start of conference play
and we are starting to play our best soccer of the season. Key matches this
week with LEC and UPG will go a long way in determining our seeding.
2. WHO IS PERFORMING WELL FOR THE TEAM?
Sean Ruhlman and
Keith DeNinno have played well in the back with David Baleno, Adam Cline and
Jarrett Carlson providing good link play in the middle, and we are starting
to see more consistent play up front from Ahmad Salim.
3. AS OF NOW, WHAT DO YOU EXPECT TO HAPPEN THIS WEEKEND IN CONFERENCE PLAY?
This week offers some
key match ups in the league with some of the top ranked teams in the pre
season going head to head.
4. HAS ANYBODY REALLY SURPRISED YOU WITH WHAT THEY BROUGHT BACK FROM THE
OFFSEASON/PRESEASON?
Pitt Bradford appears
to be very improved and Altoona and Medaille have added some young exciting
talent to their teams. As always Frostburg will be a challenge and of course
Lake Erie who played in the final last season is improved.
The league is very balanced.
5. WHAT IS THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE HEADING INTO THE REMAINING PART OF THE
SEASON?
Continuing to improve
and find a balance between our defending play and attacking play. We are
organized well at the back and our younger players are gaining valuable
experience. Our success will be defined by how we play in the final third of
the season.
6. WHAT IS YOUR EXPECTATION FOR THE END OF THE
SEASON AND POSTSEASON?
Peak for the AMCC playoffs and position our team for a playoff run with a good seed which will be determined over the next two and a half weeks.
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