Chattanooga Football Club coach Bill Elliott
Justin Whitaker, right, and Chase Varhol react while watching a screening of the USA vs. Belgium World Cup soccer match Tuesday at Miller Plaza.Bill Elliott has coached the Chattanooga Football Club men’s soccer team to a 7-2-2 record this season and a Southeast Division title in the National Premier Soccer League.
Tuesday afternoon, he was among the millions of Americans pulling for the United States in its World Cup match against Belgium. A couple of hours before it kicked off, he was a guest on “Press Row” on Chattanooga’s ESPN 105.1 The Zone.
Elliott, incidentally, predicted a 2-1 win for the U.S.
Q: How do you watch a match like this? Do you like to be alone or with people, and do you find yourself critiquing the coaching?
A: “I typically prefer to watch U.S. matches alone so I can kind of concentrate, and I do find myself analyzing the game and critiquing. Today I’m going to venture out and watch it with a group of people. I went out to one of the local bars to watch the last match, and it was packed and kind of crazy and fun.