  We address the question of defining the second quantised monopole creation
operator in the 3+1 dimensional Georgi-Glashow model, and calculating its
expectation value in the confining phase. Our calculation is performed directly
in the continuum theory within the framework of perturbation theory. We find
that, although it is possible to define the "coherent state" operator M(x) that
creates the Coulomb magnetic field, the dependence of this operator on the
Dirac string does not disappear even in the nonabelian theory. This is due to
the presence of the charged fields (W^{\pm}). We also set up the calculation of
the expectation value of this operator in the confining phase and show that it
is not singular along the Dirac string. We find that in the leading order of
the perturbation theory the VEV vanishes as a power of the volume of the
system. This is in accordance with our naive expectation. We expect that
nonperturbative effects will introduce an effective infrared cutoff on the
calculation making the VEV finite.
