PHOTO: ISI Photos There’s a good rule about playing Portland at your home stadium: if you don’t want to be victimized by a late Diego Valeri free kick, don’t put yourself in a position where you’re tied in the…
San Jose needs a win. Here’s how they can do it
There are coaches in soccer who only practice transition: switching quickly from the attack to putting together a defense, or from winning the ball to pressing the attack. It seems clear, seven games in, that San Jose is not one…
How the Quakes can take momentum into Columbus and get points
PHOTO: San Jose Earthquakes It is fair to be confused over Mikael Stahre’s comments to reporters after last week’s 3-2 loss at Orlando. “I was actually really pleased with the performance in the first half, but we were still 2-0…
Quakes go cross-country to prep for shootout
PHOTO: ISI Photos After a disappointing home draw where San Jose levelled the score with a deflected Jahmir Hyka shot, the Earthquakes go on their longest road trip of the year to face off against white-hot Orlando City. The Lions…
Quakes welcome Dynamo to Avaya Stadium, both seeking their second win of the season
Fresh off of a hard-fought (if not exactly well-fought) draw at Philadelphia, San Jose returns to Avaya to host the Houston Dynamo. Houston started off the season by blowing the doors off of Atlanta 4-0, but since then have sandwiched…