PHOTO: Lyndsay Radnedge/CenterLine Soccer SAN JOSE, Calif. — Nearly 10 years ago, Mikael Stahre was leading an inspired AIK, referred to as “bandits” for their bellicose attitude on the field, to a league and cup title. Since then, the…
Florian Jungwirth: We don’t have the quality to compete
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Florian Jungwirth says the San Jose Earthquakes, who currently sit bottom of the Western Conference and have only won games against Minnesota United this season, don’t have the talent to compete with the majority of the…
Stanford Stadium continues to keep California Clasico afloat
STANFORD, Calif. — There’s something about cool, summer nights at Stanford Stadium. For six years and counting, when the San Jose Earthquakes and the Los Angeles Galaxy meet in front of over 50,000 thousand fans, epochal matches come to life.…
Quakes have internal questions to answer after shambolic season progresses
PHOTO: Lyndsay Radnedge/LRadiCal Photography Minutes, hours, days and months have passed by and the San Jose Earthquakes are demonstrating that they haven’t hit rock bottom. But it might very well be that for structural reasons they never will. They can never become…
Mikael Stahre: We need 10 percent more in everything
PHOTO: ISI Photos Mikael Stahre, who has expressed time and time again that the sensation that winning games brings is a key reason why he coaches, has struggled early on at the helm of the San Jose Earthquakes. The Quakes…
Yeferson Quintana: Tenemos mucho para mejorar con este equipo
FOTO: ISI Photos Yeferson Quintana, indiscutiblemente, tiene sangre ganadora. A los 21 años de edad, con menos de un año jugando regularmente en el máximo circuito en su país natal, fue campeón del Campeonato Uruguayo 2017 con Peñarol. Pero no…
Wondolowski’s exclusion an aberration; unconvincing performances routine
PHOTO: ISI Photos Not since April 17, 2015 (ever, really) has a cameo by Chris Wondolowski received such attention. On Saturday night, the San Jose Earthquakes were on the better side of luck — only down 2-1 to a dominant…
Stahre, players hint at lineup changes ahead of Houston clash
PHOTO: SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES SAN JOSE, Calif. — As Mikael Stahre observed his men partake in an intrasquad scrimmage, moderately strong South Bay winds helped scatter a handful of grey colds, allowing for sunshine to flood the San Jose Earthquakes’…
Three things we learned from the Quakes hard-earned point against the Union
PHOTO: SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES The San Jose Earthquakes first of four away matches in the next month saw the Black and Blue draw to the Philadelphia Union 1-1 at Talen Energy Stadium, with 39 percent possession and nine total shots…
Mikael Stahre following 2-1 loss to NYCFC: “We are on the right track”
PHOTO: ISI Photos SAN JOSE, Calif. — San Jose Earthquakes manager, Mikael Stahre, insists his team is “on the right track” despite dropping three points against a David Villa-less NYCFC at Avaya Stadium. The 2-1 loss, which is the club’s third…