Player Ratings: Philadelphia Union 1, San Jose Earthquakes 1

Team — 5.6 Absolutely outclassed in the first half hour, the Quakes somehow managed to get to halftime with a lead. Manager Mikael Stahre switched to a back five at the break, and while this led to some chances on…

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…

Player Ratings: San Jose Earthquakes 1, New York City FC 2

Team — 5.8 A difficult match for the Quakes, in which they played quite well at home against a David Villa-less NYCFC side but still came up short. The blame for NYCFC’s goals is not easy to pin on any…

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…

Qwiberg looks to “develop” in MLS, despite high expectations to start in San Jose

PHOTO: SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES TWITTER  SAN JOSE, Calif. — There’s a good chance Major League Soccer will never sign another Swede like Zlatan Ibrahimovic. The same could be said about an MLS club signing another player from Sweden’s second division,…

Andres Guardado dismisses playing for the Quakes but calls a move to MLS “attractive”

PHOTO: SAN JOSE EEARTHQUAKES  SANTA CLARA, Calif. —  Mexico midfielder Andres Guardado says his comment to San Jose Earthquakes center back Yeferson Quintana about having general manager Jesse Fioranelli reserve a place for him next season was only for good…

Donovan’s return to San Jose is not an ‘ordinary’ homecoming

PHOTO: Quakes Epicenter   SAN JOSE, Calif. — It’s odd how life works sometimes. At times, things don’t happen for a reason, while at other times things happen for all the right reasons. Those same powers of fate orchestrated quite…

Sorry, but Landon Donovan is a Quakes Hero

I already know in advance how poorly this will be received in large sections of the Earthquakes fanbase, and that’s precisely why I’m writing it. When San Jose won its first MLS cup, in 2001, I was 11 years old,…

Three tactical observations from San Jose’s 3-2 defeat to Sporting Kansas City

Photo: SJEarthquakes.com Last Saturday, the Earthquakes headed out to Kansas City with hopes of putting the road woes of last season behind them. The home side ended up taking all three points in a 3-2 victory. Here are some observations…

Player Ratings: Sporting Kansas City 3, San Jose Earthquakes 2

Team — 5.3 If last game’s 3-2 scoreline was a bit flattering to Minnesota, this 3-2 result was extremely kind to the Quakes. San Jose was beaten, badly, and were lucky not to concede more. With the exception of Florian…