PHOTO: Lyndsay Radnedge/Center Line Soccer By Nerdy Gales Who would have predicted that the 2018 Earthquakes win-pin collection might consist of just a single button? Another home defeat, this time against the Vancouver Whitecaps, has me reflecting that this club…
How long can the Quakes continue under the same command?
PHOTO: ISI Photos SAN JOSE, Calif. — It’s true. At the end of the day, it’s not about personal accolades, it’s about collective triumph. “I thought I was in rock-bottom before. I found it again,” said Chris Wondolowski disappointedly. What…
Last-place Quakes have a lot to take from victory over Western Conference leader FC Dallas
PHOTO: Tim Heitman, USA Today Sports Images For the first time since May 12, the San Jose Earthquakes earned their first victory against a side not named Minnesota United, defeating Western Conference leaders FC Dallas 3-1 in a suffocating Toyota…
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…
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…
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…
Opening night exposes the efficiency and tenderness of Stahre’s Quakes
PHOTO: Quakes Epicenter/Alexis Flores SAN JOSE, Calif. — At times, MLS team’s play with such divine fashion that it makes you forget what that we’re still in North America. A responsive, new-look San Jose Earthquakes under Mikael Stahre did that in…
Three things we learned from the Quakes preseason
PHOTO: SJ Earthquakes/ISI Photos With the season opener around the bend and a winning preseason behind, here are three things we learned about the new-look San Jose Earthquakes under Mikael Stahre this preseason: 1. Despite it being a national talking…
With growth and history still to be done with the Quakes, Nick Lima “dreams” of playing in Europe
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Those behind the club on a constant basis know there is minimal room for questioning the hype surrounding the San Jose Earthquakes’ upcoming campaign. Whether it’s Chris Wondolowski’s journey to surpass Landon Donovan’s goal scoring record.…
As preseason develops, Mikael Stahre’s tactical identity with the Quakes takes form
PHOTO: SJEarthquakes/ISI Photos SAN JOSE, Calif. — From Dominic Kinnear’s conventional 4-4-2, to Chris Leitch’s hit-or-miss 3-5-2, the San Jose Earthquakes took the field in 2017 with a tactical strategy in mind, but the final results did not always convince…