Asher Kohn compares the San Jose Earthquakes 10s the last couple seasons including newcomer Eduardo “La Chofis” Lopez and how they work with Cristian Espinoza and the starting right back.
What did we learn about the Earthquakes from MLS is Back?
Chris Wondolowski celebrates his second goal of the MLS is Back tournament. The Earthquakes lost in the quarterfinals of the tournament to Minnesota United, falling 0-4-0 to them in all competitions since 2019. Image credit MLSsoccer.com. The consensus in San…
Quakes 2020 Pre-season Analysis: Eriksson, Yueill, and Progressive Passes
Jamon Moore compares progressive passing between Magnus Eriksson and Jackson Yueill
What Even is Magnus Eriksson?
In 2019, Magnus Eriksson was one of the top performers on a surprising San Jose Earthquakes club. After a will-he-or-won’t-he offseason in which there were rumors the former Designated Player was heading back to his native Sweden, Magnus was moved from his favored in-cutting left wing to a central role. In this new spot, he contributed six goals and seven assists (plus an Open Cup goal) – a marked improvement over his 6g/3a 2018 campaign. Eriksson is no longer a DP, and he even wore the captain’s armband for stretches when Wondo was substituted out or not playing.
A new system, a new philosophy: What to expect from Almeyda’s Earthquakes
Matías Almeyda’s high pressure, quick attack system might be exactly what the San Jose Earthquake need to return to the playoffs in 2019.
Quakes head into BC Palace looking to preserve winning ways
PHOTO: San Jose Earthquakes The Earthquakes entered the friendly confines of Minnesota and left with their second win—against Minnesota United, and for the year. It was a strange match, one in which San Jose looked dominant for long stretches but…
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’…
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…
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…
Grading the Quakes winter transfer window activity
PHOTO: San Jose Earthquakes, ISI Photos In a matter of months, the San Jose Earthquakes shed two years off their median roster age, while capitalizing by adding an array of young and prime-age players. With general manager Jesse Fioranelli titling…