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Counterattacks Can Kill San Jose in the Early Season
Based on week one, the San Jose Earthquakes may be susceptible to counterattacks against the likes of Minnesota United this Saturday
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How to Get the Most from Hoesen
If San Jose goes with two strikers to start the season, a lot will be on the Dutchman’s shoulders.
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Nick Lima May Have a Brighter Future in the Middle of the Pitch
With high competition at the fullback positions and with Nick Lima possessing a different set of skills than his peers, could a move to central midfield be in his future in 2020?
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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 r
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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 only really scored off of two penalty kicks and
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San Jose will try to remember what winning feels like at Minnesota
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 88th minute as the reigning MLS MVP
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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 of those teams. For the second straight game, San Jose
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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 down,” Stahre said in the club's
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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 have won three straight by throwing caution to the wind
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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 home losses to Vancouver and New England around a road