The U.S. Open Cup is a tournament that has been filled with futility for the Earthquakes. In their history since the inception of MLS in 1996, the farthest they ever made it in the tournament was the semifinals in 2004. After the club’s two-year hiatus from 2006-2007, they did not make an appearance in the […] READ MORE
Tag: Tommy Thompson
Three 'Quakes Who Need To Step Up During Copa America
The San Jose Earthquakes are about to get a real depth check. They will be missing captain and franchise leading goal scorer, Chris Wondolowski, along with a few other key players during the Copa America Tournament. Simon Dawkins has been called in to represent Jamaica, while Alberto Quintero and Anibal Godoy will represent Panama. Thanks […] READ MORE
Richter Report: Earthquakes' Matchday 10 Scouting Report
The San Jose Earthquakes and the Seattle Sounders will face off in the first installment of the Heritage Cup in 2016. You may ask what the heritage cup is? Well, it’s kind of a rivalry, but not really. Labeling this a “derby match” is an extremely loose use of the term. Seattle and San Jose […] READ MORE
Finding the Best Earthquakes Midfielders
Perhaps the biggest bone of contention for San Jose Earthquakes fans is who should be starting in the midfield, but that begs the question as to who are the best Earthquakes midfielders. Different starters would mean different formations, but head coach Dom Kinnear has been content to run a flat 4-4-2 when both midfielders Anibal […] READ MORE
Earthquakes Youth Commitment Becoming Evident
The San Jose Earthquakes and youth seemed to rarely ever be in the same sentence. Dave Kaval, John Doyle, Mark Watson, and Frank Yallop seemed to always have squads filled with veteran players. Not that a squad loaded with veterans is a bad idea, but a squad chalked full of players on the downward trend […] READ MORE
Richter Report: Earthquakes Matchday 8
After going 1-1-1 in their three games last week, the San Jose Earthquakes got a nice rest before today’s clash against Sporting Kansas City. Sporting are coming off of two losses last week, to FC Dallas and a surprise loss at home to an upstart Colorado Rapids club. Both clubs will be looking to get […] READ MORE
Takeaways From The San Jose Earthquakes Week
The Earthquakes ended their three game in seven day stretch with four points READ MORE
Richter Report: Earthquake's Matchday 6
After two disappointing draws in the last two weeks, the San Jose Earthquakes are looking to bounce back and grab all three points against the rapidly falling New York Red Bulls. Where will be the area of emphasis for San Jose against New York? On a short run up, it’s difficult to tell what lineup […] READ MORE
GBU Report: Earthquakes vs FC Dallas
Author’s note: I have decided to adopt a “The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly” style match report format (hereby christened the “GBU Report”) which I will use to analyze each result for the San Jose Earthquakes. Look for it after every Quakes game. I hope you enjoy it! GBU Report: Earthquakes vs FC Dallas […] READ MORE
Earthquakes Midfield Dilemmas
On Saturday, the San Jose Earthquakes started midfielder/forward Tommy Thompson and midfielder Matias Perez Garcia (“MPG”) in the absence of Simon Dawkins and Anibal Godoy. The result was a performance in which the Quakes dominated the attack and raised some questions for Quakes fans: who should be starting at midfield, and what formation should the Quakes […] READ MORE
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Dan Burkhead
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