Monday, November 3, 2014
| San Jose Earthquakes March 2015 Schedule | ||||
| DATE | OPPONENT | RESULT | ||
| Mar 8 | at Toronto FC | L, 0-3 | ||
| Mar 11 | vs Colorado Rapids | D, 1-1 | ||
| Mar 15 | at Real Salt Lake | L, 0-1 | ||
| Mar 29 | vs New York Red Bulls | W, 1-0 | ||
| San Jose Earthquakes Depth Chart - 2015 | ||||
| STARTER | 2ND | 3RD | 4TH | |
| GK | Brad Knighton | Bryan Meredith | Augustín Bedell | |
| RFB | Pablo Pintos | Brandon Barklage | ||
| RCB | Victor Bernárdez | Jason Hernandez | ||
| LCB | Clarence Goodson | Tommy Muller | ||
| LFB | Bernat | Jordan Stewart | Shaun Francis | Brad Smith |
| CDM | Sam Cronin | Jean-Baptiste Pierazzi | J.J. Koval | |
| RMF | Shea Salinas | Atiba Harris | Cordell Cato | |
| LMF | Kingsley Coman | |||
| CAM | Christian Maidana | Khari Stephenson | ||
| RST | Chris Wondolowski | Michael Fucito | ||
| LST | Steven Lenhart | Yannick Djaló | ||
Players Out: Andreas Görlitz (DEF, Trans. to Arsenal Tula)
Players In: Bernat (DEF, Loan from Bayern Munich), Christian Maidana (MID, Trans. from Phialdelphia), Kingsley Coman (MID, Loan from Juventus).
In addition, the Earthquakes have signed two picks from the MLS SuperDraft this month: Rd 1 pick Bradley Smith, DEF and Rd 2 pick Augustín Bedell, GK.
Finally, the Earthquakes have announced that they have used the Homegrown Player Exception on GK Edson Hagglund.
The final roster will soon be announced but he Earthquakes prior to the 2015 season.
MID Tommy Thompson - Middlesbrough FC (ENG)
ATT Billy Schuler - Philadelphia (USA)
GK Billy Knutsen - Perugla (ITA)
In an announcement this afternoon, manager Joshua Affonso called all three "potential first teamers", adding that "we would like to see how they perform and evaluate after the season".
Harden, 30, appeared in 24 matches for the Earthquakes over two seasons and was transferred to Silkeborg IF.
García, 30, signed with San Jose Earthquakes on July 31, 2014. He debuted for San Jose on August 8, 2014 against Los Angeles Galaxy, where he scored the first and only goal of his MLS career. the veteran midfielder is headed now to Málaga CF of La Liga.
The deal for Knighton is reportedly for two years, and he is expected to compete for the team's first squad keeper heading into the season.
Goalkeepers (2): D-
Probable Starter - Bryan Meredith
Reserves - Billy Knutsen
With the departure of incumbent first teamer Jon Busch, who had been a key player with the team since 2010, the Earthquakes are left with no experienced options at the position entering 2015. Busch, who is a currently a free agent, made the decision following the season to test free agency but remains in contact with the team and could possibly return for yet another season with San Jose, but if he does not then the team will likely probe the transfer market for an experienced replacement. If they are not able to find one, MLS veteran Bryan Meredith would likely fill the shoes of Busch as the starter. Meredith has just 12 matches experience at the MLS level in his professional career, but the only other option currently on the roster is 22 year old Billy Knutsen, who has never appeared in an MLS match. As it stands, look for the Quakes to add a player via the transfer market and then look to send Knutsen out on loan for yet another season.
Defenders (9): D+
Probable Starters - Victor Bernárdez, Jordan Stewart, Pablo Pintos and Clarence Goodson.
Reserves - Jason Hernandez, Tommy Muller, Shaun Francis, Andreas Görlitz and Brandon Barklage.
The Earthquakes struggled as a team defensively last season, and the first thing that I notice when looking over the roster for the back line is the average age, which is right around 30 years old. For a group that struggled to keep up with the attack of opposing squads throughout last season, yet another year of aging on the legs cannot be a positive thing going forwards. Another negative aspect of this unit is the amount of dead money - with Clarence Goodson, Andreas Görlitz and Brandon Barklage combining to earn 31,000 euro last season while notching just 23 appearances total for San Jose. Both Barklage and Goodson appeared in decent form for stretches during the last campaign, and Affonso plans to use them in some capacity. Still, there is a high likelihood that there will be some shuffling of this unit during the transfer window, especially with Affonso saying during his press conference that he and his staff would like to clear more time for 23 year old Tommy Muller.
Midfielders (10): C
Probable Starters - Atiba Harris, Shea Salinas, Sam Cronin, Jean-Baptiste Pierazzi.
Reserves - Khari Stephenson, Cordell Cato, Yannick Djaló, Tommy Thompson, J.J. Koval, Matias Pérez García.
The Earthquakes are best equipped going forward at the midfield position. This area of the squad boasts nice experience and variance of skills in the starting lineup, and a good mix of veterans and promising youth with the reserves. The Quakes could turn to the transfer market, deciding that more seasoned experience is needed on the bench in the midfield. If this is the case then you may see Thompson and Koval sent out on loan to gain experience as GM Jon Doyle sees both as future first team players. Matias Pérez García is the lone albatross here, with a high salary and only six appearances for the squad in 2014. The disgruntled midfielder will likely be a prime candidate for transfer to another club this winter.
Attackers (4): B
Probable Starters - Chris Wondolowski, Steven Lenhart.
Reserves - Billy Schuler, Michael Fucito.
Undoubtedly the strongest position currently for the Quakes, they boast a Team USA player in Wondolowski and nice depth behind him in Lenhart and Fucito. A name to watch this season will be Schuler, who is just 23 years of age and thought of by many on the staff as a future first team player. There will likely be little movement here during the transfer window as the team allocates it's resources to more pressing areas.
Watson, who was a former member of the Canadian National Football team during his playing career, took over as the manager of the Earthquakes on an interim basis during the 2012 campaign . Watson was 11-5-3 during his 19 league games as head coach, nearly rallying the Earthquakes to an MLS Cup Playoff berth. His mark 1.89 points per game was tops among all coaches after he took over. Prior to becoming the club’s interim head coach in June, Watson served as an assistant coach to Frank Yallop starting in 2010.[3] He began his coaching career in 2004 with the Canadian national team system where he held assistant positions with the U-20 and senior squads.
Affonso takes over a squad that has lacked identity, and a team that struggled to come together during the latter half of the 2014 season prior to Watson's dismissal. "When I look at this squad, I see a team that has enough talent to compete in this league" said Affonso during his introductory press conference, "I will sit down with my staff and Jon [Doyle] to figure out how to best utilize that talent".
According to Affonso, the first priority will be to enter the winter transfer window with a clear plan of attack. "I would like to see first how to best deploy the players that we do have before we turn out attention to supplementing the talent that is already present on this roster" said the first year manager, "I feel that if we correctly deploy our most talented players on the pitch and put them in a position to succeed from the opening, in addition to adding some talent during the transfer window, then we can move into the midst that we are team that will compete for the MLS Cup next season".
Affonso, a Bay Area native, has not had any experience managing in the higher leagues of American soccer on a lead basis, but has spent the last two seasons working under celebrated Portland Timbers and US Soccer manager Caleb Porter as an assistant. "Though he is not the most experienced manager, we feel that Mr. Affonso has the ability to grow with us as a manager and lead us to unprecedented success" said GM Jon Doyle in a statement Monday, "Joshua has the combination of fundamental ideas and forward thinking suggests that we were looking for to turn the path of this club around".
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During my time in the MLS i will be allowed to carry five domestic players on my youth squad to simulate the Homegrown player and also the MLS Superdraft. However, players on the youth squad can only be carried through the offseason and either must be signed to the active squad by the start of the regular season (not including friendlies) or released from the youth squad. Also, players under 18 who demand to be called up by the game must either be released or loaned out and are not eligible to play until they are 18 years old. This rule ONLY applies to the MLS.
Note About the MLS youth players - To simulate the Homegrown Player exception in the MLS, I will be allowed to sign one player to my youth squad per season. That player cannot be called up until they are 18, and players who demand to be called up before that may not play with the senior team, but can be loaned out until they are 18. To simulate the MLS SuperDraft, I will sign four free agents during the winter transfer window, and they must have decreasing abilities and be less than 23 years old.
I use a few stats that I created to help myself quickly evaluate players that will be seen during statistic updates done periodically throughout each season:
WS - Win Shares
WAR - Wins Above Replacement
PER - Player Efficiency Rating
PVR - Player Value Rating
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Financial Strictness - Strict (60%)
Currency - Euros
Squads Used - Current
First Summer Transfer Window - Disabled
And finally, I have added the Greek Super League from the creation centre.
Anyway, to the football!
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