Colorado Rapids - San Jose Earthquakes (Saturday, 5/10) pre/in/postgame thread [R]

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  1. chris thebassplayer

    Feb 18, 2014
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    #126 chris thebassplayer, May 11, 2025
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    yeah, big time…so great to see him grab that position and make it his own…we have speed now in the middle…pushes Wilson or Romney out of the central organizing role…and Munie can dish the ball. I thought it would take longer for him to be a lock starter, but Wilson’s injury opened the door for Munie and he’s not looking back now.
     
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  2. JazzyJ

    JazzyJ BigSoccer Supporter

    Jun 25, 2003
    My guess is that when Wilson comes back he takes the center spot and Munie goes to the right. But in any case, yeah, looks like he’s gonna be a regular starter for us unless he has a bad run of form.
     
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  3. chris thebassplayer

    Feb 18, 2014
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    imo, that would be a mistake…Munie is a better choice in the middle…his future and hopefully present is central…Rodrigues or Floriani on the right…need Munie’s coverage
    Central…Wilson central and Romney left is an open invitation on our left side.
     
  4. xbhaskarx

    xbhaskarx Member+

    San Jose Earthquakes
    United States
    Feb 13, 2010
    NorCal
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Would Bruce bench his boy Romney though
     
  5. JazzyJ

    JazzyJ BigSoccer Supporter

    Jun 25, 2003
    No, he wouldn't. Teacher's pet.
     
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  6. JazzyJ

    JazzyJ BigSoccer Supporter

    Jun 25, 2003
    Wilson plays in the center. Don't think he works so well on either side. So the choice then is to bench him or move Munie to the right if you want to keep Munie in the lineup.
     
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  7. xbhaskarx

    xbhaskarx Member+

    San Jose Earthquakes
    United States
    Feb 13, 2010
    NorCal
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Matt Doyle

    https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/chic...lphia-union-s-evolution-more-from-matchday-12

    Are we hitting the crisis point yet in Commerce City? It feels like the Rapids should be feeling some level of desperation after a pretty dispiriting 2-0 home loss in which they mustered almost nothing in the second half (they went down 1-0 just before the break when DeJuan Jones got his first for San Jose).

    They’re now winless in four, and the switch to a more direct, transition-oriented 4-4-2 has maybe tilted too much toward conceding both the flanks and central midfield over the past two weeks. With Zack Steffen’s form regressing towards, if not necessarily to the mean, the margins have gotten thinner, and too often Colorado have found themselves on the wrong side of them.

    To be fair, this was probably San Jose’s best all-around performance of the season, and their third strong overall showing in a row. Their ability to get both wingbacks involved (Jones’ goal was assisted by Vítor Costa, the left wingback) since shifting to the 3-4-2-1 has made them devastating.
    There's also this lol

     
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  8. JazzyJ

    JazzyJ BigSoccer Supporter

    Jun 25, 2003
    I'm starting to feel like there might be enough teams in the west who are worse than the Quakes such that the Quakes might make the playoffs. There needs to be at least 6. Off the top of my head, teams that might be worse than the Quakes, and finish lower:

    Colorado
    LAG
    SKC
    Houston
    Dallas
    St. Louis
    Austin
     
  9. xbhaskarx

    xbhaskarx Member+

    San Jose Earthquakes
    United States
    Feb 13, 2010
    NorCal
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    You forgot RSL, they look pretty damn bad this year aside from our boy Diego Luna and maybe DM Emeka Eneli. Luna has 7 goals and then they have five guys with one goal each.
    Hard to believe but having Chicho Arango is better than not having Chicho Arango... they just added Willy Agada from SKC but I think they will find that even at his best (which he has not been so far in 2025) he's no Chicho.
     
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  10. JazzyJ

    JazzyJ BigSoccer Supporter

    Jun 25, 2003
    Yeah I thought about them too. They are below us right now.
     
  11. markmcf8

    markmcf8 Member+

    Oct 18, 1999
    Vancouver, WA, USA
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Not until someone overtakes him.

    Romney will start until one of our youngsters plays well enough to displace him. Harley is a lock starter too. Also, I don’t think that Bruce is looking for a back up GK.

    Go Quakesfans!!
     
  12. Bajoro

    Bajoro Member+

    Sep 10, 2000
    The Inland Empire
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Wow -- you've been on BigSoccer longer than me. Bad knees come with the territory!
     
  13. Earthshaker

    Earthshaker BigSoccer Supporter

    Sep 12, 2005
    The hills above town
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    We need to see Maradona-lite vs. Messi.
     
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  14. JazzyJ

    JazzyJ BigSoccer Supporter

    Jun 25, 2003
    Romney will start unless he’s injured. I don’t think any performance in his position will change Bruce’s mind.
     
  15. JazzyJ

    JazzyJ BigSoccer Supporter

    Jun 25, 2003
    He probably won’t play and may not even make the bench. Not sure what’s up with Bruce on this.
     
  16. xbhaskarx

    xbhaskarx Member+

    San Jose Earthquakes
    United States
    Feb 13, 2010
    NorCal
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
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  17. QuakeAttack

    QuakeAttack Member+

    Apr 10, 2002
    California - Bay Area
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Really nice road win, even if the Rapids are going in the wrong direction. Good team effort, even with a poor center referee (poor for both teams). Great job by Jones on the first goal and Chico on the second (starting with his defensive effort). Outside of Harkes and Lima (looked slow) not doing much, everyone had a good game.

    Good to see Bruce make some subs and help tired legs. However, I didn't like the Buck sub (nothing to due with him getting injured). From the Sac game, he didn't look ready to play.

    Let's see how the teams responds to a mid-week game. Go Quakes!
     
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  18. xbhaskarx

    xbhaskarx Member+

    San Jose Earthquakes
    United States
    Feb 13, 2010
    NorCal
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    https://tacticsfreezone.substack.com/p/power-rankings-1-30-matchday-12

    15. San Jose Earthquakes
    : They’ve looked irresistible the past couple of weeks, and Bruce Arena has done a wonderful job of playing and developing down-roster options (not just kids like Beau Leroux or draft picks like Max Floriani, but borderline cast-offs like Ousseni Bouda).
     
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  19. JazzyJ

    JazzyJ BigSoccer Supporter

    Jun 25, 2003
    I agree with the latter part of that sentence, but not sure that "irresistible" is the right word to use there in the first part. Indomitable or invulnerable might have been better.
     
  20. TyffaneeSue

    TyffaneeSue moderator
    Staff Member

    Earthquakes and Bay FC
    United States
    Nov 15, 2003
    Upstairs
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Irresistible is a weird choice, and smacks of someone resorting to a thesaurus and then not really understanding the meaning of the options. (And yes, www.thesaurus.com does give "irresistible" as a synonym for "invincible." o_O)

    I would have said "unbeatable" but that might have seemed too prosaic for the author.
     
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  21. xbhaskarx

    xbhaskarx Member+

    San Jose Earthquakes
    United States
    Feb 13, 2010
    NorCal
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Doyle makes a lot of musical references in his write ups so maybe he's just a Robert Palmer fan
     
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  22. JazzyJ

    JazzyJ BigSoccer Supporter

    Jun 25, 2003
    Yeah I suppose "irresistable" technically works, but that's not the way that word is normally used. It usually means that you gotta have something wonderful. Does he really pine that much for the Quakes? o_O
     
  23. TyffaneeSue

    TyffaneeSue moderator
    Staff Member

    Earthquakes and Bay FC
    United States
    Nov 15, 2003
    Upstairs
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Simply irresistible
    (She's so fine, there's no tellin' where the money went)
    Simply irresistible
    (She's all mine, there's no other way to go)
    She's unavoidable, I'm backed against the wall
    She gives me feelings like I never felt before
    I'm breaking promises, she's breaking every law
    She used to look good to me, but now I find her
    Simply irresistible

    ***
    Definitely getting Quakes vibes from that
     
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  24. nivla

    nivla Member+

    Jan 17, 2003
    Milpitas
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    Brazil
    And I can see the iconic music video in my head.
     
  25. Quakes05

    Quakes05 Member+

    Oct 1, 2005
    birthplace of MLS
    for posterity...

     
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