At times last season, there would only be 1-3 teams that would have more goals than us. That is why when I am happy that they are investing in the defense because our attack is fine the way it is especially if there is no change in the group.
Yeah and there are 3 players who should be on relatively steep growth curves, so we should expect some improvement: Cade, Benji, and Niko. The other guys have hit their ceilings but not really on the downside either yet.
San Jose Earthquakes Head Coach Luchi Gonzalez on Carlos Gruezo, "He's played one 11-player practice midweek. Then here, at the end of the week, this is his first actual friendly... He had a pretty solid night of 45 minutes. We're going to take steps with him.#MLS #Quakes74 (1/3) pic.twitter.com/GgTmTOmxfv— Favian Renkel (@FavianRenkel) February 6, 2023 He's still getting fitness and form, post World Cup and two months of not being with the team in Germany, and then coming here as a new player with expectations. It's all about one day at a time, but the boys have integrated him well in a short amount of time. (2/3)— Favian Renkel (@FavianRenkel) February 6, 2023 He did some positive things for us tonight. So I'm excited for him to continue to adapt to the group, get his fitness get his form, and to be important for us in the Midfield.” (3/3) (📸 @tjvalenton)— Favian Renkel (@FavianRenkel) February 6, 2023 GO SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES!!! -G
To whom much is given, much is expected. Hope he turns out to be that game changer DP we’ve been waiting for since the dawn of the DP era.
Doyle loves him some d-mids - for the Quakes anyway. I remember a few years ago (2019) he said that Judson would have to be really good for the Quakes to be good that year. Well Judson was good that year and we had some really good moments but not quite enough. But anyway, seems like he has this theory that the Quakes just need a really good d-mid and they'll be fine. We'll see...
“10 new faces you need to know for the 2023 MLS season” (MLSsoccer.com - Wednesday, 2/22/23) GO SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES!!! -G