Preseason has been unusual in many ways for the San Jose Earthquakes in 2021. Not only is the season starting later than ever before in MLS, and we’re still living through the COVID pandemic, but head coach Matias Almeyda spent most of preseason in his native Argentina, after the death of his father from coronavirus.
In his first media availability of the year on Wednesday, Almeyda spoke about balancing his personal loss with his job.
“Preseason for me, as everybody knows, was interrupted by the passing of my father,” Almeyda said to reporters through an interpreter.