The San Jose Earthquakes have had some noticeable absences from the locker room over the last two weeks. In fact, nearly one-third of the roster was away from the club’s home base to compete with their respective national teams, and in the case of Danny Hoesen, pursuing a U.S. Green Card.
Head coach Matias Almeyda admitted on Wednesday that missing so many players to international duty wasn’t ideal and presents the challenge of having to play catch up preparation-wise.
"It's little time to prepare for a match considering their flights and the match(es) they just played,” said Almeyda during his weekly press conference.