When the Earthquakes players and coaches entered the team facility on April 1, they had to feel as if it was a bad April Fools’ Day prank.
The Quakes were less than two days removed from a 5-0 lashing at the hands of LAFC, their fourth consecutive loss to open the season and third straight by multiple goals. San Jose had already lost three matches at Avaya Stadium, where they had lost three or fewer matches during the 2015 (3), 2016 (3) and 2017 (2) seasons in their entirety.
New head coach Matias Almeyda and his staff had work to do.