There’s something rather comical in listening or reading someone who isn’t familiar with how the San Jose Earthquakes play under Matias Almeyda come to grips with the sheer oddities of their style of play.
The man-marking system. The pressing and non-stop energy. Constant aggression in attack. And, oh yeah, racking up statistical supremacy in ways you don’t normally see.
On Wednesday, in their MLS is Back Tournament 4-3 victory over the Vancouver Whitecaps, the Quakes took a lot of corner kicks. The English-language broadcasters on Twitter started to make note of it, again and again.