Q&A: A conversation with Chris Leitch, interim general manager

Part 1: The state of the Quakes, offseason plans

With the offseason in full swing, sjearthquakes.com sat down with Quakes interim general manager Chris Leitch about the club’s vision for the busy months ahead.

sjearthquakes.com: After a frustrating season, what do you think prevented the club from reaching the playoffs?

Chris Leitch: “For me, MLS is a league based on parity so you have a lot of teams that are separated by not a big difference. If you look at us, obviously, from a goals-against perspective, we were pretty strong there, but also when you look at our goals scored, it was a weakness. Had we scored some more goals with the chances that we created, I think we would have won more…