After crashing out of the playoffs in record fashion, the San Jose Earthquakes could be forgiven for hiding away and licking their wounds in isolation. After all, the 5-0 drubbing they took against the Vancouver Whitecaps in the knockout round of the MLS Cup playoffs was a bittersweet ending to the club’s first postseason foray in five years, especially coming just three days after they miraculously scored in stoppage time against Minnesota to claim the sixth spot in the Western Conference.
So it was with some surprise that general manager Jesse Fioranelli and head coach Chris Leitch invited members of the local media to join them at Avaya Stadium for an informal roundtable earlier this week, welcoming all lines of questions, and shedding some light on what to expect to the start of an offseason that could be still measured in hours.