Marco Urena seemed a bit tentative about his role when he first signed with the Earthquakes.
Speaking with reporters during his introductory press conference in January, the forward viewed fellow striker Chris Wondolowski more as competition, almost as if he felt he needed to outperform him in training camp to win more playing time. That viewpoint has changed.
Now having played four games with Wondolowski, Urena could not be more pleased in his pairing up top with the captain.
“Game by game the companionship gets stronger,” Urena said. “Chris and I are similar in the fact that we leave it all out on the field.