Inside MLS: San Jose Earthquakes

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CHAPTER 1 A QUAKES FIRST Changes were in store for the San Jose Earthquakes in 2001 A new ownership group entered the picture just three months before the start of the Major League Soccer MLS season They were determined to turn around a club that hadn’t made the playoffs since the league’s first season in 1996 The first change came on the sidelines San Jose named Frank Yallop head coach just two days before the league’s draft Yallop would be San Jose’s fourth coach in five seasons He was an experienced and savvy leader during his long playing career The Earthquakes would lean on Yallop’s experience to help unite the new players on the roster Defender Jeff Agoos bottom was one of San Jose’s key acquisitions in 2001 4