Buck Shaw Stadium: Home of San Jose Earthquakes(credit:
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Frank Yallop’s new-look San Jose Earthquakes kick off their 2011 Major League Soccer campaign against Real Salt Lake tonight.
Having seen his side fall short in last-season’s Western Conference Championship game, Yallop has opted to switch from 4-4-2 to 4-3-3 for the new campaign.
And he believes it will give the Earthquakes the best possible chance of reaching the MLS’ post-season yet again.
He said: “I like the look of the system, and it’s good defensively, too, because we’re plugging the holes.
“I think being a solid team is being offensive. I don’t sit back to get a tie, at all.
“But you never win games if you leak goals, that’s for sure. So I’d like to think our team tries to play the right way.”
Watch San Jose Earthquakes v Real Salt Lake live at 365, kicking off at 02.30 GMT.