[MLS SPOTLIGHT] San Jose won just eight of 34 games in 2011 but has already this season has won five, including a 1-0 victory in Seattle and a 3-1 victory overReal Salt Lake on Saturday that moved it ahead of RSL in the Western Conference standings. But the surprise team of the MLS season so far isn’t surprised at all by its success.

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