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Jeff Cunningham, Conor Casey, Fredy Montero, Guillermo Barros Schelotto and Omar Cummings are all worthy candidates at a loaded position, a position made only slightly easier to pick now that Landon Donovan is on the ballot as a midfielder.
Who would make your MLS Best XI? Now is your chance to vote. Here is how you can list your selections: list a goalkeeper, three defenders, five midfielders and two forwards and write the names consecutively rather than including hard returns after each name.
List your Best XI selections in the comments section below. I will put together a reader's choice MLS Best XI based on the entries submitted (no ballot stuffing allowed).
Share your MLS Best XI selections below.
connor, freddy, landon, tyson wahl, steven purdy, luke sassano, robbie rogers, jonathon borny, erik ustruck, delagarza, pontius.. BAM!
(SBI-MLS Best XI Ballot Fail.)
Keller, Marshall, Conde, Conrad, Donovan, Joseph, DeRosario, Ferreira, Ralston, Cunningham, Casey.
cunningham donovan
roggers S Joseph Schelotto beckham
hejduk Marshall Conrad Bornstein
Keller
(SBI-A 3-5-2 Frank, a 3-5-2)
—————Thornton—————
Chad Marshall——Hurtado——-Conde
DeRo——-Donovan-Joseph——-Holden
——Montero——-Cunningham——–
Keller-petke,Marshall(Columbus),Gonzalez(LA)-Joseph,Donovan,Rogers,GBS,Stammler-Cunningham & Montero
Nice Joseph pic — big up Grenada!
Keller
Conde*Marshall*Namoff
B Davis*S Joseph*Donovan*DeRosario*Kljestan
Montero*Cunningham
Rickets, Marshall, Cameron, Conde, Davis, Joseph, Donovan, Schelotto, DeRo, Casey, Cunningham
I think you just posted a 3-4-2 did someone get a red?
(oops)
Montero, Cunningham, DeRo, Donovan, Joseph, Holden, Chad Marshall, Hurtado, Conde, Thornton.
The Indomitable Best XI.
oops throw in Blanco
(ok last time)
Montero, Cunningham, DeRo, Donovan, Joseph, Holden, Blanco, Chad Marshall, Hurtado, Conde, Thornton.
Keller, Marshall, Hurtado, Conde, Joseph, Holden, Donovan, Beckham, Lungberg, Montero, Cunningham
Cunningham, Montero, Schelotto, Donovan, Schelotto, Joseph, Thornton, Hurtado, Conde, Holden, DeRosario
oh, and Robert Warzycha as manager.
oops. one too many Schelottos.
strike one and add Connor Casey.
my mistake.
I’ll give a try, though I think that the 3-5-2 format (as in the all-star game) screws over outside backs, so I’ll include 2 outside backs as well.
Thornton; Cameron, Marshall, Conde; Donovan, Joseph, DeRosario, Schelotto, Van den Berg; Cunningham, Casey.
Just missed: Keller, Conrad, Hurado, Hejduk, Segares (injury), Leitch, Ferreira, Monterno.
Oops, forgot Bornstein, replacing Segares (hurt too much) at LB.
Onstad, Conde, Marshall, Cameron, Joseph, Donovan, Davis, Schelotto, Cunningham, Casey
GK: Thorton, Conde, Hurtado, Cameron, Donovan, Joseph, DeRosario, Davis, Beckerman, Cunningham, Montero
Ricketts, Conde, Marshall, Hurtado, Joseph, Holden, Donovan, Davis, Schelotto, Cunningham, Casey
10+Blanco.
Keller,
Jon Hurtado, Chad Marshall, Frankie Hejduk
Landon Donovan, Osvaldo Alonso, Shalrie Joseph, Dwayne De Rosario
Fredy Montero, Connor Casey, Jeff Cunningham
4-1-2-1(CAM)-1(CF)-1(ST)
GK-Thornton, LB-Bornstein, CB-Marshall, CB-Conde, Cameron-RB, Davis-RM, Joseph-CM, Holden-LM, Donovan-CAM, Montero-CF, Cunningham-ST
Mentions/Subs(7): Beckerman, Hurtado, Ricketts, Casey, Schelotto, Alston, Gonzalez
GK) Will Hesmer
D) Chad Marshall
D) Frankie Hejduk
D) Gino Padula
M) Brian Carroll
M) Robbie Rogers
M) Eddie Gaven
M) Danny O’Rourke
M) Emmanuel Ekpo
F) Guillermo Barros Schelotto
F) Steven Lenhart
Interesting that thus far, all have included Donovan (except Jefferson, for obvious reasons), and none have included Beckham.
———————–Ricketts—————
—-Hejduk——–C.Marshall—–Hurtado—-Bornstein
———————–Joseph—————-
Rogers————-Donovan————Holden
———-Cunningham————Casey
Donovan Ricketts, Geoff Cameron, Chad Marshall, Jhon Hurtado, Landon Donovan, Dwayne De Rosario, Guillermo Barros Schelotto, Brad Davis, Stuart Holden, Conor Casey, Jeff Cunningham
Casey Montero
Schelotto
Donovan Alonso Joseph Holden
Bornstein Marshall Cameron
Ricketts
What’s most amazing? I think only two of these guys are on DP money.
kellar, hurtado, marshall, conrad, donovan, ljunberg, joseph, feriera, alonso, montero, schelloto
That is a lot of seattle love, and i am not even really a fan.
Keller, Conde, Hurtado, Cameron, Donovan, Joseph, DeRosario, Alonso, Ljunberg, Cunningham, Montero
GK: Thornton
D: Chad Marshall
D: Jhon Kennedy Hurtado
D: Bornstein
M: Stuart Holden
M: Osvaldo Alonso
M: Freddie Ljungberg
M: Sharie Joseph
M: Brad Davis
F: Landon Donovan
F: Jeff Cunningham
Ricketts, Conde, C Marshall, Hurtado, Alston, Holden, Joseph, Donovan, Ljunberg Cunningham, Casey
Cunningham-Casey-Montero
- – - Schelotto – - -
Donovan – - – -De Rosario
- – - S. Joseph – - – -
Hurtado-Marshall-Cameron
- – - – Thornton – - – -
Cunningham
Donovan, Joseph, Schelotto, Feriera, Holden,
Conde, C. Marshall, Cameron, Padula
Thorton
Thornton, Conde, Hejduk, Marshall, Guevarra, Donovan, De Rosario, Holden, Blanco, Cunningham, Casey
Ricketts
J.K. Hurtado
Chad Marshall
Omar Gonzalez
Namoff
Donovan
S. Joesph
De Rosario
Holden
Cunningham
Montero
Also just from looking at the other lists confirms my notion that this was a very weak year for the wing positions in MLS.
Keller, Hurtado, Cameron, Marshall, Kljestan, Holden, Joseph, Donovan, Davis, Casey, Montero
Keller
Brennan Marshall Olave Conde
Donovan Holden Joseph Derosario
Cunninham Schelotto
i kept messing up too. its friday. brain cells will come back on monday
Thornton, Hurtado, C. Marshall, O. Gonzalez, Alonso, Joseph, Ljungberg, DeRosario, Donovan, Baros Schelotto, Cunningham
This team would win A LOT of games, BTW, assuming Cunningham stayed hot. Think of the passing in that midfield!
PS: I’m sure ho hard returns wins me some kind of SBI browie badge for following the rules.
well it is hard to pick a less biased best 11 when you mainly follow only one team, but i will give it a shot.
Pat Onstad, Marshall, Cameron, Conde, Brad Davis, Holden, Joseph, Schelotto, Donovan, Cunningham, Conor Casey.
As a Dynamo fan it really hurts to put a fc dallas player up there but he deserves it. The thing that puzzles me is that the all star game and this both use 3-5-2 formations when almost every team rolls out the 4-4-2 in some way. Though teams are able to play in other formations, most consider their team at their strongest when they have their best players in the 4-4-2. Why is that?
ricketts, c marshall, hurtado, cameron, donovan, joseph, holden, ljunberg, cummings, montero
Cameron needs to start getting some calls from the USMNT… if you dont get to see much of him.. he is the most versatile player in the Dynamo team… He is the type of player the national team is lacking; skillful player that can attack from the back (IF I had to compare his type of play it would be similar to Lucio… by no means am I saying he is as good as Lucio)
Ricketts
Hurtado Marshall Cameron
Holden Alonso Joesph DeRo
Landon
Cunningham Cummings
ricketts,, hurtado, riley, padula, holden, derosario, joseph, donovan, cunningham, montero, casey
Anyone who does not list the Dero: the second highest goal total and Second highest assist total for midfeilders knows shite about the geame!
Donovan a Midfeilder? In that case I would like to congradulate Conor Casey for being the highest scoring Defender in MLS history.
Thornton, Conde, Marshall, Cameron, Donovan, Joseph, Holden, DeRosario, Blanco, Casey, Cunningham.
Thornton
Cameron Marshall Conde
Joseph Alonso
Donovan Schelotto Davis
Casey Cunningham
Thorton, Conde, C.Marshall, Padilla, Donovan, Joseph, Ljungberg, Schelotto, Fereria, Cunningham, Casey.
Keller
C. Marshall
Hurtado
Cameron
Donovan
Joseph
Alonso
Holden
Schelotto
Montero
Cunningham
—————Ricketts—————
Bornstien——–Marshall——-Cameron
Pappa—-Becks–Josheph–DeRo—Holden
————Montero—-Donovan——–
–Donovan the boss Ricketts–
Hurtado—–Marshall—–Conde
——-Joseph——Becks——-
—Donovan–Schelotto–Cummings
——-Casey——-Cunningham–