CONCACAF Best XI (Minus Semifinalists)

[ZeekLTK]

What would a "Best XI" look like if only the teams who didn't reach the semifinals of qualifying were used?

This means no players from: USA, Jamaica, Panama, El Salvador, Honduras, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Canada, Mexico, Trinidad & Tobago, St. Kitts & Nevis, or St. Vincent/Grenadines.

Anyone wanna take a stab at making this squad? Would they be able to reach the semifinals? The hex? The World Cup?

[Crazy_Yank]

I think we'd be hard pressed to find 11 pros within those confines. Maybe a better list would be "concacaf best 11 on teams who didn't make the world cup".

[united_fan_72]

That pretty much takes away everyone except for Jason Roberts

[Sakuragi]

You know when you're not having the recommended futbol dosage when threads like this are made.

[tomwilhelm]

Why don't you start with no hex teams and go from there? You'd be hard pressed to find any info on guys playing for non-semifnal teams.

I don't have a clue, so I'll do everyone a favor and list the teams likely to contribute players.

Cuba
Haiti
Grenada (Roberts)
Bermuda
Surinam
Barbados

There are a bunch of others (St. Lucia? Nicaragua?), but I'd bet the bulk of the best XI would come from the 6 listed sides.

[united_fan_72]

Orlando More of Cuba is not a bad forward really, Ricky Lewis and Sharlie Jospeh are both very talented players as well.

I think a meld of the Grenadan and Cuba sides would make a pretty good first eleven for non semi teams

[scaryice]

Here's six guys off the top of my head. Not familiar with the defenders:

Molina (Cuba)


Joseph (Grenada)
Smith (Bermuda)

Roberts (Grenada)
Goater (Bermuda)
Peguero (Haiti)

[HSEUPASSION]

Grenada: Jason Roberts, Kellon Baptiste, and Sharlie Joseph.

Can we use uncapped Surinamers who harbor hope of a Holland cap? If so then surely a mention for Mark de Vries.

[Shaydee]

???

Pascal Chimbonda (Guadeloupe) (Wigan Athletic)
Jean-Jacques Pierre (Haiti) (Nantes)
Nuelson Wau (Netherlands Antilles) (Willem II)

Shalrie Joseph (Grenada) (New England Revolution)
Khano Smith (Bermuda) (New England Revolution)
Paul Ifill (Barbados) (Sheffield United)
???

Jason Roberts (Grenada) (Wigan Athletic)
Shaun Goater (Bermuda) (Southend United)
Jean Phillipe Peguero (Haiti) (Colorado Rapids)

I'm not very familiar with the Cuban team

[HSEUPASSION]

Pierre-Fanfan (Martinique)?

[deejay]

Incredibly everone forgot that Jamaica didn't make the hex.

[HSEUPASSION]

The hex is the finals