Portero: Guillermo Ochoa, Alfredo Talavera y Jesús Corona Defensores: Carlos Salcedo, Néstor Araujo, Diego Reyes, Héctor Moreno, Hugo Ayala, Oswaldo Alanís, Edson Álvarez, Jesús Gallardo y Miguel Layún. Volantes: Jesús Molina, Rafa Márquez, Héctor Herrera, Jonathan dos Santos, Andrés Guardado, Erick Gutiérrez, Marco Fabián y Giovani dos Santos. Delanteros: Javier Hernández, Raúl Jiménez, Oribe Peralta, Jesús Manuel Corona, Carlos Vela, Javier Aquino, Hirving Lozano y Jürgen Damm. Si el mundial empezará mañana, según Osorio, Diego Reyes, Néstor Araujo, Giovani y Jonathan dos Santos, y Guardado no podrían estar con México debido a sus lesiones, pero el colombiano considera que podrán recuperarse para estar en Rusia. Source: Mediotiempo
Thing is, Marquez is taking up a spot as a holding midfielder that could've easily gone to Govea or Gallito. JCO is the death of me.
In a pinch, last few minutes where we need to tie there is no one better than Marquez. He has a knack for scoring on set pieces. I'm ok with him being on the roster, cheerleader or last minute sub.
JCO said he's taking Rafa not because of what he can do in the dressing room but what he can do on the field. Does this mean he starts against Germany??
Pretty much how I feel at the moment I just hope our next coach isn’t such a stubborn moron and leaves out players because they’re short or can’t play in different positions than what they normally pay Osorio logic = Height > Talent
The thought of Rafa being in the holding midfield against Germany is going to haunt my dreams for the next 35 days.
It's just so frustrating that we have such an opportunity with this player pool and it could all go to waste because of this complete idiot.
Really sucks that Pizarro was left off, especially when you see players like Gio who not only hasn’t produced with his club and MNT the past 2 years, but also has been pretty much injured all year.
Cringe at Ayala, Molina, Gio and Damm. Slight cringe at Alanis and Oribe. Pleasantly surprised Guti was put on the roster. Pizarro being snubbed is an absolute disgrace. It's as bad as Temoc being left off the 2006 roster, and Jona being left off the 2010 roster
Worse than Jona being left out in 2010, but not as bad a Cuau in 2006. You can't play much better than Pizarro has for Chivas. He didn't really step up to the plate in the last Gold Cup but since then he's been on an absolute tear. Hope there's some way that he can sneak in there. I'd be ok with all MLS assholes being left out, including Vela.
Gio, Ayala, Alanís, Molina, Damm are dead weight. JDS is deadweight too but I don’t recall any poor games when he plays with Mexico and he usually plays well with better players around him. So, he’s cool with me. I still believe Vela can provide a good performance with Mexico. So, I don’t mind his inclusion either. And what’s with the random inclusion of Guti? I can name at least 4 players that are more deserving than him.
Its pretty much what we all expected, but I still thought Osorio would change his mind. This fascination with GDS and Damm is fetish-like. I understand why Pizarro didn’t make it (although every other thought to the contrary) BUT he definitely should not have been cut when there are far more underserving names on the list or potential list