El Tri

FutMexNation’s alternate World Cup rosters for Mexico

What if you were Juan Carlos Osorio?

What if you had the chance to step in his shoes, don his spectacles and carry his infamous notebook (with pens included, of course) as Mexico’s national team manager.

In this piece for FutMexNation, I asked a handful of fellow journalists and friends to imagine that they were Osorio and had the responsibility to select El Tri’s 23-man roster for Russia 2018. Along with their favorite Mexico starting XI, here’s what each one had to say about their ideal squad for the World Cup.

Note: Due to their injury problems, Nestor Araujo and Diego Reyes were not allowed to be selected in the rosters.

Nayib Moran
Goalkeepers: Guillermo Ochoa, Alfredo Talavera, Jose Corona.

Defenders: Miguel Layun, Carlos Vargas, Carlos Salcedo, Cesar Montes, Hector Moreno, Hugo Ayala, Edson Alvarez.

Midfielders: Jonathan dos Santos, Hector Herrera, Andres Guardado, Marco Fabian, Jose Juan Vazquez, Javier Aquino, Erick Gutierrez.

Forwards: Carlos Vela, Hirving Lozano, Jesus Corona, Javier Hernandez, Rodolfo Pizarro, Raul Jimenez.

Ideal XI:

Adriana Terrazas
Goalkeepers: Guillermo Ochoa, Alfredo Talavera, Jose Corona.

Defenders: Hector Moreno, Miguel Layun, Edson Alvarez, Hugo Ayala, Oswaldo Alanis, Carlos Salcedo, Jesus Gallardo.

Midfielders: Jose Juan Vazquez, Andres Guardado, Hector Herrera, Elias Hernandez, Jonathan dos Santos, Marco Fabian, Javier Aquino, Jesus Corona, Rodolfo Pizarro.

Forwards: Carlos Vela, Javier Hernandez, Hirving Lozano, Raul Jimenez.

Ideal XI:

Jason Marquitz
Goalkeepers: Guillermo Ochoa, Jose Corona, Rodolfo Cota.

Defenders: Miguel Layun, Carlos Salcedo, Hugo Ayala, Hector Moreno, Jesus Gallardo, Edson Alvarez.

Midfielders: Erick Gutierrez, Hector Herrera, Andres Guardado, Jonathan dos Santos, Jose Juan Vazquez, Javier Aquino, Rodolfo Pizarro, Marco Fabian.

Forwards: Javier Hernandez, Raul Jimenez, Carlos Vela, Jesus Corona, Hirving Lozano, Oribe Peralta.

Ideal XI:

Jon Arnold
Goalkeepers: Guillermo Ochoa, Alfredo Talavera, Jose Corona.

Defenders: Carlos Salcedo, Cesar Montes, Hector Moreno, Miguel Layun, Paul Aguilar, Jesus Gallardo, Edson Alvarez, Hugo Ayala.

Midfielders: Jonathan dos Santos, Andres Guardado, Hector Herrera, Jose Juan Vazquez, Marco Fabian.

Forwards: Javier Hernandez, Raul Jimenez, Carlos Vela, Hirving Lozano, Jesus Corona, Giovani dos Santos, Javier Aquino.

Ideal XI:

Bryan W
Goalkeepers: Guillermo Ochoa, Alfredo Talavera, Rodolfo Cota.

Defenders: Paul Aguilar, Edson Alvarez, Cesar Montes, Hector Moreno, Miguel Layun, Carlos Salcedo, Alejandro Mayorga.

Midfielders: Jonathan dos Santos, Marco Fabian, Rodolfo Pizarro, Hector Herrera, Andres Guardado, Jose Juan Vazquez, Diego Lainez.

Forwards: Raul Jimenez, Javier Hernandez, Carlos Vela, Jesus Corona, Hirving Lozano, Oribe Peralta.

Ideal XI:

Joely Aceves
Goalkeepers: Guillermo Ochoa, Jose Corona, Alfredo Talavera.

Defenders: Miguel Layun, Hector Moreno, Cesar Montes, Carlos Salcedo, Rafael Marquez, Edson Alvarez, Paul Aguilar.

Midfielders: Andres Guardado, Hector Herrera, Jose Juan Vazquez, Carlos Vela, Jonathan dos Santos, Erick Gutierrez, Marco Fabian, Jesus Corona, Hirving Lozano.

Forwards: Raul Jimenez, Javier Hernandez, Oribe Peralta, Giovani dos Santos.

Ideal XI:

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