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Galaxy’s dos Santos in Mexico squad to face USMNT in Hex

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Photo by Gary A. Vasquez/USA Today Sports
Photo by Gary A. Vasquez/USA Today Sports

Giovani dos Santos returned from his Mexican National Team exile in October, and he has earned himself another call-up for Mexico’s first two games in the Hex.

The LA Galaxy star was named to Juan Carlos Osorio’s 25-man roster that will face the U.S. Men’s National Team on Nov. 11 and Panama on Nov. 15.

Dos Santos enjoyed a fantastic 2016, recording 14 goals and 12 assists in 28 appearances for the Galaxy. He also scored the decisive goal in LA’s first-leg victory over the Colorado Rapids in its Western Conference semifinal.

The 27-year-old has scored 18 goals in 91 caps for Mexico.

Goalkeepers: Alfredo Talavera (Toluca), Guillermo Ochoa (Granada), Jesus Corona (Cruz Azul)

Defenders: Rafa Marquez (Atlas), Hector Moreno (PSV), Oswaldo Alanis (Chivas), Miguel Layun (Porto), Carlos Salcedo (Fiorentina), Diego Reyes (Espanyol), Nestor Araujo (Santos Laguna), Hugo Ayala (Tigres),

Midfielders: Hector Herrera (Porto), Jesus Duenas (Tigres) Jonathan dos Santos (Villarreal), Andres Guardado (PSV), Giovani dos Santos (LA Galaxy), Orbelin Pineda (Chivas), Marco Fabian (Eintracht Frankfurt)

Forwards: Javier Hernandez (Bayer Leverkusen), Raul Jimenez (Benfica), Carlos Vela (Real Sociedad), Javier Aquino (Tigres), Jesus Corona (Porto), Hirving Lozano (Pachuca), Oribe Peralta (Club America)

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  1. nobody seems to know what Osorio is doing formation or player selection wise..the goalkeeper and backline are a complete guess. Herrera, Hernandez and Guardado are the only locks along with Marquez cuz el Tri is nothing w/o old man marquez. Layun and Duenas are close to locks as they are the only fullbacks on the list if he goes to the 5-2-3. seeing that the US is most likely to go with a 442 (Wood-Altidore up top) the 3331 falls into Osorio’s logic.

    any way you cut it – their backline is vulnerable but any combinations of attackers are absolutely lethal – I feel like I have left this comment about on Mexico before and the scoreline is often the same!

    5-2-3
    ——-Corona——Hernandez——-Vela/Aquino—-
    —————–Herrera———Guardado—————
    —Layun–Salcedo–Marquez-Moreno—-Duenas-
    ————————–Talavera—————————-
    3-3-3-1
    ———————-Hernandez——————–
    —Guardado—-GdSantos—-Corona——
    ———-Layun—JdSantos—-Herrera———
    ———Salcedo–Marquez–Moreno——–
    ———————-Talavera——————–

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