Week five of the MLS season feature some truly standout individual performances that made it extremely difficult to select a Best XI for the week.
Some picks were easy, like Landon Donovan, who netted a hat-trick AND an assist in the Galaxy’s 5-2 mauling of Chivas USA, but some others were tough to make.
This week’s MLS Best XI is heavy on goals, with five players who registered at least two goals.
Here is this week’s MLS Best XI for Week Five:
SBI MLS Best XI: Week 5
—–Jaime Moreno———Alan Gordon———–Landon Donovan——–
———Amado Guevara———————John Thorrington————–
—————Claudio Reyna—————Shalrie Joseph——————–
Chad Marshall———–Michael Parkhurst——————Marvell Wynne
———————————Wil Hesmer————————————-
Honorable Mention: Matt Reis, Gonzalo Segares, Carl Robinson, Marcelo Gallardo, Santino Quaranta, David Beckham, John Wolyniec, Jozy Altidore, Alejandro Moreno (And people, the above lineup is not meant to correspond with actual positions (Beckham on the left wing for example), the formation is used for display purposes only)
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