The MLS All-Star team unsuccessfully representing the best players in the league has become an annual tradition. The first eleven players are picked by fans and FIFA players and the rest of the squad is chosen by the coach of the host’s team, who often is not a reliable source. That’s how this year’s team is filled with Atlanta and Sporting KC players (those team’s fans are prolific voters) and Eastern Conference players who played well against Tata Martino’s Atlanta United.
Let’s take a shot at picking a more suitable team, one that can produce a coherent starting XI and rewards the league’s true best players.