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MLS: Every team’s best starting XI for 2019

By Joshua Bowers

ATLANTA, GA - DECEMBER 08: Atlanta United players celebrate with the Philip F. Anschutz Trophy after winning the MLS Cup against the Portland Timbers at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, GA. Atlanta won 2-0. (Photo by Austin McAfee/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
ATLANTA, GA - DECEMBER 08: Atlanta United players celebrate with the Philip F. Anschutz Trophy after winning the MLS Cup against the Portland Timbers at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, GA. Atlanta won 2-0. (Photo by Austin McAfee/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /
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HOUSTON, TX – SEPTEMBER 15: Houston Dynamo midfielder Juan David Cabezas (5) attempts to convert a corner kick with a header during the soccer match between the Portland Timber and Houston Dynamo on September 15, 2018 at BBVA Compass Stadium in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Leslie Plaza Johnson/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
HOUSTON, TX – SEPTEMBER 15: Houston Dynamo midfielder Juan David Cabezas (5) attempts to convert a corner kick with a header during the soccer match between the Portland Timber and Houston Dynamo on September 15, 2018 at BBVA Compass Stadium in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Leslie Plaza Johnson/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

Houston Dynamo

4-2-3-1

GK Joe Willis

RB AJ DeLaGarza

CB Kiki Struna

CB Maynor Figueroa

LB DeMarcus Beasley

CDM Juan Cabezas

CDM Matias Vera

RM Alberth Elis

CAM Tomas Martinez

LM Romell Quioto

ST Mauro Manotas

I like the moves Houston made in the offseason to improve the defense. Struna, Vera and Figueroa should immediately start. AJ DeLaGarza could also face some competition at right-back with Chris Duvall and Marlon Hairston now in the fold.

Hairston will likely spell several positions both on defense and in wide-midfield positions as well. The front-four, meanwhile, are locks, and Cabezas will start whenever healthy.

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