Aside from Cordell Cato, Kevin Molino, Levi Garcia, and to a lesser extent Andre Boucaud....the vast majority of the core of the T&T MNT share the following physical characteristics:
Big
Strong
Athletic
Bateau
Abu Bakr (ok...so NOT athletic here...but definitely big and strong)
Mikiel Williams
Cyrus
Aubrey David
Yohance Marshall
Carlyle Mitchell
Tristan Hodge
Hyland
Bostock (ah know he technically not in the squad but will be)
Kevan George
Neveal Hackshaw
KJ
The "hobbits" are mostly the attackers (save for Andre Boucaud):
Levi Garcia
Joevin Jones
Cordell Cato
Trevin Caesar
Jomal Williams
Shahdon Winchester
Kevin Molino
And all the "hobbits" PACY and skillful. Some more so than others.
The common thread among the team is athleticism. In keeping with the trend of modern football where athleticism increasingly "trumps" other more "traditional" attributes like technique and work rate.
Not saying you don't need those traditional skill sets.
In today's football, you ideally need to have all 3 to be able to play effectively AT PACE. But if you lacking in one area, it better not be in the athleticism department....otherwise crapaud smoke yuh pipe.
Ask Fabergas and Rooney.
Which is a shame....because it essentially suggests that a player like Socrates might not have come to prominence in this era. And the game would be the poorer for it.
But reality is a bitch