Mix Diskerud: Is It Time for Him to Start for the USMNT?

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Published: September 11, 2013

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Last night, the United States men’s national team won a historic victory over Mexico in World Cup qualifying, propelling itself to a remarkable seventh straight World Cup.



The match was sealed when, on a beautiful bit of individual effort and skill, Mix Diskerud beat two defenders with one touch and slotted the ball across the face of the net for Landon Donovan to put the ball, and game, away.

With Michael Bradley out injured, U.S. head coach Jurgen Klinsmann started the game with Kyle Beckerman and Jermaine Jones as the midfield combination. Diskerud only came into the game as a substitute in the 75th minute for Eddie Johnson, who looked to be suffering from a concussion.

This was the third such time that Diskerud played the role of game-changing super-sub for the USMNT. In his November 2010 debut for the USMNT, at only 20 years old, Diskerud assisted on the game-winning goal in the team’s 1-0 win over South Africa.



Seven weeks after that night in Cape Town, Diskerud got his first start for the USMNT, a 90-minute effort against Chile in a 1-1 tie. After that game, he fell into the abyss, not appearing for the U.S. again until November 2012.

At that time, two years later, he came on as an 87th-minute substitute against Russia in a friendly. Diskerud again proved to be the difference-maker, scoring on a deflected half-volley to bring the U.S. level at 2-2 in the 93rd minute.

However, once again, Diskerud disappeared from the national team scene. In fact, prior to this summer’s Gold Cup, Diskerud had only played three total minutes in the Jurgen Klinsmann era.



The fact that Diskerud was even on the roster for this month's World Cup qualifiers shows how far he has come. Eighteen months ago, Klinsmann essentially said Diskerud was too soft for the USMNT when he stated, "Mix brings a lot of qualities, but he also need...
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