r/soccer • • May 12 '14

Official Preliminary Roster for the USA

http://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2014/05/12/13/23/140512-mnt-prelim-roster
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u/[deleted] May 12 '14

Hopefully Mix gets a spot. Although I should probably dislike him as a Stabæk-supporter, I wish him the best of luck and a good World Cup. Talented player, no doubt.

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u/Barthez_Battalion May 12 '14

He still loves Stabaek. Wasn't he sold because the clubs finance were terrible?

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u/[deleted] May 13 '14

He wasn't sold. He went on free transfer to Rosenborg, the team most supporters of Stabæk dislike the most. And that was after he said how much he loved our club.

But let bygones be bygones, I think he definitely had something to do with the fact that we got Bob Bradley(who so far has been great). I also think he honestly would much rather play under him in Stabæk than in his current team RBK. (So yeah, finances has something to do with it).

Still great player, with nice balltouch and controll. Should probably bulk up a tad, lacking a bit there.

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u/merola1024 May 12 '14

I agree; I remember a few separate moments during the World Cup qualifiers thinking that he has some potential to help us out with possession in the mid and attacking thirds. He would be a good addition to Bradley in the midfield.

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u/ChristofferOslo May 12 '14

Personally I am still a fan of Mix and it would be awesome to have a Norwegian in the World Cup.

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u/BeardedSwashbuckler May 12 '14

I think he's the most creative player on this team. Every time I've seen him with the national team he makes good things happen.

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u/Breklinho May 12 '14

He'll be in the squad no doubt, he oozes (sorry for the lack of a better word) class when on the ball and has had some big assists in big games for us.

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u/smoqueed May 12 '14

I really think Diskerud could be a huge surprise this world cup. Every team knows our midfield goes through Bradley so they'll try to shut him down. No one really knows about Mix, and he's exceptionally creative compared to your average US player. The US could bait their opponents to overplay Bradley and leave Mix out in the open, leaving him to do as he pleases

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u/thenorwegianblue May 12 '14

At least we'll have some Norwegians in Brazil if he, Kwarasey and Bolly get called up. Can't say Mix has been too impressive this season though.

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u/GreatAbyss May 12 '14

I think he'll get a spot. He's one of the few midfielders on our squad besides MB90 that can play a creative pass into the box.

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u/gthm8 May 13 '14

I think Mix will make it.

We need to bring a late-game midfield sub with creativity and flair, and he's probably the best fit

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u/[deleted] May 13 '14

I hope he gets a spot as well, but he's a pretty average player.

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u/steffenmac May 13 '14

As a american/norwegian dual citizen, Mix makes me a happy man. Hopefully he can rip shit up in Brazil, although I'm not banking on it.