Just over a year ago, the United States beat the defending World Champions in a friendly, 2-1, in Germany. The U.S. scored perhaps the best goal of the Jurgen Klinsmann era during that match. A thirty pass sequence eventually ended with Mix Diskerud receiving a Michael Bradley cross-field ball, taking a perfect touch, and scoring with a fantastic finish.
Turn the clock forward to current day and Diskerud's standing at both the international and club level is a far cry from that triumphant day. He was omitted from the USA's final 23-man roster for the Copa America Centenario and is even finding it difficult to make the 18 on match days for Patrick Vieira's New York City FC.