Diskerud aims for larger US role in next 4 years (AP) Mix Diskerud is not planning on becoming the next Landon Donovan. He just hopes to have a role in filling the void the U.S. men’s national team will have to address going forward. There’s something fitting that in Donovan’s final international appearance for the U.S. last week against Ecuador, he started a sequence that led to a goal by Diskerud, who was issued Donovan’s No. 10 jersey for this year’s World Cup. And now Diskerud will get another chance to impress, as the post-Donovan era for the Americans gets under way in an exhibition against Honduras on Tuesday night. “It was definitely memorable,” Diskerud said of his goal in the 1-1 draw against Ecuador on Friday, his fourth in 22 international appearances. “It was Landon’s last game, and it was fun to be a part of that, an honor. Turned around, he was the first one I saw, gave him a huge hug and he was a part of the goal. It was fun.” It seemed appropriate that Donovan and Diskerud were part of what became the final goal the best scorer in U.S. men’s history would be a part of on the international stage. Diskerud made the U.S. [...] newsinfl/diskerud-aims-for-larger-us-role-in-next-4-years/
Posted on: Mon, 13 Oct 2014 21:15:41 +0000
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