Revisiting The Mix Diskerud Signing
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I'm not sure if Brek would be at the top of my list, but if we sold Mix tomorrow at value, we'd be a better team for it.
I don't see the upside that you guys do with him. He's a very technically sound player, but he doesn't do a ton with it.
What actually *is* Mix's natural role? Have we really answered that?
To properly answer this we would all need to see a full season of Mix playing in position. Unfortunately, we are still probably two years away from having seen that.
What's his "proper position" though?
franchise646
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After tonight clearly Cm next to Pirlo
BossNYC
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Not sure if serious.
Brek thought it'd be funny to put an actual pig's head in a teammate's locker. The guy is mentally unstable to begin with.
I touched on this a few months ago, I think he is best in a midfield 3. He's not a DM, he's not a pure number 10, he's james Milner type in his work rate and versatility but also in the sense that he doesn't "own" the game.
I thought it was a really well rationalized characterization: http://nycfcblues.com/2015/11/managing-expectations-can-expect-mix-diskerud/. It's far more analytical than the way I tend to think of the game, but I can't help but agree with the conclusion.
Thank you very much.
If Mix can play every game in the middle next to Pirlo & there are two CB's that can be depended upon, then we will all see a much more productive player than last year. His success on the MNT is mostly because he can trust those around him and be able to pick his moments to push forward much like how Lampard has always ghosted in behind the main attacks to take his shots.
That midfield would get abused while defending. There's no way that Lampard could play as a winger or outside midfielder, and I'm not sure Poku contributes as much on the outside.
It just comes back to the same old issue. There's no way to build a competent defense with this midfield.
The only way that I think you can make it work is by playing a 4-2-3-1.
------- Villa
Tommy Mac Lampard Mix
-------Jacobsen ---- Pirlo
But again, that sends Poku to the bench, uses Villa as a lone striker (where he's not at his best) and is a lineup that people here hated. I barely like it myself.
We're hamstrung by Lampard. You can cover for him or for Pirlo, but you can't cover for both. And Pirlo is the better of the two at this stage in their careers.
Be sure to watch the pass to Poku for the goal vs PR if you still question Mix's talent. If that was Pirlo hitting that pass there would be fainting hysterics all over the board.
Agree with this. Mix had a couple of good through balls. Also, full credit to Mullins for dummying the pass through to Poku.
This is entirely correct. Think also of the pass he made to help set up one of Lampard's late season goals. He was on the sideline with his back to the goal. The ball came to him, and he popped it up in the air, then kicked it backwards over his head hitting a teammate in stride who laid off to Lamps for the goal. It was Mix's pass that broke the defense.
This!
If not for Pirlo's assist to Villa, this would have been the pass of the season for our team.
Great cross, but no. Mix's overhead, no look was superior, imho.
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