By agreement with Borussia Dortmund, Reyna played 45 minutes against Germany and Ghana. Against Bremen, he played an additional 30 minutes.
Kehl: "The teamwork has paid off. I am very happy for him. I would like him to stay fit for the long term."
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Already in his teens, he was seen as Marco Reus' successor. Before physical problems slowed him down.
According to Sebastian Kehl, Reyna's recent good performances were in the offing. And he refers to the good exchange with the US national team.
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The upward trend of Gio Reyna, who was injured for a long time and has scored 2 goals against Ghana in the last international break, raises hopes at Borussia Dortmund that he will soon be able to play a much more significant role.
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If Gregg was coaching today “Gio is still carrying a knock. Balogun is still getting to know the guys. Scally is still very young. Richards is still coming back from injury.”
BVB’s sporting director Kehl on Gio 🗣️
“We’ve known him for many years now even though he’s still 20. We see him as a good guy, a professional & a valued member of the team. That this is now in doubt after a few days in Qatar is for us unacceptable and not fair to Gio.” [kicker]
The bright side to all of this is that this statement clearly proves not only Gregg’s tactical inflexibility (how can you tell a top attacking third player they will have a limited role before knowing in game situations?) and general lack of correct personnel decisions.
Morocco’s coach was appointed just 3 months ahead of the World Cup. He brought back key players like Ziyech that had a falling out with the prior coach because of “attitude”.
Coaches do not need several cycles to build a culture- that just can’t be an argument to keep Gregg.
Obviously players need to show up 100% in practice, no excuses there. But it’s also on the coach to manage players’ egos and form a team. As more of our guys play in top leagues for top clubs, egos will only get bigger. Need a coach to manage that.
Tyler Adams showing the world what he is made of this tournament.
There’s always a group of global stars to emerge out of World Cups and it’s not crazy to say he is in that conversation right now. Still only 23 😤
Always love Halfspaces ratings but respectfully disagree. This wasn’t a hard group to get out of and our player pool is easily the most talented we’ve had.
We should hold our coach to a higher standard & hold him accountable - that is the only way US soccer continues to improve.
If you are still #BerhalterOut at this point just log off. You’ll never be happy and just like to complain.
This World Cup cycle is now a success and he won the Gold Cup and Nations League.
The #USMNT won today. Enjoy your evening.
Our midfield has been the standout this World Cup. McKennie was the key to unlock Iran in the first half today. Musah the key in transitioning from defense to offense and Adams is easily our most consistent player. The clean up guy in the midfield. MMA 🔑🇺🇸