They Needed a Minivan but Got a Gio: Reyna at Nottingham Forest (Olf Borussia Dortmund)

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  1. felloveranddidanadu

    Plymouth Argyle FC
    Dec 12, 2009
    Club:
    San Jose Frogs
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Not going to overlook the may qualifier, but good news and he looks happy about it.
     
  2. LouisZ

    LouisZ Member+

    Oct 14, 2010
    Southern California-USA
    Club:
    FC Barcelona
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    He is listed at 6'1 since he was 16. I wonder if he is still growing.
     
  3. Jazzy Altidore

    Jazzy Altidore Member+

    Sep 2, 2009
    San Francisco
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    What do you mean by overlooking the qualifier? He’s coming if he’s at all healthy.
     
  4. butters59

    butters59 Member+

    Feb 22, 2013
    He is taller than his dad, and Weston! Yes, I said that.
     
  5. Suyuntuy

    Suyuntuy Member+

    Jul 16, 2007
    Vancouver, Canada
    Weston in height is like Schrödinger's cat. You have no idea how tall he may be that minute until you use the tape.
     
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  6. LouisZ

    LouisZ Member+

    Oct 14, 2010
    Southern California-USA
    Club:
    FC Barcelona
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    The last know measurement for Wes was 5'11. I think he was ready 19.
     
  7. el floppo

    el floppo Member

    NY RB
    United States
    Dec 7, 2021
    NYC LES Evil
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I was listed at 6' 4" 190lb in my college bio (actual 6', 170). I was also a competitive surfer.

    but I'm sure these guys are always truthful about such things.
     
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  8. el floppo

    el floppo Member

    NY RB
    United States
    Dec 7, 2021
    NYC LES Evil
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    and mostly... glad to see the news that Gio is getting close.

    every digit crossed for no whammies for him.
     
  9. LouisianaViking07/09

    Aug 15, 2009
    Damn, I should have taken up competitive surfing. Then I wouldn't just be 5'10.
     
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  10. el floppo

    el floppo Member

    NY RB
    United States
    Dec 7, 2021
    NYC LES Evil
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    just have your team say you're a competitive surfer... wah-lah... extra inches and pounds sure to follow.
     
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  11. twoolley

    twoolley Member+

    Jan 3, 2008
    Much worse in basketball than soccer where height matters way more. There isn’t enough advantage in soccer in most positions for anyone to care to doctor the numbers like bball.
     
  12. Gorky

    Gorky Member+

    Jul 28, 2006
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    New York Red Bulls
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    United States
    Only ego.
     
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  13. felloveranddidanadu

    Plymouth Argyle FC
    Dec 12, 2009
    Club:
    San Jose Frogs
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    haha, my bad. may not May, as in Dortmund's use of "may be ready"; after years of guys on Germans teams and Germany's reluctance to play someone who may have even the slightest bit of recovery left, it's still unlikely he plays tomorrow. Would love to be surprised, Dortmund
     
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  14. felloveranddidanadu

    Plymouth Argyle FC
    Dec 12, 2009
    Club:
    San Jose Frogs
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    T'was an old BS joke about our collective penchant of a) debating height and its utility in the sport and b) hyper analyzing photos and video for the slightest hint of an injury (awkward gait or posture, etc)

    If we had a proclamation that could be passed around about fans who could not care less how tall a guy is/isn't, I'd sign it right away
     
  15. FirstStar

    FirstStar Hustlin' for the USA

    Fulham Football Club
    Feb 1, 2005
    Time's Arrow
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Try having a daughter who is getting serious about club volleyball. Holy shit- I keep telling her 5’ 8” is tall for a girl. She is obsessed with actually being 5’ 8.5” (true, she actually is) and then finding shoes with an inch sole, and then trying to round up to a “playing height” of 5’ 10”. And she’s a setter - she doesn’t even play the front row. Something magic about that double digit.
     
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  16. Jazzy Altidore

    Jazzy Altidore Member+

    Sep 2, 2009
    San Francisco
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Tell her that being too tall can be as hard on a woman as a man who is too short. That may turn her attitude.
     
  17. tomásbernal

    tomásbernal Member+

    Sep 4, 2007
    Club:
    Portland Timbers
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    No, but American kids grow up being quite familiar with the fudging of these numbers on account of it happening commonly in other American sports so it would surprise me none if it were far more prevalent amongst American soccer players than anyone else.
     
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  18. Pl@ymaker

    Pl@ymaker Member+

    Feb 8, 2010
    Nat'l Team:
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  19. Cris 09

    Cris 09 Trololololo

    Nov 30, 2004
    Westfalenstadion
    Club:
    Borussia Dortmund
    Nat'l Team:
    Germany
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  20. twoolley

    twoolley Member+

    Jan 3, 2008
    Agreed. That’s not a title challenging team so if they can keep it close it really is quite an accomplishment.
     
  21. Cris 09

    Cris 09 Trololololo

    Nov 30, 2004
    Westfalenstadion
    Club:
    Borussia Dortmund
    Nat'l Team:
    Germany
    Bielefield just happens to be shittier. Lots of starters missing. I heard the announcer say 9?
     
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  22. Cris 09

    Cris 09 Trololololo

    Nov 30, 2004
    Westfalenstadion
    Club:
    Borussia Dortmund
    Nat'l Team:
    Germany
    What. A. Double. Substitution!!!
     
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  23. BostonRed

    BostonRed Member+

    Oct 9, 2011
    Somerville, MA
    Club:
    New England Revolution
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  24. ReynaRanger

    ReynaRanger Member

    Fulham
    United States
    May 23, 2021
    he didn't score, but those two touches from Reyna -- settling it in stride and immediately poking it past the keeper -- were a thing of beauty and a good representation of why he's such a talent.
     
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  25. nycfc919

    nycfc919 Member+

    Aug 17, 2015
    Great to see him back for club. Hope he gets a start under his belt and goes about 60ish mins next game.
     

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