Giovanni “Gio” Reyna US National Team Discussion

um, do you know what challenge means?

 

Well he can't fight his way into the team if he doesn't get minutes. All he can do is work his balls off in training and wait for an opportunity (injury).

 

oh, cool, you inserting yourself into a post i make that has nothing to do with you...

is it more challenging to "perform" (whatever that means) in mls or get into dortmunds team? i certainly dont believe its the former. that was my entire point.

but to give you the attention you so desperately want, gio is fighting his way into the team. hes doing that by getting minutes. hes getting minutes because he is "working his balls off" in training. and to continue the simple ass straight-line logic so many here manage to misunderstand (or intentionally misrepresent) he has to be fit to do that.

i know its incredibly complicated to parse the timeline of his being cleared for training like 5 weeks ago, and getting minutes over the last 3(?) weeks since but i believe in you, little buddy.

 

Interesting question. How many current MLS players could play in almost every BVB game when they’re fit? I honestly don’t know, but I’d estimate 5….but one of them is Messi and I couldn’t name the other 4.

 

What do you mean it has nothing to do with me. It's a fricking public forum not some private club.

And then after coming after me you've just completely agreed with what I said.

 

I don’t think he should go to MLS but when healthy Reyna is also not playing as much as you’d like to see from one of the most talented players in our pool.

 

Judging from comments I think Sahin rates him higher than Terzic. If Terzic were still coach it would make sense for him to leave.

 

Not sure of the point? Who cares if not one single MLS player would get many minutes at Dortmund. The point is and always has been is, from the USMNT perspective, Reyna better off riding the pine at Dortmund or starting in MLS?

 

Do you not know what a false dichotomy is?
Why are Dortmund and MLS the only two options?
What if a secret third option is the best for Reyna from a USMNT perspective?

 

Reyna has played in every game since this 76 minutes over/under...
12 + 28 + 1 + 12 so 53 minutes down, 23 to go

 

Retirement?

 

The point is that a person that would choose MLS over BVB isn’t going to help you much in a World Cup…if your intent is to win it anyway.

 

It's seems like the people suggesting that Reyna moves to MLS are the ones most opposed to Reyna moving to MLS. It's like someone mentions MLS steam comes out of their ears and they lose all sense of reason.

I don't see any reason why Reyna would or should move to MLS. I did hypothesize that if he did move to MLS the slower pace and lower intensity might help with his injury problems.

 

I watched Gio today. He came on in the 80th minute and played about 17 minutes.

He's still in headless chicken mode. He needs a better coach. He was a little more aware this time, but still removed himself from the formation too much to get into the game and probe the defense.

Gio needs a coach who will be frank with him, simply his role, and rebuild him. Not sure he's going to get that at Dortmund.

 

I get the impression that Gio doesn't have anyone in his life who is telling him no and then doing the difficult job of grinding it out with a headstrong kid who doesn't know how to grow from failure. Berhalter was the only one, and even Berhalter still coddled him.

Gio needs to find the level where he can go through that process and get starting minutes, and he needs to find the coach who will do that with him over at least two seasons.

 

"It's 2023, Pulisic should leave Chelsea for MLS and the LA Galaxy"
"It's 2024, Reyna should leave Dortmund for MLS and the LA Galaxy"
"It's 2028, Kochen should leave Barcelona for MLS and the LA Galaxy"
"It's 2029, Cavan should leave Man City for MLS and the LA Galaxy"

The LA Galaxy need a Riqui Puig replacement next season. Is Gio Reyna a realistic solution?https://t.co/KA3PsDkbXF

— Alexi Lalas' State of the Union Podcast (@SOTUWithAlexi) December 6, 2024

Lalas and Donovan are looking for clicks and views with these statements that also boost their former club.

There’s nothing logical about these claims. Reyna could go to so many better clubs and levels if/when he wants to leave.

Discussing this topic loses us all braincells. https://t.co/glyGOuOdUf

— USMNTProspects (@ProspectsUsmnt) December 7, 2024

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FNhgvSsVkAcuzxE.jpg

 

They're just trying to get clicks and views. Just ignore them.

 

Not necessarily sometimes on short notice an MLS move can be best in terms of getting quick playing time. And Landon Donovan picked MLS over Europe and he helped us plenty at the World Cup.

The difference with Reyna is the World Cup is still a year and a half away so he’s not just looking for the immediate move where he’ll get playing time. There’s nothing wrong with an MLS move if you have limited other options. But Reyna probably has other good top five league options. He’s just got to be smart about it.

 

The great ones, almost universally, have a mental toughness that wouldn’t track with a move beneath their abilities. Voluntarily stepping down rarely produces greatness.

We’re going to need a bunch of players that are significantly better than Landon was.

 

He's 22. It's a bit late to be starting that process

 

The process of finding his Pioli?

 

If everyone on our national team was as good as Landon Donovan we’d have the best team we’ve ever had by a good amount.

 

LD is literally one of the best international soccer players of all time for any country.

 

Yes, but it's necessary. Also, I could see Reyna as a late bloomer.