Giovanni “Gio” Reyna US National Team Discussion

I think everyone would agree with me that starting for BVB vs Barca really is a terrible situation to be in and when the winter window opens up he should put in a transfer request to the Chicago Fire.

 

100%

I mean he's so immature as of the 41st minute he's had a shot on frame and a should have been assist that somehow wasn't scored.

But Chicago definitely is in his future.

 

He's not gonna develop playing teams like Barca.

 

Both were offside but that wasn't his fault.

 

Especially if he only gets 73 minutes.

 

Sahin is not doing him any favors playing him when he hasn't worked those things out.

 

That's ten minutes more than he's played all season. He's going he hurting tomorrow.

 

It's clear Sahin rates him and this isn't the Terzic situation.

 

Same goes for Christian.
It is OK that you beat Inter Milan and Real Madrid, but can you beat Inter Miami and Real Salt Lake? That something you haven’t prove.

 

I mean if he’s going to get regular opportunities like this he should definitely stay. But he wasn’t pre injury which is what prompted the notion he should look around.

 

Gio did pretty well for not playing much nor starting in quite some time. You could tell he still needs to integrate but that's expected. I'd probably rate him around a 6.5 if I were rating.

Good to see him out there

 

To quote Miller's Crossing...
You ever notice how the snappy dialogue dries up once a guy starts soiling his union suit?

Reyna vs Barcelona

gio reyna, dortmund vs. barcelona (70 minutes)pic.twitter.com/Gw9iqfPA1w

— twofeetelite (@twofeetelite) December 12, 2024

 

Reyna has played in every game since this 76 minutes over/under...
12 + 28 + 1 + 12 +73

73 minutes vs Barcelona in Champions League is just 3 minutes short of the over/under for the rest of 2024 lol

 

Gio plays with a calm the US needs. He’s a guy who sees the right play before he receives the ball. Please, please, please stay healthy, he’s a true game changer imo.

 

To be clear, I proposed an over/under that I thought would divide opinion. That's what an over/under is supposed to do. Not to insult Gio.

And I meant in the BL, although I wasn't clear about that.

 

Just curious, how did come up with 76? It’s oddly specific.

 

I didn't see any hand waving!

 

Hand waving and whining and immaturity is only obvious to those supremely intelligent and, dare I say, all-knowing amongst us. Mere mortals, like the majority of us, are unable to detect these nuances.

 

Reyna never got a red card but Nietzsche did.
(There is a video in YouTube about a soccer final game between German philosophers team vs. Greek philosophers team. Confuses is the referee and he red carded Nietzsche.)

 

6.2 on Footmob.

Probably would have got more but 3 of his key passes came in moves where a player was called offside.

 

That's a Monty Python episode. There's another with women (maybe nurses) against one legged Pirates who aren't very mobile and go arrrgrrrhhh every time they get dribbles.

 

Per SBI:

Reyna was quiet in his performance, winning just one duels, making one defensive interception, and completing just 75% of his passes.

Not exactly fawning.

Like a lot of things in the world there is much room for moderation on Reyna. It’s quite possible that he’s neither genius nor idiot baby.

 

Again no doubt about his creative ability but where do you fit him in? That's going to be the issue for Poch.

 

Still might be if a shot on goal is a major bragging point for him.

 

Maybe midfield?