I watched part of the 2nd half of Roma’s friendly against Real Betis today. Reynolds did not feature. The game was completely insane. Mourinho got a red card protesting a goal. So did Pellegrini (actually a 2nd yellow). Mancini also got a 2nd yellow later and near the end of the game so did Karsdorp. They ended with 8 men and lost 5-2 in a friendly opted to raise awareness for sudden cardiac arrest in athletes. Boo.
Good news is that Bryan did not get a red card today. Quite a few people on the team cannot say that. Bad news is that he didn’t play.
Late appearance in Conference League: ↪️🐺↩️ Final switch: Bryan Reynolds is on for Nicolo Zaniolo! #ASRoma #UECL #TSRoma pic.twitter.com/tUUIY42sZi— AS Roma English (@ASRomaEN) August 19, 2021
Today was a hard day's work for Reynolds. He entered in the 90+3 minute, and the final whistle blew in the 90+4 minute. Roma ends up winning the away leg by a 2-1 scoreline over Trabzonspor. I would hope that Reynolds' minutes grow exponentially. But if the number of minutes was less than 1, then exponential growth may go in the wrong direction...
I just really haven’t seen anything from him that says “wow” since he made the move. I’d go as far as saying every appearance I’ve watched to date has been mediocre at best. Really hope it turns around for him.
Not at all…he’s getting into games consistently. This is actually and extremely good development. He gets minutes every week. His coach is utilizing him. He just needs to take the guy in front of him’s position now. Not easy, but can be done.
1 minute is better than no minute. I want him to play more, but he’s still extremely young... he seems to get into the game on most games.... hopefully we’ll see him play more as the season goes on.
Reynolds has made the bench for Roma today. They lead 1-0 at the halftime break against Fiorentina - and Fiorentina is down to 10 men.
Doesn’t get in the game. I don’t know what’s going to get him minutes besides injuries. Would have been nice if they qualified for Europa league to add some more congestion for potential minutes.