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GucciGecko t1_j2ylxhr wrote

Wow this whole thing is getting messy. I wasn't a fan of Berhalter and wanted the team to move on from him for a number of reasons:

  • Lack of goal scoring - well he left Pefok and Pepi off the roster. I understand leaving Pepi off because of his age and lack of experience but Pefok was much better than most forwards on the team. He was at least better then Wright and Ferreira.

  • His handling of Reyna. He shouldn't have made the benching public even though he thought it was off the record.

To leak what they did about Berhalter though is just classless and low. This could possibly affect his livelihood and career in coaching, not just his tenure with the USMNT.

2 (or multiple) wrongs don't make a right, Gio was immature in how he handled the benching/lack of playing time and Berhalter shouldn't have made it public but Danielle Reyna took it to a whole other level.

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[deleted] t1_j2yr3ob wrote

How does her son go back to play for the team now? Lol

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Seahawk715 t1_j2yv9mi wrote

This is the most petty and ridiculous thing I’ve seen in a while. I wonder why US soccer lags behind the rest of the world? This entitlement bullshit may enter the chat.

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Seahawk715 t1_j2yvlcn wrote

And only to say something NOW, when her kid suffers some sort of perceived slight? What a fucking hypocrite she is. “It took me a long time to forgive Gregg and I was with (insert name) to guide her through the trauma”. Not to downplay what Berhalter did, but she was apparently never okay with it if she’s using it as extortion this much later.

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cujukenmari t1_j2yxd12 wrote

Really cool to see America's youth sports toxic, helicopter parenting issues making it's way to the International scene.

Next World Cup I hope to see the Reyna's jump onto the field to let the ref know he's a piece of shit.

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Brandwin3 t1_j2zcgtp wrote

So you are telling me she witnessed her “friend” be a victim of domestic violence and waited over 30 fucking years to tell anyone and only decides to tell people because she is angry at the guy for not playing her son in a soccer tournament. Idk why anyone is taking this seriously. No matter what happened, we are so far past the situation everyone involved have to be completely different people. Shit I am 21 and can’t believe some of the shit I thought and did when I was 18

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GucciGecko t1_j2zdis1 wrote

Yea I lost a lot of respect for their family. After Gio did what he did most people just chalked it up to his youth and immaturity but with parents like that...enablers much?

The families were also previously close, Claudio was Gregg's best man at his wedding and had talked about how they were still very good friends recently. Their decades long friendship ended over this.

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effthatguy85 t1_j2zdtyk wrote

So,she wanted her son to play because their families were friends 🤢 this is exactly why the US will NEVER win a World Cup. Downvote me if you want,but the rich will always play gatekeeper for their friends and family.

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asimplerandom t1_j2zec8f wrote

I don’t know why but this story has really pissed the ever living shit out of me. I sincerely hope her husband loses his job and that they both get bitten in the ass by karma 1000 times over. Fuck both of those worthless pieces of shit.

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jgiffin t1_j2zfdlg wrote

>In response to Berhalter's characterization of the events, Danielle Reyna said, "Without going into detail, the statements from yesterday significantly minimize the abuse on the night in question. Rosalind Berhalter was my roommate, teammate and best friend, and I supported her through the trauma that followed.

This is gross. What kind of sick person leverages her friend’s trauma 30 years later because her son didn’t get enough playing time?

Gio deserved to be on the field, but damn his parents are awful.

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syrstorm t1_j2zgm82 wrote

I don't want Berhalter back, but to weaponize domestic abuse for retaliation in a grudge like this is SO gross.

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IIIllllIIlllIIlllIIl t1_j2zkpqp wrote

It goes to show how corrupted US Soccer is. In its current state my kids have no chance at making the national team even if they had the skill unless we are connected to management somehow. That doesn’t even account for the tens of thousands of dollars to play club soccer to get to that point. Only to be cut because we aren’t best friends with someone in bed with US Soccer. It stinks.

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DrDig1 t1_j2zxq9k wrote

Kind of torn on this, probably due to a lack of knowledge of Reyna's ability.

The kid acted selfish and immature at the WC due to a perceived slight of playing time.

The coach absolutely screwed up when he threw the player under the bus AFTER it was dealt with in house. Sounds like he should have played the kid more.

The parents of player should not be involved and should piss off for life.

The strangest part is how the families were so close and then all this occurred. Sounds like the coach tried to give a hard lesson to a kid he knew and it snowballed. Fast.

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TheFoxandTheSandor t1_j2zzy1j wrote

Sucks that a parent would do that, but hey, maybe we will get a good coach. Berhalter is not what we need

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DCilantro t1_j303n5o wrote

Apparently he has a bad attitude and is lazy at training. Jude Bellingham said he was the same at dortmund. Seeing how his parents are it wouldn't surprise me if he's got a bad attitude.

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DCilantro t1_j304fp8 wrote

There is no good guy in this, but there is a clear side that is more shitty, and that's the Reynas. Weaponizing someone else's traumatic experience after 30 years of not saying a word for your own personal vendetta? That's really gross.

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Eye_am_Eye t1_j3096bq wrote

Mommy got pissed because her little boy was not put on the field. What a bitch. Probably one of those nightmare soccer moms who demanded participation trophies.

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_distortedmorals t1_j30c7lp wrote

I'd be embarrassed if I was Gio. As if the us soccer federation wasn't taken seriously by big teams already.

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TackyBrad t1_j30i52c wrote

Technically you did say Gio is the best in the pool, so the responder saying talent =/= best in a team sport could be a proper argument to that point - that's only if the minor assumptions made there (namely by best you mean most talented) are accurate.

Anyway, just figured I'd hopefully help clarify where everyone was coming from. Cheers

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Phree44 t1_j30le9m wrote

Mommy to the rescue! Poor Claudio will never live this down

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CCSC96 t1_j310g87 wrote

Berhalter addressed Gio’s behavior issues after because the Reyna’s used their media tied to keep the “why didn’t Gio play more” stories running. It was an open question that was going to hang over the players until it was answered. Christian and Adams and McKinnie were going to be randomly asked about it after club games. It’s better to kill it off and move on than to still have it be a sideshow in two years.

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CCSC96 t1_j310oij wrote

IDK Pefok is obviously starting to score at the club level but in the friendlies he got he looked like he didn’t even know how to kick a ball. Some players just don’t adapt to the national team game. It’s slightly different.

I also don’t think you can just never answer the Gio question. It would still be a distraction in two years if you don’t air it now. Reynas had media allies publicly attacking Gregg. It’s pretty clear to the rest of the press what’s happening and they’re going to hound until they get an answer.

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Jimmy_kong253 t1_j312b1c wrote

Well at least we know where is son gets his attitude from

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RunningDude90 t1_j31a7wp wrote

So Gio pissed off all his teammates so much they’re annoyed he even played…then this happens.

Can’t help but feel he is going to be in a similar position to Benzema, and not included for character reasons.

Unfortunately he has played for the US Senior team too often now to change allegiances.

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[deleted] t1_j31biwq wrote

False equivalency and blackmail really. They reconciled, got married, and have multiple children now.

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Jimmychui t1_j31br0d wrote

Reminds me the LaVar Ball situation

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r3gam t1_j31m9f2 wrote

Being injury prone and a asshole with toxic reps is one good way to stall your career.

I was listening to a podcast last month and it was put to a vote to his teammates whether he should stay or be sent home from Qatar and it was almost 50/50. Yikes, that much of the squad dislikes you

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philodendrin t1_j31vl2w wrote

What a simmering stew of toxic personalities. No wonder the US can't make a decent run in the World Cup, they are too busy cutting each other off at the knees. What happened to the concept of the greater good of the team, sacrifice and doing whats best for everyone instead of trying to advance your own agenda?!

All these past relationships that are intertwined seem like Nepotism with extra steps and favoritism.

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TrappsRightFoot t1_j31w7jq wrote

He kicked her in the leg one time when they were 18 and arguing while drunk. He sought counseling on his own after being honest with their families about what happened and they have now been back together for 30 fucking years.

If we can't forgive people for mistakes they made decades ago that they clearly regret and worked to reconcile then what the fuck are we doing as a society?

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WarpedCore t1_j31zot1 wrote

You do realize that Berhalter addressed this as an anonymous player. He never 'threw him under the bus' as you stated it. If a player at the highest level, in the biggest tournament on the planet is half-assing it in preparation, the player doesn't deserve a spot on the roster.

Gio is the one that came out and confirmed it was he that the coach was speaking of. If he kept his mouth shut, all of this may not have transgressed to this soap opera of shitty parents and 30 year old personal history. Danielle Egan is a cold, cold witch.

The Reyna family can go away now. Forever.

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timeIsAllitTakes t1_j32c3ng wrote

Also the Reyna's started this whole mess by saying Reyna wasn't injured and there was more to his lack of playing time. GGG gave him an out and he didn't take it. Now this makes Gio look less like a dumb kid that made an oops in camp but part of a family where this is a systemic problem

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cagonzalez321 t1_j32m12f wrote

No it doesn’t, but the fact that they have been married for 30 years speaks to fact something changed in him AND his wife forgave him. We need to be able to move on from the past…especially if a person has changed their behavior. Our recidivism rate maybe much lower if we could do that.

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WarpedCore t1_j32z0gw wrote

Yep. Gio is seen as a very elitist-type now. Who in their right mind would ever trust him as a teammate?

The USMNT needs some fixing, and since it's a young team, one can only hope that the changes do not effect the build up of quality. Starts with Gio never seeing a roster spot ever again. I don't care how talented he is. He burned this bridge with thermite.

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suarezj9 t1_j333lgt wrote

I might be exaggerating (or maybe not) but I really hope no coach ever calls Reyna up again.

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GucciGecko t1_j33iuix wrote

Thanks, I didn't get a chance to watch the friendlies. Did he get a chance to start any or was he a late sub with limited playing time?

I agree about Gregg not being able to sidestep the Gio question. There were some signs of something going on when he was asked about it at the WC and he said something along the lines of Gio was injured and his fitness level wasn't back.

Gio responded publicly saying it wasn't true. I thought it was odd at the time but now it all makes sense. The Reynas took it too far leaking what they did about Gregg, I wonder how likely it was that the USMNT would've kept Gregg as coach. There were plenty of fans/analysts criticizing his coaching and tactics saying we needed a new coach to progress.

Maybe the Reynas felt he would be kept and leaked the incident?

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