The Official 2022 FIFA World Cup Thread

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I thought for sure with all of Frances injuries and having to play young players in their first WC that they would fall out by now. Credit to them. They still are very good.
 
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05_never_again said:
It was.

Sources: US almost sent Reyna home from WC
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Oh boy. Drama. Drama. Drama.

I’m a bit puzzled on why Berhalter would feel like Reynas opportunities should be limited. I’m sure there is a reason but he’s clearly been an important player for the team. There has to be more there to the situation. Reyna then handled the aftermath of that news poorly to the point that his teammates called him out too.

All happening during the moment that they had all worked hard for the past 4 years on. Sad.


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Nash_Vol97 said:
Oh boy. Drama. Drama. Drama.

I’m a bit puzzled on why Berhalter would feel like Reynas opportunities should be limited. I’m sure there is a reason but he’s clearly been an important player for the team. There has to be more there to the situation. Reyna then handled the aftermath of that news poorly to the point that his teammates called him out too.

All happening during the moment that they had all worked hard for the past 4 years on. Sad.


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I do not follow US Soccer as closely as I do other sports, so perhaps my ignorance is showing here. But I'm a big believer in that if you want to overachieve or make a statement in a competition where you are very clearly at a talent disadvantage, you have to be aggressive and generally do things you might not otherwise do if you were equally talented or more talented than the competition. If you show up at these kinds of tournaments and do things conventionally, then you shouldn't really be surprised when you only get results against the teams who aren't as good and get smoked by the teams who are better.

The weakest area of performance for this team was finishing in the final third, so why not do something bold and aggressive to address that? Was he afraid that starting Reyna, or playing him a lot, might cost them a game that they otherwise would win? Or did he think he had better offensive options than Reyna? If so, I don't really see why.

None of this excuses Reyna's behavior after finding out that news, which must have been pretty bad if they considered sending him home, but Berhalter has to know that you can't play "straight up" against teams who are clearly better than you and expect to win.
 
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05_never_again said:
I do not follow US Soccer as closely as I do other sports, so perhaps my ignorance is showing here. But I'm a big believer in that if you want to overachieve or make a statement in a competition where you are very clearly at a talent disadvantage, you have to be aggressive and generally do things you might not otherwise do if you were equally talented or more talented than the competition. If you show up at these kinds of tournaments and do things conventionally, then you shouldn't really be surprised when you only get results against the teams who aren't as good and get smoked by the teams who are better.

The weakest area of performance for this team was finishing in the final third, so why not do something bold and aggressive to address that? Was he afraid that starting Reyna, or playing him a lot, might cost them a game that they otherwise would win? Or did he think he had better offensive options than Reyna? If so, I don't really see why.

None of this excuses Reyna's behavior after finding out that news, which must have been pretty bad if they considered sending him home, but Berhalter has to know that you can't play "straight up" against teams who are clearly better than you and expect to win.
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It’s all a bit puzzling, honestly. Reyna is pretty flexible. Loves to play through the middle in a more attacking role as an attacking mid, but he’s very flexible with his skill set. Hell, he even played as our false 9/striker at the end of the Netherlands match. There could have been a number of positions he could have got more minutes in and been useful if it weren’t for this whole situation. There has to be more to the situation of why Berhalter would tell him his opportunities would be limited because he is too flexible and too good to sit out because of tactics. Something just feels off about the situation.
 
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