{"id":1773503,"date":"2022-12-13T07:57:03","date_gmt":"2022-12-13T12:57:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1773503"},"modified":"2022-12-13T10:20:05","modified_gmt":"2022-12-13T15:20:05","slug":"usmnt-forward-gio-reyna-calls-out-coach-gregg-berhalter-after-airing-dirty-laundry-following-elimination-from-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/usmnt-forward-gio-reyna-calls-out-coach-gregg-berhalter-after-airing-dirty-laundry-following-elimination-from-world-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"USMNT Forward Gio Reyna Calls Out Coach Gregg Berhalter After Airing Dirty Laundry Following Elimination From World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fusmnt-forward-gio-reyna-calls-out-coach-gregg-berhalter-after-airing-dirty-laundry-following-elimination-from-world-cup%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1773503&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>USMNT forward Gio Reyna took to Instagram where he called out the team\u2019s manager Gregg Berhalter for airing dirty laundry after the team\u2019s 3-1 defeat to the Netherlands at the World Cup.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7644\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7644\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7644\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Gio-Reyna1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1210\" height=\"607\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Gio-Reyna1.png 1210w, https:\/\/www.boundingintosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Gio-Reyna1-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Gio-Reyna1-768x385-1.png 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Gio-Reyna1-750x376-1.png 750w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Gio-Reyna1-1200x602-1.png 1200w\"   style=\"display:none\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7644\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gio Reyna via FOX Soccer YouTube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Following the team\u2019s defeat, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.charterworks.com\/leadership-tips-from-the-us-mens-soccer-head-coach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Berhalter wrote a newsletter for Charter Works<\/a> where he discussed handling difficult decisions around performance and specifically discussed a player at this World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>In the newsletter, Berhalter wrote, \u201cIn this last World Cup, we had a player that was clearly not meeting expectations on and off the field. One of 26 players, so it stood out. As a staff, we sat together for hours deliberating what we were going to do with this player. We were ready to book a plane ticket home, that\u2019s how extreme it was.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd what it came down to was, we\u2019re going to have one more conversation with him, and part of the conversation was how we\u2019re going to behave from here out. There aren\u2019t going to be any more infractions.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7237\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7237\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7237\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Gregg-Berhalter1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1118\" height=\"565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Gregg-Berhalter1.png 1118w, https:\/\/www.boundingintosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Gregg-Berhalter1-300x152.png 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Gregg-Berhalter1-768x388-1.png 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Gregg-Berhalter1-750x379-1.png 750w\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7237\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gregg Berhalter via U.S. Soccer YouTube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"title\"><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boundingintosports.com\/2022\/11\/us-womens-national-team-earns-more-money-with-usmnt-win-over-iran-than-last-two-womens-world-cup-tournaments\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">US Women\u2019s National Team Earns More Money With USMNT Win Over Iran Than Last Two Women\u2019s World Cup Tournaments<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Berhalter continued, \u201cBut the other thing we said to him was, you\u2019re going to have to apologize to the group, but it\u2019s going to have to say why you\u2019re apologizing. It\u2019s going to have to go deeper than just \u2018Guys, I\u2019m sorry.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd I prepped the leadership group with this. I said, \u2018Okay, this guy\u2019s going to apologize to you as a group, to the whole team.\u2019 And what was fantastic in this whole thing is that after he apologized, they stood up one by one and said, \u2018Listen, it hasn\u2019t been good enough, You haven\u2019t been meeting our expectations of a teammate and we want to see change.\u2019 They really took ownership of that process. And from that day on there were no issues with this player,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7238\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7238\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7238\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Gregg-Berhalter.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Gregg-Berhalter.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.boundingintosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Gregg-Berhalter-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Gregg-Berhalter-768x410-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Gregg-Berhalter-480x256-1.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Gregg-Berhalter-600x320-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Gregg-Berhalter-750x401-1.jpg 750w\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7238\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gregg Berhalter via BeanymanSports2 YouTube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It is believed this player was Gio Reyna, who issued a response to Berhalter\u2019s comments on Instagram.<\/p>\n<p>Reyna began, \u201cI hoped not to comment on matters at the World Cup.\u00a0 It is my belief that things that happen in a team setting ought to remain private.\u00a0 That being said, statements have been made that reflect on my professionalism and character, so I feel the need to make a brief statement.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He then relayed, \u201cJust before the World Cup, Coach Berhalter told me that my role at the tournament would be very limited.\u00a0 I was devasted.\u00a0 I am someone who plays with pride and passion.\u00a0 Soccer is my life, and I believe in my abilities.\u00a0 I fully expected and desperately wanted to contribute to the play of a talented group as we tried to make a statement at the World Cup.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7645\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7645\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7645\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Gio-Reyna3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"610\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Gio-Reyna3.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.boundingintosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Gio-Reyna3-300x153.png 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Gio-Reyna3-768x390-1.png 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Gio-Reyna3-750x381-1.png 750w\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7645\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gio Reyna via FOX Soccer YouTube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"title\"><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boundingintosports.com\/2022\/11\/u-s-soccer-embraces-acts-of-grave-depravity-by-making-the-traditional-crest-rainbow-colored-to-support-and-embrace-the-lgbtq-community\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">U.S. Soccer Embraces Acts Of Grave Depravity By Making The Traditional Crest Rainbow Colored \u201cTo Support And Embrace The LGBTQ Community\u201d<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Reyna continued, \u201cI am also a very emotional person, and I fully acknowledge that I let my emotions get the best of me and affect my training and behavior for a few days after learning about my limited role.\u00a0 I apologized to my teammates and coach for this, and I was told I was forgiven.\u00a0 Thereafter, I shook off my disappointment and gave everything I had on and off the field.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am disappointed that there is continuing coverage of this matter (as well as some highly fictionalized versions of events) and extremely surprised that anyone on the U.S. men\u2019s team staff would contribute to it,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p>Reyna concluded, \u201cCoach Berhalter has always said that issues that arise with the team will stay \u201cin house\u201d so we can focus on team unity and progress.\u00a0 I love my team, I love representing my country, and I am focusing now only on improving and growing as a soccer player and a person.\u00a0 I hope that going forward each person involved in U.S. Soccer focuses only on what is in the best interest of the men\u2019s national team so we can enjoy great success at the World Cup in 2026.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7642\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7642\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7642\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Gio-Reyna.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1381\" height=\"884\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Gio-Reyna.png 1381w, https:\/\/www.boundingintosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Gio-Reyna-300x192.png 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Gio-Reyna-1340x858-1.png 1340w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Gio-Reyna-768x492-1.png 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Gio-Reyna-750x480-1.png 750w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Gio-Reyna-1200x768-1.png 1200w\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7642\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gio Reyna Instagram<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Reyna appeared in only two matches in the World Cup. He appeared in the draw against England and in the losing effort against the Netherlands.<\/p>\n<p>The decision to not have Reyna play more left many analysts and fans questioning Berhalter\u2019s tactics especially following the game against Wales when he indicated the reason to not play Reyna was due to \u201ca little bit of [muscle] tightness.\u201d Reyna disputed that saying he \u201cdefinitely felt 100%.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When not competing for the United States, Reyna plays in Germany\u2019s Bundesliga for Borussia Dortmund and is a very talented striker. In the 2022-23 season he made three starts out of the team\u2019s 10 matches and scored two goals.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7646\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7646\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7646\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Gio-Reyna4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1203\" height=\"584\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Gio-Reyna4.png 1203w, https:\/\/www.boundingintosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Gio-Reyna4-300x146.png 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Gio-Reyna4-768x373-1.png 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Gio-Reyna4-1200x583-1.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Gio-Reyna4-750x364-1.png 750w\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7646\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gio Reyna via U.S. Soccer YouTube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>What do you make of Reyna\u2019s response to Berhalter?<\/p>\n<p><strong>NEXT: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boundingintosports.com\/2022\/11\/usmnt-coach-gregg-berhalter-says-hes-only-a-soccer-coach-in-response-to-political-questions-ahead-of-world-cup-match-against-iran-has-no-problem-pushing-lgbtq-and-anti-second-amendment-politic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">USMNT Coach Gregg Berhalter Says He\u2019s Only \u201cA Soccer Coach\u201d In Response To Political Questions Ahead Of World Cup Match Against Iran, Has No Problem Pushing LGBTQ+ And Anti-Second Amendment Politics<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>USMNT forward Gio Reyna took to Instagram where he called out the team\u2019s manager Gregg Berhalter for airing dirty laundry after the team\u2019s 3-1 defeat to the Netherlands at the<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1773508,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[547],"tags":[7986,8476,8477,5458,3755,4024,7476,8478,8481,8483,8482,3819,8480,8479],"class_list":["post-1773503","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-bongino-report","tag-dirty","tag-airing","tag-berhalter","tag-bongino","tag-calls","tag-coach","tag-cup","tag-elimination","tag-gio","tag-gregg","tag-laundry","tag-report","tag-reyna","tag-usmnt"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1773503","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1773503"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1773503\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1773508"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1773503"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1773503"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1773503"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}