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Gio Reyna FINALLY makes his World Cup debut by coming on as an 83rd-minute substitution against England… but USA fans slam Gregg Berhalter for his lack of game-time again and insist it was ‘too little, too late’
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Borussia Dortmund midfielder made his long-awaited World Cup debut for the USMNT during a pulsating 0-0 draw with England.
Though for some it wasn’t enough. Reyna came on in the 83rd minute for Timothy Weah and had very little impact as the US ran out of legs toward the end of the Black Friday clash.
Fans were scratching their heads when Reyna was left on the bench and frustration grew as the game wore on as the Americans went it search of winner.
Gio Reyna came on in the 83rd minute for Timothy Weah but had very little impact in the game
Former NFL and current broadcast star Pat McAfee led an army of exasperated fans on social media who questioned why Reyna was on the sidelines.
‘Did Gio Reyna forget how to play soccer? What is the deal,’ McAfee wrote on Twitter.
Others piled on prior to the England-born midfielder’s introduction at the Al Bayt Stadium.
‘We really not playing Reyna? we really gonna have 4 more days of “he was available, coach’s decision”? I’m sick,’ one user wrote.
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Another pleaded with coach Gregg Berhalter to bring on the precocious talent. ‘Gio Reyna…Please GREGG!!!’
Former athletes Pat McAfee and Taylor Twellman were exasperated at Reyna’s lack of play
After the match, Reyna swapped shirts with Borussia Dortmund teammate Jude Bellingham
Though Berhalter was not the only coach in Qatar scrutinized for leaving out a creative force, with England manager Gareth Southgate ignoring the qualities of Manchester City star Phil Foden — who is yet to grace the playing fields in the Gulf.
Ex-USMNT player-turned-pundit Taylor Twellman could not believe both players were rooted to the bench through 80 minutes.
‘Have Foden & Reyna been going out in Qatar or something?! Who would have thought right?!’
Despite his eventual appearance, not all were satisfied. ‘@USMNT Too little, too late. Reyna finally in.’
Some USMNT fans eventually got to see Reyna on the field but they weren’t all too thrilled
Reyna was seen, on the outside at least, as a pivotal cog in the USMNT machine before Qatar
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