Tim Ream has tried to downplay the general public fallout between Gio Reyna and USA coach Gregg Berhalter after the USMNT went out of the World Cup.
The 19-year-old Reyna was a shock omission from each beginning line-up on the match in Qatar and solely got here on in two video games.
After returning to the US, quotes surfaced from Berhalter {that a} participant within the group – later revealed to be Reyna – was virtually despatched residence because of poor habits and {that a} vote was held over sending him residence. Reyna responded on Instagram expressing disappointment on the story popping out however admitted his angle dipped out of frustration at being instructed he would have a minor position on the group.
However defender Ream, who performed each sport for the US in Qatar, insisted it was not a distraction in camp.
Tim Ream has mentioned Gio Reyna’s fallout with USA coach Gregg Berhlater is ‘a non-story’
Reyna was a shock omission in Qatar and did not begin a single sport – he solely performed twice
‘I imply for us, it’s a non-story. We handled it in camp, issues moved on, we moved previous it and that’s the place we’re,’ Ream instructed his podcast, Oblique.
‘The gamers, there was no vote. So we are able to put that to mattress. And like I mentioned, we addressed it in camp and (Reyna) did what he needed to do, and clearly got here on towards the Netherlands and performed a fairly stable 45 minutes for us and helped to sort of drag us again into the sport.
‘So yeah for us, that’s it. That’s the tip of it.’
Reyna took to Instagram after Berhalter’s quotes emerged and appeared to criticize his worldwide coach for bringing the story to mild.
‘I hoped to not touch upon issues on the World Cup,’ Reyna mentioned. ‘It’s my perception that issues that occur in a group setting ought to stay non-public. That being mentioned, statements have been made that mirror on my professionalism and character, so I really feel the necessity to make a quick assertion.
However Ream has insisted the fallout with Reyna was handled promptly by Berhalter and workers
Reyna took to Instagram after quotes from Berhalter emerged a couple of participant’s angle dipping
‘Simply earlier than the World Cup, Coach Berhalter instructed me that my position on the match can be very restricted. I used to be devastated. I’m somebody who performs with pleasure and fervour.
‘Soccer is my life, and I imagine in my talents. I absolutely anticipated and desperately needed to contribute to the play of a gifted group as we tried to make an announcement on the World Cup.
‘I’m additionally a really emotional particular person, and I absolutely acknowledge that I let my feelings get the perfect of me and have an effect on my coaching and habits for a number of days after studying about my restricted position. I apologized to my teammates and coach for this, and I used to be instructed I used to be forgiven.
‘Thereafter, I shook off my disappointment and gave all the pieces I had on and off the sphere. I’m dissatisfied that there’s persevering with protection of this matter (in addition to some extremely fictionalized variations of occasions) and very stunned that anybody on the US males’s group workers would contribute to it.
‘Coach Berhalter has all the time mentioned that points that come up with the group will keep “in home” so we are able to give attention to group unity and progress. I like my group, I like representing my nation, and I’m focusing now solely on bettering and rising as a soccer participant and an individual.
Reyna admitted wrongdoing however mentioned that he thought the difficulty was going to remain in-house
‘I hope that going ahead every particular person concerned in U.S. Soccer focuses solely on what’s in the perfect curiosity of the boys’s nationwide group so we are able to get pleasure from nice success on the World Cup in 2026.’
Berhalter is at present out of contract with the US – his newest deal expired with the 2022 World Cup.
It has been reported that tentative talks over an extension had taken place, however that was earlier than the Reyna saga leaked.
