🇬🇧BRIT REACTS TO- USA vs GHANA | PULISIC, REYNA & BALOGUN all STAR FOR the USMNT 

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This team goes as Gio Reyna goes. There’s a reason why the first halves of each game were so clean and free flowing. Him creating in the middle opens so much space and room for the 3 forwards up top.

I think Marsch getting sacked killed any enthusiasm McKennie had for playing in Leeds, this season he has been playing really well for Juve

Gio is the player with by far the highest ceiling of anyone in the national team pool. Hes also the only good creative option in the center of the park.

Mckennie been killing it at juve this season so far, completely different from his leeds form

As Gio Reyna goes, the USA goes. His ability to create at the 10 is everything to our team.

Gio has formed strong partnerships on the pitch with the likes of Haaland and Bellingham. He’s been amongst the best. He was scoring/assisting for Dortmund at age 17. It’s I fortunate that he’s been ravaged by injuries for 2 years now.

Gio Reyna is, at his best, the most talented footballer we've got. The WC drama was terrible. I don't know all the details - not sure anyone does. I'm inclined to think he shares blame, but that the lion's share of the blame lies with Berhalter and Gio's parents. On the subject of Berhalter, I defended him for a long time whilst the American soccer Mafia were calling for his head. I'm done with that. He plays dull, rigid, predictable football - punctuated by infrequent moments of inspiration. I was disappointed when he returned.

Reyna is a player that Berhalter needs because without Reyna his way of setting up the team to attack is almost entirely to vacate the box with the number 9 and attack down the sides of the field. To try to make it work, Pulisic would tuck far inside into areas of the field where he is less effective and the fullbacks would push up even against teams with a significant counter attacking threat. With Reyna as a playmaker there is a creative threat in the middle. From his club form, Malik Tillman looks like he should be capable of backing up at the position. Unfortunately he picked up an injury just before the international break and had to pull out of the camp, so we didn't get to see him there. No one else in the player pool is really capable of playing that role at a sufficient level. By the way, it was Weah that won the penalty for the US, not Balogun. You definitely didn't see the best of McKennie with Leeds. But he is a frustrating player. He is very skilled but it's like his brain switches off sometimes and he'll make loose errors. He also seems to be able to quite easily get out of shape (even overweight) and doesn't have the self-discipline to get himself back in top shape without consistent playing time. Lastly he doesn't trust himself with the ball sometimes and he'll try a quick flick, which he's good at, when he should receive the ball. These issues seem to be the type of things that are fixable, but he's 25 now and they are still hanging around in his game. As far as Leeds, it's easy to imagine that someone lacking self-discipline had trouble putting an A effort into the team when he signed there to play with Marsch and Adams and as soon as he arrived Marsch got fired and soon after that Adams got injured. Additionally he was then put in a double pivot as a replacement for Adams, which is not a good position for him. If it were he and Adams you likely would have seen a much better version of him.

I still don’t understand Greg’s method to tell gio that he would have a “limited role” before the World Cup. Leading to the subsequent lack of effort in training and eventually the drama with greg, then gios mentally unstable parents.

Chelsea kept playing Pulisic at RWB and then he was injured a lot

Gio is the most talented player we have produced. We don’t know if he will live up to the hype but his ceiling is the highest

Theres a couple minutes in the second half where Dest, Weah and Mckennie were just doing trick passes in Ghana’s half like the Harlem Globe trotters. It is emblematic of both the US and Ghana’s second half-no one was really in the mood for football anymore. I’m not saying the US missed sitters on purpose, but its probably impolite to beat someone 7 nil in a friendly. Still, that second half was the longest 45 minutes of my life. Also, Mckennie is cooking in Serie A this season. He gave an interview where he said he spent the off season getting in shape, lost weight, and has been really instrumental in Juve’s squad. Great come back.

Most US fan think gio one of our most important players

I think a combination of injuries, manager favor, and lack of run of games at the same position were key to Pulisic's struggles at Chelsea. When he got a run of games he was amazing. Considering he was key to their Champions League Trophy i wouldn't say he was a bust, but his impact really started to wane after Chelsea started to talent hoard.

Pulisic did very well in England it was the management that set him up for failure. They hadn't played defense half the time and then kept sitting him and did the same thing with havertz, lukaku and mount

Gio is important, he has vision and tactical skill that are world class and he has shown that when plays for the national team, Pulisic has improved drastically on the defensive end, ever since moving to Italy, he’s been a stalwart defender(for a winger) always dropping back to assist in ball recovery and ball winning, and of course, he’s always a latent threat to the goalkeeper in attack, however he does need to be more decisive when in front of goal. Mckennie is good at setting up assists and tempo of the offense, he manipulates time to get those crazy, pin point accurate long passes, and if given the chance he’ll take his chances at scoring from long distance. Dest, if playing with confidence he has the skill to dribble past all 11 of the opposition’s players, he’s fast and if he can, he’ll go for the kill(the goal), the only thing Dest needs to hammer down is his defensive ability, I mean he’s good at staying on his mark, but the moment he needs to tackle, that’s where he struggles. Weah, man he gives Gareth Bale vibes, he also shares a physical resemblance to Bale, tall, long limbs, fast and good at getting past defenders, he just needs to tune up his passing in the final third when he’s looking for the assist. Aaronson, he has sooo much potential, he dribbles like Messi, very close center of gravity, ball practically sticks to his feet as he runs, but he needs to pass the ball in time or he gets dispossessed, he has a good free kick, if Pulisic can’t or won’t take it, Aaronson is a good option. Aantonie Robinson is always solid in the back, he’s strong, and fast, it’s hard to get past him, he needs to be more aware of his mark when off the ball. All in all, our US squad is looking like it’s shaping up, just needs a tune up and Gregg needs to finally settle on a solid formation and the starting 11, also, he needs to start playing his players to their strengths, rather than experiment with them indefinitely.

McKennie is good enough to start games at Juventus right now, he had a tough loan last year at Leeds but has always impressed in the USA shirt (Which seems to be a theme when the European players come home to the States, they always look better on the international stage than at their clubs for some reason). As for Gio Reyna, he is the key to the 4-2-3-1 offense we've been running lately. Without his creative abilities the USA falls to a 4-3-3 which doesn't seem to create many good chances. Take a look at the USA v Germany game from this same international window. 1st half with Gio looked great, 2nd half without failed to really create anything.

Mckennie is a weird one. Sometimes he's so bad, but then he's good. Right now he's good. Aaronson is a dissapointment to me. I personally don't want to see him on the national team anymore. He's not getting any better and his work rate doesn't cut it anymore. Gio is gold, we need him.

Gio at the 10 playing NON-Berhalter ball is the key. 90 minutes versus Germany and Ghana 5-1 ... then 0-2 back to Berhalter Ball

Most us fans are on Gio’s side over berhalter

For me, the thing with Reyna was over at the World Cup, it was a problem and then the squad and coaches handled it and moved on. But then he got dragged back into by his parents and coach. I think his parents acted horribly, and that Berhalter did a few things he should've known better than to do. But I think at this point, if Berhalter and Reyna can work together, there is no reason not to. Especially because I think Reyna's skill set and ability unlocks another dimension in the USMNT. Like I really like the dynamic of the midfield trio of Musah, Mckennie, and Adams, but I think that at times it isn't dynamic enough and that if you bring Reyna in for either Musah or McKennie, then the US becomes much more dangerous. Of course, if Adams is never available again, I think a midfield of Musah, McKennie, and Reyna is a great option.

To your question about Gio Reyna: he is *essential* to the US attack. In the first half against Germany, the US drew them to a draw and looked dangerous throughout. Against Ghana in the first half, 4 goals and complete domination. Reyna came off halftime in both matches and the US scored 0 total goals and gave up 2. He's the grease that makes the engine go. To your question about McKennie, I get why those who only saw him at Leeds think he's garbage. He was total garbage there. But I think Marsch getting sacked like a week after his arrival was just totally deflating to him. And with Adams out and Brendan struggling, it was just all bad juju. He looks like a refreshed man at Juve this year. The problems US need to solve now are 1) finding depth behind Puli/Balo/Weah/Gio (Tillman looks promising), 2) solidifying their CBs, 3) finding an Adams replacement (Johnny looked pretty good), and 4) overcoming the questionable tactics of their manager.

I was disappointed that Pepi didn’t get many sniffs in the second half, but he can bottle that frustration and unleash it on Trinidad next month 👍🏻

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You’re absolutely right: The finishing was not ruthless for the USA, although they played well. To be fair, Beerholder needs to be fired. He’s dreadful. I think we will see good things from McKennie this year at Juve. Balogun is impressive. I can’t wait to see what happens for him.

Prem clubs don’t give Americans enough pt to show off there skills, you see them often go to other top 5 leagues and do super well, it’s just that the prem clubs think they are to good to let Americans play.

Neither Germany or Ghana are particularly good teams right now. The USA problem is not in attack but in defense. The next World Cup is 3 years away. A heck of a lot can happen between now and then

Chelsea is managed poorly. Under three managers this past season everyone was horrible. They have a history of giving up on talented players and those players making a name for themselves elsewhere. Those that say he was always injured have a bit of bias and probably didn’t watch . There were players who were injured more and don’t have that “injury prone” label to them. Fact is his last two years at Chelsea, he was injury free for 18+ months, yet players who continued to play garbage (Mount, Havertz, Sterling) got more playing time. Even when Pulisic was the better option statistically. And if he did play it was at wingback. But no coincidence he has started practically every game at Milan since pre season and is one of if not the most influential player on the squad.

I want the US to be challenged. High level competition can only help. I'm not looking at this as too stellar of a performance. Mentally, I'm pleased for the bounce back after the Germany game. Otherwise...meh.

The Reyna World Cup was a situation of a teenager being immature (shocking!) but immediately owning up to it and committing to change. What happened afterwards with his parents and Berhalter was all their fault and shouldn't reflect on Gio. Now that Gio and Greg have reconciled and he's back in the lineup, we have the potential to go far in the 2024 Copa America and the 2026 World Cup. Especially if Tyler Adams can be healthy.

Weston is a boss in the box and a very physical number 8 that can play as a 6 but is best higher up the pitch. Not the best striker but is a physical presence who will always score mostly with his head. He's a problem to deal with on corners.

Gio is absolutely pivotal for our team. Berhalter's decision not to start him at the WC keeps looking dumber and dumber.

I didn’t watch this game live on TV because I got sick of Berhalter ball. This seems like it’s the first half in a long time with Gregg Berhalter in charge where the team looked energized and in sync. Hopefully they can get more play like that especially with COPA America coming up in a few months.

If the USA is healthy at the world cup then they'll advance at least to the quarterfinals. Dest and weah on the right and pulisic and antonee Robinson on the left with a midfield of Reyna, Tyler Adams , and Mushah and CB Chris Richards and miles Robinson and Turner as keeper. Also Balogun up front. Depth too with Weston, Aaronson, and Pepi

Gio playing the attacking/creating role makes it all work. best talent pool for USMNT in my life (53) but this coach is the wrong guy. we need someone with tournament success to get the best from this group in 2024-2026.

Pulisic was great for chelsea his first year, but team hasn’t been well run in the last few years, having him come on in the final 10 mins of games wasn’t using him properly

Mckennie is a very good player and he’s doing very well for Juve so far this season. In England he was doing awful he is much better than how he was playing for Leeds. Aaronson is a very good player at times but for Leeds and Leverkusen he has done very poor I’m hoping he can go back to how he was playing before.

Pulisic worked out for Chelsea…whenever he played in his natural position with a healthy squad. I swear, ever since Eva got disrespected, the whole of Chelsea developed paper skin and glass bones. Too many different coaching styles and requests of the players made everyone fail at Chelsea, especially last year. Now poch is creating stability, pulisic would thrive at Chelsea.

This game was a crappy disheveled Ghana and a chipped shoulder US. Ghana had six subs from the Mex game and the the US had something to prove. Ghana needs better organization and more time together. The US has good chemistry and good foundation and deep bench, but will still crumble when faced with better quality opponents although they still have time to improve.

Gio is our best player.

I mean he help win a champions league I would say that’s pretty good

5:01 was Weah

Gio is key!

McKennie is great in the US shirt. I think there may be some discipline issues for club

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Kudus plays for West Ham lol

Weah gonna end up at Madrid As 1st American

McKennie is much better than his performance at Leeds. To be fair the situation there went all to hell shortly after he arrived with Marsch getting fired and then Adams going down for the season. He ended up playing more as a double pivot that as the box to box 8 at which he excels. He's one of Juve top players this season and they're battling at the top of Serie A. Not to excuse that as the season wound down he really seemed to be mailing it in.

Do you think Ghanaian team lack some enthusiasm for this match?

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Western McKenzie is soo inconsistent. He'got fat for a while and tends to be an underperformer in general. He will only live up to his potential if he's under a manager that can motivate him and push him. He's not a self motivator. Think of him coached by Klopp or Artieta and you'll end up with a very good attacking mid.

I personally think a starting 11 without Gio is a bad starting 11. He provides creativity and can unlock a deep lying defense

was the stadium half empty?

I think Reyna was a crybaby. It's not time to pout. He needs to put his big boy pants on and get with the program. Show up with a good attitude. This is the big leagues now little boy; be a professional.

Meh, few here care about soccer just stick with the big 4 MBL,NBA,NHL and NFL.

Weah got the pen

It's not "why didn't Pulisic shine at Chesea", it's "Why didn't anyone on that expensive ass team shine at Chelsea", because he shined under Tuchel plenty. He scored one of the goals that put them in the Champions League finals. He was fine under Tuchel, even though Tuchel snubbed him a little bit, but then Potter comes along and pissed that entire team into the dirt while at the same time exposing himself as a complete fraud. He played Pulisic like 8 minutes per game, if at all, lol.