In an exclusive interview with Vanity Fair, the returning US Soccer coach opens up about his difficult break from the team, patching things up with young star Gio Reyna, and, as the World Cup comes to the States in 2026, advancing to a round “that no US team has ever gone to.”
the returning US Soccer coach opens up about his difficult break from the team, patching things up with young star Gio Reyna, and, as the World Cup comes to the States in 2026, advancing to a round “that no US team has ever gone to.”Head Coach Gregg Berhalter of USA gestures during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Group B match between England and USA at Al Bayt Stadium on November 25, 2022 in Al Khor, Qatar.
During his time off, he went to Europe for a month and a half, where he met with some of the sport’s top coaches to hone his craft and watched US internationals likeplay for their clubs. Last month, Berhalter meta heralded young striker who recently switched his international allegiance from England to the US. In an interview, Berhalter told me he has “had calls with almost every player.” But the most significant exception is Reyna, with whom Berhalter has still not spoken since the World Cup.
The drama is partly why many US fans are upset by Berhalter’s return. It is, without question, a gamble by the US Soccer Federation, and perhaps also a case of stubbornness. Appointing a fresh face would have been easier, and much less acrimonious. But the federation was, it seems, determined to let Berhalter see out a project he embarked on in 2018, after the US failed to qualify for that year’s World Cup and he began to integrate a new generation of players into the national team.
Gregg Berhalter, Head Coach of United States, gives instruction to Giovanni Reyna during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.The US men’s national team has not had many like Reyna pass through its ranks. An attacking player for Borussia Dortmund of Germany’s Bundesliga, Reyna possesses both the technical ability and on-ball imagination to break down even the most rigid of oppositions.
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