Gio Reyna was expected to be sidelined through the October international break, but things look to be changing for the U.S. men’s national team attacker.
Reyna is making good progress in his injury recovery at Borussia Dortmund, manager Nuri Sahin told reporters Wednesday. The 21-year-old has been sidelined since leaving USMNT camp last month due to a groin strain.
His latest injury has forced him to miss each of the last three matches for the Black and Yellow, in which Dortmund has won two of those.
Injuries have plagued Reyna’s time in Germany over the past few seasons, as well as his international career to date. However, a strong rehabilitation stint could lead to Reyna getting back on the field as early as next week.
“Things are looking good for Gio, surprisingly quickly too,” Sahin said. “We said that he would only be available after the international break, but the way things are going right now, it’s possible that he could be considered for the last two games before the international break. Everything he’s doing looks very good.”
Sahin has already ruled Reyna out of Friday’s Bundesliga showdown with Bochum but next week’s UEFA Champions League tie with Celtic, as well as an Oct. 5 league date with Union Berlin have not been ruled out.
An early return for Reyna could also see him included in Mauricio Pochettino’s first USMNT camp in October as well. The Americans host Panama and visit Mexico in a pair of friendlies.
I very much hope he gets things sorted going forward
We’re all pulling for you Gio
oh my, the light regarding Gio goes mainstream 😉
“Gee, I thought it was Chelsea that was the failure.”
Dennis, That is your POV.
I wrote ” Christian was considered a failure and an injury prone bust.”
That refers to the POV of a lot of other people here on SBI not Chelsea.
Chelsea spend money like it is going out of style.
But look at them today. They are 5th in the League. You’ll see a young team that has a ton of talent and is looking pretty good for the future.
How they got there? I don’t give a fuck, it’s their goddamn money. You don’t need to worry about Chelsea. Manchester United on the other hand are doomed to be the Dallas Cowboys of the EPL, eternally chasing the past and never catching up.
Of course Christian was a failure at Chelsea. Describing it any other way is delusional. Failure is the best teacher, especially with athletes. Christian has nothing to be ashamed about. He did his best and it just didn’t work out. Brett Favre was a backup Atlanta Falcon until the Packers traded for him. Curt Warner was stocking shelves somewhere in Iowa.
You guys act like our guys are supposed to be supermen when they clearly aren’t. Christian got paid more many than anyone from Dauphin County, PA and got all kinds of exposure and experience. Chelsea paid him his wages and gave him a shot. He failed or more accurately his body let him down.
In that kind of cutthroat environment that ‘s all you can ask. Welcome to the ruthless EPL where you get paid a ton of money to be a commodity.
If he didn’t like it he should have gone to college.
He should be nowhere near the USMNT, that was the problem with the previous management team, this idea that certain players were getting called in no matter what their club status was. He needs to stay at Dortmund to improve his fitness, sharpness and get consistent minutes before getting back into the NT imo
Thank you, thank you and thank you.
Wasn’t his dad–Claudio–injury prone too? I remember his last kick with the USMNT left him injured on the pitch.
Yes, but. . . Pochettino may want to take a look at him in a game, especially since we will be playing the 2 best CONCACAF teams, albeit in friendlies. In November’s window we will be playing Nation’s League.
Not the 2 best in CONCACAF but 2 of the best. A brain cramp, sorry. Based on last WC qualifying, in case you forgot, it was Canada, Mexico, US and then Panama and we just played Canada.
Just get healthy, that’s the biggest hurdle. Was getting the sense Dortmund were looking to play him more before the recent issues so maybe it can still work there. Crossing fingers for him.
The talent is there. Might be time for him to head to a different league. Do what you can this season at Dortmund then make a move in the summer. I do think he would fit in well with a Serie A team. Just depends on Dortmunds asking price.
I like to remember that it wasn’t that long ago that Christian was considered a failure and an injury prone bust.
Hopefully Gio gets sorted before he ages out at 22.
Good point. I hope Gio can turn the corner.
“Comfort is the enemy of achievement.” “To be outstanding – get comfortable with being uncomfortable.”
Pulisic didn’t stay to rot at Chelsea……..he left, went to a new country, a new league with a different language AND IS REAPING THE REWARDS. Gio needs to stop “running back” to what he knows. He needs to go to another league, to a team that fits his playing style, put in the EXTRA training, develop an obsession and hunger of being the best…….and humbly put his head down AND WORK
“Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard.”
I agree. I think he would be a better fit in Spain.
This discussion of Chelsea is not consistent with my memory. Pulisic came in about the time of a number of other guys like Timo Werner, Kai Havertz, Ben Chilwell, Hakim Ziyech, and Thiago Silva, as well as Édouard Mendy. In typical Chelsea fashion they threw out all kinds of money and had a big player turnover. Then they hired Lampard who stunk it up. I don’t know if Chelsea still has any of those guys listed above. Most of those guys are doing well elsewhere. Do you think German fans question Havertz’s ability since Chelsea dumped him? As I recall, he was a regular in the last European Championship. Chelsea hires and fires in bulk. All that time they failed to qualify for CL. Their problems seem to go beyond who their players are since they keep changing the players and don’t improve.
Gary,
Your timeline is a little skewed.
Frank took over Chelsea around the time when they were banned from bringing in new players. CP was almost literally the last guy they bought before that ban went into effect. Fat Frank took CP under his wing and insisted that he score more and CP responded well. That’s when he first started to look like the guy you now see at Milan. I think Frank was trying to get CP to be more like Hazard who had just left.
What fucked CP up at Chelsea were his injuries. Just as he was going well he would break down. Chelsea eventually overturned that transfer ban and that was when those guys you listed came in. Frank got fired and Tuchel came in. For all the criticism he got, Tuchel won the Champions League and CP was an important part of that. There’s a reason Tuchel’s name is always brought up when the big jobs come open. Injuries continued to dog CP and he was unable to successfully defend is playing time.
He failed there but it was good for him. At Milan he seems to have taken all those lessons from Chelsea to heart. If he can continue on the path he’s set for himself then the future would seem bright for CP who has become a pretty good player.
Gee, I thought it was Chelsea that was the failure.
CP was important in their Champions League and world championship wins. He, Giroud, Rudiger were all on those teams and were all let go one way or another, CP and Giroud were kept around and not started or played very much in their last years a Chelsea.
Chelsea has not performed nearly as well since then despite spending lots of money to bring in new players who have not performed.
“Gee, I thought it was Chelsea that was the failure.”
Dennis, That is your POV.
I wrote ” Christian was considered a failure and an injury prone bust.”
That refers to a lot of the people here on SBI not Chelsea.
Chelsea spend money like it is going out of style.
But look at them today. They are 5th in the League. You’ll see a young team that has a ton of talent and is looking pretty good for the future.
How they got there? I don’t give a fuck, it’s their goddamn money. You don’t need to worry about Chelsea. Manchester United on the other hand……….
Of course Christian was a failure at Chelsea. Describing it any other way is delusional. Failure is the best teacher, especially with athletes. Christian has nothing to be ashamed about. He did his best and it just didn’t work out. Brett Favre was a backup Atlanta Falcon until the Packers traded for him. Curt Warner was stocking shelves somewhere in Iowa.
You guys act like our guys are supposed to be supermen when they clearly aren’t. Christian got paid more many than anyone from Dauphin County, PA and got all kinds of exposure and experience. Chelsea paid him his wages and gave him a shot. He failed or more accurately his body let him down.
In that kind of cutthroat environment that ‘s all you can ask. Welcome to the ruthless EPL where you get paid a ton of money to be a commodity.
If he didn’t like it he should have gone to college.