"Speaking to The Associated Press at his new club Borussia Mönchengladbach last week, the attacking midfielder said he wants to use this season to convince U.S. coach Mauricio Pochettino he still belongs. "I do obviously think about [the World Cup] pretty often as it's somewhere where I need and want to be," he said. "But I try to focus daily here, stay present here, work here every day, and hopefully believe everything will fall into place.""
"Asked if he'd do things differently if he had that chance again, Reyna told the AP: "Maybe in certain ways, but I'm not just going to sort of sit here and take all the blame for something that was made out to be completely my fault, which I believe it wasn't, and also my family's, too." Reyna added the tensions "stemmed from" unhappiness with his game time"
Giovanni Reyna, 22, is attempting to revive a career hampered by injuries and a high-profile dispute over his training effort during the 2022 World Cup. He played twice off the bench in Qatar and faced allegations from then-coach Gregg Berhalter about insufficient effort. Reyna's parents contacted U.S. Soccer and raised a decades-old domestic violence allegation involving Berhalter and a former college roommate. Reyna said frustration and unhappiness with playing time contributed to the tensions and that responsibility was not entirely his or his family's. Reyna is focused on performing at Borussia Mönchengladbach to convince coach Mauricio Pochettino and earn a place for the 2026 World Cup.
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