Giovanni Reyna understands being left out of USMNT squad - ESPN

United States international Giovanni Reyna said he's disappointed, but understands why he was left out of Mauricio Pochettino's squad for a pair of upcoming friendlies in September.

The 22-year-old attacking midfielder just completed a move to Borussia Mönchengladbach from Dortmund, but a lack of playing time with his old club and no time to settle in with his new one were likely key factors in being left out of Pochettino's side.

And Reyna told ESPN, he gets it.

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«Yeah, I mean, I can't really be [mad], I guess I'm just speaking for myself,» Reyna told ESPN's Herculez Gomez. «I can't be too surprised if, obviously I haven't played any games with club yet this season and I haven't played any preseason games.

»For me, I can't obviously be mad about it. Of course I want to be back in, but I only know that's only possible with playing time and performing well. So that's how it is. That's how it should be."

Reyna was part of the U.S. squad for the Nations League finals in March, but he barely featured across two games that included losses to Panama and Canada in a disastrous fourth-place finish to a competition the Americans had never lost.

He was also absent from this summer's Gold Cup team as Reyna was in Dortmund's Club World Cup squad, where he continued a recent trend of not playing for the Bundesliga side he joined in 2019.

In all competitions in 2024-25, Reyna played a total of 614 minutes and was largely used as a substitute.

«Yeah, like I said before, [moving to Gladbach] was me just getting opportunity to play again,» Reyna said. «So regardless of where it was, other countries, different leagues...I mean it was definitely one