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Claudio Reyna| Martin |
Posted: Jul 15 2008, 03:26 PM
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Advanced Member  Group: Members Posts: 3,186 Member No.: 10 Joined: 16-January 07  |
I think this deserves it's own thread,
Claudio Reyna is retiring effective immediately, http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=555448&cc=5901 Unfortunately injuries really plagued him these past 3-4 years, although I guess you could also say he had those problems to a lesser extent for a good portion of his career. But in 2002 during the World Cup he had a magical month and was one of the chief inspirations behind the US' incredible run in Korea. -------------------- |
 
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| Roosevelt |
Posted: Jul 16 2008, 03:22 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 490 Member No.: 22 Joined: 23-January 07 |
I'd not seen that. Despite the injuries and less than successful return to the US he'll hopefully remain in Nats fans' hearts and be a source of positive memories for a good, long time. (If he'd managed to net that insane half-volley against Oliver Kahn, there'd be no question....
 ). But seriously, thanks Claudio, especially for 2002. -------------------- Anyone who can watch a film of Pelé dummying the goalkeeper in the Mexico World Cup or Muhammad Ali beating Foreman in Zaire or see Said Aouita breaking the world record for the ten thousand metres or whatever it was—anyone who can watch those things without tears in their eyes, without being moved in the same way as they are by a work of art is a philistine—there’s no other word for them.
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| Gunners |
Posted: Jul 16 2008, 05:58 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 344 Member No.: 26 Joined: 31-January 07 |
Arguably the best field player the U.S. has ever produced.
Thanks Claudio. |
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| shelsoccer |
Posted: Jul 16 2008, 10:34 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 1,392 Member No.: 63 Joined: 11-June 07 |
I'd have to agree with Gunners.
I first saw Reyna in-person when he was at UVa. The guy had a calmness to him --born of his technical ability -- that I hadn't seen before in American player. He had an immaculate first touch, plus he had the "vision thing." You could make an argument for Tab Ramos. But, Ramos didn't not have the long and successful career with prominent foreign clubs that Reyna did, nor did he have the same impact on a US World Cup performance. Maybe if Tab hadn't gotten the elbow from Leanardo in the '94 WC, you could argue differently. However, I still think the sum total of a career favors Reyna. I wish Claudio had been less fragile and I wish he'd been more of a true #10, but for what he was, he was as good as this country has produced. |
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| raconteur |
Posted: Jul 16 2008, 11:43 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,858 Member No.: 81 Joined: 9-December 07 |
Good comments about Claudio Reyna. I too agree he was probably the best US produced player to date, Tom Dooley I think had a better overall club career but he was not a US produced player.
Injuries did plague Reyna's career and sadly his time in MLS occurred too late for him to have any impact but he was a smart midfield general, the best I've seen from the US. And as Martin noted in 2002 he was simply magnificent in the US' best modern era World Cup display. |
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| rosarino |
Posted: Jul 16 2008, 02:42 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,186 Member No.: 5 Joined: 12-January 07 |
Like other commentators here, I regret the injuries which prevented Reyna from possibly achieving all that he could but he still achieved plenty and was for me the best field player I've ever seen for the US. And he did crown his play with that superb World Cup in 2002 where he eventually made the team of the tournament. A deserving award for a good player. Too bad he couldn't do more in MLS but he was already a broken player by the time he arrived in the league.
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