U.S. men's national soccer team manager Gregg Berhalter said Saturday's 3-1 defeat to Germany came down to 'some fine moments' and that defensively his side's organization 'let us down a bit.'
"It's really these fine moments, these split seconds where you need to be well-positioned, not open up any gaps in your backline, and that's where it went wrong," Berhalter said.
"The first half, especially, I thought we were really good," Berhalter added."And then it came down to some moments. I think the goals were conceded a little bit too easily, but overall happy with the effort of the team, happy with the mindset and the intentions of the team." The bad blood stemmed from Berhalter's handling of Reyna at the tournament, Reyna's poor response to a reduced role in which he was nearly sent home, Berhalter's role in disclosing the incident and the subsequent disclosure of a decades-old domestic violence allegation to the U.S. Soccer Federation by Reyna's mother, Danielle.
"We thought 45 was a perfect dose for him, and we wanted to give him the opportunity to get the 45 from the beginning," Berhalter said."And I think he played a good game, showed his quality. I think everyone in the first half played well, and so it was good to see and good to have him on the field."
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