#love you gregggggg!!!

[crystalsongbird]

Remembering Greg Lake on what would’ve been his birthday!🤍

[leonsliga]

What are your thoughts on the Gio Reyna/berhalter drama?

Coming at me with the hard-hitting questions, anon! I love it 👏😂 I wish I had a clear-cut answer for you, but the truth is, the first thing that comes to my finals-addled mind is that this entire situation is such a shitshow. At a time when we needed more unity than ever within the USMNT, we get this lmao. Just looking at what we know so far, there’s a lot to unpack, isn’t there? I mean, on one hand, we finally know why Reyna didn’t get much playing time. My personal opinion though? Gregg shouldn’t have let slip at a press conference that Gio’s (I know he didn’t mention him by name, but he might as well have) showings at training weren’t up to his standards, even off the record. You never know if what you say will find a way out of that room. Leaks can be found anywhere.

Ultimately, the irony of the whole situation is immense. It seems Gregg contradicted his own philosophy and didn’t keep things “in house” at all. Personally, I’m far from a fan of Gregggggg and his so-called “tactics”, so I’m trying really hard not to let my bias show here, especially given that the information we know is limited. But boyyy is it hard, especially considering the only information we have so far (to my knowledge) is the press conference leaks and Gio’s personal statement. Tbh, I understand Gio’s anger at being told he would play in a “very limited” role. Why wouldn’t he be pissed? I’m genuinely not sure what Gregggggg was thinking there. Reyna’s one of our best young, creative playmakers without a doubt.

That said, I think Gio’s statement was well-crafted and he handled the situation well; he took responsibility for his own actions. He owned the fact that his effort waned. If he is to be believed, he even apologized for this very thing already (not to just to Gregg, but to his teammates)! As far as I’m concerned, that apology should’ve been sufficient and the subject should’ve been resolved privately between him and Gregg. Clearly that’s not what happened. Keep in mind though, we have yet to hear Gregg’s response, so I’ll be curious to see what develops once we hear from him. One thing’s for sure: this isn’t gonna blow over anytime soon. Buckle your seatbelts, folks!

This is Jude’s response to Gio’s statement, because I figured this ask needed some more upbeat energy 😂💜

[freshairandspearmint]

Marcy Playground! :)

thank you Gregggggg

Marcy Playground: 

Do you like going for walks at night? 

Love them. Love love love them. The world seems so small at night.

What were some of your favorite childhood bands? 

I had a Backstreet Boys cassette tape (and the cassette player to go with it) when I was 9. I remember listening to it after I won a gold medal.

Besides that, my dad was a huge fan of the band Rat, which got passed on to us.

Also, Meat Loaf.

Also, Queen.

Favorite planet in our solar system? 

PLUTO.

(fight me.)

Would you rather live in a different galaxy, or at the bottom of the ocean? 

Different galaxy. There’s stuff in the bottom of the ocean I don’t want to think about.

What were the best days of your life?

Grade 6 was great. Grade 11 was great. Age 20 was great. Last summer was great. Every Halloween and Easter is great. Any time I see Aaron is great.