'#BerhalterOut': Fans react to Gregg Berhalter's re-hiring for U.S. men's national team
Columbus Crew midfielder Aidan Morris and the rest of the United States men's national team found out Thursday who their head coach would be.
After 5 1/2 months of deliberation after his contract expired, the U.S. Soccer Federation will announce Friday that Gregg Berhalter will return to coach the U.S. men's national team through the 2026 World Cup.
In the midst of conflict with former U.S. captain Claudio Reyna and midfielder Danielle Egan over their son Gio Reyna's use on the national team during the World Cup, which led to an investigation about a prior domestic violence investigation involving Berhalter, former U.S. men's national team star Clint Dempsey admitted he was confused about the hire.
"I'm confused... If you go back with Berhalter then we've wasted a lot of time. Why have we wasted this much time to go back with who we had in the beginning?"@Clint_dempsey reacts to the reports of Gregg Berhalter returning as manager of the #USMNT. pic.twitter.com/22Y6yTQBdS
— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) June 16, 2023
"I'm confused because you either did something bad enough that it lost you the job or caused these interim coaches to be in play, or you didn't," Dempsey said on the broadcast of the United States' 3-0 win vs. Mexico Thursday. "And if you go back with Berhalter, then we wasted a lot of time. Why have we wasted this much time to just go back with who we had in the beginning?"
Berhalter was the head coach of the Crew for 193 games from 2014-2018, leading the team to a record of 74-70-49, qualifying for the playoffs in 2014, 2015, 2017 and 2018. Berhalter's Crew lost the 2015 MLS Cup to the Portland Timbers.
![Columbus Crew SC head coach Gregg Berhalter pumps his fist as he thanks fans following the first leg of the MLS Cup Eastern Conference semifinal at Mapfre Stadium in Columbus on Nov. 4, 2018. The Crew will take a 1-0 lead to Red Bull Arena on Nov. 11 for the second leg. [Adam Cairns/Dispatch]](https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/_ISsVnpukJksbW7FZmGuKw--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTcwMw--/https://media.zenfs.com/en/the-columbus-dispatch/1849460306e5ef2c0264dc0d1985cadc)
Here's more reactions on Gregg Berthalter's re-hire.
This fan agrees with Clint Dempsey on Gregg Berthalter
Whatever your reaction to the news, if Berhalter is coming back, seems hard to avoid the conclusion that a lot of time was wasted
— Charles Boehm (@cboehm) June 16, 2023
'It's NOT Gregg'
Gregg Berhalter fans would hold on to this win for months/years as a reason to rehire him/why he’s great.
It’s NOT Gregg, our talent pool and team is getting stronger.— American Hooligans 🇺🇸⚽️ (@AmericanHoolis) June 16, 2023
To this fan, it's the same old USMNT
Gregg Berhalter returning to the US National Team is everything that’s wrong with the US National Team
— Zealand (@theoldzealand) June 16, 2023
'Let that sink in'
Gregg Berhalter led the USMNT to finish behind this Mexico team in WCQ. Let that sink in.
— Toxic yet Reasonable Tom 🇺🇸🇺🇸 - USMNT (@USMNT_2026) June 16, 2023
One fan thinks B.J. Callaghan is a better choice than Gregg Berthalter
U.S. Soccer Sporting Director Matt Crocker is an idiot if he's bringing Gregg Berhalter back. He's starting to collect those MLS bags already.
B.J. Callaghan rolled out a better lineup and coached a better game than Gregg Berhalther ever dream of.#BerhalterOut— Stonk King 🌕 (@StonkKing4) June 16, 2023
This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Reactions: Gregg Berhalter's re-hired for U.S. men's national team
