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Fans react to Gregg Berhalter’s re-hiring for the US 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 US Soccer Federation will announce Friday that Gregg Berhalter will return to coach the US men’s national team through the 2026 World Cup.

In the midst of conflict with former US 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 US men’s national team star Clint Dempsey admitted he was confused about the hire.

“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]

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]

Here’s more reactions on Gregg Berthalter’s re-hire.

This fan agrees with Clint Dempsey on Gregg Berthalter

‘It’s NOT Gregg’

To this fan, it’s the same old USMNT

‘Let that sink in’

One fan thinks BJ Callaghan is a better choice than Gregg Berthalter

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This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Reactions: Gregg Berhalter’s re-hired for US men’s national team