On a dour day at Borussia Dortmund—there’s a big-picture crisis to the east in Ukraine and some short-term disappointment following Thursday’s Europa League loss to Rangers—managing director Carsten Cramer took note of Gio Reyna’s brightened demeanor as they crossed paths at the club’s office.
The last time the world saw Reyna, the 19-year-old American was limping off the Westfalenstadion field in tears. That was Sunday. Five days later, Reyna’s devastation had been replaced by optimism and resolve.
“I just talked to him. For him, it must be the worst situation when it happened on the pitch,” Cramer told reporters moments later. “I’m really, really happy when I just jumped into the media room to see him smiling and to see that he’s more positive that it will take some more days, but definitely not that [much longer] than anyone expected.”
