Spaghetti Weston: McKennie at Juventus

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  1. ebbro

    ebbro Member+

    Jun 10, 2005
    I knew he was joking, but wasn't sure he really knew Italian and efficiency don't go together when dealing with their bureaocracy.
     
  2. Cubanlix63

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    Juventus' social media has already shown Morata taking a medical at Juventus. So the Suarez stuff is moot. Suarez is heading to Atletico Madrid.
     
  3. Scotty

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    Yes, but I wouldn't be surprised if some of their fans are sweating this a bit, hoping the club isn't involved in any way.
     
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  4. dspence2311

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    this made me lol
     
  5. dspence2311

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    TBF he hasn't bit anyone for several years as far as I am aware. Granted he abandoned that habit at a much older age than most people not named Mike Tyson, but baby steps.
     
  6. Suyuntuy

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    #9406 Suyuntuy, Sep 22, 2020
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    The McKennie bit in English: "He's become an instant favorite for the fans, who admire his fighting spirit and enthusiasm: steals the ball for CR7's crossbar shot, and is the fastest to react in the sequence for the 2-0. He can also cut to the right: nice."

    PS: Ah yes, "jolly" is also the name of the Joker. It's usually written in capitals though. But it makes more sense. "Jolly" (from the French "jolie") is slang for "cool" or "nice" too.
     
  7. Cubanlix63

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  8. rgli13

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    i bet this is the time morata really shines...
     
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  9. hype25

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    Jul 17, 2016
    Weston made the Serie A Whoscored team of the week
     
  10. Suyuntuy

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    Weston's life is becoming the plot of one of those uplifting HBO movies.
     
  11. y-lee-coyote

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    The fact you made a positive post is pretty compelling testimony for me to maybe try and catch some Italian football. I like the player but just felt Schalke were unwatchable last year.
     
  12. SUDano

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    Middle class American kid with loving parents support their child to fight all the way to play soccer with Juventus in Turin with Ronaldo........
     
  13. Cubanlix63

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    More like one of those mid 00s Disney Channel movies.
     
  14. bullit82

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  15. Bruce S

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    Not eye candy
     
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  16. LouisianaViking07/09

    Aug 15, 2009
    HBO makes those? Do you mean Hallmark?
     
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  17. y-lee-coyote

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    If you are talking about Italian football not being eye candy, I do appreciate the finer aspects of defense and don't mind even some dabbling in the dark arts of football if it is my team (otherwise I despise the ********)

    I used to watch a lot of Stoke city in the Cameron days and appreciated Pulis footy even if it wasn't particularly beautiful football.

    But if you mean Schalke, lol, you have a gift for understatement.:cool: they were wretched
     
  18. Bruce S

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    Sep 10, 1999
    I meant SChalke. They should have paid viewers.
     
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  19. metnostar

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    #9419 metnostar, Sep 23, 2020
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    The New Davids! I hope the fans aren't getting their expectations too high. Davids is a legend.
    Sorry about the format. but I am still figuring out how to post these translations.

    Article in Tuttosport, the Torino based sports newspaper
    https://www.tuttosport.com/news/cal.../22-74036359/weston_mckennie_il_nuovo_davids/
    Weston McKennie, the new Davids
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    Weston McKennie, the new Davids
    © Juventus FC via Getty Images
    by Xavier Jacobelli Tuesday 22 September 2020
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    We need to give the numbers to understand who he is and what Weston McKennie is capable of, second best recoverer of under 22 balls last season, played with Schalke 04. Against Sampdoria, the neo-Juventino covered 12 kilometers of running; won 75% of the tackles; won one out of two of the physical and aerial duels; committed only two fouls; 88.4 percent of the passes dictated were successful (90.6% in their own half, 84.2% in the opponent's half); of the three shots he made, two ended up in the mirror of the opponent's goal. Of course, it is still early to say, but the impression is that Juve has finally found the new Davids, sixteen years after having taken leave of the Dutch mastiff (seven seasons in black and white, 3 league titles, 1 Coppa Italia, 2 Supercoppe di Lega; 235 appearances and 10 goals), elected by the fans one of the 50 players who have made the history of the club. The happiest joke about McKennie I read on his Instagram profile, until last night clogged with 2,590 comments whose tenor oscillates between euphoric, enthusiastic and pindaric: "In 90 minutes you have recovered all the balls that Juve had lost in the last championship ». And again: "Can anyone tell him that the game is over and can he stop running?". "You're a train." “West, the game is over. Stop ». The test with Novara and the great test with Sampdoria were enough for the 22-year-old, the first American in Juventus history, to win over fans and observers. The American, as Pirlo calls him, has injected energy, vitality and dynamism into the midfield of the Italian champions. It was exactly what the bianconeri needed. Paratici has put on another flagship.
     
  20. metnostar

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    #9420 metnostar, Sep 23, 2020
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    Glossario calcistico
    Da Wikipedia, l'enciclopedia libera.
    Football glossary
    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

    Jolly
    : calciatore che, per la propria polivalenza tattica, è in grado di ricoprire più ruol
    Jolly: footballer who, thanks to his tactical versatility, is able to fill multiple roles.
     
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  21. Suyuntuy

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    Schalke were scheiße.
     
  22. dougtee

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    tearing up over here
     
  23. schrutebuck

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    Sunday's match was weird in that it might have been the first time in my life that I was cheering for Cristiano Ronaldo to score.
     
  24. russ

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    Same
     
  25. Beastmode21

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    Will never understand what isn’t to like about Ronaldo. He literally plays the way the world wants the game to be played, the hardest worker in the sport, family man, not a partier. It befuddles me.
     

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