Noting that crossing for header goals is basically the least efficient offensive footballing strategy available for teams to employ. It drives me crazy how sides simply pump balls in, it's so low %.
What is the most efficient strategy to employ? Defenses are all about making it difficult to get a good look on goal.
Weston already back to training: https://prosoccerwire.usatoday.com/2022/08/11/weston-mckennie-juventus-injury-usmnt/
I get what you mean but placing all teams in one category wrt crossing accuracy and finishing is an oversimplification. Besides, I wrote this post in a Weston thread. If you took away crossed balls into the box how many goals would you expect him to score? Seems like half his goals are scored with his head.
Pretty sure it's a pass into the back of the net from 5 yards in front of the keeper. Good luck getting the ball into that position. Most teams facing a bunker are not going to be able to do that so crosses it is. As for Weston, sounds like it was at worst a partial tear in the joint. For a soccer player it's all about pain management and trying not to jar the shoulder until enough fibers have healed. Not like a baseball or football player where playing on a bum shoulder is basically impossible.
Juventus have officially signed Filip Kostic. https://www.juventus.com/en/news/articles/official-filip-kostic-signs-for-juventus
If he mismanages his $ after his career is over at least he has some options to donate things. Odd jokes aside, I wouldn’t be surprised if we see him make the bench 10 days from now.
Weston McKennie has changed his kit number to 8️⃣ for Juventus! ⚪️⚫️ pic.twitter.com/gwyxRdkpnf— USMNT Otaku 🇺🇸 (@USMNTOtaku) August 13, 2022
Glad I waited before I bought my jersey. I don’t normally get player names, but I feel like it’s time. Funnily enough, the last shirt I purchased with a name and number was Marchisio’s 8 in 2011-12…
Torino sports rag Tuttosport seems to think that Wes may be healthy enough to start against Sassuolo. The headline translates as: "Juve, there is an extra McKennie for Sassuolo. The probable formation with the 4-3-3" https://www.tuttosport.com/foto/cal..._cosi_il_4-3-3_di_allegri_con_kostic_in_campo
I'm not a jersey guy. I feel self-conscious as a middle aged fellow with the names of youngsters on my shirts. Still, one of my proudest investments is my McKennie Juventus jersey I bought solely on the basis of his preseason performances in 2020. Kinda like buying Apple stock in the eighties.
Based on his comments, McKennie does seem to be available for tomorrow's match against Sassuolo, but Allegri also mentions that he'll have an interesting dilemma in picking from McKennie, Kostic, and Cuadrado. L'allenatore dei bianconeri ha poi continuato facendo il punto sugli indisponibili: "Non abbiamo una condizione massimale, ci sarà lo stadio pieno. Abbiamo fuori Rabiot e Kean per squalifica, anche lì è una situazione da rivedere perché i giocatori che saltano la prima partita per l’ammonizione dello scorso anno è da rivedere. Ne va dello spettacolo: un conto è un cartellino rosso, un altro è la somma di ammonizione dopo 38 partite. Abbiamo anche altri indisponibili: Szczesny, Aké, Pogba che sta lavorando e speriamo torni il prima possibile, Chiesa sta lavorando e speriamo di riaverlo a livello massimale come condizione a gennaio. Poi Arthur ha un problema alla caviglia, sta lavorando e poi ci sono voci di mercato. Non è disponibile. Anche Kaio. McKennie è disponibile". Allegri su Bremer, Vlahovic e Kostic I temi poi si spostano sui singoli, a partire dal neo arrivato Kostic: "È un giocatore che crossa molto bene, ha un controllo di palla ottimo. È arrivato da due giorni, ha fatto avanti e indietro da Francoforte. Devo decidere tra lui, Cuadrado e McKennie: di questi 3 ne giocano due. Sono contento di lui e ne trarrà beneficio Vlahovic". https://gianlucadimarzio.com/it/juventus-allegri-conferenza-stampa-sassuolo-14-agosto-2022
I am surprised he is available for the Sassuolo match. Juve is light in attack not really in CM. Locatelli Pogba (injured) McKennie Zakaria Arthur (pushed out) Rabiot (probably being sold) Rovella (possible loan) Fagioli Miretti I worry more about the other players that were referenced by Allegri. Kostic and Cuadrado are not CM so hopefully Wes isn’t going to be played as a wide midfielder or WB.
Rabiot and Kean are suspended from yellow card accumulation last year. A good amount of sources are saying that Wes is starting on the left of a midfield 4. Hopefully it is more of a 4-3-3 than a 4-4-2.
McKennie may have confirmed the US's upcoming World Cup releases, because he left a comment on the Instagram post of this supposed leak by USMNT Only. I've also posted the Tweet by the same account below. McKennie: Tried to tell them https://www.instagram.com/p/ChSHSCYO9py/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= A fan just DMd me these pictures of the 2022 USMNT World Cup kit. pic.twitter.com/u7nDwp6iXB— USMNT Only (@usmntonly) August 15, 2022
Time to figure out my Paramount Plus login again, as McKennie is starting for Juventus to start the new season (after not playing a single preseason match). 📝 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 #𝗝𝘂𝘃𝗲𝗦𝗮𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗼𝗹𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 ⚪⚫💪 @EASPORTSFIFA#ForzaJuve pic.twitter.com/XjQqeCUhxn— JuventusFC 🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@juventusfcen) August 15, 2022