Good lord. Why does McKennie attract so much hate for the dumbest reasons? He's literally one game away from dropping a 60 yard pass onto Vlahovic's chest for a pretty damn important goal for Juventus against Lazio. I'm glad McKennie is such a laid back guy - this stuff has to be a constant drain on your spirit.
complete irrelevance .... former West Ham United player commenting on a former Leeds player who now plays in Italy for Juventus .... said former Hammer who is now a commentator for Italian TV ... classic - trash current American player (just crap on a non Euro player) to UK publication to raise clickbait and revenue for your current gig on Italian TV - "all press is good press". Di Canio must have some tax issues and he is pulling a Nicholas Cage .... what a tool.
To be fair, I think Di Canio was speaking as a pundit on an Italian broadcast, and I think his point was that a number of Juve starters aren't good enough for this team to win a title. (Naming the American who just returned on loan from a relegated team is just a lazy way to illustrate that point.). Leeds outlets just pounced on the McKennie quotes because their fans take a special delight in anything negative surrounding certain former Leeds players.
Call me crazy but I have 0 problem with Di Canio's comment or the timing of it. I love Wes and he's doing fine right now but he'd probably be a squad player if Juve were title contenders. However, the reality is...they're far from it and Wes is the least of Allegri's problems as he rebuilds the squad for future success If Di Canio, or Juve supporters, truly expect the team to challenge Inter for the scudetto right now they are in for a looooooong and frustrating year ahead
"Un tuffo nella memoria, @WMckennie rivive i suoi momenti più belli in bianconero" 🇺🇸💯⚪⚫— JuventusFC (@juventusfc) September 26, 2023 Wes relives his best moments for Juventus
Juve is two points from #2 though (better GD than Milan). It's early to say much, but they don't look "far" from it right now. If that were the case, we'd have to say Inter is going to be the runaway champion.
In campo così questa sera ⚪️⚫️#JuveLecce pic.twitter.com/B50FiVyzuu— JuventusFC (@juventusfc) September 26, 2023 Starting again. Looks like hes locked that position down. Too bad for Weah
Thanks for the quote, I don't think he is entirely wrong. Gatti, McKennie, and Miretti is not a particularly strong side to compete for titles. With that said, Milan broke Juve's winning streak with Calabria, Kessie, and Saelamakers making up their right side.
The timing of the quote is weird though. Wes is playing very good football right now. He looks great in his RWB position. Miretti is having a tough time and got subbed out at half and Gatti just scored one of the most embarrassing own goals I have ever seen. Wes doesn't belong in that group. The negativity towards him is dumbfounding. He could score a goal a game and arrogant Serie A/ Juve supporters still won't accept him. They just seem like lazy comments not actually based on reality. It's frustrating. There are plenty of other guys in the Juve squad right now you could complain about, but not Wes.
Bringing up his Leeds failure is weird and certainly not needed but once again, I don't think he is wrong about the quality of that right side and frankly much of the squad.
But something that shouldn't have to be said, why in the world would a company be using someone like Paolo Di Canio as a public personality? He should not be anywhere near anything of importance, he should be a nobody and shouldn't have any platform to have his thoughts amplified.
Nothing would make me laugh harder than Wes and Juventus in a battle for the title come May. Paolo is a dumb crazy, creepy pig. Why anyone gives people like him the mic, when there are much smarter crazy creepy pigs is beyond me. Meanwhile, McRanch’s Lecce ratings fwiw. Eurosport: Tied for team high 7 Yardbarker: Tied for team high 6.5 Who scored - 5 highest 7.1 (Rabiot top, Locatelli, Malik, Danilo also higher…)
🗣 Weston McKennie on his 100th appearance for Juventus:"Honestly before the game I didn’t even know it was my 100th game, it’s crazy just to see how far I’ve come here. I still remember a conversation I had with Pirlo. He told me ‘Anybody can play one year at a big club like… pic.twitter.com/sJ0YmawRzn— USMNT Otaku 🇺🇸 (@USMNTOtaku) September 27, 2023
occasionally we serve ourselves by remembering that commentators get paid to talk, not to be correct, and for their bosses the goal is to get attention and clicks. People like Di Canio get the mic because the public wants to see the car crash. Part of the public anyway, and the part that just wants to see or hear about the game has to suffer along because their attention ‘proves’ that the formula works.
Played well again today. Another hockey assist with a wonderfully weighted chipped ball across the box. I recall he had a game recently when he was involved in all 3 goals in the game. Weah is clearly the backup now.
its maddening that its either/or between wes and weah....makes no sense to me....they are so different as players
Maybe, or it could be amazing that we have 4 players as regular contributors to top-3 Serie A clubs, with two of them being legit lock-starters... I mean, I'm old enough to bask in the unexpected glory of it all for a moment.
no me too im old enough too....i would take it over not BUT wes and weah are not similar players and the coach using them as a pair with only 1 being allowed to play at a time is ludicrous they are national team teammates....the chemistry they would have would be beneficial to the team...plus they arent very similar in terms of skillset...its just weird.