Westin’ away again in Margheritaville: McKennie at Juventus

This one seems to have counted:

U.S. Soccer Men's National Team on X: "MCKENNIE'S ON THE MARK AGAIN! https://t.co/9EbmQL6cjp" / X

 

Yea, I imagine he has to have mixed feelings, especially given how things have gone recently. Wes is in great form, he and Spalletti seem to have real respect for one another, the tactical system suits him, and everything is going wonderfully. Who knows how long it will last, though, given how many times he's previously been on the verge of being discarded. Beyond the question of how much they're willing to offer him financially, there's also a question as to how the club will treat him when Spalletti's gone.

 

Steadily on his way to becoming a cult hero. Juve would be fools to let him go.

 

Pierre Kalulu is smiling so wide after McKennie's goal it looks like the top of his head is going to pop off.

 

I'm now seeing it either way. I think the argument for "OG" is that Bianchetti's clearance would've taken the ball off the line, if not for Terracciano's missed slide. But I agree with others that Wes' shot would've gone in without intervention.

edit: whoops, wrong post quote!

 

Right, I saw that, which is why I said “a lot of the players” - not ALL. Kalulu is one player. Now watch the other 8-10 players on the sequences for both of his goals. And this has been going on all season, not just one match.
Not a big deal, no one should care too much, I don’t want to dwell on it. I just don’t think some of Wes’ teammates are really down to celebrate with him or vice versa. Am I reading too much into things? Very possible.

 

8.7 FOTMOB
MOTM
Wes was all over the place today
Looked like a man on a mission
Man on Fire !

 

did you see my earlier post about shiny things?

Juve is led by humans and we humans are fallible.

 

McKennie goal for the CSAM-adverse.

https://bsky.app/profile/cbssportsgolazo-m.bsky.social/post/3mcaxmm55ft2v

 

If they embedded nicely I wouldn’t source them from Twitter

 

i wouldn't bet on bluesky support any time soon :/

 

There’s not much to it. People are talking about his body language during celebrations, I’m presenting an alternate theory.

 

Ok, but I wasn't addressing your post.

 

No because the defender cleared it off the line (if it didn't cross) into his teamate, who pushed it into the goal.

 

What letter of the law? I'm guessing making himself bigger. But to me the position of his arm is "a consequence of, or justifiable by, the player's body movement for that specific situation." To me it is still subjective. Add in the deflection off his leg and there is more of a case not to give it.

 

Juventus-Cremonese 5-0, le pagelle della partita di Serie A

Weston McKennie voto 7

Watch (): McKennie manufacture an own goal

Watch: McKennie head it in the net from 12 yards

 

That's a tough one to judge. First it seems really close to having crossed before a defender touches it. Second it was going in so maybe a deflection instead of an own goal. But then third the deflection hit a teammate who pushed it across. I grudgingly say it's an own goal "if" it didn't cross the goal line first but there's not a definitive angle to prove or disprove that. Anyway the coach knows what he did and then he scored another.

 

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— Lega Serie A (@SerieA) January 13, 2026

TOTW as well

 

I think were citing the additional guidance from last season that significant deflections of a ball's trajectory should "outweigh" arm positioning, which explicitly notes that, "touching another body part before contact with the arm does not automatically mean a handball cannot be penalised".

FWIW, I agree with you, I think it's a totally 50/50 call. I'd personally lean towards no pen, but I can understand why the ref called it in real time, especially when you watch real-time replays. I think it's a perfect example of when you want VAR to call the ref over to have a second look... and I think there's a real chance that the ref looks at some replays and still calls the PK, but it's a situation worth a review, especially given the context of the other PK which was called off after review.

 

It's an own goal if you can prove that

1) the ball didn't completely go over the line

and

2) the defending kick would have gone out of the net if it had not hit his own-goal teammate

I too grudgingly agree that it was an own-goal but it bothers me that the credit for this goal is so binary. It removes a beautiful assist and a great offensive goal... all over an inch. A few months from now no one will remember this play when considering Wes' stats. I am not really sure how you could change the rule w/o introducing a significant amount of subjectivity.

 

I thought these top leagues have goal line technology... I assume Serie A does not since it was never referenced during the broadcast.

Would this really have not counted as a goal if that second defender didn't exist? Did the first defender truly clear it off the line? Seems like there should be technology there for this.

 

Guess my old account got locked after I forgot the password. Oh well.

I haven't had a chance to watch as much YA this year as usual but have been watching Weston under Spalleti. Don't think there's anything to the "lack" of celebration around his efforts. His goals and assists have either been to salvage a game they should be easily winning or in this week's case a goal he was dead gassed after and a 5th to just pad an already insurmountable lead. The 200 appearance celebration and the team dinners and other social media they release show's he's a beloved figure inside and outside the boot room.

I read some Vita Signoria last night and every one of their Italian speaking fans wants him resigned. A few of them are upset at all the money wasted on inferior signings year after year and are upset at management not Weston's demands.

 

Couldn't agree with those fans more as a fan myself. Juve has signed a lot of bums, that have contributed very little if anything to the club, the last handful of years and paid them a lot of money. They have Wes sitting right there in front of them, who has more than proven his worth and they are going to let him walk. What the heck?! Unless Weston's camp has completely unreasonable demands, this should be a no brainer for Juve. Even then, that is why you negotiate. Keep Wes, give him a pay raise and start to shed the dead weight on the roster cause it's going to cost you a lot more to replace Wes than it is to resign him, especially considering all of the positions he can cover for.