Weston McKennie reflected on his tactical maturation in Serie A and his perplexing initiation at Juventus, shedding light on an unexpected twist by the club.

Since his arrival from Schalke 04 in July 2021, the 25-year-old American midfielder has navigated an intriguing path with the Bianconeri. Initially facing hurdles, including a loan stint at Leeds United and speculation of an imminent sale, McKennie has managed to reverse his fortunes.

Despite Juventus’ challenges under Massimiliano Allegri, McKennie has stood out as one of the team’s stronger performers this season. With just over a year remaining on his contract in Turin, discussions are underway for a contract extension in the near future.

In an interview with ESPN, McKennie addressed his evolution and progress during his time with Juventus over the past three years.

“For me, I think the league helped me grow in more of a tactical and positional standpoint.”

“I was in Germany before, and I was the workhorse still, running everywhere and trying to get into everything, maybe running 60 yards when I only needed to run 20 to get the same job done, so I think that Italy helped me out in that way, it’s a very tactical and defensive league.”

McKennie then touched on the difficulties of adjustment, revealing an unexpected challenge faced at Juventus.

“Probably just the language. Also, coming here and being someone no-one really knew about, I didn’t have a translator so I was just sitting in meetings like ‘Uhh… what’s going on?’ and then was expected to do it on the field straight away. Definitely the language.”

Weston McKennie

This season he played in total 31 times for 2448 minutes for Serie A.

Weston McKennie didn’t score any goal for Juventus. He procured 7 assists. He received 6 yellow cards and no red cards.

His team is currently 3rd in Serie A. In the last match Juventus lost 2-1 against Lazio. The next match in Serie A will be against Milan.

Juventus performance and stats

Juventus is currently 3rd in the Serie A with 64 points.

In the last 33 games, it has won 18 times, drawn 10 times, and lost 5 times. In its last match, Juventus drawn 2-2 against Cagliari.​​

It has a positive goal difference after scoring 47 goals and conceding 26.​

Juventus will play the next match in Serie A against Milan on Saturday 27th of April in Torino. The prediction is Juventus winning the match.​