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USMNT star Weston McKennie claims Leeds boss ‘didn’t know who I was’ during forgettable loan spell in the Premier League from Juventus

<p>The United States international midfielder linked up with the Whites in the winter transfer window of 2023, with the decision taken to walk away from Serie A giants Juventus. He endured a tough time in England, with <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/mckennie-leeds-chant-harambe-relegation-disaster/bltd57df232b8a62a30" target="_blank">relegation suffered out of the Premier League</a>.</p>

WHAT HAPPENED?

<p>McKennie moved to Elland Road while fellow American Jesse Marsch was still in charge. He was sacked within a matter of days, as Michael Skubala inherited the reins on a caretaker basis. Javi Gracia then came and went in the space of 12 games, with Sam Allardyce seeing the 2022-23 campaign out.</p>

THE BIGGER PICTURE

<p>McKennie has told <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-american-dream-with-tim-ream-and-steve/id1576620650?i=1000627889247  " target="_blank"><em>The American Dream</em></a> podcast of the <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/watch-usmnt-weston-mckennie-inner-quarterback-long-throw-assist-rodrigo-leeds-west-ham/blt538e24983b0bd8dc" target="_blank">issues that he experienced at Leeds</a> – while stopping short of identifying the coach that appeared to be unaware of who he was and what his strengths were: “It kind of didn't help when I got there, I went there because of Jesse Marsch and then two weeks after I got there, he was sacked. I had four different managers in six months and I think one of my coaches honestly didn't know who I was. I'm not saying he should, but if a player is coming in on loan, you should know your squad. He put me outside of the box for corner kicks, and in my head I've scored 85% of my goals in my career off set-pieces and crosses.”</p>

WHAT THEY SAID

<p>McKennie took in 20 appearances for Leeds, but failed to record a goal in any of them. He returned to Italy on the back of slipping out of the English top-flight and has <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/weston-mckennie-tim-weah-juventus-lazio-usmnt/bltd85c555faa437e4a" target="_blank">worked his way back into favour with parent club Juventus</a>.</p>

WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?

USMNT star Weston McKennie claims Leeds boss ‘didn’t know who I was’ during forgettable loan spell in the Premier League from Juventus | Goal.com Malaysia

Weston McKennie has claimed that one of the managers he worked under during a loan spell at Leeds United “didn’t know who I was”.

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