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Chris Burton

From ‘unique’ to ‘unfortunate’ in 33 minutes! Jesse Marsch reacts to brief spell as manager of USMNT star Weston McKennie at Leeds

W. McKennie
USA
Premier League
Leeds United
Juventus
J. Marsch
Serie A

Jesse Marsch admits that his time as Weston McKennie’s boss at Leeds went from “unique” to “unfortunate” in the space of just 33 minutes.

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✅ Streams the popular "Goal Rush" whip-around show, which jumps between live highlights during the packed Saturday 10:00 a.m. ET window.

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  • Midfielder moved to England in January 2023
  • American coach sacked days later
  • Relegation suffered out of the Premier League

  • WHAT HAPPENED?

    The Whites were considered to have pulled off quite the coup when luring McKennie to Elland Road during the January transfer window of 2023. The United States international arrived from Serie A giants Juventus on a short-term loan and there was no doubting his pedigree or potential.

  • Jesse Marsch Leeds 2022-23Getty

    THE BIGGER PICTURE

    Things did not play out as planned for all concerned from the moment that deal was done, with American coach Marsch relieved of his duties after just one substitute appearance for McKennie. Leeds would go on to suffer relegation out of the Premier League at the end of the season.

  • WHAT MARSCH SAID ABOUT MCKENNIE

    Marsch has told the Call It What You Want podcast of briefly working alongside a fellow countryman in West Yorkshire: “Everything always has to fit from different perspectives. It was what was unique when we got Weston McKennie. It wasn’t easy to pull him out of Juventus and to get him to agree to come to a club in a relegation battle, but I was really appreciative that we made that connection and he came, but it was unfortunate that we didn’t get to work more together.”

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    WHAT NEXT?

    Marsch also had USMNT stars Brenden Aarsonson and Tyler Adams at his disposal, but the former struggled to make an impact in English football and the latter suffered an unfortunate injury that cut his 2022-23 campaign short. McKennie, meanwhile, is now back in Italy and enjoying a personal renaissance with Juventus.