We’re at present seven video games into the 2024-25 Serie A season and the 5 USMNT gamers getting common taking part in time are already displaying their potential. Nearly all of them had a formidable begin of the 12 months, none extra so than Christian Pulisic who has already scored 5 objectives within the league and confirmed himself to be top-of-the-line gamers taking part in in Serie A. Let’s go round Italy and grade all of the American worldwide gamers, how they carried out thus far and what we are able to anticipate from them within the coming months.
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Yunus Musah, AC Milan
The American midfielder hasn’t had his very best begin with AC Milan as he solely performed 5 video games thus far in all competitions for a complete of 147 minutes. The brand new Rossoneri coach Paulo Fonseca modified the tactical system, as he’s taking part in with a 4-4-2 and Musah has been pushed out of the rotations or no less than change into much less of a contributor than when he was taking part in extra beneath Stefano Pioli. On this system, Musah can play as a central midfielder and supplied one help within the Serie A opening sport towards Torino for the final minute equalizer scored by Noah Okafor. Nonetheless, it seems to be like Fonseca doesn’t see him as a central participant as he was for Pioli and we are able to’t rule out a attainable mortgage transfer in January if he doesn’t play extra within the subsequent weeks. Grade: C
Timothy Weah, Juventus
Weah’s begin of the season was affected by accidents as he solely performed three video games thus far (134 minutes in complete), but in addition scored his first objective for Juventus within the season opener towards Como, earlier than struggling an damage that pressured coach Thiago Motta to interchange him at halftime. Accidents aside, Weah is going through a variety of competitors in his function as each new signings Nico Gonzalez and Francisco Conceicao are taking part in in his function of attacking winger and that is having an impression on his sport time. Apparently sufficient, Motta determined to check him as a central striker within the second half of the sport towards Napoli that ended 0-0. The Italian coach changed Serbian striker Dusan Vlahovic with Weah, who confirmed some potential in that place, the place he used to play at Lille earlier than as effectively and it might change into a beneficial choice additionally for USMNT new supervisor Mauricio Pochettino sooner or later if he’ll play extra there for his membership. Grade: C+
Gianluca Busio, Venezia
The American midfielder was pressured out of the primary three Serie A video games of the season because of an damage, however since his return after the September worldwide break he hasn’t missed a match and already scored one objective towards Genoa in the one win of the season thus far for the crew coached by Eusebio Di Francesco. Busio is a key participant for the newly promoted facet as he’s top-of-the-line gamers on their roster and so they can’t play with out him, as this begin of the season already confirmed. Grade: B
Weston McKennie, Juventus
Solely Pulisic had a greater begin among the many USMNT gamers than McKennie, who had a key function in two Champions League wins for Juventus. McKennie performed 358 minutes thus far in all competitions, and already scored his first objective of the season towards PSV and in addition was a key participant towards RB Leipzig. McKennie’s restoration led to the successful objective scored by Francisco Conceicao towards the German facet. The American midfielder was out of the pre-season tour as talks over a brand new contract deal had been stalling, however since he was reintegrated within the crew he has been once more one of many surprises of this squad after a optimistic 2023-24 marketing campaign beneath coach Massimiliano Allegri. It looks like yearly McKennie has to show himself, however yearly he does. Grade: A-
Christian Pulisic, AC Milan
By far, top-of-the-line Serie A gamers of this begin to the season. The USMNT winger scored six objectives within the first 9 video games of the season between Serie A and the Champions League, and in addition supplied two assists. Pulisic began in all 9 video games he performed and has scored in 4 consecutive Serie A video games for Milan, turning into the primary USMNT participant to take action in a top-five European league since Queens Park Rangers’ Roy Wegerle in 1990, per Opta. Pulisic scored some good objectives, together with those within the Rossoneri win over metropolis rivals Inter and within the opening Champions League sport towards Liverpool. His new tactical place with no consideration winger within the 4-4-2 is figuring out very effectively for him and we are able to anticipate extra from him. Grade: A