Serie A: Doubters Were Harsh On Moise Kean At Juventus, Claims Weston McKennie

Moise Kean came in for harsh criticism at Juventus, so says Weston McKennie, who is unsurprised to see the striker thriving at Fiorentina. (More Football News)

Kean left Juve to join Fiorentina in the summer, and has since scored nine🐬 goals in 15 Ser🗹ie A games for the Viola.

The 24-year-old, who has also had spells at Everton and Paris Saint-Germain in recent seasons, is Serie A's third-highestꦑ scorer this season and is net🅘ting every 127 minutes on average.

And his former club-mate McK𒈔ennie always thought Kean would prove his doubters wrong at Fiorentina, who are flying high in fourth place in Serie A.

"No, I'm not surprised," McKennie said ꦬof Kean in an interview with CBS, as quoted by Il𒁏Bianconero.

"I spoke to him on the phone before 🌠the last Coppa Italia match.

"He has all the right credentials, ꧑that is, he’s a beast, he has strength, he has speed, he ha𒊎s quality, he has the ability to do everything."

McKennie also feels Kean was not handed enough chances to♍ show his quality at Juve,𝄹 where he was a bit-part player under Massimiliano Allegri.

McKennie added: "He just needed a coach or someone who believed in him and gave🐎 him confidence and minutes in the game and brought out that side of him. I'm not surprised at all that he's having this kind of season. I told him to stay on this track because he deserves it.

"When he was here there were a lot of people who doubted him 🐬and a lot of people a🎃gainst him. It was a bit unfair.

"Just ♏because he's a striker and he has to score goals, but it's difficult to do that when you come onꦚ in the last 10 minutes of every game."

Juve, whose players cam🌠e under criticism from their fans following a 2-2 draw with Venezia on Sunday, face Cagliari 🔯in the Coppa Italia round of 16 on Tuesday.