Italian broadcaster Riccardo Trevisani reckons Scott McTominay made Juventus look like ‘children’ – and a clip going viral on social media shows exactly what he meant.
The Scotland hero has made a name for himself already in Serie A despite starting just once since his move from Manchester United. He came off the bench against Cagliari, but started the 0-0 draw against Juve, with Antonio Conte changing to a 4-2-3-1 formation to get the best out of him.
McTominay was deployed as the No.10 in the new shape and even though he couldn’t find a breakthrough, it was a titanic performance from the midfielder. Broadcaster Trevisani was thoroughly impressed, saying: “Seeing McTominay live is incredible, impressive: he looked like Gulliver with children, they bounced off him! I thought he was playing in place of Politano, instead Conte worked with Politano on the full wing.”
Serie A’s social media channels noted they are ‘already in love’ with McTominay as he establishes himself as a key man for Conte. And one moment in a widely-shared clip showed exactly what Trevasini was referring to.
In the second phase of play in the video below, McTominay picks up the ball deep, before turning and erupting into the Juventus half. He’s pursued by Manuel Locatelli and Teun Koopmeiners but leaves both behind as if they weren’t even there, showing the strength, running power and attacking intent that’s made him a hero for the Tartan Army and is already winning over a passionate Napoli fanbase.
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