It's time to stop playing Freddy out of position

Didn't ES figured out he favors his left foot to a fault? that doesn't sound "unpredictable". For Adu to make it with the senior squad he is going to have to learn to distribute under duress.

 

and he could have scored 2 goals if he'd have shot with his right.

But i do agree with you that he certainly can change the game

 

No, the second one was with the right that he never uses.

 

Which is precisely why I think he's a bad fit for a wing attacker. He's not a "charge into the box and score" type (that's Dempsey and, to a less effective extent, Shea) on either foot. He's a "make a defender's life miserable from 25 yards away" type. And we're just really short on those types. When going well Landon can be that type. Torres may or may not be able to be that type if given a chance in the role, and we have a few youngsters that maybe could be it one day (Flores, Gil, Lletget, Guido).

But at the present time, that role is pretty much Freddy and no one else. The assist on the goal to Boyd was setup mainly by Freddy's ability to be a multifaceted threat from outside the box. We're a country like England that has a long history of "direct" soccer and Freddy is simply not a "direct" player. Landon has the great advantage of being able to be effective in any style.

That's a mark against Freddy, but then us being wedded to "direct" styles is a mark against us.

 

It's too bad that Adu was hurt during the camp cupcake friendlies. I'd like to see what he could do in Klinsmann's 10 spot with limited defensive responsibility and freedom to roam. Not sure there is a chance to try that out soon with qualifiers starting so soon, but hopefully he can overcome the disaster that looks to be Philly this year and put in a good MLS season.

 

yes, he did. one was a cross in to the small box, crosses to me is putting the ball in a position for a teammate to connect, is not a direct pass. the other was an ES defense mistake by given the ball away right outside the 18 which Boyd quickly move for the through ball and Adu with no marking made the correct pass. Again, I'm emphasazing a pass during a pressure situation which is the type of passes that breaks down defenses. You are looking at the end product rather than the type of passes Adu need to do to get a chance at the "10"

 

Adu is too slow and weak to be a great winger, but I think he can be a good distributing type of midfielder. He sees the game well and is a good passer of the ball, if the usa is dominating possession, he is the type of player that can break down a bunkering team with his nice passes. The only issue I see, is that he is the kind of player that is better when he sees plenty of the ball, I don't think the coach is ready to play the game through Adu.

 

direct pass is when you have someone in mind, didn't you know that?

 

This, the Jeremy Lin effect. Adu when he can dominate the ball and control the game is on another level that no one in the pool is on but when he isn't, he isn't a top tier player at all and he is not versitale at all.

 

Foward: Altidore
Withdrawn Foward: Dempsey
Right Mid: Donovan
Center Mids: Bradley, Holden
Left Mid: Adu
Right Back: Chandler
Left Back: F. Johnson
Center Backs: Onyewu, Ream/Whitbread

If we could somehow get this lineup on the field i think we could play with anyone.

Or if u think that freddy cant play left mid start beasley or shea, and towards the end of the game take of altidore put dempsey up top and sub on freddy to play attacking mid.

Damn i miss charlie davies too

Why cant we get everyone healthy and have a true A team on the field for once lol

 

I guess you didn't read the title of this thread, putting Freddy Adu on the left wing would be putting him out of position the very thing you don't want to do. Freddy is best played in the middle behind two strikers, he's a CAM after all. It's funny how Porter always put Adu on the right wing instead of putting him in the middle where he is most lethal.

Anyway we will see what happens from here on, one thing's for sure Freddy Adu earned a call up to the Senior National Team that much is very clear.

 

I think Porter put him on the right because he needed to play Corona, who probably wouldn't be as effective on the right (even though he plays on the wing at club- I don't think that's his optimal deployment). But I agree, Freddy is a CAM.

 

Question, what do you think of Adu's game at the Philly Onion (Union)?

 

So like Shea he needs to go overseas to improve his game?

 

The last thing I would give Adu is freedom to roam, unless it were in a clown suit with the intention of watching the other team die laughing. I'd always have him on the bench, tho, because he's good for twenty minutes of spraying passes around from the middle of the field, if that's what is needed.

 

I've often thought Adu could come in when Jozy is out of gas. Don't know if Jozy has improved his conditioning in Holland. The idea would be to improve service to the scorers without taking out a good defensive player.

 

Wait a minute.....I said I wanted Adu on the USNMT. I worship the USA team. I rate Adu among the top dozen or so players (offense) in America. That is hardly disrespectful of Adu.

 

Drew the handball penalty for the only score. The skill and verve from the youth days are still there but wow the speed of thought and ability to control the game need a lot of work. The man desperately needs reps at club level.

 

This is exactly my take on Freddy. Excellent skill and "do the unexpected" factor. So-so vision and decision-making. I don't know whether or not he'll ever be a canny string-pulled but game sharpness does tend to sharpen up players' decisions. He can most likely play better than current form.

 

"Do the unexpected" can also be good vision and good decision-making, and often is, in Freddy's case.

I didn't see the last game, but I heard he was better than slow thought, slow decision-making, and so-so vision.