Wash Times: Adu Can Learn From Rooney

[Jabinho]

I looked around a bit.. Didn't see a thread on this.
I pass no personal judgement on the article. :o

http://washingtontimes.com/sports/20040626-121138-5763r.htm

[mellon002]

I don't understand want he wants Adu to learn from Rooney. Score more goals? Get bigger?

[Peretz48]

I looked around a bit.. Didn't see a thread on this.
I pass no personal judgement on the article. :o

http://washingtontimes.com/sports/20040626-121138-5763r.htm
Sort of nice generic advice. Kid, go out & have fun and don't put too much pressure on yourself.

[Jabinho]

I don't understand want he wants Adu to learn from Rooney. Score more goals? Get bigger?In 3 years when Freddy is as old as Rooney is now, this same writer may pen a story stating "Rooney Can Learn From Adu".
Apparently he is asking Freddy to learn to be a larger but slower older guy soon. :rolleyes:

[Jabinho]

Sort of nice generic advice. Kid, go out & have fun and don't put too much pressure on yourself.That's good advice but I hope Nike and MLS feels the same way. Likely so, to some degree. They're looking down the road too. It isn't all "the next fiscal quarter" like some companies. :)

[CHICO13]

John Haydon needs to put down the crack pipe. I mean, what the hell? :rolleyes:

[CrewDust]

Sort of nice generic advice. Kid, go out & have fun and don't put too much pressure on yourself.

And hit the weight room.

[banbaseball]

Apparently he is asking Freddy to learn to be a larger but slower older guy soon. :rolleyes:

nice!

[Knave]

Well that's a stupid article.

[United_Caps_Fan]

Well that's a stupid article.


And coming from the Times. this is a surprise to you? :p

[McOwen]

Hey now... Haydon is generally very good. (Wright on the other hand... :rolleyes: )

Fair and balanced ladies :D

[McOwen]

Well that's a stupid article.

(OK now i read it...)

I honestly dont see how. Its about ROONEY... I think everyone else around here is letting their Times bashing get in the way.

Anyone that doesnt think Haydon is one of the better DC soccer writers is on crack... :D

[Knave]

I honestly dont see how. Its about ROONEY...
Exactly! But look at the title and framing. That's what's stupid.

[elconejito]

Exactly! But look at the title and framing. That's what's stupid.
couldn't he have just written an article about rooney? did he really need to throw Mr. Freddy out there? the freddy inclusion doesn't make any sense...

according to the DCU website, freddy is 5'8" 140lbs
according to the everton website, rooney is 5'10" 169lbs (converted from stones)

freddy is 15 yrs old....rooney is 18yrs old (19 soon?)

his only actual advice other than "learn from rooney" was to go hit the weight room. he doesn't really need to learn that from rooney, does he? i'm sure anybody could have told him that. its not like freddy is gonna grow 2 inches and 30lbs by next week, altho maybe (i doubt it) by the time he's 18 he might be that big.

rooney and freddy are two completely different types of players. rooney is an all-out striker (#11) while freddy likes to play withdrawn (#9). even were they the same age and size they would play differently.

you might as well say "Hey q2, you should go be like rooney", or "hey convey, if you wanna go to england, you have to be like rooney" or "hey beasley, if you want a higher transfer fee go be like rooney"

i can understand comparisons to "somewhat" similar players or roles, but this one is way off.

Having said that, i appreciate the article and anything soccer related!

[geordienation]

I honestly dont see how. Its about ROONEY... I think everyone else around here is letting their Times bashing get in the way.




I didn't say a thing.

[GDopplerXT]

Looks like you guys are on top of this, so I don't have much else to say. It's an article about Wayne Rooney (who is quite a player at the moment) and for some reason Freddy Adu's name was thrown in, perhaps to make the article 'locally relevant'? Very stupid indeed.

[writered21]

I looked around a bit.. Didn't see a thread on this.
I pass no personal judgement on the article. :o

http://washingtontimes.com/sports/20040626-121138-5763r.htm

KP thinks Freddy doesn't get enough respect from referees.

Oh boy. :rolleyes:

[andylovesoccer]

From the article:
In England's opening game against France, he beat off one of the best defenses in the world to win a penalty kick.

I can only believe that the French defense is the only one in the world that would stand still for that...how distracting :eek:

[uniteo]

I think we all know what Freddy needs....















(go geordienation go)

[DutchFootballRulez]

Freddy needs the same thing everybody needs...some more....(come on geordienation)