More potential...Dos Santos or Adu? [Archive]

el mero mero

18 Apr 2005, 04:55 PM

I haven't seen much of Dos Santos, but he is gaining much praise in Spain and im sure the youth teams in Spain are better than MLS teams, where Adu isn't living up to his $1million Nike contract.

MoRado

18 Apr 2005, 05:22 PM

I haven't seen much of Dos Santos, but he is gaining much praise in Spain and im sure the youth teams in Spain are better than MLS teams, where Adu isn't living up to his $1million Nike contract.

I like Adu, anyway i haven't seen much of Dos Santos

El Dude Malacopa

18 Apr 2005, 05:45 PM

I saw Adu play for the first time in both recent games against Pumas. I really was dissapointed, given all the high praise this kid gets from most american fans.

Various Styles

18 Apr 2005, 07:12 PM

This thread is indeed lame.. gets my vote for recycle bin material.

Note to Yanks: dont get baited by this lame comparison..

for anyone that doesnt know, Giovanny Dos Santos is a Mexican/Brazilian kid that plays in Barcelona's youth team. He will soon be called to represent Mexicos U-17 i dont understand why he is being compared to Adu when Giovanny isnt even regarded as highly in Mexico.

Octavius Agustus

18 Apr 2005, 07:33 PM

I haven't seen much of Dos Santos, but he is gaining much praise in Spain.............

Do you have any links to back this up?!?!?!?!?!

You haven't seen much of Dos Santos, you probably haven't even seen a picture of Dos Santos.

A Google search on Dos Santos leads to nothing....................

Who the ******** is he???????????????????????????????????????

Various Styles

18 Apr 2005, 07:50 PM

See what i mean.. http://www.laber-land.de/smilies/stupid.gif

metro24freak

18 Apr 2005, 10:01 PM

I wouldn't be surprised if Freddy's ego threw him off his game at some point. He was on MTV's fake ID club a couple weeks ago cocky as hell, and he's only 15, and we all think landon's bad, Freddy's gonna be throwing some italian national team prima donna fit by the time he's 20 because he doesn't like the way the uniforms are made. The kid does have potential though.

Goathemala

19 Apr 2005, 03:48 PM

I haven't seen much of Dos Santos, but he is gaining much praise in Spain and im sure the youth teams in Spain are better than MLS teams, where Adu isn't living up to his $1million Nike contract.

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CheveLoco

20 Apr 2005, 04:05 AM

ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

wake up!!! i dont think the mls is that boring..not that i follow it..

dmike

26 Apr 2005, 07:08 PM

adu will be fine. He needs time to develope just like every teenager (specially when your 15 freaken yrs old) thats got the BIG TIME POTENTIAL logo on them. As for Dos Santos, plzzzz he falls into the dime for a dozen category. Theirs like 100 of them in Europe currently in Academys.

el_zacatecano

04 May 2005, 02:08 PM

Is Adu acting up??

CheveLoco

05 May 2005, 05:43 AM

adu will be fine. He needs time to develope just like every teenager (specially when your 15 freaken yrs old) thats got the BIG TIME POTENTIAL logo on them. As for Dos Santos, plzzzz he falls into the dime for a dozen category. Theirs like 100 of them in Europe currently in Academys.

well could you tell me more about Dos Santos, you seem to know more than me about him ,i have only heard about him a couple of times?...

well honestly i think those 100 playing in Europe are better than Adu...

dmike

05 May 2005, 10:02 PM

I could really care less if they are better than Adu.... I find it funny alot of you think we are depending on Adu to put the US over the top. Adu also falls into the dime for a dozen category. He put down a chance to go to ManU Academy which would of made no difference to what he is doing now. I will let you know my true fellings about Adu when he is 19-20. For now he is a child trying to play a mans game. Hes not the first kid thats been offered incentives,contracts or gift for having potential at such a young age.

As for Dos Santos NOBODY knows how good he is. Just like every kid playing in academys in EU. I find it kinda sad this kid is getting hyped already even though I only seen clips from him.

btw is this guy Brazilian?? cause he looked like Ronaldhino jr in some highlights.

Kronos

05 May 2005, 10:08 PM

... im sure the youth teams in Spain are better than MLS teams, where Adu isn't living up to his $1million Nike contract.

You lost all credibility here...spanish youth teams better than MLS??? MLS is not SPL, but the youth side??? Come on man, be real...

DC_Gunner

05 May 2005, 10:51 PM

We'll see what Freddy does at the U-20 championships this summer. He was incredible for the U-17s (second best player in the tournament after Cesc and we know how he turned out.) I think that this tournament will give a pretty good indication of how far he's come. On one level Freddy still has basic growing to do, that's one thing that's keeping him back. He is 15, being guarded by defenders twice his age. But frankly, he's nice. He's one of DC's better players right now despite not starting.

deboeser

07 May 2005, 09:55 PM

Adu has great talent, as seen in tonights game against The Crew. 1 goal, 3 assists. As long as Pete Nowak gives the kid playing time, like he did tonight, running the full 90.

Freddy still has a lot of maturity to develop but all in all he is an extremely well balanced player. But, I do have to agree that he needs to keep his ego in check.

dmike

08 May 2005, 02:24 AM

Adu has great talent, as seen in tonights game against The Crew. 1 goal, 3 assists. As long as Pete Nowak gives the kid playing time, like he did tonight, running the full 90.

Freddy still has a lot of maturity to develop but all in all he is an extremely well balanced player. But, I do have to agree that he needs to keep his ego in check.

exactly... but by 18-20 I hope he is the real deal. For now I hope he keeps getting some PT and one day may he develop into something great. But NO WAY am I or should anyone count on him to some day be the sole purpose the US becomes a great soccer team.

csrulez

13 May 2005, 12:34 PM

HMM.. well adu is good.. in my school I have seen people just like him..maybe better. He is all publicity in US. I think eddie johnson is WAYYYY better than him. Adu is very cocky and confident. You saw how pumas destroyed completely the dc united?

G D L

13 May 2005, 06:03 PM

HMM.. well adu is good.. in my school I have seen people just like him..maybe better. He is all publicity in US. I think eddie johnson is WAYYYY better than him. Adu is very cocky and confident. You saw how pumas destroyed completely the dc united?

better at math or something maybe, but not soccer, come on man....

he is also a lot older

i would rather have a cocky player that ********s up every once in a while, with the confidence to take the shots when he needs to, than the polar opposite

Adu is not part of the DC defense.

rafis69

16 May 2005, 02:05 AM

This thread is indeed lame.. gets my vote for recycle bin material.

Note to Yanks: dont get baited by this lame comparison..

for anyone that doesnt know, Giovanny Dos Santos is a Mexican/Brazilian kid that plays in Barcelona's youth team. He will soon be called to represent Mexicos U-17 i dont understand why he is being compared to Adu when Giovanny isnt even regarded as highly in Mexico.

How do you know???
check out this link. Its in spanish though!!! but has up to date information on Gio!!!
http://futmex.proboards45.com/index.cgi?board=europeos&action=display&num=1115166961