I already did. He just refuses to follow the plan dictated by the manager. He tries to do his own thing. Which, even if it works, is irritating for the coach. Heck, it's even more irritating if it does work! When I was new in my career I made that mistake too: did things my way, thinking I'd be congratulated for doing them in a better way than the tried-and-true way my boss wanted. And it worked, for less expense. I got fired. I suspect it's the same with Adu. Guy won't follow someone else's plan. I had to learn to do that. Seems he hasn't.
I am sticking to my original thought: He was a great kid player who did not develop into a great adult player. It does not require all of this psychoanalyses. He is just not good enough.
I was just speaking aloud. Not really responding to you, my bad. I think it's safe to say he's just an average to below average pro who has the potential to be above average but maybe doesn't have the work ethic to get there.
Reasonable people would realize that none of the clubs that he went to while on loan from Benfica (Monaco aside) were permanent solutions, as none of them are the size of club that would come close to paying a player a million a year, for the 4, 3, 2 years he had remaining on his Benfica contract when he arrived. Not Belenense. Not Aris. Not Whateverspor. Reasonable people would realize these were all short term, shop window, get some playing time moves in the hopes that Adu would impress just enough to 1)get Benfica to let him go without, or with a minimal transfer fee (early…although there were reports that Benfica was still asking for a transfer fee late in his contract), and 2)offer enough guaranteed money over a longer contract to cover what Adu was guaranteed by the remainder of his Benfica contract (exactly what happened). That Philly inexplicably gave him DP money to come back, then regretted that decision, is on them, not Adu. And Bahia - There are a lot of players in our pool, that got significant minutes over the last 4 years, that wouldn't make it at Bahia. Again - someone's going to sign him. Likely to a contract that isn't orders of magnitude beyond his value, and he'll be evaluated for what he is, and average player capable of doing extraordinary things on occasion. There are plenty of places for a player like that to play. Who knows, he may still pull it together when given the opportunity and those occasions might even start to happen frequently.
Here's some of the footage, since you missed it: BTW, I believe Ramirez is now eligible for sainthood.
Have you heard the news? http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...y-admits-used-wrong-sense-word-literally.html
I think his contract with Bahia expires at the end of the year, so he won't officially be a free agent until Wednesday. Might explain why there has been no news/rumors on Freddy since the season ended December 8th.
Right, Adu's problem is that he is just a visionary not to be appreciated in his own time. That's his curse.
Nobody has ever posited that. Ever. And yet people unwilling to acknowledge that Freddy is not completely devoid of quality bring statements like that time and again as simplistic responses to people trying to rationally discuss what has hampered his career.
That one makes more sense. Still, once Marco Fabian was brought in any real possibility of Freddy going to Cruz Azul was gone.
Adu needs to go to a veteran heavy team with someone senior for guidance. Absolute professionals who command the club house and will not tolerate anything but devotion to the team.
La Galaxy! If the Gold Cup was any indication, Adu could help fill the dangerous long ball void that Beckham's leaving caused. Plus maybe a couple of more "genuine" U.S. soccer icons in Donovan and Arena could be the influence he needs more so than yet another foreign team who takes him on because they think it might lead to some kind of marketing win.