If it wasnt for his football skills people would probably would want to have him deported. Was thinking the same thing funny, so is he playing for ghana or the US
They don't have many other players. Strobl played his first 7 minutes of Bundesliga soccer; Gyau stayed on the bench with Conrad (0 Bundesliga minutes) and Schipplock (305 minutes).
they are known for giving young players a chance. Ba, Gustavo, Eduardo, etc. were all young playing at Hoffenheim from the 2nd Bundesliga. Everyone in the Bundesliga at some point had 0 minutes before they played.
I don't think three lines tell much of the story. They're also known for throwing bags of money at every German youth international in the south-west and signing lots of youth players from Stuttgart and other academies just to proof that they've got top talent at their academy (though they didn't have any part in their development; and none of these players ever broke through in the Bundesliga). Ba, Gustavo, Eduardo and so on were all bought during BL2 days for several millions each after their breakthrough season in another league as investments. They weren't cheap, Hoffenheim as a newly promoted BL2 club in a tiny village spent more than any other German club club except of Bayern; these guys were star players, not young prospects. There hasn't been a single player from Hoffenheim's youth teams who had any impact yet. Zero, none, nada.
Gustavo was 900,000 euro, Ba was not expensive all, he was told he wasn't good enough for Watford's first team so he went to Belgium and Hoffenheim bought him for 3 million euro after that. Eduardo played for Brazil u-20's and was bought for 8million euro.
Do you have any idea what 3 million Euro and even 900.000 mean for a BL2 team? This isn't England. Hoffenheim spent more on these players than the other 17 teams combined. No wonder "they got a chance". Of course they got a chance; they've been star signings replacing 3rd-tier players, no matter how old they were. Different in Gyau's case: He's just one of many guys at the reserve of a Bundesliga club. Not the guy a BL2 club paid some millions for.
I know what you are talking about, but young players have to start from somewhere. Even the great Phillip Lahm was loaned to Stuttgart to get experience and if no one gives them a chance, how will teams build.
It just reminds us that but for his ever vigilant DAD, Wilmer Cabrera of Bradenton would have destroyed his son's soccer career.
However; neither Lahm nor Ba, Eduardo or Gustavo have anything to do with Gyau, and I don't think your postings really clarify his situation. He isn't the most expensive transfer in the history of the league (by a factor of 4, 5 or 6). He's just one of many kids with the chance to get on the bench when they're really thin; nothing special.
You never heard me say that was special but I also know how difficult it is to make a Bundesliga bench. They may be thin but that's how many young players get their break. Lewandowski was talking about leaving Dortmund before Barrios got hurt and now look. Plus, I don't think that a Bundesliga team would offer a first team contract to a nobody, especially a foreign one from America. This is my last post on this subject.
Lewandowski had already played a lot profesional games (and scored a lot of goals) by the time he got to Dortmund. Though, it is amazing that he is on the bench imo. I mean it really is something for these coaches to believe in players who have never played a professional match before.
That is one way to evaluate the situation but an incorrect one. Gyau's dad was a constant irritation to everyone at Bradenton, observers, players, coaches and administrators alike. He soured his son and diminished his performance in the process. At Bradenton, Younger Gyau was the epitome of a pampered, entitled brat. He caused himself to drop from favored player & resident to become a thorn in everyones side. Becoming a professional has completely neutralized his father and has given Gyau a 2nd chance.
That is one way to evaluate the situation but an incorrect one. Gyau's dad was a constant irritation to everyone at Bradenton, observers, players, coaches and administrators alike. He soured his son and diminished his performance in the process. At Bradenton, Younger Gyau was the epitome of a pampered, entitled brat. He caused himself to drop from favored player & resident to become a thorn in everyones side. Becoming a professional has completely neutralized his father and has given Gyau a 2nd chance. Gyau was by far the most talented offensive player of that group at Bradenton. What is wrong with being confident about your ability (e.g. Rooney, Ronaldo, Messi, Ba). And for his Dad, he is the one that got him to that level. That just goes to show his Dad knows what is take. You haters
For all the Gyau haters out there, watch out, there is another one coming through the ranks she is currently with the U15 national team in Florida.