The Freddy Adu catchall thread

Discussion in 'USA Men' started by Blustar, Jan 27, 2014.

  1. Clint Eastwood

    Clint Eastwood Member+

    Dec 23, 2003
    Somerville, MA
    Club:
    FC Dallas
    He's a free agent. He can sign whenever he wants.

    Today's the deadline for transfers in the January window.
     
  2. Schapes

    Schapes Member

    Aug 20, 2001
    Thanks.
     
  3. Pedro Rondon H de Sá

    San Jose Earthquakes
    United States
    Jan 13, 2014
    Rio de Janeiro
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    He is training in Blackpool, why no NASL team tries to hire him?
     
  4. rlawrence

    rlawrence Member

    Mar 7, 2010
    Club:
    New England Revolution
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    We're already a month into the preseason transfer window. Yes, he can be gotten on a free, but he needed some press, and some proof he was training with a real team, rather than a 'training facility in the US'.

    Good move on his part, despite the unlikely work status in the UK.
     
  5. FirstStar

    FirstStar Hustlin' for the USA

    Fulham Football Club
    Feb 1, 2005
    Time's Arrow
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Oh dear God, not another Adu thread . . .
     
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  6. Friedel'sAccent

    Friedel'sAccent Member+

    Jul 7, 2006
    Providence, RI
    Club:
    Reading FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Isn't the European window closing in an hour, though?
     
  7. BostonRed

    BostonRed Member+

    Oct 9, 2011
    Somerville, MA
    Club:
    New England Revolution
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Some transfer windows are open until Sunday, plus Freddy isn't under contract so he can generally be registered with a new team at any time (assuming league rules allow).
     
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  8. The Irish Rover

    The Irish Rover Member+

    Aug 1, 2010
    Dublin
    Club:
    Manchester United FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Ireland Republic
    If there's on thing Freddy has never been, it's undervalued.

    Overvalued? Many, many times. But never undervalued.
     
  9. Gamecock14

    Gamecock14 Member+

    May 27, 2010
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    Unfortunately Freddy is a "free agent" which might mean he can sign whenever
     
  10. USvsIRELAND

    USvsIRELAND Member+

    Jul 19, 2004
    ATL
    This is my question.
     
  11. PremierUSA

    PremierUSA Member

    Sep 2, 2013
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Adu was not over-rated like those guys though. He just didn't work hard enough. More tragic when you think about it.
     
  12. Suyuntuy

    Suyuntuy Member+

    Jul 16, 2007
    Vancouver, Canada
    Adu was special because he was in the USA, where few players have such ball control as he does. He could dribble and do feints, and could have sparks of brilliance. That is very common in South America, where players like him are a dime a dozen. The majority of them never amount to anything.

    It's a team game, and "feinting around" will only get you so far. Can't follow the coach's plans because you prefer your own, or because you're dumb as a rock, then it's not going to end well. Had he been born in Brazil or Argentina, he'd have been forgotten long ago.
     
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  13. HomietheClown

    HomietheClown Member+

    Dusselheim FC 1971
    Sep 4, 2010
    Club:
    --other--
    Adu will never be forgotten. And it has nothing to do with feints and dribbling around like a circus clown.
    It has to do with the way he seems to step up his game and play decently for the USA national team.

    I think he can step in and do that again as a bench option.
     
  14. Aduesque

    Aduesque Member

    Atlanta United
    May 11, 2010
    Georgia
    Club:
    --other--
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Players with Adu's vision, skill, ability to take on 1v1, 1v2, 1v3, dribbling, as well as can score isn't a dime a dozen anywhere. His failure isn't due to his strengths, it's due to his weaknesses.
     
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  15. Aduesque

    Aduesque Member

    Atlanta United
    May 11, 2010
    Georgia
    Club:
    --other--
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Somehow by not playing, you guys turned Freddy Adu into Jamar Beasley. Come on now, he is struggling to find a home, he doesn't suck. Most Americans who aren't defenders or Jozy seem to have the same issue when playing overseas.
     
  16. blacksun

    blacksun Member+

    Mar 30, 2006
    Seoul, Korea
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Leaf and Bowie weren't "over-rated" (I have no idea who Daigle is, I don't follow hockey). They were extremely talented players whose potential was squandered due to laziness (Leaf) and injuries (Bowie). Sounds pretty similar to me.
     
  17. drdi

    drdi Member

    Jun 6, 2002
    Porto
    Club:
    FC Porto
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    with a proper environnement, a proper game plan , a competent manager and a proper psichological help freddy adu still is the best player we have to unlock tight defenses.
    as someone said before he shoud go to the new york cosmos tpo get playing time and confidence.
    he can be a great help to the USMNT
     
  18. SPA2TACU5

    SPA2TACU5 Member+

    Jul 27, 2001
    ATX
    I thought this was meant as a joke.
     
  19. TheLostUniversity

    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Feb 4, 2007
    Greater Boston
    Club:
    --other--
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    However, he also struggled mightily to find a home playing in MLS [DC, RSL, Philadelphia] . He has disappointed just about everyone, and everywhere, except (perhaps) the citizens of Aris. I once had great respect for his potential, but it is hard to maintain that respect when he himself doesn't seem to give a damn.
     
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  20. Suyuntuy

    Suyuntuy Member+

    Jul 16, 2007
    Vancouver, Canada
  21. PremierUSA

    PremierUSA Member

    Sep 2, 2013
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Well Bowie was drafted over Michael Jordan, so I know at least one organization that over-rated him. And Sam Bowie was a serviceable center; that's all. Even his last year of college ball, he was a 10 pts, 9 reb guy. Nobody would be talking about him still if the Blazers weren't so stupid as to draft him above Jordan. But even then, people would have to have been skeptical about whether he'd even hit an all-star level. And if you seen him play, you'd know why.

    Ryan Leaf was a system QB. This is before NFL scouts were onto the fact that 5 WR sets could dramatically increase numbers. Even then, he didn't throw for 4,000 yards in college. He came to the NFL and never threw for more that 171.2 ypg or more than 51.0 Completion percentage in any of his three seasons. Of course he was over-rated.

    It'd be one thing if we could say that they actually had a great year, but they didn't. They're just players who have name recognition based on where they were drafted (or who they were drafted ahead of), and people relate. That doesn't mean they weren't over-rated. Because they clearly were.
     
  22. taylor

    taylor Member+

    Jun 9, 2000
    Fav team: FC CARL ZEISS JENA
    Club:
    --other--
    Nat'l Team:
    Germany
    Lol, we'll looks like blackpool would be a perfect environment for Freddy;


    MUST SEE TV!!!
     
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  23. OWN(yewu)ED

    OWN(yewu)ED Member+

    Club: Venezia F.C.
    May 26, 2006
    chico, CA
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #124 OWN(yewu)ED, Feb 2, 2014
    Last edited: Feb 2, 2014
    ..........please god say i wasnt the only one who watched that. Scratching northwestern England off the list of party destinations. I can see why the continentals hate british stag parties....

    Is it really that hard to keep sober face for 15-30 seconds when it counts to get in the doors?
     
  24. Marko72

    Marko72 Member+

    Aug 30, 2005
    New York
    You think Reyna and Kreis are going to fall for that one?!
     

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