The Freddy Adu catchall thread

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

  1. The Devil's Architect

    Feb 10, 2000
    The American Steppe
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Why not, Bruce fell for BrokenReyna when MCFC got tired of Captain Sicknote
     
  2. wixson7

    wixson7 Member+

    May 12, 2009
    boulder
    Why oh why did i just watch this....
     
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  3. OWN(yewu)ED

    OWN(yewu)ED Member+

    Club: Venezia F.C.
    May 26, 2006
    chico, CA
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    thank you christ i am not the only one who did it..... I felt a lot better about myself after that.
     
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  4. OWN(yewu)ED

    OWN(yewu)ED Member+

    Club: Venezia F.C.
    May 26, 2006
    chico, CA
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    hes best chance is to go to a side like Rizespor and beg for a tryout there. beg.
     
  5. taylor

    taylor Member+

    Jun 9, 2000
    Fav team: FC CARL ZEISS JENA
    Club:
    --other--
    Nat'l Team:
    Germany
    Lol oh come on, you had to love luuevh eit! The intro is the best in the context of Freddy being there. One could just picture Freddy there in the first thirty seconds and then lmfao....
     
  6. Suyuntuy

    Suyuntuy Member+

    Jul 16, 2007
    Vancouver, Canada
    Like Gooch with Milan: tell them you play one year "for free" and that you'll live from collecting empty cans.
     
  7. Schapes

    Schapes Member

    Aug 20, 2001
    Is there anyone else currently on the United States Men's National Team that doesn't have a club?
     
  8. INKRO

    INKRO Member+

    Jul 28, 2011
    That's not Stabaek with a huge paycut.
     
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  9. freisland

    freisland Member+

    Jan 31, 2001
    It is just sad that Adu has been saddled with 10 or so incompetent club managers and 3 incompetent national team managers. I'm sure that competent manager will show up soon.
     
  10. freisland

    freisland Member+

    Jan 31, 2001
    Come on Homie, don't play the clown.
     
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  11. eric_appleby

    eric_appleby Member+

    Jun 11, 1999
    Down East
    Club:
    New England Revolution
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Someone pm me when Freddy makes the pro beach soccer circuit.
     
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  12. TabLalas

    TabLalas Member+

    Mar 29, 2007
    Jersey
    Club:
    Philadelphia Union
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Like Tim Tebow jock-riders, it's never about the player and his shortcomings being the reason that he hasn't had success, it's always somebody else's fault.
    Same with Adu and his horde of cronies.
     
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  13. NakamuraBhoys

    NakamuraBhoys Red Card

    Jan 13, 2014
    totally different situation, seeing as tebow had remarkable success in college, and during his brief time in the NFL. If Freddy had led the Union deep into the playoffs like Tebow did with the Broncos, i doubt this thread would even exist haha
     
  14. TabLalas

    TabLalas Member+

    Mar 29, 2007
    Jersey
    Club:
    Philadelphia Union
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Tebow is all-heart with athetic ability, Adu has some very good ability but has no heart.
     
  15. Saltenya94

    Saltenya94 Member

    Jul 29, 2003
    Brooklyn
    Club:
    DC United
    I've seen Freddy Adu on the field and even a DC United training session during their 2004 MLS Cup winning season. A team that featured Ernie Stewart and Josh Gross. That was amazingly 10 years ago. He was uber young then.

    But what people need to admit is.... soccer (like any competitive business) is cut throat to the max.

    Pro Soccer is not an easy game. It is insanely hard to be a professional year after year. Few make it to the big dance, even fewer stay in the dance.
     
  16. TheLostUniversity

    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Feb 4, 2007
    Greater Boston
    Club:
    --other--
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Yes, and even fewer get so many chances to stay in the dance when they insist on stumbling around drunk, clopping painfully on the feet of their partners, and then running away when asked to practice hard at improving their dancing. Freddy is very special that way.
     
  17. superdave

    superdave Member+

    Jul 14, 1999
    VB, VA
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Maybe we do have players like that, but you haven't heard of them because they're playing 2nd tier soccer.
    The only thing overrated about Sam Bowie was the health of his feet. He was very talented, but like alot of big men (Bill Walton comes to mind) his career came up way short of what it could have been due to bad feet.
     
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  18. superdave

    superdave Member+

    Jul 14, 1999
    VB, VA
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    My understanding is that Leaf wasn't smart enough to play quarterback in the NFL. The game was too complicated for him.

    IMO, they're still similar. Freddy's decisions on the field are as poor as his decisions off the field.
     
  19. PremierUSA

    PremierUSA Member

    Sep 2, 2013
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Yes, but the idea that Bowie is mentioned in the same breath as Bill Walton is why he's over-rated. He's more comparable to someone like a Juwan Howard. Serviceable, but was not ever even likely to be an all-star.
     
  20. Ryan.from.NC

    Ryan.from.NC New Member

    May 9, 2012
    New York City
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    ^ I'm sorry but that's incorrect. Sam was VERY talented, to compare him to Juwan Howard is doing him a great disservice (no disrespect to JHow).

    Sam's case is a classic example of injuries cutting a bigman's career woefully short. That and he chose not to tell the medical staff while at UK that he was injured.
     
  21. superdave

    superdave Member+

    Jul 14, 1999
    VB, VA
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Yeah, @PremierUSA , I remember Sam from his college days. He was a slightly shorter version of Ralph Sampson, a big guy with terrific athleticism and perimeter skills.
     
  22. jas2781

    jas2781 Member

    Jan 5, 2010
    Club:
    Liverpool LFC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  23. taylor

    taylor Member+

    Jun 9, 2000
    Fav team: FC CARL ZEISS JENA
    Club:
    --other--
    Nat'l Team:
    Germany
    Waa? Stream possibility?
     
  24. irish56

    irish56 Member+

    Oct 30, 2006
    indy
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Yes they just shut the doors because it was too windy.
     
  25. blackdeathFC

    blackdeathFC Member

    Feb 13, 2011
    Club:
    New England Revolution
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