Freddy Adu: A Strong Kick for American Soccer

Freddy Adu: A Strong Kick for American Soccer - Newsweek













i'm all for generally throwing all stuff adu in the general forum, but this is an article, this is news... this is the news and analysis forum...

-jim

 

i think so, i was talking to nancyb earlier... she said most of his soccer stuff never did... but neither of us could recall if they had dates on them like this one does

i don't think they had dates before, and even if they did... i'm not sure why it wouldn't have the actual date, instead of a future issue's date

my 2 cents

-jim

 

for the most part, i'm right there with ya (hell check the thread with me being mad at soccer america in mls n&a)

it's just that we get articles like these and then you gotta wonder, and besides... this kid has been
at bradenton for a year now, and as they said... is the youngest there by 2 years... and he is one of their best players!!

notable people that have come from there and gone directly pro are donovan, beasley, quaranta, convey, capano, mapp, etc.

ellinger does have the track record to know what he is talking about... and remember, ac milan offered ~$750k for him at twelve... these people aren't fools



but you are right, we shouldn't be pinning world beater status on him... and i think that's going to be an incredibly hard thing not to do...

people see something and they want it to become true... expections can be cruel in how impossible the fans make them based on the mere notion that something *might* happen



it's a hard line to walk... expectations and what is



but we at least should wait til after he needs to shave more than once a month


but one thing i was very glad to see, was the comment from wahl (see his recent SI column) on the academy... they do appear to have the chance to be kids with the tennis academy kids (and they are also preparing to jump into pro sports at a very young age)


-jim

 

this is actually in newsweek's print edition


it's part of a set of people that newsweek has dubbed "the top newsmakers of 2003"

another winner of this "award" is avril lavigne... so go figure

 

no, so far no one seems to be doing everything they can to make a buck off freddie... they're simply amazed... he's even in the right place to push him towards the goal of being a pro... bradenton

he's already been offered a pro contract and his mother turned it down, there is no waiting for him to be old enough to get get the money, he and his mother have chosen this path for him

james has to do his, and deal with less than honorable people in the process

 

no, money is news and this kid has been offered serious money

and turned it down


he's the real deal (talent wise)... whether or not he develops is an entirely different story... but he deserves the hype based on that

and as i said before... bradenton does have a damn good track record of producing talent, and this kid is being seen as better than anything before him (from there)


it sure gives hope, but it's hope and nothing to bank on

all we can do is wait and hope... let him be for now

 

:rolleye:

make that rolleyes and it will work

 

no idea, but fifa's not too concerned about the olympics... which is why it's a u-23 competition with 3 age exceptions... and many countries don't really give a hoot about it (and many do give a hoot... like us)

 

i don't see freddie being in mls very long at all

if he plays in it... i could see them breaking the 16 year old rule for him, just so he plays here

this kid isn't donovan, if he does play up to what he's said to be able to, he won't need to play here to be a big fish



oh yeah, he's still not a u.s. citizen, so don't count on him for even being able to be asked to play the championships this summer

unless this story is a sign of his mom getting her citizenship soon