Found this on an independent Liverpool football website. Seems this guy saw Freddy Adu at the Dallas Cup last month and was absolutely awestruck. Here are some excerpts from the article. It's kind of fun hearing what an Englishman thinks of Freddy and its an interesting read even though it's a little dated. I love the fact that he's worried about Man U or Newcastle getting their hands on him. Sorry if this has been posted before. "The hype for the USA was on number 11 Freddy Adu 13 1/2 years old!!. And it's well worth it!! The kid can play. He has to be Brazilian, not from Ghana. He's the type that brings you to your feet. Someone please tell Ged have a scout at the U17 World Championships to have a look. I'm serious. Man Utd's U14's were there and watched the match so let's not let them or Newcastle get this lad." "It took three Newcastle players to get the ball off Adu generally. He had real nice touches and good close control. He turned the 'Castle players left, right and center. They were scared of his pace and dribbling. On one long ball from the back Adu stopped the ball with his left toe, dropped the ball to his feet, turned the Magpies' defender and took off. Excellent move." "I know when Owen and Fowler were young, one could see he would make the big time. The same is true of Freddy Adu. Watch for that name. He can't miss. Facially and upper body he looks like Pele. He just doesn't have the thunder thighs Pele had. Maybe his body will grow. I can see him being Heskey's size. Despite being 5-6 years younger Adu held his own v 19 year olds. He was knocked down some from the stronger lads but that will end as Adu gets a little older. Memo Gonzales is another one that might make the USA's full squad in the future. Please tell Ged about Adu for me.If you don't believe me ask the Newcastle lads, they couldn't stop a 13 year old." "Well, the day after I'll just say Freddy Adu reminds me of Ronaldinho, Owens speed and with Heskey's body. He's got things to work on for sure. He had two Owen style breakaways. One, his shot was stopped by a diving keeper when he tried to chip him. The other, the ball bobbled on him as he was ready to fire and the keeper was able to save because of the lack of power. Both sides played 4-4-2. Both Mexican sides played 3-5-2." "Now I sat next to four gentlemen from Hartlepool United who were the coaches of their U16 side. They came specifically to watch Freddy Adu. One of them was called Stephens or Stevens and said he scored in the Kop end whilst playing for Millwall in 87 or 88 in a 1-1 match - anyway he raved about Adu and couldn't believe the ball skills and dribbling Adu had for a 13 year old. I told him not to tell Robson (he is a Newcastle supporter) as I'd already alerted Houllier. He said it's uncanny that Adu can dribble, go past older players and get his passes into good area's and find other players. Not to mention that he's got a bit of a shot. And he's playing against good competition in the U-19’s." "There are some good players over here. Liverpool need to start scouting as players from the USA are cheap comparatively and I would think there's no restrictions as they are not from within the geography limits the FA put on the clubs for English players.They might want to start with #11 Freddy Adu. And if anyone want to have a look at Freddy Adu, go to the FIFA World U17 Championships in Helsinki, Finland this summer or see if your local sports channels will show the tournament. Adu is worth the price of admission or subscription. You won't believe what you see. In 35 matches he's scored 22 goals with 11 assists for the U17's. He's a midfielder who when I watched went down the left a lot beating the right backs. So there's our left side problem fixed then - the USA's U17 coach believes Adu could play for the U20's. Again he's 13!!!!! " "This article also mentioned Ferguson tracking the progress of the top USA stars - quick Ged get in there, you might have an advantage. Apparently one of Adu's favourite players is our own El Hadji Diouf!"