Meet US Soccer's "Gretsky": Adu at age 13

Discussion in 'Youth National Teams' started by jmeissen0, Feb 1, 2003.

  1. jmeissen0

    jmeissen0 New Member

    Mar 31, 2001
    page 1078
    http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/sports/5084356.htm

    by michelle kaufmann... it's not up on the miami herald site yet (will be for tomorrow's paper), but the san jose mercury currently has picked it up

    it's just her normal sunday column, although i can't remember other papers picking it up before


    -jim
     
  2. Wolves_67

    Wolves_67 Member

    Oct 27, 2002
    Pasadena, CA
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    "We have never done this before, but Freddy is the first American soccer player we have ever seen with the potential as a pro in Europe," Inter Milan youth director Piero Ausilio told The Washington Post.
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    Ummm.. Do we have to list the American's who have played, are playing, will be playing, etc..
    Nice article! Thanks.. Go Freddy!!
     
  3. StanfordSam

    StanfordSam New Member

    May 10, 2001
    Great read.
     
  4. rymannryan

    rymannryan New Member

    Aug 27, 2002
    N.N., Virginia
    Good read, but its the same as just about every article on him. He gets rave reviews from Hudson and Arena and then they talk about his age and him moving from Ghana and his mother and him getting their citizenship.
     
  5. jmeissen0

    jmeissen0 New Member

    Mar 31, 2001
    page 1078
    i believe it was meant to say "star" but something was lost... in translation, passing it along, etc.
     
  6. jmeissen0

    jmeissen0 New Member

    Mar 31, 2001
    page 1078
    essentially, but that's a bit because he hasn't really had the chance to prove himself at any level

    yeah, he's played with the u-17's... but not in real games... he's practiced with d.c. united, but that's practice...

    he gets his citizenship and then plays at the u-17 championships... you'll be able to see more said about him, imo

    as so far, it's just people saying he's got the talent... it should be an interesting ride to say the very least :)
     
  7. Wolves_67

    Wolves_67 Member

    Oct 27, 2002
    Pasadena, CA
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I agree and it's likely just not careful journalism..
     
  8. jmeissen0

    jmeissen0 New Member

    Mar 31, 2001
    page 1078
    she usually does a pretty damn good job... i'm willing to give her the benefit of the doubt

    this isn't a grahame jones type writer we are discussing
     
  9. SeattleFan

    SeattleFan New Member

    Mar 4, 2000
    Redmond, WA USA
    Perhaps he meant "... first ... we have ever seen (as Inter scouts) ..."
     
  10. superdave

    superdave Member+

    Jul 14, 1999
    Raleigh NC
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I took it to mean, the first we thought could play for Inter.
     
  11. Cweedchop

    Cweedchop Member+

    Mar 6, 2000
    Ellicott City, Md
    Umm, it's Gretzky by the way, not Gretsky....
     

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