Freddy Adu

[Rikhart]

I've noticed that posters who are seeking to disparage Adu often list games played to goals scored, rather than listing his goals to minutes ratio.

His goals to minutes ratio shows his skill on the pitch, his lack of games (and in many of the teams his appearance was a token 5 minutes or so) is due to club politics as well as his attitude, which is widely stated to have drastically improved.

Actually the main point I was making, was that in 4 years he has had 22 match appearances, and most of those are a couple minutes at the end of some games. That in mostly mediocre teams.

This just isn´t a football player

[Americano69]

Claro que tem melhor equipa. Agora, sempre que vejo a equipa americana a jogar, vejo cada jogador a jogar o seu próprio futebol. O Bradley, o Jones, o Donovan, o Dempsey, o Adu e companhia.
Tem que se começar a perceber melhor enquanto equipa, quais os seus defeitos e suas qualidades e explorar ao máximo isso.
Custa-me ver o Donovan tão desaproveitado, precisamente porque cada jogador joga o seu futebol. Não existe uma ideia colectiva.

Discordo mais uma vez e o 2º golo face ao México resulta dum brilhante envolvimento ofensivo.
Acho o Bradely um mau treinador, acho que toma muitas opções erradas, agora não acho, de forma alguma, que a selecção americana seja individualista, bem pelo contrário, uma das suas forças é exactamente o colectivo. Aliás tem ganho ao longo dos anos a adversários com individualidades muito superiores.

[Tiago_GloriosoSLB]

I've noticed that posters who are seeking to disparage Adu often list games played to goals scored, rather than listing his goals to minutes ratio.

His goals to minutes ratio shows his skill on the pitch, his lack of games (and in many of the teams his appearance was a token 5 minutes or so) is due to club politics as well as his attitude, which is widely stated to have drastically improved.

Actually the main point I was making, was that in 4 years he has had 22 match appearances, and most of those are a couple minutes at the end of some games. That in mostly mediocre teams.

This just isn´t a football player

x2

[flip69]

É mais novo que o Léo Kanu... e nesse já anda ai gente convencida, e com esperanças, para ver no que vai dar, enquanto com o Adu mais novo, é só cantigas de escárnio e mal dizer, daqui a pouco, colocam aqui o currículo do Kanu, para dizer que ele é melhor que o Adu, agora os 5 golos na primeira época ainda vão ser rasurados da história. Atrapalha a propaganda de quem adora bater no mensageiro, mas não ataca o Rei-Sol e a sua politica maravilhosa...

[BC]

O Adu deve ir a Suiça...

[PB]

Claro que tem melhor equipa. Agora, sempre que vejo a equipa americana a jogar, vejo cada jogador a jogar o seu próprio futebol. O Bradley, o Jones, o Donovan, o Dempsey, o Adu e companhia.
Tem que se começar a perceber melhor enquanto equipa, quais os seus defeitos e suas qualidades e explorar ao máximo isso.
Custa-me ver o Donovan tão desaproveitado, precisamente porque cada jogador joga o seu futebol. Não existe uma ideia colectiva.

Discordo mais uma vez e o 2º golo face ao México resulta dum brilhante envolvimento ofensivo.
Acho o Bradely um mau treinador, acho que toma muitas opções erradas, agora não acho, de forma alguma, que a selecção americana seja individualista, bem pelo contrário, uma das suas forças é exactamente o colectivo. Aliás tem ganho ao longo dos anos a adversários com individualidades muito superiores.

O que critiquei foi precisamente essa pessoal, o treinador Bob Bradley. Se te digo, que cada um joga o seu futebol e não existe uma ideia colectiva é responsabilidade inteira do treinador.
São uma equipa sólida defensivamente, conseguem defender bastante próximos e o pulmão do Jones a meio-campo é essencial para a recuperação defensiva da equipa. Quando saem para o ataque, é tudo muito forçado. O Dempsey tenta jogadas de envolvimento, porque é um jogador sobretudo de equipa enquanto que o Donovan e o Adu, tenta fazer alguma coisa de diferente mas sem uma ideia de equipa.

[FromAmerica]

I've noticed that posters who are seeking to disparage Adu often list games played to goals scored, rather than listing his goals to minutes ratio.

His goals to minutes ratio shows his skill on the pitch, his lack of games (and in many of the teams his appearance was a token 5 minutes or so) is due to club politics as well as his attitude, which is widely stated to have drastically improved.

Actually the main point I was making, was that in 4 years he has had 22 match appearances, and most of those are a couple minutes at the end of some games. That in mostly mediocre teams.

This just isn´t a football player

Yet when he played he often scored or created a goal.

[Star]

O Adu deve ir a Suiça...

há países mais bonitos para ele visitar, recomenda-lhe outro

[Flirt4ever]

I've noticed that posters who are seeking to disparage Adu often list games played to goals scored, rather than listing his goals to minutes ratio.

His goals to minutes ratio shows his skill on the pitch, his lack of games (and in many of the teams his appearance was a token 5 minutes or so) is due to club politics as well as his attitude, which is widely stated to have drastically improved.

Actually the main point I was making, was that in 4 years he has had 22 match appearances, and most of those are a couple minutes at the end of some games. That in mostly mediocre teams.

This just isn´t a football player

Yet when he played he often scored or created a goal.

Who wants in he's team a player that doesn''t follows the rules, arrives late, drinks, stays late night, thus not respecting his coach and team mates !?

I'm not saying to give up o Adu!!

I'm a defender of him, here at the FORUM.

What I say is that if what it takes is another loan to Turkey (2º division) ou Ukraine or another alike country, then it should be done....

Adu only depends on himself.....

[João Leal]

Penso se o Adu não será um caso da tipologia do Coentrão, que ganhando juizo (ao que dizem já parece ir a caminho) poderia explodir de um momento para o outro. É um miúdo com muito bom futebol nos pés, só falta tê-lo na cabeça. Aliás, como o que salvou a vida desportiva do Fábio.
Deveria ir à Suiça para fazer um check-up do que realmente vale.

[the.lowlight]

O Adu não é ala...é mais um Saviola, a meu ver.

[bellini]

podiam experimentar o gajo na suiça a 2º avançado. sempre me pareceu ter mto potencial mas tantos emprestimos falhados é estranho.

[Rikhart]

I've noticed that posters who are seeking to disparage Adu often list games played to goals scored, rather than listing his goals to minutes ratio.

His goals to minutes ratio shows his skill on the pitch, his lack of games (and in many of the teams his appearance was a token 5 minutes or so) is due to club politics as well as his attitude, which is widely stated to have drastically improved.

Actually the main point I was making, was that in 4 years he has had 22 match appearances, and most of those are a couple minutes at the end of some games. That in mostly mediocre teams.

This just isn´t a football player

Yet when he played he often scored or created a goal.

You won´t hear me dissing his POTENTIAL quality; The problem is him actually wanting to put in the work to make it into reality... Work ethics are non-existent in his case.

[Flirt4ever]

I've noticed that posters who are seeking to disparage Adu often list games played to goals scored, rather than listing his goals to minutes ratio.

His goals to minutes ratio shows his skill on the pitch, his lack of games (and in many of the teams his appearance was a token 5 minutes or so) is due to club politics as well as his attitude, which is widely stated to have drastically improved.

Actually the main point I was making, was that in 4 years he has had 22 match appearances, and most of those are a couple minutes at the end of some games. That in mostly mediocre teams.

This just isn´t a football player

Yet when he played he often scored or created a goal.

You won´t hear me dissing his POTENTIAL quality; The problem is him actually wanting to put in the work to make it into reality... Work ethics are non-existent in his case.

Atenção que diz-se que o comportamento "ético" dele na Turquia foi muito diferente....

Não tenho informações sobre a veracidade disso... Mas poderá ser um factor a ter em conta....

[FromAmerica]

I've noticed that posters who are seeking to disparage Adu often list games played to goals scored, rather than listing his goals to minutes ratio.

His goals to minutes ratio shows his skill on the pitch, his lack of games (and in many of the teams his appearance was a token 5 minutes or so) is due to club politics as well as his attitude, which is widely stated to have drastically improved.

Actually the main point I was making, was that in 4 years he has had 22 match appearances, and most of those are a couple minutes at the end of some games. That in mostly mediocre teams.

This just isn´t a football player

Yet when he played he often scored or created a goal.

You won´t hear me dissing his POTENTIAL quality; The problem is him actually wanting to put in the work to make it into reality... Work ethics are non-existent in his case.

http://aol.sportingnews.com/soccer/story/2011-06-23/freddy-adu-drawing-praise-from-coaches-teammates

U.S. national team players and coaches all have been raving about the humility and work ethic of once-again team member Freddy Adu. The one-time phenom had fallen off soccer's radar but has fought his way back to relevance with a tour in the Turkish second division this spring and then back on the U.S. team for the CONCACAF Gold Cup tournament.

"His attitude has been great," U.S. goalkeeper Tim Howard told Sports Illustrated. "The pressure that he's had on him, no one has had that pressure. He was billed as a messiah, and it's tough. But he's come in really humble. He's worked hard. He's gotten so much better in the rhythm and the flow of the team over the last month."

Adu, 22, didn't play at all in group play or the quarterfinal match but made a big impact as a second-half sub in the semifinal win Wednesday night over Panama. He had several dynamic moments, and his long and perfectly placed pass to teammate Landon Donovan set up the game's only goal.

"When you see a player go to the second division in Turkey to keep things going in his career, that tells you something," coach Bob Bradley told reporters. "You could tell when (Adu) got the chance in this camp that he appreciated it. When I say he's matured, it shows in the way he comes in and acts and trains. He knows what's expected."

http://aol.sportingnews.com/soccer/story/2011-06-26/adu-bright-spot-for-us-in-dismal-gold-cup-final

"Before I came into camp I did take a lot of things for granted," Adu, now 22, said Saturday. "I soaked in every single moment, being around the guys, being in camp. And I just waned to absorb every single bit of advice given to me by the coaching staff and by my teammates. Earning your teammates' and your coaches' respect is very important. Very important. That's something I hadn't done in the past."