Freddy Adu

[Tottenham_God]

Shame, disappointing career.. might be over at 24
http://soccer.si.com/2013/11/07/freddy-adu-set-to-be-seeking-another-new-club/

 

[beats1]

he turned down inter milan at 12 for the mls, thats where it went all wrong and he became a celebrity before a footballer.

 

[Lilbaz]

But Championship manager said he'd score 1000 goals for spurs

 

[Danners9]

Nike hype. He was better than the others in his age group but didn't progress beyond that.

 

[mark87]

It might have just been Ali Dia all along.

 

[EnfieldYiddo]

Snippet from an article:

Perhaps because he never was that talented in the first place.

Consider the following facts. In a Sports Illustrated story from 2003, Adu was described as 5’8″ tall, weighing 140 pounds. He was 13 then. His current size? 5’8″. Apparently, he stopped growing at 13.

Or, perhaps more likely, he didn’t stop growing at 13. He’s just a couple of years older than he says he is.

It’s common knowledge that many players born in West-Africa are older than their passport states. By convincing the world that they are younger than they really are, such players increase their chance of being considered a big talent, which in turn increases their chance of a foreign club giving them a contract. The ‘real’ age of African players is an issue that looms over every FIFA youth tournament.

The fact that Adu skipped one or two grades in school suggests he was indeed “wise beyond his years”, or rather, older and more developed than his classmates. Let’s say he was 15, playing football against 12 year olds and sitting in class with 12 year olds. Is it any wonder that he breezed through school and defenses alike? Yet that advantage disappeared as soon as he faced mature opponents, hence his current problems in even the lowest of leagues.

Both his early ‘talent’ and his sudden failure to ‘develop’ his talent are perfectly explained by Adu being older than he says he is. Indeed, in a SI story from 2003, Adu says that even when he was 9 years old, people questioned his age. “When I was 9 or 10 years old, it used to bother me a lot, but now it’s just like I don’t care about that stuff anymore”.

Of course he no longer “cares”. He may not have made turned into the American Pelé, but he’s still a millionaire because of his lies.

 

[Tottenham_God]

Snippet from an article:

Perhaps because he never was that talented in the first place.

Consider the following facts. In a Sports Illustrated story from 2003, Adu was described as 5’8″ tall, weighing 140 pounds. He was 13 then. His current size? 5’8″. Apparently, he stopped growing at 13.

Or, perhaps more likely, he didn’t stop growing at 13. He’s just a couple of years older than he says he is.

It’s common knowledge that many players born in West-Africa are older than their passport states. By convincing the world that they are younger than they really are, such players increase their chance of being considered a big talent, which in turn increases their chance of a foreign club giving them a contract. The ‘real’ age of African players is an issue that looms over every FIFA youth tournament.

The fact that Adu skipped one or two grades in school suggests he was indeed “wise beyond his years”, or rather, older and more developed than his classmates. Let’s say he was 15, playing football against 12 year olds and sitting in class with 12 year olds. Is it any wonder that he breezed through school and defenses alike? Yet that advantage disappeared as soon as he faced mature opponents, hence his current problems in even the lowest of leagues.

Both his early ‘talent’ and his sudden failure to ‘develop’ his talent are perfectly explained by Adu being older than he says he is. Indeed, in a SI story from 2003, Adu says that even when he was 9 years old, people questioned his age. “When I was 9 or 10 years old, it used to bother me a lot, but now it’s just like I don’t care about that stuff anymore”.

Of course he no longer “cares”. He may not have made turned into the American Pelé, but he’s still a millionaire because of his lies.

Do you believe this?

 

[EnfieldYiddo]

Do you believe this?

Perfectly plausible given allegedly he weighs the same and is the same height at 24 as he was at 14... Naive to think loads of African footballers haven't done similar, it's a big problem.

 

[Marty]

Snippet from an article:

Perhaps because he never was that talented in the first place.

Consider the following facts. In a Sports Illustrated story from 2003, Adu was described as 5’8″ tall, weighing 140 pounds. He was 13 then. His current size? 5’8″. Apparently, he stopped growing at 13.

I stopped growing at 13 too. It can happen. I'm also 5'8'' (but no, I'm not Freddy!)

But there will of course always be speculation about whether he was as young as he said. We'll probably never know for sure.

 

[Main Man]

I went to watch Philadelphia Union in September where he was their 'marquee signing'.

He was out on loan at the time because had to get his wages off the books. Frightening really, 'cos the standard of the Philly team inparticualr is pretty poor.

I would equate it to a semi-professional level over here, Conference at best.

The fans hated him.

I can see him doing a Rohan Ricketts and travelling the world playing for random clubs for 6 months at a time.

 

[Tottenham_God]

I went to watch Philadelphia Union in September where he was their 'marquee signing'.

He was out on loan at the time because had to get his wages off the books. Frightening really, 'cos the standard of the Philly team inparticualr is pretty poor.

I would equate it to a semi-professional level over here, Conference at best.

The fans hated him.

I can see him doing a Rohan Ricketts and travelling the world playing for random clubs for 6 months at a time.

Can't blame him for riding the 'potential' wave can we

 

[Lilbaz]

I went to watch Philadelphia Union in September where he was their 'marquee signing'.

He was out on loan at the time because had to get his wages off the books. Frightening really, 'cos the standard of the Philly team inparticualr is pretty poor.

I would equate it to a semi-professional level over here, Conference at best.

The fans hated him.

I can see him doing a Rohan Ricketts and travelling the world playing for random clubs for 6 months at a time.

Would love to read Ricketts autobiography if he ever writes one. The kid seems to have been everywhere.

 

[Gbspurs]

I stopped growing at 13 too. It can happen. I'm also 5'8'' (but no, I'm not Freddy!)

But there will of course always be speculation about whether he was as young as he said. We'll probably never know for sure.

What about the peen? (No homo)

 

[hughy]

Would love to read Ricketts autobiography if he ever writes one. The kid seems to have been everywhere.

Well that would be one more sale than Shola Ameobi's would get...

 

[theShiznit]

What about the peen? (No homo)

Are you asking if he's ever had an erection since his 14th Birthday?

 

[Gbspurs]

Are you asking if he's ever had an erection since his 14th Birthday?

More whether his chipolata ever became a bratwurst.

 

[theShiznit]

More whether his chipolata ever became a bratwurst.

To be honest that's a real problem in Africa too. People lying about the age of their sausage to get hungry white chicks.

Something has to be done about it. (i believe Celestine Babayaro was a high profile case of this)

 

[JerryGarcia]

But Championship manager said he'd score 1000 goals for spurs

Can't believe he's only 24, I thought he was a wonderkid on Champ Manager 1.

 

[amathews3416]

I went to watch Philadelphia Union in September where he was their 'marquee signing'.

He was out on loan at the time because had to get his wages off the books. Frightening really, 'cos the standard of the Philly team inparticualr is pretty poor.

I would equate it to a semi-professional level over here, Conference at best.

The fans hated him.

I can see him doing a Rohan Ricketts and travelling the world playing for random clubs for 6 months at a time.

I'm sorry, but the above statement is laughable.

 

[yankspurs]

I would equate it to a semi-professional level over here, Conference at best.

Considering MLS is ranked #7 among football leagues, this is complete bullshit. MLS is probably equal to the championship, IMO. And some MLS players would walk into PL sides, like Dempsey, Donovan, Henry, etc...