Remember Freddy Adu?

Originally Posted by Jack's Smirking Revenge

from what i saw from him, he flattered to decieve a lot of the time, but it's not all his fault. they put him in the first team at 14. no wonder the poor £#%&!ing kid is £#%&!ed already

Originally Posted by dunk

He's only 20 ffs, he's still £#%&!ing growing (not necessarily upwards though, which could be an issue), give him a couple of years, if he has talent and determination, he'll come good.

hmmm

Originally Posted by dunk

He's only 20 ffs, he's still £#%&!ing growing (not necessarily upwards though, which could be an issue), give him a couple of years, if he has talent and determination, he'll come good.

Is he £#%&! 20. He's about 42.

Originally Posted by Lok

Is he £#%&! 20. He's about 42.

doesn't matter though, does it? much freddie about nothing if you ask me.

Originally Posted by borsuk

hmmm

Fredua Koranteng "Freddy" Adu (born June 2, 1989) is an American soccer player who currently plays with Belenenses[1] in Portugal. Adu was born in Tema, Ghana, before emigrating to the United States at the age of eight and becoming a citizen in 2003. He occasionally plays for the United States national team.
He became one of the youngest athletes to sign a professional contract in the United States at the age of fourteen, after he was selected by D.C. United in the 2004 MLS SuperDraft. On April 3, 2004, he became the youngest player to appear in a Major League Soccer (MLS) game when he came on as a substitute in a game against the San Jose Earthquakes. Two weeks later, on April 17, he became the youngest scorer in MLS history, scoring a goal in a 3–2 loss to the New York MetroStars.

Originally Posted by Lok

Is he £#%&! 20. He's about 42.

Ok, according to that article he is only 20

Originally Posted by Jack's Smirking Revenge

Fredua Koranteng "Freddy" Adu (born June 2, 1989) is an American soccer player who currently plays with Belenenses[1] in Portugal. Adu was born in Tema, Ghana, before emigrating to the United States at the age of eight and becoming a citizen in 2003. He occasionally plays for the United States national team.
He became one of the youngest athletes to sign a professional contract in the United States at the age of fourteen, after he was selected by D.C. United in the 2004 MLS SuperDraft. On April 3, 2004, he became the youngest player to appear in a Major League Soccer (MLS) game when he came on as a substitute in a game against the San Jose Earthquakes. Two weeks later, on April 17, he became the youngest scorer in MLS history, scoring a goal in a 3–2 loss to the New York MetroStars.

ok. must be true then.

Originally Posted by Jack's Smirking Revenge

Fredua Koranteng "Freddy" Adu (born June 2, 1989) is an American soccer player who currently plays with Belenenses[1] in Portugal. Adu was born in Tema, Ghana, before emigrating to the United States at the age of eight and becoming a citizen in 2003. He occasionally plays for the United States national team.
He became one of the youngest athletes to sign a professional contract in the United States at the age of fourteen, after he was selected by D.C. United in the 2004 MLS SuperDraft. On April 3, 2004, he became the youngest player to appear in a Major League Soccer (MLS) game when he came on as a substitute in a game against the San Jose Earthquakes. Two weeks later, on April 17, he became the youngest scorer in MLS history, scoring a goal in a 3–2 loss to the New York MetroStars.

That must be the longest reply to a comment like " Hmmmm " ever

Originally Posted by ReligiousRed

That must be the longest reply to a comment like " Hmmmm " ever

god bless C&P

Originally Posted by ReligiousRed

That must be the longest reply to a comment like " Hmmmm " ever

Originally Posted by dunk

He's only 20 ffs, he's still £#%&!ing growing (not necessarily upwards though, which could be an issue), give him a couple of years, if he has talent and determination, he'll come good.

Ffs.

Only dunk could come out with something like this.

Have to say, I feel extremely sorry for the 20 year old millionaire.

He's 20. There was no incentive to lie about his age. At the time when his stock was highest, being under 18 prevented what otherwise would have been a big money move to one of the many European teams who were interested. Instead, he played for DC United, and everyone soon realized that he couldn't even cut it in MLS.

Originally Posted by Grimson

He's 20. There was no incentive to lie about his age. At the time when his stock was highest, being under 18 prevented what otherwise would have been a big money move to one of the many European teams who were interested. Instead, he played for DC United, and everyone soon realized that he couldn't even cut it in MLS.

i think the story (which i don't believe tbh) was based on him being a 'phenom' aged 14, rather than a decent but not special player aged 18 or whatever. got him in the papers, distinguished him from others etc. not completely implausible but probably %@#$&!s.

Originally Posted by borsuk

i think the story (which i don't believe tbh) was based on him being a 'phenom' aged 14, rather than a decent but not special player aged 18 or whatever. got him in the papers, distinguished him from others etc. not completely implausible but probably %@#$&!s.

True, that's what made him a big story at 14: the fact that he was 14.

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,195...836892,00.html

Freddy Adu has signed a long-term loan deal with Greek club Aris Salonika.

The 20-year-old midfielder was at one time heralded as a potential world superstar after making his MLS debut aged just 14.

He then made his debut for USA at 16 and was tipped to join one of Europe's elite clubs.

He has a trial with Manchester United in 2006, but they did not sign him and he went on to join Benfica in 2007.

Things, though, have not gone according to plan for Adu and he has played less than a dozen games for Benfica, and subsequent loan deals to Monaco and Belenenses have followed.

He has been freed from his latest loan with Belenenses and was also considering an offer from Hull City. However, he has snubbed the chance to move to England and has decided to switch to Greece.

Adu confirmed the deal on his Twitter site, saying: "Alright guys done deal. Signed an 18-month loan deal with Aris FC. A lot of thought and research went into this."

Get ready for Freddy!
Sports journalists are starting to whisper that Man United's Nigerian-American soccer trialist Freddy Adu might not be as hot as he's cracked up to be. Still, it's not all disappointment. A recent US TV documentary featured Adu. The first US soccer pro to be interviewed about Freddie only had one thing to say. "He has a huge #@&%!!"