Adu Still Not Committed

LOOK ADU IS GOOD IN COMPARISON TO AMERICAN SOCCER PLAYERS…BUT ONCE HE LEAES THIS SOIL HE WONT GET A STARTING POSITION FOR EVEN ANGOLAS LUCKY WORL CUP TEAM

Posted from  United States

I actually enjoyed O’Brien and Balboa. No one is mistaking them for John Motson and Mark Lawrenson, but for the audience that they are playing to, I think they do well.

Posted from  United States

Adu is having a great season for DC United and has a lot of potential. Whether that potential is realized is a question for South Africa 2010.

However, it really is time for a youth movement. The World Cup is a young man’s game, and no matter what anyone says, “veteran saviness” cannot compensate for a player losing a step. Maybe half a step, but not a step.

I look forward to seeing Adu, Lee Nguyen, and Bradley develop into a solid core for the next generation of US soccer.

Posted from  Dominican Republic

http://www.fifa.com/documents/static/regulations/Statutes_09_2005_EN.pdf

The above link is from FIFA regs about nationality. We had a issue a few years back with Tim Cahill playing for Somoa when he was 14 and after much lobbying to play for Australia, FIFA imposed the new rule allowing him upon his 21st birthday to chose Australia.

I can’t believe Alex ans Chris, boy we are Racist…Alex, no wonder your parents came to this country…or who ever it was. If Adu was a white kid we were not gonna treat him like this. but becuase Chris and Alex type people could not make it into basketball, A. football, baseball…even golf. they say a black man has taken our sport. Now they is another black man trying to make it to soccer and they are Angry at him. If a black man will try to make it to NHL…you will see what we gonna say about him…
White american are saturates of Europeans, and to tell you the truth we suck!! I am talking from expreince. boy we should grow up. I really don’t want my kids to be like our generation!
I just don’t know what a black man has done to make us wanna say stuff like chris and Alex on this blog.
Guys this is an emmigrant free country, a refuge country and I guess thats why Alex and Chris are here and will never be succefull to make them true ameracans.
peace.

Posted from  United States

For any people posting on this blog from countries other than the US, let me be the first to appologize for my countrymen’s poor behavior on this blog. It is indeed blatently racist and disgusting. I’m in no way ashamed of being an American (1/4 Native American), but I’m embarrassed by the way about 20-30% of the country acts these days. Once upon a time, we were a powerful, kind, and helpful nation. Now we are a powerful, hateful, and hurtful country with little left to offer the world. The reason we have nothing to offer is because we are the ones who need the help now. Not from england or canada or france or italy, but we need to learn some humility from teams like Ghana and the countries they come from. Im not implying I wish our country would decline to the status of the derogatory term 3rd world, but I think we need to learn to appreciate what we have here regardless of what it takes. I hope Adu plays here but I wouldnt want to play for a country whose citizens talked about me the way you guys are talking about him, alot of people play for other countries (other than their homeland). If he chooses Ghana so be it, we have our own stars here give it some time, we are young when it comes to soccer, we need to grow a lot still give it 8-12 years and we will be a powerhouse, but we arent there yet. Its not the refs folks, we just didnt show up because we dont have the background the others do. We have only been playing football here for a few decades what do u expect, I personally feel this WC was not a miserable failure, we lost to the Czechs ( a very good team), tied Italy a man down (another very good team) and lost to Ghana who beat the Czechs, I think if their were no refs we would have had similiar results. Its not a failure we played to our potential, we looked bad in the first game, but brazil didnt look sharp in their first game either, but unlike them, we do not have the talent pool they have and we didnt have enough to make up for the lack of effort. One thing we can always take pride in, as it was put to be by a Brazilian friend of mine, born in raised in brazil to the age of 20 (now 22), “The US never gives up, in any sport, you can’t deny that” That really says something. So please fellow patriots, clean up your act (those few arrogant, ignorant ones), have patience, and never lose heart or as the greatest Englishmen I have ever read about,Winston churchill, put it “Never, never, never give up”

Everyone should just ignore the racist comments (and my frequent stupid comments) and DO NOT FEED THE TROLLS.

Mark- good point about this World Cup. Having a chance to advance in a European World Cup in the Third Match is a HUGE STEP for US Soccer.

Posted from  Dominican Republic

adu will be playing for the u.s. national team within the next year. maybe not beacuse he’s ready now, but they’re will be a push by the USSF to prepare him to be ready for south africa. with all the formal retirements and players who will simply be too old for the next cup, adu is sure to have a place in that squad. Ghana’s chances of even qualifying for south africa are slim, and freddie wont pass up the sure-fire opportunity to play in future world cups that he has here in the u.s.

zach-

I’m just curious, but what teams are in Ghana’s qualifying group? I may be mistaken, but isn’t the only decent team (if that) South Africa? And don’t they automatically qualify as hosts?

I think Ghana will probably qualify…but Adu already rejected them. I’m pretty sure he’ll wear the stars and stripes.

Posted from  Dominican Republic

ghana’s qualifying group will be completely changed due to the effects of the continent hosting the cup. because south africa receives the automatic bid, the remaining nations will be competing for only 4 spots. the 5 groups used for qualifying for this cup will be consolidated into 4 groups. although ghana has proven itself capable of competing at any level, it’s lack of previous success prompted me to make my previous statement. my point was that qualifying out of CAF is much more difficult for ghana due to the increased talent pool in africa as compared to CONCACAF where the u.s. seemingly qualifies quite easily. but i agree with you 100% that adu will be wearing the stars and stripes.

zach-

without a doubt, CONCACAF does not have a team to match Camaroon, Nigeria, Ivory Coast, or Ghana. Even Tunisia, Morocco, Angola, Togo, and Egypt are strong squads.

but, there are also minnows out there. It seems like Africa is usally divided like Europe: the groups have one great team, one good team, and a bunch of minnows.

that being said, it is absolute BS that Africa will be losing a spot for (gag) South Africa.

have they decided who will be in which group?

Posted from  Dominican Republic

no, like the europeans they have a draw for the qualifying groups. it’s not unlike the world cup drawing with teams ranked in classes, intended to keep strong teams from elimnating each other.

I wish instead of ranking into groups of strong and weak, they would just rank each team from top to bottom!

Plus, it could be straight peer scoring. Where each coach fills out a ballot.

Posted from  Dominican Republic

I think Freddy’s best chance of playing for the WC will be for the U.S (may be he’ll play for the Ghanaian olympic team??). Africa’s qualifying group for 2010 will be tough - I expect the traditional african soccer power - Nigeria, Cameroun, Egypt to make it. it will be a toss up for the fourth team, but i think it will be Ivory Coast, not Ghana or Senegal. Unfortunately the South Africans (who, like the Americans, can’t beleive that they are not the continent’s soccer powerhouse).

So Adu probably doesn’t have his options so open.

Posted from  United States

Always the same arrogant-and sometimes racist-undertones towards immigrants. “America, love it or leave it”"If you were given the chance to live in US land of Oz, you better be as abject…er, grateful..as you are capable of…”"All other countries in the world are trash”
Take a look at what US led globalization has done in the last twenty years. Economics are much more complex than singing Neil Diamond’s “They’re coming to America”. If you read things other than US newspapers-hell, if you simply read on a regular basis-you’ll come to understand that the US has done a lot of damage around the world; also, that the wealth of one country derives from the poverty of another. I packed my bags and moved out of the US for these as well as other reasons. The US is not the center of the universe…and they suck at football.

Posted from  Mexico

arcturus-

globalization bashers are a joke. The life expectancy rates have increased and rates of infectious disease have decreased dramatically in the last 20 years.

if you dont like globalization, stop importing US products and dont accept Foreign Direct Investment. Also, try not running bloated welfare states that have to take out loans just to survive.

Mexico is the arrogant team. They also talk before games about and before this world cup, Lavolpe said a semifinal run was expected.

Here’s a hint: try making it to the quarterfinals first. When was the last time Mexico did that? And on foreig soil?

Mexico can keep talking all they want, and nationalizing Brazilians and Argentines, but it wont make a difference.

Seguira chupando verga y tragando lo que viene…porque no tiene otra manera de alimentarse.

Posted from  Dominican Republic

Arcturus!
apparently you most certainly do belong in another country, specifically as a retired US expatriot, now a US basher living in a country where the cost of living is negligible compared to here in the US. It is people like you who get on the band-wagon of US haters who blame all current world ills on the US. Heck we are even blamed for global warming, rampant pollution and on and on…when in reality the US cleared up its vehicles decades before Europe, required power plants to catalyze exhausts so very far ahead of Europe and were required to stop discharging effluent into live stream long before other countries. That we are the most wasteful country on earth is another well propogated myth the EC is very happy to spread but I have been to Europe so often I can’t count it any more and I see them just as wasteful as we are. It is currently popular to blame the US for all that is evil and I am happy to see you are getting your jollies to dump on us just like all the other uneducated and uninformed BIGOTS, (thats right, for isn’t that exactly what you accuse the US of being a collection of bigots??????) We are at fault, correctly so, as is the rest of the world. Your general broad assessment that WE alone are at fault for everything is just as idiotic as those of us saying anything else.
Globalization is a step towards a UNITED WORLD and if you do not understand that, go hide in your casa and enjoy the services of your underpaid and semi-enslaved servants in the great nation of MEXICO where you have only two classes, the rich and the downtrodden…You of course are of the privileged class…..So spare us your platitudes and let’s concentrate on fotball and ADU…………..

from a naturalized American and proud to be one……

Posted from  United States

ETucker,

Wow! That last line of your…seems a little out of character based on your previous posts. If it means what I think it does (you could be using an idiomatic phrase particular to the Dominican Republic, where you’re posting from), this blog could do without such profanities.

Unless I’ve miss translated.

Posted from  United States

Arcturs-

you remind me of a professor I had when I studied abroad in Spain. He worked for an American University so he got paid in dollars, but had the benefit of living in a place where the exchange rate was favorable. All he did was bitch about the US.

where did your paychecks come from? Your dollars? I have a newsflash for you: retiring to a Third World country is different from working there and ganandose la vida.

say hello to the rest of the expat community in Guadlajara for me…

Posted from  Dominican Republic

[...] Freddie Adu says he isn’t committed to play for the US side now.  [...]

He seems to be having second thoughts on Ghana just because we did well in Germany. If we had flopped he wouldnt be saying all this nonsense. If the US wants him they can have him. We have better young guys coming up anyways.

Posted from  Germany

All this talk about Ghana will not be qualifying for 2010 smacks of the same ignorance that failed to appreciate Ghana’s pedigree before the WC. Go and check Ghana’s history before the WC. When did Cameroun and Nigeria become powerhouses of African soccer? It was when Ghana fell asleep. Ghana has a better record playing all these teams in Africa. We have beaten all of them many more times than they. Ghana is up again; and all of the other countries are going to be second again. Freddy Adu was stupid in the first place choosing the U.S. How much money is he getting from Nike endorsements? They are peanuts compared to what Michael Essien makes in Chelsea. Most great African soccer players still play for their countries: Eto, Drogba, Essien and others. Even with the loss of Patrick Viera, Makelele and others; there are still a lot more to come. If you are good, you are good. You can even play for Afghanistan and make money. I am not sure Adu will get fielded in the Black Stars. However, he should consider playing alongside Sulley Muntari, Essien, Appiah and others who will make him a star irrespective of the nation he plays for. According to a recent marketing study conducted on international soccer, Ghana is the 10th most marketable team in the world; more marketable than Germany and U.S.A. If he wants to play for Ghana, he has to realise becoming a Black Star material is only for the very talented. And for that country bumpkin Chris; the U.S Ambassador in Ghana lives in the biggest hut; moreover when Laura Bush and Clinton visited Ghana, they were housed in the biggest hut in town; actually they were flown into the country by birds.

Posted from  United States

Arcturs, that was not a very clever thing to say, especially coming from a country governed by Fox. Corruption is very big in Mexico and 13,000,000 of Mexicans are now illegally in the USA. Please share your opinion with your countrymen, maybe they will listen to you and follow your example. It is about soccer.. I know but I cannot tolerate such accusations. Nein, Danke!

Posted from  United States

Freddy Adu has no chance of developing into a star player in the MLS. Furthermore he needs to play as a striker. Scoring goals is all about positioning and Freddy has that. It’sa talent that cannot be taught but can be harnessed and developed.

He’s at an age were he can be become an damazing striker if he plays for teh right team. If Essien wants him at chelsea then he’s got no better oportunity to develop. He can learn from the best strikers in the world without having the stress of performing as the best. It’s a win-win at Chelsea.

Posted from  United States

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