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Will Freddy Adu be better than Wayne Rooney? (1 Viewer)
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abilitywise i think right now Rooney is a better player... potential wise, when Adu reached current Rooney's age, he wont be to far superior from the current Rooney.
i agree with swag.. so far i only see Freddy Adu as a 14 year old who can play at average adult professional level.... nothing more... we'll talk when he really do passed the average profesional level..
i agree with swag.. so far i only see Freddy Adu as a 14 year old who can play at average adult professional level.... nothing more... we'll talk when he really do passed the average profesional level..
it doesnt have to happen in the past as long as England is doing better than Italy in the meantime,infact English teams are doing better than the italian ones in the meantime,so theres no way people here can come up with crap like "all English players are overrated" and "Epl is crap" and "Rooney is overhyped Miccoli is better than him".
When Adu reaches Rooneyy's age? Pardon me if I am wrong but Adu is actually from Ghana, am i correct? How are you sure he is actually 14 or not slighly older like 18 or something. I know for a fact that loads of players lie about their ages for whatever reasons and i just honestly cannot see a 14 year old playing 90 mins against men, I am sorry
Case in point Eriberto was 29 and claimed he was 22
Never seen Adu play so I do not know if he is potentially or otherwise better than Rooney but unless you are 100 % sure about his age , do not bring that into play
Case in point Eriberto was 29 and claimed he was 22
Never seen Adu play so I do not know if he is potentially or otherwise better than Rooney but unless you are 100 % sure about his age , do not bring that into play
You make a valid point, but from what I've heard the doctors in the States have done bone tests and whatever else they do to determine whether he's lying about his age or not.
I think it's a slightly different situation from Eriberto, who lied about his whole identity. Adu in my opinion doesn't really have a valid reason to lie about his age, and I think that would've required him to lie about it from day 1 that he touched down in the States. Surely him or his mother wouldn't have had that kind of foresight..?
I've seen interviews with him, and his voice and appearance are believable for a 14 year old. Have you seen the 14 year-olds these days?
I think it's a slightly different situation from Eriberto, who lied about his whole identity. Adu in my opinion doesn't really have a valid reason to lie about his age, and I think that would've required him to lie about it from day 1 that he touched down in the States. Surely him or his mother wouldn't have had that kind of foresight..?
I've seen interviews with him, and his voice and appearance are believable for a 14 year old. Have you seen the 14 year-olds these days?
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You make a valid point, but from what I've heard the doctors in the States have done bone tests and whatever else they do to determine whether he's lying about his age or not.
I think it's a slightly different situation from Eriberto, who lied about his whole identity. Adu in my opinion doesn't really have a valid reason to lie about his age, and I think that would've required him to lie about it from day 1 that he touched down in the States. Surely him or his mother wouldn't have had that kind of foresight..?
I've seen interviews with him, and his voice and appearance are believable for a 14 year old. Have you seen the 14 year-olds these days?
You make a valid point, but from what I've heard the doctors in the States have done bone tests and whatever else they do to determine whether he's lying about his age or not.
I think it's a slightly different situation from Eriberto, who lied about his whole identity. Adu in my opinion doesn't really have a valid reason to lie about his age, and I think that would've required him to lie about it from day 1 that he touched down in the States. Surely him or his mother wouldn't have had that kind of foresight..?
I've seen interviews with him, and his voice and appearance are believable for a 14 year old. Have you seen the 14 year-olds these days?
Andy, the reason he would lie is the same reason that alot of baseball players from the Dominican Republic and Cuba lie about their age.
Money.
Think about it. If Adu is playing against a bunch of 17 year olds and taking them to school on a consistent basis, doesn't he look a lot more attractive to a club if he is 14 than if he is actually 17 years old?
Of course he does, because that means that his ceiling for improvement is that much higher.
However, in Adu's case, he is actually only 14 years old. Well, 15 now. Someone asked if he's a big kid. He's 5'8", 140 lbs.
Money.
Think about it. If Adu is playing against a bunch of 17 year olds and taking them to school on a consistent basis, doesn't he look a lot more attractive to a club if he is 14 than if he is actually 17 years old?
Of course he does, because that means that his ceiling for improvement is that much higher.
However, in Adu's case, he is actually only 14 years old. Well, 15 now. Someone asked if he's a big kid. He's 5'8", 140 lbs.
I don't consider the difference of 14 to 16 years old that substantial Sergio. Maybe in the case of Eriberto that would make sense because he was already in his prime, but a two-year difference in the teens region wouldn't really matter anyways. Whether it be 15 or 17, Freddy Adu would have made $500,000 from MLS and a $Million from Nike. Same story.
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