Freddy Adu - Skills

[@Seven0true702]

Legend says Adu still dribbling around looking for a goal

[@TheIaluma]

It's all exhibition and no finishing product, managers want, someone who can score goals , because they know that is what counts for them at the end of the day.

[@kallebjornlund3992]

He is, now in sweden :)

[@nomeoriginale2575]

Yes... But not in europe

[@FT9chango5]

Nome Originale umm isn’t Sweden in Europe?

[@jimsmith1076]

Exactly the short sighted opinions most of his coaches had of him. Push him into some team mold, cut him if he cant play with people with far less talent

[@zlk]

His dribbling style was a weird mix between Messi and Robinho, but with goalkeeper scoring skills.

[@thanakonphookhao1777]

fr

[@mando18]

Lol the goal keeper scoring skills. That’s for sure.

[@diegosotomiranda4107]

Jajajaja You call that dribbling anything close to neymar and Messi? Lol no wonder this guy was hyped only in usa, cause they don't know sh*t about football

[@diegosotomiranda4107]

@@mando18 the only thing true in that statement

[@mando18]

@@diegosotomiranda4107 he really said he dribbled like Messi and Robinho lol

[@irishmakbeth]

Once upon a time this guy was going to be incredible, now his highlight reel consists largely of times he dribbled one or two players and then blasted the ball wide.

[@spongeaang98]

Gotta give it to him for being 14-17 at the time. A VERY raw prospect but someone like this would have lit the world on fire if he had actual training and proper management.

[@aubsta1]

They rushed him into the limelight, called him the next Pele (!!!). but never bothered to develop him properly.

[@abstraqtphilosophy7357]

Trust the Americans to ruin a kid with huge potentials so early in his footballing life solely for profit. I'm sure if the USA had the 15yr old Lionel Messi, the story of his career would have been the same as Freddy Adu's.

[@cameronstevenson5894]

Couldnt agree more

[@joblakelisbon]

@@abstraqtphilosophy7357 Agree completely. He was a genuinely special talent - you can see that in the video. Beating players is one of the hardest things in the game and he does it with ease. It's insane to rush a kid like that just for money and hype.
The thing he needed was to have his feet on the ground - to develop discipline, movement, tracking, finishing, passing, vision - all the qualities a mature player needs.
In almost every case when players get overhyped at a young age they fail to truly master their craft and end up not fulfilling their potential. The Walcott was similar for England. If you watched him play as a senior player he was clueless about movement and making the right runs. You could see the hesitation if you watched him live.

[@curleyhurleyfosho]

this kid was the truth. i'd give almost every player we've had since him, for another glimpse, in an alternate timeline, to see him succeed.

[@asdfg1346on]

True true, he could have surpassed ecen Messi and i KNOW the ones that didnt see him play would desagre

[@milin7120]

I'm here

[@diegosotomiranda4107]

@@asdfg1346on hahahahahahahahahahahahajaja

[@Vigilantedekukj]

​@@asdfg1346onoh shut up about surpass messi

[@zr1rocks]

Dribbling 99, 5 Star skill moves, finishing 3

[@txnycali]

Damn this kid is going to be fire when he's older🔥🔥🔥

[@bimoaksanu9530]

@ghostface Thats a joke bro

[@naakosei4842]

He's a retired footballer bruv

[@freddyadu7153]

@@naakosei4842 no I'm not retired I can prove you wrong

[@xmuta]

Nope

[@mosesphiri7183]

​@@freddyadu7153lo😅

[@77dead]

If only Adu was born somewhere like France or Spain. He probably would have been molded into a great talent.

[@TWOScottRage]

This kid had so much potential. Great skill, close ball control.. abit selfish in some occasions, and lacks composure. He should have made it to one of the top clubs at the very least. Very strange how his career dipped, and he's only 28 still.

[@rezident529]

Scott Michael The MLS/US Soccer itself is responsible for its career dip! They overhyped him. They never gradually worked him up the ranks from Academy level to U-20s, to Gold Cup Squad, to Sr. Team Qualifiers, World Cup Squad. Thats what happened

[@loymeetsworld]

"28"

[@goatyt4302]

28 it doesn’t matter 25 is the top man he old

[@egorxeke3465]

He is 31 Now and still waiting for the Goal

[@Zauchi]

imo only two managers could have got a 'proper' player out of him and that would have been Ferguson or Wenger due to how great they both were at finding and developing youngsters, and in Wengers case also 'unknowns'.
Though considering Adu did trial with Man Utd and despite Ferguson saying he was good they chose not to sign him when he turned 18, and also that (as far as we know) Wenger never really considered him maybe he wasn't all that.

[@777jimothy]

He plays like every half decent kid at the park that doesn't pass you the ball 🤣

[@chd1694]

Absolutely. I’ve seen some really really good park players. Go to brazil and every 2-10 year old can play like that.

[@tompri6645]

If he would have received proper training no doubt he would have been an excellent player.

[@vraelatao2264]

He played for many good to top level clubs in Europe (which even now is by far better than the US). Maybe the problem doesn't come from the training he received, but the dedication he put in his training...

[@Art-lm4ik]

He put no effort

[@dontdoittoyoself6786]

He was developing fine before getting loaned out by Benefica. After the first loan doesn't work you keep the man on the youth squad unless it's about money. I think Rui Costa was his only true mentor. In states with MLS players and coaches did not like him because of the money he made. He's actually a cool person and intelligent person.

[@myh0my]

Meh, the two best clubs he played at where benfica and monaco and for both not long enough to learn how to play proper with your mates.

[@yusrifourtwenty4944]

He is shit

[@MayheM_646]

He was a kind of American Robinho, amazing player!!

[@lucassimoesalmeida9764]

Robinho was better

[@herrunbekannt7320]

@@lucassimoesalmeida9764 yes but a little bit of him

[@benglassman]

Pele did all that stuff on the ball and then FINISHED.... thats why HE is Pele and this is Fredy Adu..........

[@nofurtherwest3474]

yeah, if you can't finish then you have to pass it and take the assist

[@Africa-dq6eg]

lol

[@legendary3952]

benglassman nope he never dribbled
He ain’t no dribbler
He’s a goal scorer to tho

[@user-st2wy1rz7b]

Pele played in a farmer league enough said

[@SilvaneyCampos89]

@@user-st2wy1rz7b
you don't know much about football, right, friend?

[@am32ireland]

6 goals scored in 10mins of highlights... about 30 good chances wasted.... skillful no doubt but he couldn't finish a cup of tea...

[@nofurtherwest3474]

He needs to know when to pass and when to go for the kill. Messi is great because he not only scores but he is also a smart passer and play maker.

[@Its_Cutta]

@@nofurtherwest3474 nailed it on the head, it's like he was taught if your in the box never pass n to either try and draw a pk or go for an almost impossible and illogical shot

[@yochieftv3575]

No doubt some people believed in him.. but come on... 2 years of sparks dont make you a superstar!

[@Ayam.plastik]

He is good dribler.. But goal isn't his cup of tea...

[@kh7955]

@@Its_Cutta that's American Soccer for you

[@vraelatao2264]

Sadly, you don't make great players with only great dribble and pace. You need timing, dedication, luck, patience, ,good health... Many talents were wasted or not used to their potential because they didn't match those criterion. Adu is no exception

[@MatkalYael]

This comes from great environment, great managers.

[@milin7120]

He didn't have a shot either shot is really important

[@ireignsupreeeme7]

this is messi without proper training

[@sweeteyereen]

People who focus on Adu's dribbling skill fail to recognize that the kid had no football intelligence and vision. He doesn't pass. He had quick feet but after "successful" dribbling, he often ended up at a worse attacking position than where he was when he received the ball. All in all, he'd be a great Sunday league player but never was supposed to amount to anything in European top teams.

[@Dmog97]

Wow in these clips you can really see bits of pele in him

[@bamba_boy]

yeah he looks a bit like him

[@dontdoittoyoself6786]

He was very talented but his style wasn't Pele to me. I think Jay-Jay Okocha would be more accurate.

[@hanklesacks]

Dontdoittoyoself Jay jay okocha is beyond overrated

[@chris_breezy4961]

DefineXFusionz not even, just his acceleration and quick feet

[@rbahana]

Hankle Sacks so is Adu
But how is Okocha overrated?
He never gets talked about

[@ajjrm]

He had the skills and pace but his decision making and timing was below par..shame though!

[@ethanrothermel8516]

I’d imagine it would be better if he had proper coaching and was actually put through a real youth setup (rather than having to enter the MLS draft at 14).

[@kennethch9549]

As was the stamina. His failure reminded me of the failure of all of the players we had in his generation who had the potential to be special footballers in America. Even the ones who didn't fail, their potential was killed by the same things, they just had the work ethic unlike Adu and the others.

[@metalman4289]

Freddy adu was a dribbling wizzard that had the scoring ability of an incel.

[@Ohaechesi]

He had talent, but lack heart. America's own version of Ravel Morrison

[@fakephoenixprince]

Great comparison

[@MrOmarthegangsta]

@@fakephoenixprince nope Mls exploited him for marketing reasons and didn't train him properly.
Ravel on the other hand went through all age groups, but had attitude issues and was influenced by the wrong people in the rough area of Manchester

[@fakephoenixprince]

@@MrOmarthegangsta I'm no trying to say they were the same person mentally. The comparison is their showing of world class talent so early, both relative countries did not handle them properly.

[@nerosprig]

Ravel Morrson was far better than Adu.

[@bobbycorcoran1661]

He couldn't finish his dinner.

[@bobbycorcoran1661]

@Ghostface ;-; I regularly eat all of my dinner actually.

[@dontdoittoyoself6786]

He was a playmaker not scorer. That being said he can score but he’s getting double n triple team in these highlights. Y’all expect to much. There’s something call chemistry that’s need to score where teammates play well and know spacing. But a novice like you wouldn’t know that.

[@dontdoittoyoself6786]

@BALDSKI He’s a hater.

[@dontdoittoyoself6786]

@Lucas James That’s what happens when everyone is mad he hasn’t brought World Cups to US of all places. It was a a marketing push but that doesn’t mean he can’t play. You don’t see guys standing like statues or running offside in this video? SMH. Adu never got judged as a regular player so he ended being bench for inferior players you don’t peak at 16 or look better at Benefica at 19 than every where else? His age is the truth because in his teens he was slower and his shot power was weaker and then he developed an explosive first step and solid shot power.

[@buzzlight7481]

Great skill, dribling and pace.. without vision, finishing, and power.. come to indonesia and you can be the GOAT there

[@eertonura3083]

Parece até o Vinicius Jr, faz tudo mas na hora de chutar manda lá na bandeirinha do escanteio

[@SilvaneyCampos89]

Ele não toca a bola, não tem visão de jogo e os dribles são muito abertos, aqui no Brasil tá cheio de muleque assim, ele é muito cru

[@gabrielcantero7805]

Really bro

[@diegosotomiranda4107]

Well what about Vinicius now? What a stupid comparison

[@viniciusdacidadezinha3334]

That aged bad.

[@Vaticanmapping63]

Espero que tenha fechado a boca

[@marca275]

All those step overs when he was 2 metres away from the nearest player were impressive......

[@OriginalGrandMenator]

I just heard about this player today. He's really got skills but he doesn't use it to the fullest. The best players score or pass it for the goal. That's the next level of skill.

[@cameronstevenson5894]

The talent was there better coaches would have took this lad to the next level

[@pmorton7960]

Freddy never had great pace, had ok stamina. His dribbling and awareness were next level though. A lot of times he'd dribble so much he had no one to pass to... 😂

[@claudiomendieta]

Dios le dio habilidades de gambetear pero no definición. Su historia sería diferente si pasará la pelota a los definidores que se encargue de meter los goles con las jugadas que él iniciaba. Hoy estaría en un club grande.

[@matheussosa9811]

Ele perdia muito gol

[@alejandroromeromontoya6107]

Y eso que era delantero de centroo

[@julinho311]

Debio centrarse como un creador de juego hubiera tenido exito.

[@jhonnyperez1514]

Tienes razón

[@gustavoezequiel5047]

@@julinho311 verdad

[@nickddd333]

He was great "street baller" who couldn't take it to the big leagues. Happens all the time

[@DUCKy88ify]

He plays like a freestyler with the physical capability of a footballer. But nowhere near the consistency. We got UA-cam now so we can find millions of adu

[@kennethch9549]

We can't find million Adu's. We haven't found another Adu-like talent since in America and we are now into our golden generation with Pulisic, Reyna, Dest, and others. Adu was special talent wise but you need a lot more than talent to be elite. Adu is basically soccer's Michael Beasley.
There are only a few players I've seen with Adu's talent in the last 20 years. To say there are a million of him is foolishness.

[@DUCKy88ify]

@@kennethch9549 obviously I'm not talking about usmnt, but with regards to the entire world, there are many players just like him that never made it for a number of reasons.

[@milin7120]

I'm Maradona brother

[@milin7120]

I'm Jim Thorpe brother I'll mk USA or any country world cup champ⚽️just don't wanna be famous 😅😅lol

[@Kurgan618]

The equivalent today would be adama traore

[@yourface1232]

Man this guy has so much talent, I hope pulisic doesn’t turn out like this, the Us should call him up just to give him another chance

[@RyanAustinDean]

His dribbling opened up incredible passing opportunities. He just never seemed to actually pass.

[@karlmarx6067]

ZERO FINISHING ABILITY

[@kh7955]

He wouldve been a great #10 if he would actually pass the ball

[@ankogastronomiafusion7478]

His Potential reincarnated and was separated in two players Christian Pullisic and Alphonso Davies.. The end?

[@liamlegend9367]

Anko Gastronomia Fusion Davies is Canadian...

[@jereflechis4014]

He is very different from them

[@camilorueda100]

A lot of talent was based on pace, when he lost that pace he didn’t have the speed & fitness to keep with his talent

[@kenvazquez548]

Football is just opinions though he had the physical condition and speed to excel, but he never tweaked his game just a little to see if things may have turned out much better. Learning to shoot at goal on his first touch would have gave him more space and angle to shoot and wouldn't have allowed the defense or goalkeeper to regain their position like can be seen here in several instance where he's all ' touch, touch, touch, shoot' by the goalkeeper and defense were well positioned and prepared for what was coming. Holding on to the ball or dribbling for too long would pass in the early MLS days, but as noted before once he faced off with smarter footbal IQ opponents it was over for him.

[@joselegaspi2549]

Could of, would of, should of..... that sums up very much his life football career tbh.

[@leeest3103]

Adu had everything except the striking skill of scoring goals.

[@CARLOSMUNOZ-gs2zf]

Era el típico jugador de barrio q se sacaba a todos, pero no la pasaba ni sabía definir

[@realmerdon1123]

He's got good control and dribbling ability just wasn't lucky enough with the finish some times just wanted a little bit more grooming from a world class coach

[@aikinsyeboah3086]

how can you stay in USA and become world star in football.its like living in africa or asia,europe and saying am the MVP in basket ball.he should ve moved to where the heart of the game is,europe.

[@ratedpending]

Except saying you're the best basketball player and playing in Europe is totally plausible but yeah

[@chrisbhoy100]

He did thou he went to Benfica and Monaco he failed there to.

[@zafirulrahi1124]

right

[@mjl11]

Guy should've stayed in the states whole his career, at least he could've been a legend there.

[@lukecarter6471]

You can't deny the lads got skillz! Had he been granted a permit at United he would have lived up to his destiny as one of the greatest footballers ever to play the game!

[@christianalexanderthegreat8941]

Would've turned out decent if he had a right foot

[@david5092]

Buen jugador, me gustó q le de a Brasil de su propia medicina...

[@axelfoley2495]

Legend says the ball is still searching for Freddy's foot.

[@bdo2304]

Young Adu plays like all the uncles I play with on weekends if they actually made a pro team lol.

[@isaaca6445]

Marvin Hagler once said: "It's tough to get out of bed to do roadwork at 5am when you're sleeping in silk pyjamas." Adu was given everything as a adolescent. Why would he subsequently feel the necessity to be hungry? Money and fame and hype at an early age ruined him.

[@humphreytull7043]

Great to watch. Wish he was still around playing at a decent level.

[@TheRedkid20]

He had the ability but just was not a student of the game...or maybe MLS as a kid stunted his growth. He probably should have went to Europe instead at 14...but $52 million is pretty persuasive.

[@thefascifist7201]

He's like the total opposite of Thomas Müller in literally every way

[@djamaltanko5121]

Wooow, it's amazing to see how he could dribble the whole opponent and then miss the goal at the end

[@guccidonbuzzflightyear4440]

This guy made great runs but didnt know wtf to do in front of goal or pass wise

[@gabrielsirialevario3505]

Por eso pele hay uno solo, muchas promesas se quedan en eso

[@jeromepearson5706]

should've been developed as a winger instead of an AM, they didn't play to his strengths

[@fvidal007]

He remind me of robinho a lot. They have the skills but not the right mindset

[@nerosprig]

He was nothing like Robinho. Robinho destroyed defenders with amazing skill and then scored.

[@saulparraga6021]

Yo solo vi alguien fallado goles solo. Y sin pasar el balon.

[@troymcclure8606]

Yo también vi ese mismo vídeo., Deberían de cambiarle el nombre a el vídeo, por el niño que falla al arco y no pasa rápido la pelota.

[@judithsanchez1274]

Decían que era el nuevo pele nadie tienen tanto descaro para decir eso y luego fracaso nunca hizo nada

[@theshipcr]

Ahora está sin equipo

[@BrianBeastArg]

Un morfon q no la pasa.. un pibe q tuvo suerte al estar en estados unidos donde no hay futbol ahi..

[@pieroportilla8556]

Que rayos pasó contigo , te tenía mucha fe , eras mi ídolo de infancia ! 😢

[@Anilkumarprince1]

That music made me cry 😦

[@chrisbhoy100]

It got so bad for Adu that he went for a trial at Blackpool and failed.

[@dontdoittoyoself6786]

It's a hot potato affect. These teams are allow him to workout with them and never had true interest to begin with. So trial is misnomer. Teams usually want you or they don't before any trial. I wouldn't call it failure if they knew they were not goimg to sign him.

[@bennymabeba5195]

A gift and a curse! Great footballer, just unlucky.

[@DevBan]

Me when started the video: 👶
Me waiting for his goal: 👴

[@emilejabaka2303]

Danng he was nice ... He playec like pele for real

[@nerosprig]

Which Pele? The one i knew scored goals (at 17 in WC)

[@juanaguirre3904]

Since 2004 till now 2018 he only put the ball in the back of the net 27 times....yeah his career is over..

[@juanchosevastian]

He could have been a good left back

[@ubongetim3102]

Adu was best thing that ever happened in American Soccer historical, and I alot people are hating on me, and he is still good, or more better than most american players in the national team. Right now is all about politics in american football ⚽ right now.

[@valentinvali9622]

I will never understand how can you give up on such a player as a club. When you have such a special and talented player in your roster you should do whatever you can to develop him properly. Like hire a special coach or something. Don't let him go wtf.

[@kennethch9549]

Freddy was a major party-drinking-girls plus awful in training type of pro. He really needed more than anything to be born in this generation with his talent. If he was born in our current system in America, he would be world-class but back then, Adu saved the MLS. It was just 10 teams and they were about to lose them. He was major for the league but it ruined his career.

[@valentinvali9622]

@@kennethch9549 weird...I didn't know he was a party/drinking guy

[@rochesterjohnny7555]

He was never that bad of a player, he just wasn't that good of a player either

[@infinteuniverse]

Even if he didn't improve anything else but his shooting and finishing, he would easily consistently score 15 goals a season in any European team. His dribbling was phenomenal at the time for his age, but his shooting was atrocious. You can see the older videos of a younger Fredy Adu and you can see that his finishing is just as bad today as it was then. If anyone keeps wondering what happened to him, that's what happened to him. He stopped trying to improve. He could have been legendary.

[@joblakelisbon]

It's not just that - his movement was atrocious - he was very lazy, didn't make penetrating runs at all. I agree he could have been a top flight player but there were quite a few weaknesses in his game. He also wasn't that imposing physically which would have caught up with him as he got older.

[@itsivan172]

FREDDY ADU REMINDS ME OF THE MEXICAN PLAYER GIOVANI DOS SANTOS...TOO MUCH HYPED AND AT THE END OF THE DAY NOTHING HAPPEN WITH BOTH FELLAS
TOO MUCH PARTY AND ALCOHOL FOR SURE

[@AS-qo4se]

Haha of course the American commentator called the turn a 360 spin move

[@kamranahmed5366]

If he was at a European football academy at 12 or 13 he would probably be a superstar today.

[@yusto888]

No.. brazil junior club yes

[@pedrocardenas7827]

Sin duda tenia magia.

[@davidadetutu5903]

Dribbling 95% vs Goal 5%

[@sergiogarza7370]

Must of done something to one of the usa soccer ejecutives to make hos career end like that.
Dude was a beast just didnt have the luck of finishing but did everthing else well

[@sikeman]

I believe the biggest mistake was to make him debut at 14. He needed to develop more and maybe go to an European or South American club where they break your bones in youth teams. He would've got a good mindset and would've been ready to play professionally at 17 or 18.

[@asdfg1346on]

Best talent unfulfilled ever

[@highdefinition5724]

Watching his highlights now, he did have talent. Possibly not as much as hype campaign suggests as not many goals in a fairly poor MLS league and fergie didn’t sign him...As to why he never made it...5 reasons IMO:
1.His skill was based on his speed, driven by fast twitch muscle, and this can fade rapidly for some players early on or get injured. It can diminish very quickly if players do not train hard and highly motivated to stay in peak condition. Adu lack of motivation to stay in this condition impacted his performance later on his career.
2.Adu age has always been questionable and many believe he is older when he made his debut, possibly why he was so impressive at age of 14. His decline in mid 20’s may have been because he was closer to 30.
3. from poverty stricken family, moved from Ghana to US at age of 8, they couldn’t say no to some offers, thrusting adu into commercial deals instead of focusing on his development.
4. He earned too much money before achieving anything. Hype killed his career. He didn’t have to fight for position in team early on, it was all just handed to him as they thought he was next pele.
5. Poor advice and Football academies for kids, too focused on developing super stars and cash cows than preparing kids for adulthood if they make it as footballers or not. Dad left family home early in Adu life, so lack of role model to keep him focused just wasn’t there.
Overall he made a lot of money, more than many players who have achieved more in the game. If I’d earned 1 million by the age of 15 It would probably change my outlook on life and drive.

[@jesseandoh9907]

The video demonstrates his skill, great spatial awareness, and deceptive ability on the ball. come on bro, don't be that guy.

[@highdefinition5724]

@@jesseandoh9907 you must have missed the part where I acknowledged that “he did have talent”. But his talent never materialised into anything... I just gave my opinion as to why...

[@jesseandoh9907]

@@highdefinition5724 Fair enough.

[@Llekamania]

This guy would have made it in the South African Premier Soccer League.

[@khadaareofficial7992]

He needed to work on his finishing and his shooting. Being calm in front of the goalie isn’t that easy. That’s why every player needs good coaching no mater how good they are.

[@calalkurt4677]

Bu adam bireysel olarak özel olarak her antrenman sonrası son vuruşlara calissaydi ve bir akıl hocasi olsaydı şuan çok farklı yerlerde olurdu

[@thunderchildSCO]

I just want to scream at him "pass the ball". They teach you in fun 4s that if you can't score assist.

[@MichaelN2]

Goes to show how important mentorship, guidance, and personal drive is to create a truly great athlete. I think there's still time for him but he needs serious therapy and life coaching

[@123bigr]

Adu is a beast, miss seeing him play. One of the best ever

[@AliVolksbank]

tussell r hahahahahahaha

[@zaphodbeeblebrox9109]

tussell r lol funny joke.

[@HiBro-zm5wy]

if only he was in the right club and educated by a great and firm coach

[@joetheplummer8128]

He was great , with great skills .

[@cjraminofficial5426]

kesini gara-gara starting eleven

[@troymcclure8606]

El título de el video en vez de Fredy skills debería de ser Fredy herrando a el arco, o Fredy sin punteria.

[@gustavoezequiel5047]

@@SerieT800 no merecia ser chamado de novo Pelé.

[@emmanuelperalta4233]

Jugaba bien ! Si se hubiera quedado en Ghana o ido a un pais como Brasil o España donde en vez de debutar a los 15 años le hubieran enseñado a definir bien,tener más velocidad y no lo presionarán con decir que era el "nuevo Pelé" hubiera llegado lejos,lo mismo paso con Messi ( en la selección argentina) lo presionaron tanto que le cuesta en cambio en Barcelona no lo comparan con nadie por eso es el mejor jugador del mundo desde los 22 años,las presiones y comparaciones especialmente en la adolescencia son las que te marcan si quieres ser jugador de fútbol profesional

[@Ma1q444]

They failed this man you can’t tell me he didn’t work hard enough because that wasn’t his problem, his problem was decision making and bad finishing

[@nicolasiencenelli551]

Solo a me è comparso questo video nel 2020?

[@FunWithMemesFunWithMemes]

This guy has unquestionable talent, but the production isn't there

[@asdfg1346on]

For me he ia still the potentially greatest player of all time. Man, if you just seen him in the early 2000 you would think he was miles ahead of any other superstar

[@mommearnaschus7873]

🤡

[@dr.cookies3199]

Greatest of all time lmao

[@YTJC100]

No recordaba a este chico vaya que era hábil con el balón, talento si tenía, el nuevo Pele le decían pero nunca pasó nada con él, se terminó apagando

[@jasonb1767]

No matter what the expectations were of him, he should've have stayed in the MLS to develop more. He would have had more support, more playing time, and time to mature physically and mentally. Everyone says he should have been in Europe...he WAS in Europe, that's what derailed his career. Most of the highlights from this video are, "peak" Freddy Adu when he was playing in MLS or with US Youth National Team (ages 14-18ish) before the European loan cycle began.

[@KandGoodz]

Lol he went to one of the best developmental clubs in one of the best developmental leagues, and the problem was that he needed to stay longer in a league that, at the time, was never known for developing anyone? Yeah all right.

[@jasonb1767]

@@KandGoodz Sorry, just seeing this. I completely agree that he went to great developmental clubs in Europe, BUT HE DID NOT DEVELOP or get consistent playing time while he was there FOR 4 YEARS! So, as I stated before, he would have been better off getting playing time and developing in the MLS for 2-3 more years.
Oh and to your other comment, Bobby Convey, Jonathan Spector, Tim Howard, DaMarcus Beasley, Landon Donovan, Clint Dempsey, Carlos Bocanegra, and Jozy Altidore just to name a few. All got their start in MLS or MLS/USA academies in the late 90s/early 2000s.

[@philojudaeusofalexandria9556]

He's only 14? If he keeps improving I think he'll be a real asset to the USA at the 2030 world cup!

[@salvocampoli]

La dimostrazione che nel calcio forse la cosa principale è la testa. Prendiamo Edu e Cristiano Ronaldo, il primo ha 15 volte il talento del secondo eppure non c'è neanche paragona tra i 2...

[@sikeman]

Secondo me questo Adu è stato super sopravvalutato. Farlo debuttare a 14 anni in MLS e chiamarlo il prossimo Pelé è troppo per un ragazzino. Sa dribblare, si ma non riesce a fare niente oltre a dribblare e due passaggi di tacco. Ronaldo (CR) era molto meglio anche in giovane età secondo me. La testa conta, si, ma la sua squadra manco a far crescere un giovane talento riesce... Che spreco...

[@SPVLaboratories]

the fucking pirates music lmfao

[@jimsmith1076]

Makes me sick that this kid's skill was never ever totally realized. He needed somebody to get him under control and it never happened. I dont think we EVER had a better dribbler than Freddy. Maybe Tab but 1v1 he is the best Ive seen since Pele. Wasted... just wasted... its a crime

[@joblakelisbon]

He's a great dribbler for sure - but he's not the greatest since Pele - he's not even in the top ten as he's only ever played in the MLS when it was an even lower standard than it is today. You can't remotely compare those defenders to the top defenders in Europe that the likes of R9, Ronaldinho, Denilson, Romario, CR7, Messi, Robinho, Robben, Ribery, Henry etc play against.
I'd probably say he's the most talented American player we've seen along with Pulisic. Truly his career was ruined.

[@asdfg1346on]

Jim i totally agree. I saw him play. He could have made Pele the second greatest with ease just by fullfiling his potential

[@diegosotomiranda4107]

Incredible how You Buy the stupidnhype this guy had and says bs like that, the next pele lol, tonto watch any footage of Messi, Neymar, or anybreal ballet at young age and You Will SEE the difference, it's not Even close, You don't realize how.mediocre it's mls specially at his time, he xouldnnever Made in a strong league with those underdeveloped skills and amateur playstile