From: Insane Ranter on 7 Jan 2010 04:14 On Jan 6, 9:27 pm, Jim Goloboy <jim.golo...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > On Jan 6, 4:03 pm, b...(a)ipp-garching.mpg.de (Bruce D. Scott) wrote: > > > Mark V. (markvande...(a)yahoo.com) wrote: > > > : He joins US striker Eddie Johnson at Aris FC who is there on loan from > > : Fulham. I can't believe that Hull City would have been interested in a > > : diminutive player who usually couldn't even find the BENCH for the > > : bottom-dwellers of the Portuguese league. While Aris is probably a > > : "better" choice for Adu, I'm skeptical that given their standing (in > > : contention for a Europa League spot) he'll see much time. > > [...] > > > This downward spiral has been painful even just to read the odd snip > > about... > > Speaking of downward spirals, I see that Aris is managed by Hector > Cuper. > > Given Belenenses's record this year I think we should consider the > possibility that their (now fired) manager was not a genius. Guess we shall see what happens in 4 years with both. Who knows a spark might get lit....
From: Bruce D. Scott on 7 Jan 2010 09:20 Benny (Benny(a)soccer-europe.com) wrote: : > Subject : The latest on Freddy Adu : > From : markvanderv1(a)yahoo.com : > There is always MLS, though it may require an attitude adjustment for : > him to even stick THERE. Otherwise, we'll be seeing him in a house on : > a reality show with Jessica Simpson in about 12 years time, or in a : > celebrity boxing match vs. Danny Partridge. : In 12 years he'll be in his 40s. It's not looking too good for Altidore : either. Horrible first touch, does a lot of running and little else. In : recent years it's the American players that didn't arrive in Europe with : a great deal of hype, Dempsey and Bradley, that have had the most success. Attitude is a lot of it. These latter are two good American kids who have done well to drop the whole Exceptionalism shtick. -- ciao, Bruce drift wave turbulence: http://www.rzg.mpg.de/~bds/
From: JK on 7 Jan 2010 10:02 Bruce D. Scott wrote: > Benny (Benny(a)soccer-europe.com) wrote: > : > Subject : The latest on Freddy Adu > : > From : markvanderv1(a)yahoo.com > > : > There is always MLS, though it may require an attitude adjustment for > : > him to even stick THERE. Otherwise, we'll be seeing him in a house on > : > a reality show with Jessica Simpson in about 12 years time, or in a > : > celebrity boxing match vs. Danny Partridge. > > : In 12 years he'll be in his 40s. It's not looking too good for Altidore > : either. Horrible first touch, does a lot of running and little else. In > : recent years it's the American players that didn't arrive in Europe with > : a great deal of hype, Dempsey and Bradley, that have had the most success. > > Attitude is a lot of it. These latter are two good American kids who > have done well to drop the whole Exceptionalism shtick. > I think Jozy has a better attitude than Freddy. Will be interested to see how Edu does now that he's healthy. > -- > ciao, > Bruce > > drift wave turbulence: http://www.rzg.mpg.de/~bds/
From: Alkamista on 7 Jan 2010 09:58 On Jan 7, 8:20 am, b...(a)ipp-garching.mpg.de (Bruce D. Scott) wrote: > Benny (Be...(a)soccer-europe.com) wrote: > > : > Subject : The latest on Freddy Adu > : > From : markvande...(a)yahoo.com > > : > There is always MLS, though it may require an attitude adjustment for > : > him to even stick THERE. Otherwise, we'll be seeing him in a house on > : > a reality show with Jessica Simpson in about 12 years time, or in a > : > celebrity boxing match vs. Danny Partridge. > > : In 12 years he'll be in his 40s. It's not looking too good for Altidore > : either. Horrible first touch, does a lot of running and little else. In > : recent years it's the American players that didn't arrive in Europe with > : a great deal of hype, Dempsey and Bradley, that have had the most success. > > Attitude is a lot of it. These latter are two good American kids who > have done well to drop the whole Exceptionalism shtick. Or maybe the attitude of the press? It's hard to keep your feet on the ground as a 13yo when you're being told you're the second coming of Pele. And like JK says, Jozy seems like a grounded chap. It's Adu who always had that silly grin on his face and started dating pop singers when he was 16.
From: Mark V. on 7 Jan 2010 10:44
On Jan 7, 7:02 am, JK <jkn...(a)oacpc.com> wrote: > Will be interested to > see how Edu does now that he's healthy. Now recovered, he seems to be playing regularly again. Smith/Rangers must really see something there and consider him to be a big part of their plans. |