Freddy Adu could soon land at a new club, but not for its first team.
According to Danish outlet Sporten, Adu will play for Randers in a reserve tournament game tonight and could end up with a contract with the club should he impress. He is expected to play in the last three games of the tournament for Randers, who he has been training with in order to stay in shape.
Should Adu join the club, he would play for the reserves as he has been deemed not fit enough to play at the Superliga (Denmark's top flight) level, according to Randers' chief scout Peter Cristiansen.
Even if Adu impresses, there is a road block to him signing with Randers. Currently he is on loan to Aris Salonika from Benfica, but the former has found no use for him this season. Benfica could let Adu go out on loan, but not until the winter transfer window opens in January. There is also a chance Adu could sign with Randers on a free transfer.
(UPDATE- Adu started, played 90 minutes and hit the post twice in Randers reserves' 4-0 loss to Viborg. According to club trainer Michael Winther, Adu looked good for the first 60-70 minutes before losing some steam.)
What do you think of Adu possibly landing a deal with Randers? Surprised he'd start off with the reserves? Just happy to see another club willing to take a chance on him? Should Benfica just release him?
Share your thoughts below.
lol
Get some humbleness AND some humility and he’d be set.
“But can he retool his game to play and attack minded left or right back? ”
I don’t think so.
There are small guys who play fullback
(Ashey Cole, Dolo) but they are usually blessed with great speed or great vision and tactical sense and in all cases are tough guys.
Freddy is small, slow and puny. And he’s not the most intelligent user of the ball I’ve ever seen and I question his vision of the overall game.
And tackling? Paul Scholes, who is the best player who cannot tackle that I’ve ever seen, is a better tackler.
I thought it must be from a gatorade ad. One huge drop of sweat.
The reason MLS players go to Denmark is because 1 US dollar equals 5.523 Krone. You get to live in a country with arguably the highest standard of living in the word, and when you return to the US, your bank account suddenly multiplies.
This is one of the best posts I’ve read on this site for quite some time.
I only bag on Adu because he is a players who is simply not good enough to play for the national team(and I doubt he ever will be good enough)yet people constantly clamor for him to get a callup.
My bad I meant 10
Badges? We don’t need no stinking badges!
In 2011 UEFA will rank Denmark’s league just one slot below Greece’s league. Greece is ranked #11 and Denmark is #12. So if Freddy can latch on there shouldn’t much of a drop in the standard of play. On the other hand this is the same league that signed Bennie (before he got relegated) so they are used to unfit and inconsistent Americans.
Obviously, if he were to be signed it wouldn’t be for the reserve team. The idea would be to get a foothold so he can work his way up.
All the speculation about his “demands” ignores the fact that so far none of these articles that I’ve read have made any mention of financial terms.
Since nobody here knows what he is asking for how can you criticise his “demands”?
Dude! Have you taken the time to really read the articles on this blog? Sentences are missing whole clauses on a regular basis! Some of the posters have more words spelled incorrectly than words spelled correctly!
I want your badge.
Man, you guys bag on Freddy, but look at this way: here’s a guy from a humble background who was able to make a lot of money and help to support his family. If he’s not good enough, then what he’s done is effectively work the system to make an annual salary that most of us can’t even dream about. You guys need to compare him to people like Kwame Brown and Michael Olowokandi–guys who made their money despite not being good enough–rather than to the Messis and Ronaldos of the world. I hope his career moves forward and he finds a way to A)have fun and enjoy the game, and B)continue to make a good living and support the family. How many of us, when faced with that kind of money, would do anything different?
you’re right, 8 of 11 in six weeks…
Donovan wasn’t there long enough to make a judgement of if it worked or not. This is the 5th team Adu has been at since 2007 and he hasn’t found a spot anywhere.
Yes he has everything to prove, just like everyone else, if he didnt he’ll be in the starting line-up for AC Milian. Gooch is a good solid defender when he’s 100%(our best). With our current and developing pool of players you need to always bring your “A” game and with him looking shakey in the back of late trying to come back from an injury, we can do without him and it wouldnt drastically change the fate of the USMNT.
His ego.
Sometimes it just doesn’t work out. Donovan went to Germany and it didn’t work. He came back to MLS, played well and then went on loan to Everton where he did well. He also had a good WC. I think Donovan’s experience validates the call for Adu to come back to MLS and regain whatever it is he lost. He can still be a great player if he is willing to work for it.
Your denotes possession.
You’re is the contraction for ‘you are.’
I’m letting you off with a warning this time.
I don’t think its too late, if he tries hard enough then he’ll turn some heads.
He started 8 of his 11 games at Everton.
every mls team would like a player with adu’s talent in their squad, no he’s not schelotto, he’s not mullan, but his skillset mirrors that of fabian all left foot espindola. the problem is the 2010 salary for fabian is $75k, right now freddy’s not going to play for $75k a year.
“become the player we all wanted him to be”.
I think the ship has sailed on that one.
He couldnt break into the starting 11 so he gave up. He turned his back on Portsmouth because he did know what to expect and why ride pine when you can be an influencial starter. He is arguably the best player we have and yet came off the bench when on loan to even Everton, yet when playing for the National side holds his own with the best in the world. If he can blossom after all his ups and downs in Europe, without the same skill set Adu has 21, that means Adu can do it too…
He’s headed to the death place of another technically gifted USA player.
Next stop Hoàng Anh Gia Lai !
With the reserve legue coming back next year maybe he can play on the LA Galaxy reserve team and at the same time be mentored by Landon Donovan :), then (if he’s motivated enough) he can break into the first team and play first team ball in MLS and regain his confidence and become the player we all wanted him to be.
Onyewu has nothing to prove. He’s already established himself as the best CB in the pool, and when he’s playing at his best it is alot better for USA. We’ll live if Adu is not at his best, when Onyewu isn’t on top form, we kinda struggle. So that’s why the more games Gooch can get the better.
According to Yahoo / AP no contract will be offered.
http://sports.yahoo.com/soccer/news?slug=ap-randers-adu
“RANDERS, Denmark (AP)—FC Randers says it has no plans to sign former U.S. international Freddy Adu.
Club spokesman Ib Rasmussen told The Associated Press that Adu arrived in western Denmark on Nov. 15, but the forward’s presence was “only to allow him to train and stay in shape.”
Randers is ninth in Denmark’s 12-team league.”
Although I don’t really want him on my team, maybe coming to LA would be good for him. I think Arena might be able to get him back on track, playing with Donovan and Beckham couldn’t hurt, and most of all, he might pick up some stuff from Buddle, who also had the reputation of being lazy before turning things around. Now that I think about it, Adu could potentially be a decent partner for Buddle up top.
…and with Mcbride and Clint in the mix, Donovan is “Arguably” the best player US has ever produced
Onyewu struggling to find playing time for AC Milan is much different than Adu not making the bench for Aris. And Spector when in form has shown that he can be the best guy at a position we don’t have a lot of depth at.
I meant playing the game. Freddy is famous for rocking the video games.
That is patently false. Bayer Leverusken never gave up on him it was Landon who wanted out and Portsmouth tried to obtain him before he headed back to the MLS.
Could be worse… could be a 2nd division team in Luxembourg
“But then again, if Bob brings him in it will let Adu know that even tho he’s not getting minutes and not playing he can still get call-ups and his spot on the team is safe”
….No different from Gooch and spector. If it’ll look like favoritism for him, and we are not riding on past glory, then how do you explain those 2….
I refuse to be like (some) England fans and enjoy tearing fallen stars down. Good luck Freddy.
i just hope he grinds. seriously grinds.
he can get faster, stronger, more fit and defensively better- i.e. his perceived weakness are not insurmountable. he just needs to put his head down and get his head on straight.
i don’t care where he does it, i just want him to do well but it comes down to him having to work at it.
just like jozy is working to get his time in la liga.
It has its pros and cons. If Bob brings him into just the camp, then it can help Adu’s fitness, and his form. But then again, if Bob brings him in it will let Adu know that even tho he’s not getting minutes and not playing he can still get call-ups and his spot on the team is safe. Which isn’t good. I think that if he seems to be getting a good team in Jan. then he should work that out and stay with his new team.
He couldnt break that squad and no one else was willing to take a chance on him so he came back, and look how he turned out. Adu has the vision, creativity, dribbling ability and finishing….attributes he displayed better than Bradley, Altidore, Rogers etc with the USMNT U-20, and thats why he was captain. Adu will emerge Illmatic74, I have no doubts….
You hit the nail on the head. It is all about the contract. No one is going to pick it up – transfer or loan, so Freddy just sits. This is just a “tryout” – I assume very little if anything financially for Randers. If Freddy “really” wanted to play somewhere, I am sure that Benfica would be more than happy to rip up the contract at his request and grant him free transfer. Freddy has a decent contract and is clinging to it. Like Mat, I don’t blame the guy. He is not going to get a contract like this again. Truth be told, Freddy is just not very good. And by now, everybody knows it.
What a dumb post.
Good for Adu, hopefully he gets signed. Sounds like running out of steam is a fitness issue, in which case no one can really blame if if he isn’t getting time with Aris.
Bring him into January camp Bob! 😉
But Adu does not have the quickness, the vision, passing ability, shooting ability and instincts as a finisher Donovan has. Donovan is without a question the most talented player this country has produced. His big problem in Germany was he couldn’t break the first team of a stacked Bayer Leverusken squad(they were Bundesliga runners up the years he was there).
I think his problem now is clubs don’t believe his age. He is best suited to have an MRI bone scan and make the results public unless he has something to hide. I personally think he’s around 25ish.
Its easy to see why Adu is having so much trouble in Europe. If we in the US can pick him apart just because people rushed to put him on a petty stool he didnt ask for and called him savior, imagine what his coach, foreign fans and jealous teammates would do. I can hear it now “So he thinks his the future of US soccer huh, so he thinks he’s a superstar huh”, looking for a 10 where there is a 7, a good level when taking age and skill into consideration. All he needs is guidance and mentoring instead of trying to prove himself day in day out. How can he develop when everyone thinks and assesses him as a finished product.
Donovan had the same trouble but look at him now. At 21 he has time on his side to get better. The patience shouldnt be coming from a coach willing to mold and harvest his talent(in Europe or anywhere else if he is no going to be playing on their national side they’re not going to).
Bruce Arena wanted him in LA, and is a very good mentor and coach capable of giving Adu the tools he needs.
Adu doesnt need to prove himself to anybody but himself, by going back to working on his fundermentals, speed and fitness. He’ll get there…..
“hustle” not hassle.
i have read what coaches had to say about him. we all play soccer, right? we all play with a guy like adu, amazing skill but doesn’t hustle off the ball, throws up his arms when something goes wrong, defense is poor, doesn’t necessarily make the players around him better. this is what all the coaches say. so, maybe he could fit into some team’s system, but from a national team’s perspective, we rely way too much on hassle and athleticism to include player like adu. i hope this can change, i hope you can become a better player, we need creative offense.
Well, the really strange thing about Adu is that his fitness has become worse since he’s been 16.
He seemed more fit and in his prime physically at 16-18 than he is now after 3-4 years of training with pro teams in Europe.
Makes you wonder if he’s really 21, doesn’t it?
Perhaps therein lies the key to the Adu mystery…
Not bad for a 34 year old…….
Nope. He’s short, slow, never been into conditioning, never had a strong work rate, doesn’t track back, isn’t a ball-winner, is weak running off the ball. In short, he has none of the attributes you’d love to have in an outside mid.
Come back to MLS. It worked out great for Danny Szetela…