Manchester United will probably move for Adu next summer
There’s so much being said about Freddy Adu in the media that you don’t know who to believe.
Every pundit is saying that Adu is not ‘good enough’, as if the 17-year old had personally let them down. People have jumped on the “Don’t go to Manchester United” bandwagon and publicly advised Adu to stay away from the ‘glamour’.
My question is - what does Ferguson think? Is Adu good enough for Manchester United?
This is what SAF had to say about Adu’s chances at Manchester United:
“Freddy has done all right.
He is a good, talented young boy but there is nothing we can do about him.
What we did was to bring him here to give him an idea of what United was like so he could see the place and see how comfortable he was with it.
He is a very confident and talented boy but nothing can be done just yet.
He will go back to the United States and we will keep a check on him. Then, when he is 18, we will have to assess what we can do next.”
The way I read that, it’s a given that we’re bringing Adu over to Manchester United next summer. He turns 18 in June, and United need to invest long-term in a winger. Adu could be the player to move for, and I’d rather have him move next summer and spend 2 years learning from Rooney and Ronaldo and Giggs rather than have him play at Ajax - unless of course we were to buy him and then loan him out to the Dutch club.
Identifying a good player is one thing (Veron and Forlan were good players) - getting him to work in your system is quite another (Ruud). Adu’s playing style fits into Manchester United’s system, and considering that he’s only 17 1/2, there’s a lot of improvement still to come. Ferguson will have judged his pace and confidence and ball control, and if he’s got all three then we’ve got ourselves a new winger come summer 2007.
Unless you’ve seen him play for yourself though, you can’t say much about him.
Every time I’ve seen Adu play he has looked very good for a 17 tear old. we should really secure him next summer. He would be a good long term replacement for Giggs alongside Lee Martin
Adu will move when he figures out which club he’s been supporting as a child. He’s stated Chelsea and United…great memory, eh?
All my yank mates say he’s well overrated, and in the MLS, where you get a ridiculous amount of time on the ball, Carlos Bocanegra can look good too.
Thin escape against boro…. boro played really well!
I’d disagree on that Azar - Boro sat too deep in the first half and apart from a spell of 20 minutes, they didn’t do much. They fought hard, but hey, Wigan fought hard against Liverpool too!
United are feeling the effects of the glut of fixtures though (Rooney, Ronaldo, EVDS and Ferdinand are irreplaceable at the moment and they’re pretty tired), so this is the month to nick the points from them. Man City on the 9th, I’ve got a bad feeling about it
Props to Ronaldo - he dives, but he’s also a bloody good player. Player of the season along with Vidic so far.
Bad feeling about 9th at home? I’ve got a bad feeling about the whole f***in December…. Chelsea’s schedule is tooooooooooooo busy (Coz the blues have to play the Carling as well you know haha)! And I’m seriously worried about the away game against Everton…..
My OT spy says Adu will not be signed. Not good enough. Glazers may have last say as thet is reason why he is there. United played well against middlesbore, but no squad will tell in the end.
Seems like much Adu about nothing to me