Freddy Adu Screwed Himself

Any true soccer fan has to agree that Freddy Adu hasn't lived up to his hype. Whether he was hyped to much or just made bad decisions in his career. The reality of the situation is that both of those problems lead many soccer fans to be disappointed. Adu was proclaimed the future or star for the U.S. national team. He was told how amazing and talented he was and that he was the answer for the U.S. team to be able to compete against the likes of England, Germany, Italy, and Brazil. In the beginning he proved them right, he showed the world that he was an amazing player. He was the tournament MVP for the ODP team while playing the likes of Juventus and Lazio's youth squads. He was getting the exposure that was needed for him to become the face of the U.S. national team.

The most defining experience in his life happened when Inter Milan offered him a six-figure sum to join there club, receiving the money when he was 18. His mother turned down the offer supposedly on the advice of her son's agent. Whether it was greed that they wanted money now or the fact that the family didn't want to relocate, it ruined his career. Four years later he made his debut for D.C. United at the age of 14. He didn't have the strength for the game as he was man handed and abused in his first few years. He scored 11 goals in 99 games played for D.C. united. Finally he was traded to Real Salt Lake, and he produced nothing there as some expected. Enough was enough, and he decide to move to European soccer, but a little to late.

When Freddy Adu rejected Inter Milan's offer he was preparing himself for failure. Instead of have the time to develop as a soccer player while playing with Inter Milan's academy, he chose to reap the rewards of his talent as soon as he could. Adu finally made the move to Europe but to a club not half the caliber as Inter Milan. Although he thought there would be more pressure playing in Europe he found out it was quite the opposite. They develop there players fully instead of just throwing him into games to pick up experience. No matter who the player is, they will become a better player playing in Europe because of the lack of patience the American clubs have shown.

Freddy Adu can still become a great player but never as good as he could have been.