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Freddy Adu says bye-bye to DC

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Vagegast

Banned for Life [He likes P. Diddy]
What the hell?!
Adu Headed to Real Salt Lake

By Steven Goff
Washington Post Staff Writer
Monday, December 11, 2006; 5:31 PM

Freddy Adu's three-year stay with D.C. United is over, but not because of a move to a European club.

Adu, who joined United in 2004 at age 14, has been traded along with veteran goalkeeper Nick Rimando to Real Salt Lake for a major player allocation from MLS, reserve goalie Jay Nolly and future considerations.

Freddy Adu is traded along with veteran goalkeeper Nick Rimando to Real Salt Lake for a major player allocation from MLS, reserve goalie Jay Nolly and future considerations.
Freddy Adu is traded along with veteran goalkeeper Nick Rimando to Real Salt Lake for a major player allocation from MLS, reserve goalie Jay Nolly and future considerations.

Adu recently returned from a two-week training session with Manchester United and hopes to sign with a team in Europe sometime after his 18th birthday in June.

He has been a work in progress since signing a four-year contract with MLS, showing flashes of brilliance but also exhibiting growing pains in a professional setting. In addition, his relationship with Coach Peter Nowak has been strained at times as he grew frustrated with playing time in 2005 and with his role on the field the past two years.

In his three seasons, Adu has 11 goals and 17 assists in 87 regular season appearances.

Rimando spent five seasons with United, but was relegated to a reserve role following the emergence of Troy Perkins this season. Nolly has been in the league for two years, appearing in seven games and making six starts.

United is expected to use the player allocation to acquire a Brazilian or Argentine attacking player. Nowak and United technical director Dave Kasper recently visited those two countries on a scouting mission.
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Good move. Change is good, and I hope Adu will have a breakout season in his new surroundings. He gets reunited with his U-17 coach (Ellinger) and U-17 teammate (Jamie Watson).

RSL will have an intriguing team next season. Their defense is weak, but midfield and forwards look good:

--------------Ballouchy------------
---Klein--------------------Adu----
---------------Williams-------------

---------Kreis------Cunningham-----

I wonder who DC United are going to get with the allocation.
 
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Interesting, to say the least. I would have never thought that Adu would play for another MLS club, much less Real Salt Lake. Their fans better enjoy him while it lasts; come June, he will more than likely headed for the international departure lounge to whichever European club wins the sweepstakes for his signature.
 
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Avalanche1996 said:
Their fans better enjoy him while it lasts; come June, he will more than likely headed for the international departure lounge to whichever European club wins the sweepstakes for his signature.
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Maybe that's why DC were so eager to get rid if him while they could still get something worthwhile in return... i don't know, don't think I really understand the intricacies of the deal :funny:

Out of the blue to say the least though. Plus, still think Real Salt Lake is one of the ****iest team names ever.
 
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Avalanche1996 said:
Interesting, to say the least. I would have never thought that Adu would play for another MLS club, much less Real Salt Lake. Their fans better enjoy him while it lasts; come June, he will more than likely headed for the international departure lounge to whichever European club wins the sweepstakes for his signature.
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I don't think he's going to leave in June, this trade would make no sense if he did. Most likely he's had an informal agreement with MLS that he'll play one full season for RSL and then they'll let him transfer to a European club next winter.

On the other hand, MLS tends to hand out an allocation to a team when one of its "star" players transfers abroad. Maybe MLS has an informal agreement with RSL that if Adu leaves over the summer they will receive an allocation of equal size to the one they traded to DC United.

I know, MLS player acquisition rules are convoluted and confusing. That's what you get with a league which worships Communism.
 
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Vagegast said:
I need a strong drink.
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Sorry about the trade man, but it was inevitable that he was going to leave, and sooner rather than later.

Or are you more pissed off that they didn't let Nowak go?
 
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Vagegast

Banned for Life [He likes P. Diddy]
I'm probably more upset that they let Adu go OVER Nowak, I know who I would've kept. Nowak is very replaceable but Adu I don't what Freddy bought to RFK is. I'm not saying he was the amazing talent the MLS said he was at first but I've watched games where a 16-year old scored goals, had assists, carried the team on his back and inspired his teammates. I'll miss that. I just know things aren't gonna be better with Nowak in charge next year, no matter who the "major allocation" player will be.

Mariah Carey's "We'll Always Be Together" is current playing.
 
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Get 'chu some of that!

 
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andy_of_arsenal said:
he was supposed to go to Manchester United. (if he is - he won't be playing - ever!
nither will Larsson) :boohoo:
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He can't transfer abroad until he turns 18, which will happen June of next year.
 
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Mauricio

El Gran DT
Adu has been very overrated thats why he hasnt show the talent like a Cristiano, Rooney,Messi at his age, people just expects to much at his young age, he is above avg. but nothing out of this world (at this moment). I still cant see the Maradona-Pele he suppose to be, but he should go to europe as soon as possible
 
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