Quote Originally Posted by Lyle
When he got PT he did well....it takes some adjusting to get used to the type of play the EPL has.


Dempsey and Adu have done more in the EPL than Beckham has in the MLS.....and Adu has never even played in the EPL.....so just give them some freaking time.

Liek Onyewu....Newcastle was smart to get him but they gave him ONE SEASON and that was it....he never got used to the play and how the hell is he suppose to develop when he doesn't get an oppertunity to play and learn what works and what doesn't.


My very strong opinion is that none of the European teams....ESPECIALLY ENGLISH TEAMS want US players to be there much less do well....nothing else can explain the lack of chance our boys get over there....A SEASON? just ONE.....give Rooney ONE season where he's riding the pine the majority of the time and if he was American he'd have been gone no questions asked.

Brian McBride did well, Tim Howard did well....

Bocanegra, Simek, Spector, Convey, Beasley, Demerit.....all those guys play in the UK but I'm 100% sure they aren't the best players that the US has.


All I'm saying is give Adu a chance and he'll perform well....I know Altidore will do good things as well
Plenty of internations have trouble adjusting to the ELP, absolutely, and you are right, Americans get very little slack or second chances. They expect them to fail, want them to fail. That's why I'm glad Beasley is with Rangers and Adu is at Benifica. Every Rangers fan I know (one of my best friends is Glaswegian, and I've spent a week there) remembers and respects Claudia Reyna and they are glad to be getting Demarcus. Adu will get more chance to play than he would at a a TOP EPL team and he'll play in UEFA CUP or Champions League, which he won't do with a mid-tier EPL team. Adu may not turn into Zidane, but he'll be a quality player, probably one notch up from prime Claudio Reyna. If he can avoid getting injured, like Reyna, I'll be happy with the result.