Freddy Not Ready for Switzerland
July 30, 2010 
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BY SHAWN FRANCIS
Did you read about Freddy Adu not making the grade for Swiss side FC Sion? Is it just me or does it seem like every time you think to yourself “Surely this will be the team that Freddy Adu sticks with” it never turns out that way? From Real Salt Lake to Benfica to Monaco to Aris the guy just can’t seem to latch on anywhere longer than a season. And when he is there he doesn’t seem to get anywhere close to the playing time that you would think a player with his skill (remember the U-20’s in Canada?) would warrant.
Every time we get word of him making a new move to new club -and let’s be honest here, ever since Benfica each one has seemed like a step down from the one before it- I find myself wondering why he doesn’t come to the States. Things certainly didn’t go the way he or his fans may have wanted in Europe but that doesn’t mean he has to keep barnstorming around the continent in search of…well I’m not exactly sure what.
It could be anything from financial gain to an outside chance at Champions League play that is driving him but if the now-cliche, standard American soccer player’s dream of “playing in Europe” is what continues to push his tour of leagues you will not see on ESPN, FSC or GolTV along then it’s real shame; as a talented, creative midfielder his services would be in high demand domestically. Or perhaps they would have been in high demand. But with every transfer and unsuccessful trial his stock falls incrementally and if he’s not careful he could wind up playing himself out of options.
Now, I’m sure that if it was Freddy’s want he could find an MLS side willing to take a chance and add his well-known name to their roster but at this point he probably couldn’t command the wages he once did. Still at this stage in his career it might be worth a cut in pay for a chance to prove that he can still play; he might have to swallow some pride to do it but like they say, you can always come home.
100% agree that Freddy needs to come back to MLS. Just give it a year man, show you can train hard, show you can play, and get on with your career.
Convey’s decision to come back is looking pretty damn smart right now.
Excellent point Ryan…Bobby Convey is great example.
i think this kid id overrated just like Jozy Altidore signing with teams in Europe when they should still be here in the MLS.
The fact of the matter is, that Adu is going to try to sign ANYWHERE in Europe before he considers his options in MLS.