See Freddy Play? Not That Much

Soccer Times columnist Robert Wagman writes today that Major League Soccer has performed a public relations bait and switch with DC United's young superstar Freddy Adu. Wagman largely echoes thoughts made last week by the Washington Post's Tony Kornheiser last week that because the league did so much to promote Adu (and itself) in the weeks and months leading up to the start of this season Adu should be starting. Wagman, being a soccer guy, admits that, from a strictly soccer point of view, Adu's situation is being handled well by new DC coach Peter Nowak, however.

I tend to agree with Wagman. Adu needs to be brought along slowly, but the overwhelming hype surrounding his debut probably pissed some potential fans off when they didn't see him play for an hour. Hopefully they watched anyway and maybe, just maybe, became fans of the game itself.