After the 2011 Gold Cup final between the United States and Mexico, Freddy Adu was widely considered the best American player on the field because of his work rate and willingness to take on defenders. For the past four years, he has been out of favor on his pu pu platter of second-tier European club teams. On Saturday, Freddy potentially "got his swag back" and might have earned a role on the national team in the next World Cup qualifying cycle. While this was probably a "feel-good story" because he finally "won over" American soccer fans for his performance on the field instead of for his teen acting skills in Sierra Mist commercials, I'm not sure if this is the prevailing storyline that the American soccer fan would like to take from the Gold Cup.
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