NFL Star Chad Ochocinco to join Sporting Kansas City
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Awesome.
Hope he has a good hustle.
Hope he has a good hustle.
i think this is pretty cool actually. come on, its a little publicity and there's nothing wrong in having a go. people shouldn't be too serious.
Says he has football experience. Many player become footballers on being a good athlete alone at a level like similar to MLS. He is super quick and very strong physically. If he can shoot or head as well then he'll probably be a star in a league like that.
He's a 10 year veteran of the NFL so you know he can follow tactics. But he's got that massive ego.
He's a 10 year veteran of the NFL so you know he can follow tactics. But he's got that massive ego.
I wonder what number he'll wear.
It really is the most ridiculous surname ever.
His real last name is Johnson. Though legally it's still Ochocinco until he changes it back.
His actual surname is Johnson, he changed it like 5 years ago. If I remember correctly he wore "Ochocinco" in a pregame and had it ripped off the back in some sort of ridiculous pregame celebration. The NFL fined him for it so he changed his name to piss them off.
You never know. In this league it can work. I remember back in the day going to DC United during the glory years when we had Roy Lassiter. Really pretty rubbish with his feet, but FAST, and willing to make all sorts of runs. Etcheverry would set him up any number of times, most of which he'd fluff. But, given his speed and willingness to run, he scored a hatfull.
He talks a good game, but can he really play?
Claims to have a background in football, trained with Real Madrid a few months back, and once took over kicking duties for his NFL team in a preseason game (though that means precisely jack all really).
Ndamukong Su would be great to see trying to play football. He played it until he realized he's far too big to play it and focused on American football. While the Lions' backup field goal kicker was out, Su did the team's kicking. 
If I recall he's a Liverpool fan. Pretty sure I saw an interview with him when he was wearing a Liverpool shirt.
It's giving Sporting a bit of publicity which never hurts. It would be funny if he actually was offered a contract, but then again could also hurt the impression of the quality of the league(which I know isn't very good now).
It's giving Sporting a bit of publicity which never hurts. It would be funny if he actually was offered a contract, but then again could also hurt the impression of the quality of the league(which I know isn't very good now).
Chad the Attention Whore
That guy is such an attention seeking douche
Bo Jackson v.2011?
Karmichael Hunt switched from Rugby League to Australian Rules just recently and so far is looking pretty successful.
Not that it has any bearing on this whatsoever.
Not that it has any bearing on this whatsoever.
Heh, that's worse than "... Hunt, the Culture Secretary."
And yet you still posted it.
Your flagrant disregard for the order of this forum is, quite frankly, disgusting.
Not surprised. Considering he's changed hid name to 8-5. He forgot the 1.
Who da feck?
Chad Ochocinco: How Long Will Chad Ochocinco Stick with Soccer? | Bleacher Report
This soccer thing ain't as easy as it looks. He's been allowed to stay and train with their reserve team but he won't be getting a professional contract in MLS.
This soccer thing ain't as easy as it looks. He's been allowed to stay and train with their reserve team but he won't be getting a professional contract in MLS.
Football already has its quota of jerk offs like terry gerrard cole etc without this idiot jumping on board
Chad's a dickhead, but he's smarter than he acts like he is. He's not joining because he thinks he'll ever make it in the MLS, he's joining because the NFL is on the verge of a lockout/strike, and being on Sporting KC's reserve team gives him a team-sport environment to train and keep fit until the NFL and the players come to an agreement. For Sporting KC's part, they get some free publicity and he's not costing them any money.
Seems a nice enough guy but nowhere near good enough.
Looked like the biggest gimp on earth to me, there. Spoke as if he was playing the main role in a multi-million pound film.
Yeah, but he talks to Ronaldo on twitter init....And he's good friends with Ashley Cole. So he can obviously shoot.
...Just watched that video..Bloke: "It's like a dream man, I just can't describe it, it's everything I thought it would be, it's a dream come true"
Manager: "He has absolutely no soccer fitness...It's a long way from high school to here and he's struggling"
Manager: ".....He's been a class act the whole time he's been here though"
Cut to shot of him spunking a cross into some trees under no pressure
Legend.
Give the guy a break - he's trying something new and approaching it with a positive attitude.
Wonder if his throw-ins are any good?
Hits a mean cross, I'll give him that. The way he just twats it straight into the side netting under next to no pressure was incredibly impressive.
To be honest, everything about that article - if accurate - sounds really admirable. He's a bloke on ridiculous money in a big national sport whose been told he's not good enough for an actual contract in football, yet whose accepted training with the reserves, on what look like school/college pitches, with good grace, demented positivity and complete professionalism. I might find that video funny, but there's nothing in that that isn't utterly admirable. Fair play to him.
Still can't cross for shit though.
Give the guy a bit of credit. After going through the paces of a match, he's all humility. Hard to fault him, he earns more in his other athletic endeavors than anyone spare Ronaldo, Messi, etc, and having come from footballing origins, sure he thought he had the pedigree to have a go. He tried, he failed, he was grateful for the opportunity.
So what're all the haters on about again?
So what're all the haters on about again?
To be honest, it's more the humour of watching him going on incredibly seriously about how much of a dream come true it was playing a reserve match behind closed doors. It's almost as if he's overcome some sort of incredible, life-threatening obstacle - attaining the pinnacle of human achievement and self-actualisation in the process.
It came off as some sort of comedy sketch (the video), especially when you see the cross at the end - don't think anyone's really running him down for having a go.
I think you'll find he was aiming for that tree.
The back of his shirt is also misleading. Ochocinco translates, in Spanish, to '8', '5'; not '85'.
The name should read 'Ochenta y cinco'.
That's some fraudulent shit, right there. Good to see that the coach saw right through that bollocks, though I'm not sure his football fitness excuse was adequate.
The name should read 'Ochenta y cinco'.
That's some fraudulent shit, right there. Good to see that the coach saw right through that bollocks, though I'm not sure his football fitness excuse was adequate.
His name is "Eight-five", not "Eighty-five", duh.
What idiot would name himself "Eighty-five"?
What idiot would name himself "Eighty-five"?
A distant cousin of Johnny-5?