Adu as prima dona

Here is a troubling post-Brazil quote from Freddy Adu:

I just wanted the ball from Sal. I told him, 'just give me the ball.' I already knew what I was going to do before I got the ball. He was saying, 'You've got two guys on you.' I go, 'No, Sal, just throw me the ball.' He was smart enough to give me the ball at my feet. Usually they throw the ball at my head or my chest and I just get hit from behind. I was able to control it. I already knew what I was going to do and it worked great.

Wow. "Usually 'they' throw the ball at my head or my chest"? 'They'? Your teammates?

I don't know. He's 18. He might lack media polish. But that is the sort of stuff that I do not like to hear.