So David Beckham lines up tonight against the worst side in the Universe, don't believe the hype - Estonia are beyond poor. Having last weekend single handedly saved us from failing to score against a Brazil side that was already on the beach waiting for the Copa America to begin he now brings that certain something to the fields of Tallinn.
What exactly does he bring, apart from a load of showbiz baggage and a wife who is so thin she is practically see-through? Sure he can cross, but not any better than David Bentley, yes he can take corners, but not any better than Frank Lampard, he takes free kicks, but he doesn't have the range of Stevie G and as for his passing, well Guilleme Ballague once summed it up perfectly for me on Sky's La Liga coverage when he said "Of course Beckham's 60 yard passes look great, but if defenders just stand by admiring them like a bunch of plane spotters what do you expect?"
No I'm sorry, I don't buy into all this 'he should never have been dropped crap,' at some point England have to move on. Beckham has actually underachieved at International level - 1998? Sent off for a moments petulance, 2002? Jumps up out of a tackle allowing Brazil to score and equalise, 2004? Misses (well that's putting it politely) crucial penalty in shoot out v Portugal - 2006? Has poor tournament apart from free kick against the mighty Ecuador.
After last Friday night's performance some commentators would have you believe that we were potential world beaters, but strangely tonight's game is either the end of a new beginning (McLaren) or the beginning of a new end (Beckham). Football eh, bloody hell.
3 comments:
Blimey, you'd better hope Uncle Rupe, curmy et al don't read this!
I like our Dave, he adds a certain je ne sais quoi, which is unfortunate because you asked what! ;-)
He gives his all, that'sa ll I want - apart from winning.
By teh way can we qualify anyway? Seems to me we haven't a hope apart from Croatia nad Russia suddenly losing 2 or 3 games in a row.
Just 4 mistakes huh?
According to the FA;
....his work-rate is second to none.
His stunning free-kick against Greece at Old Trafford took Sven-Goran Eriksson's team through to the 2002 World Cup Finals and will remain one of the greatest moments in England’s history.
A successful 2006 World Cup Qualifying campaign, in which he scored twice, saw him help guide England through to Germany with a game to spare.
Going into the World Cup, Beckham has 31 direct assists for England. When added to his 16 goals, the England skipper has a direct influence on every other game he plays for he Three Lions.
Yes but Lucy that just backs-up my point - the FA's examples are from qualifying matches. When it comes to the big tournaments he's England's answer to Theirry Henry - he goes walkabout quicker than you can say Jenny Agutter.
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