I'd hardly say it is a blow to England.......surely they can't be that bad if they were planning on playing him much?
Most overrated player EVER....having said that, I feel bad for the guy as he has been a good professional and had a good career. Terrible timing for the man with his hope of playing in the World Cup. He is just nowhere near as good as many have made him out to be.
Can't name more then potentially a handful of players who played outside mid that were better in their prime. Obviously his looks had something to do with being a global icon, but still a fantastic player.
Best at hitting a dead ball and best crosser of all time. Two fairly important aspects of playing outside midfield. Sure he wasn't a one on one player but he didn't need to be. He would put the ball on the forwards head with a defender in his face. Can't name more then potentially a handful of players who played outside mid that were better in their prime. Obviously his looks had something to do with being a global icon, but still a fantastic player.
Are you talking about Stephen Burns or David Beckham?
Unlucky Becks...
Dave Beckham was good at hitting dead balls. So was Shinsuke Nakamura. So is a lad named Davies from Notts County.
Anyway, he had a good career and was a good player......but far from great. Get well soon, Mr. Beckham.
Nakamura is definitely a great dead ball expert, but hardly in the same category as Beckham. I agree there have been many better wingers....wee Jinky Johnston, Wullie Johnstone, Davie Cooper and some that weren't Scottish......list could go on forever. Beckham wasn't your typical winger though. Not the fastest, couldn't beat a man, but absolutely was a game breaker. In my opinion, he is amongst the greats at hitting timely freekicks and as everyone else here as attested to, could drop a ball on a dime 40 yards away. Forget the Hollywood rubbish and how he lines up his cans of coke in a fridge.....as a football player, he gave us some very memorable moments. He got through the ridiculous lynching of him after '98 and almost single-handedly got them through for 2002 against Greece. He is/was a tireless worker and had passion for the game. I feel bad for him because he put so much into the game and though he would have had limited playing time for England this world cup, he almost certainly would have gotten some time. That's the shame of it for me.
As much as it pains me to say it, if there was a minute to go and Scotland were tied with a freekick outside the box, I would wish that David Beckham were Scottish. For me, there was just no-one better.
ABE
(AnyoneButEngland)
No true footballer can take any pleasure in what happened to Beckham. Fan or not it brutal to see it happen to anyone.