| David Beckham surely can’t have it both ways |
[Jul. 21st, 2009|11:14 am] |
LA Galaxy hand him a contract of fabulous riches, £128 million over five years. Coming from a club in a country where the sport is of only marginal interest, this was a huge commitment, even by American financial standards.
Has Beckham matched that commitment? The answer is surely no. He’s used LA Galaxy’s riches to feather his own nest but the moment it became clear he had signed his own death warrant as far as a place was concerned in Fabio Capello’s World Cup squad for next year, his enthusiasm began to fade.
Yet why wasn’t that one of the paramount thoughts in his mind when he went to Los Angeles? He must have known that Capello wouldn’t choose someone playing in American soccer. It has been clear from day one that Capello demands the absolute highest standards. Playing in the States is no sort of preparation for England’s World Cup plans.
Or did Beckham know all that but preferred to take the vast riches on offer? Did he do it because he wanted to have his cake and eat it?
By going to AC Milan on loan, he was acknowledging he’d made the wrong career move. Playing for a top line English or European club is supposed to be behind those who head west across the Atlantic. Plenty have done it before Beckham but they haven’t then come back at the first opportunity to re-establish links with the higher level of soccer.
This is a guy who wants it all and never mind the feelings or commitment of others. All that matters to him is himself.
Why should anyone criticise the Galaxy fans? The fact is, they’ve been let down. Beckham must be dim if he didn’t see trouble coming. For not only did he stay and finish the season in Italy with Milan but then set off on holiday in France and the Seychelles. Very nice too, except that he had people continuing to pay him a fortune on the other side of the Atlantic.
LA Galaxy have been let down by a guy who has let himself down by his own greed. Beckham should have acknowledged he’d made a mistake going there because he wanted to be part of next year’s World Cup. He should have told the American club that last January and walked away from the lucrative deal.
But he didn’t want to do that. Too much money was at stake.
And David Beckham has long since demonstrated that nothing and no-one will come between him and a pile of cash.
It’s that realisation that has fuelled the fans anger on the other side of the Atlantic. And they’re right to feel they’ve been had. |
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Spot on.
Maybe Posh is giving Becks advice ?
A great player - but, US soccer is
decidely a step down, and is way out of the spotlight.
He must have know this was a swan song, a fantastically lucrative end to his career.
He may have changed his mind - which does not say much for the thought process that made him opt for the USA. But have the guts to say so - and look for a move to the UK.
If playing for England is top priority - pay as you play Dave - put the money second for once.
But I think the US fans have a bigger gripe.
We got a whole pile of poo about how Becks was going to ignite US soccer. Make it grow, devlope grass roots etc.
Yuck !
After a few months he wants out.
He promoted himself as the saviour of modern soccer in the USA- and a short while later he is desparately seeking any escape route he can find.
No wonder they boo him - it's a betrayal of a whole nation -not just the team.
If you set yourself up as a hero -
you have to at least act like a hero.
From: ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif?v=92.1) jh_prynne
2009-07-21 04:06 pm (UTC)
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An oversight of the article is that Beckham agreed to join LA Galaxy in January 2007, a year before Capello became England manager, so naturally at the time he thought he could have his cake and eat it.
From: scottrod9
2009-07-22 01:26 am (UTC)
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Let me forecast England and Capello's future. If Beckham plays, England is finished at the quarter-finals. I don't know where any coach could figure that this is the type of player to build a team around. His track record says it all. All the WC finals he was involved in, England were a flop. Why would that change now that he is even slower. weaker, scores less goals, is less involved. And these coaches call themselves experts? You have just heard from a real expert(who is nobody)and you know England's future at the WC.Enough.
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