Comments on: The Beckham Tug-of-War http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/the-beckham-tug-of-war.html League Football, Soccer News and Views from Around the World Thu, 26 Nov 2009 15:06:46 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Marcello http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/the-beckham-tug-of-war.html#comment-53971 Marcello Sat, 25 Aug 2007 22:25:56 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/the-beckham-tug-of-war.html#comment-53971 It was just for the publicity. It was just for the publicity.

]]> By: Diane http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/the-beckham-tug-of-war.html#comment-53790 Diane Sat, 25 Aug 2007 02:54:15 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/the-beckham-tug-of-war.html#comment-53790 Am I wrong, or do FIFA regulations dictate that Beckham has to go when called up by his national team unless he formally retires from international competition? Am I wrong, or do FIFA regulations dictate that Beckham has to go when called up by his national team unless he formally retires from international competition?

]]> By: Peter http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/the-beckham-tug-of-war.html#comment-53715 Peter Fri, 24 Aug 2007 18:27:56 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/the-beckham-tug-of-war.html#comment-53715 I doubt Beckham needed to play 90 minutes in a second rate friendly against Germany to win a spot with England. The larger issue is the way MLS schedules its games. It is absurd for the league to have games during the international period. It is unfair to teams that have the most international players on their rosters. They shouldn't have played the game in LA a day after there were internationals. I doubt Beckham needed to play 90 minutes in a second rate friendly against Germany to win a spot with England. The larger issue is the way MLS schedules its games. It is absurd for the league to have games during the international period. It is unfair to teams that have the most international players on their rosters. They shouldn’t have played the game in LA a day after there were internationals.

]]> By: chris http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/the-beckham-tug-of-war.html#comment-53714 chris Fri, 24 Aug 2007 18:20:06 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/the-beckham-tug-of-war.html#comment-53714 I think the point being missed here is the 90 meaningless minutes weren't in the friendly against Germany, the meaningless 90 were for the Galaxy last night. Winning a spot for England is infinitely more important than filling sitting seats in the states. A Three Lions friendly against Faroe Islands if it means David winning a starting spot in the future will always take precedence over even the MLS championship game. I don't like England, but even I support that. The MLS is a non-factor. I think the point being missed here is the 90 meaningless minutes weren’t in the friendly against Germany, the meaningless 90 were for the Galaxy last night. Winning a spot for England is infinitely more important than filling sitting seats in the states. A Three Lions friendly against Faroe Islands if it means David winning a starting spot in the future will always take precedence over even the MLS championship game. I don’t like England, but even I support that. The MLS is a non-factor.

]]> By: Blue Devil Brad http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/the-beckham-tug-of-war.html#comment-53710 Blue Devil Brad Fri, 24 Aug 2007 18:09:25 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/the-beckham-tug-of-war.html#comment-53710 I agree with Chris. One week Beckham doesn't make the strenuous arduous journey from LA to Dallas because travel aggravates the injury, and the next he's crossing the pond to play the full 90 in a meaningless friendly? Brand Beckham got poo-pooed for bailing on Dallas and now he's not going to miss anything just in case. Steve flew out here to check him out - he didn't need to prove himself. I sympathize with him on some level - he's doing everything he can, and when his coaches tell him to jump, he says "how high?" - but it's hard to sympathize if he's going about it all like a ventriloquist dummy. Stop letting McClaren and the MLS pull all the strings! Get healthy! I don't hold it against you that you didn't play in New England! I agree with Chris. One week Beckham doesn’t make the strenuous arduous journey from LA to Dallas because travel aggravates the injury, and the next he’s crossing the pond to play the full 90 in a meaningless friendly? Brand Beckham got poo-pooed for bailing on Dallas and now he’s not going to miss anything just in case. Steve flew out here to check him out – he didn’t need to prove himself. I sympathize with him on some level – he’s doing everything he can, and when his coaches tell him to jump, he says “how high?” – but it’s hard to sympathize if he’s going about it all like a ventriloquist dummy. Stop letting McClaren and the MLS pull all the strings! Get healthy! I don’t hold it against you that you didn’t play in New England!

]]> By: Chris http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/the-beckham-tug-of-war.html#comment-53704 Chris Fri, 24 Aug 2007 17:35:27 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/the-beckham-tug-of-war.html#comment-53704 I don't have any sympathy with Beckham, he's putting himself in this situation solely to promote David Beckham. Why on earth did he come back for that meaningless friendly, everyone including Steve McClaren knows what Beckham can do and Beckham said before the Germany game that he wasn't 100% fit and was playing through the pain. What for? Just to collect international caps for the sake of it as far I can see. He could easily have said 'Steve I need to sit this one out, my ankle's not right and the Galaxy have a big game but I'll be ready for the Israel qualifier', end of story. You can tell how much use the game with Germany was for McClaren, Peter Crouch is suspended against Israel and who comes off the bench to play upfront, Peter Crouch, while Jermaine Defoe who is eligible never got on. Either Lalas or Yallop need to tell Beckham you're not playing friendlies during the season because blockhead McClaren is too weak to say don't come and Beckham's ego won't let him say I'm not going. I don’t have any sympathy with Beckham, he’s putting himself in this situation solely to promote David Beckham. Why on earth did he come back for that meaningless friendly, everyone including Steve McClaren knows what Beckham can do and Beckham said before the Germany game that he wasn’t 100% fit and was playing through the pain. What for? Just to collect international caps for the sake of it as far I can see.

He could easily have said ‘Steve I need to sit this one out, my ankle’s not right and the Galaxy have a big game but I’ll be ready for the Israel qualifier’, end of story. You can tell how much use the game with Germany was for McClaren, Peter Crouch is suspended against Israel and who comes off the bench to play upfront, Peter Crouch, while Jermaine Defoe who is eligible never got on.

Either Lalas or Yallop need to tell Beckham you’re not playing friendlies during the season because blockhead McClaren is too weak to say don’t come and Beckham’s ego won’t let him say I’m not going.

]]> By: Laurie http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/the-beckham-tug-of-war.html#comment-53690 Laurie Fri, 24 Aug 2007 16:59:41 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/the-beckham-tug-of-war.html#comment-53690 Good summary. Now I can just link to you without thinking. Thank you yet again for doing my work for me. Good summary. Now I can just link to you without thinking. Thank you yet again for doing my work for me.

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