Comments on: Beckham Brings Soccer to the American Masses

By: mag

mag — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 19:39:09 +0000

Laurie,exactly-I mean when Beckham came to Madrid Figo played on the right wing and SAF’s dog-Keyrush put him in the center,wich was just a huge waste of the player. Actually one of the first best Beckham’s games in Madrid was 4-2 against Barca and guess what…Figo was banched as Becks played at his so loved right wing…he became MOTM and assisted 2 goals. From that moment he never played in central midfield regulary,maybe once or twice,if I’m not wrong.
By the way since Cantona retired David always played on the right in MU and in NT.
He can play in the center but he is not effective because almost never even tries to beat player or run with the ball-this is just not his game,with amasing vision of the field, golden pass and good communication with right backs Becks is just almost unreplaceable on the right,wich was proven in Madrid this year.
Beckham does some clever runs through the wing,he likes to change sides,he helps a lot on the deffence,crosses like no one in the world and,as I said-has great vision of the game-that’s why Beckham’s passes are so dangerous-he can predict the situation,he knows where his strikes are,he always chosse the right adress.

By: Laurie

Laurie — Sat, 28 Jul 2007 22:49:07 +0000

Mag, I’ve had the same thoughts on Beckham playing in the middle. I was reading older interviews from his time at Madrid where he was saying he was so glad to be back playing on the right because that was the spot that felt more natural and comfortable. Why is this supposed to change now?

By: mag

mag — Sat, 28 Jul 2007 17:35:29 +0000

Yeh,don’t expect Beckham to score every game. But expect him to assist ectually in almost every match,he was the best assistent in La Liga where a lot of world class playmakers creat the show. he can put the ball on the forward’s feet from any place on the pitch. Also I hope he will play not just in the center,because he played there in Real and it was bad idea-Beckham is a natural right winger! Any way in MLS players still don’t know how to mark his free kicks and also he has amazing long range shoot,check England-Wales game in 2004

By: Todd Pounds

Todd Pounds — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 15:32:18 +0000

Did anyone see the ESPN ticker after the Chelsea game? It stated “Chelsea 1 – LA Galaxy 0 (Beckham No Goals)”. Firstly, how the heck did ESPN expect Beckham to score a goal in 12 minutes when injured playing at 80%? I think this is a risk, because people expect Beckham to score goals witht he way he is being marketed. I think at best beckham will score at a clip of a goal every 3 games. I wish they would emphasize points (combined goals and assists) more than goals the way the NHL does. That would be more favorible for Beckham and most playmakers… Many times the assist is more difficult than the goal anyways…

By: Ian

Ian — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 02:26:25 +0000

Good sign. Just got to Britain, and it’s great to be back where every fifth male between 15 and 30 is wearing a football kit. Makes me imagine what that would be like back home …

By: AJ

AJ — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 20:36:05 +0000

Yea, soccer is getting a lot of noise now and it is a good time to be a soccer fan in the US, let’s hope it continues.