Beckham’s Back for England!

By: Laurie | May 26th, 2007

What did I tell you?

In a move that had to give England team manager Steve McClaren a serious case of indigestion, David Beckham has been recalled to the England squad for the next two games against Brazil and Estonia.

No guarantee he’ll be a starter, no guarantee he’ll even play, but he’s on the list.

That’s a good start.

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• Tom |  May 26th, 2007 at 7:29 am

  
  
  

  I think he’ll play. McClaren would look even sillier if he recalled him and then didn’t play him, and they draw or lose. Unfortunately this might mean Lennon doesn’t play, though he is struggling with injury and form right now anyway.

  Owen and Beckham back on the England team together within a year of the World Cup. You could have gotten long odds on that last July.

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• Laurie |  May 26th, 2007 at 7:36 am

  
  
  

  I read that Lennon injured his knee in the B game last night. I didn’t include it in the post because I don’t know enough about the squad and how it affects Beckham, but it does increase his chances of seeing time on the field.

  Amd I agree it would be stupid to eat crow and recall him and then not PLAY him. This isn’t about Beckham anyway, it’s about McClaren keeping his job.

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• Alan |  May 26th, 2007 at 8:36 am

  
  
  

  Someone on another list pointed out that if Becks stays on the England squad, its going to bump into a number of MLS games. Ouch.

  Sept. 8 - England v Israel
  Sept. 12 - England v Russia
  Oct. 13 - England v Estonia
  Oct. 17 - Russia v England
  Nov 21 - England v Croatia

  Sept. 8 - LA v Colorado
  Sept. 13 - Chivas v LA
  Oct. 13 - LA v TFC
  Oct. 18 - LA v NYRB
  Nov. 18 - MLS Cup final

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• Tom |  May 26th, 2007 at 9:44 am

  
  
  

  That’s pretty significant, Alan. How many people who bought group tickets or 5-game plans for the Galaxy-Fire game in October are going to be pissed-off when he doesn’t even show up? Thousands of them!

  MLS has a real problem in the fact that it completely ignores the international calendar.

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• Tom |  May 26th, 2007 at 9:46 am

  
  
  

  (oops, the Fire play LA 10/21 which isn’t a direct clash after all. Apparently I can’t read. Though that’s still a touch schedule.)

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• Ian |  May 26th, 2007 at 10:32 am

  
  
  

  Good to hear. But the MLS conflicts are going to be painful … it’ll be interesting to see what happens there.

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• Laurie |  May 26th, 2007 at 2:28 pm

  
  
  

  Alan, thanks for doing my research for me. You would think I would have realized this, given that the France NT schedule is etched into my brain and European internationals all play at the same time.

  But no. So thanks!

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• Tom |  May 26th, 2007 at 3:19 pm

  
  
  

  Apparently I also cannot spell.

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• Beckham |  June 2nd, 2007 at 8:05 am

  
  
  

  Ribery will be the next in MLS or play for Real Madrid
  http://el-hacha.blogspot.com/2007/05/acuerdo-verbal-entre-frank-ribry-y-el.html

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