Comments on: Becks Will Travel to Toronto. But What Will He Do There?

By: KIm

KIm — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 06:27:10 +0000

This is a very nice post, and I want to see how others react to this.

By: Laurie

Laurie — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 20:54:59 +0000

Diane, I desperately want to see the article but can’t get the link to work. Would you mind reposting or e-mailing it to me? Thanks!

By: Diane

Diane — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 18:13:44 +0000

Laurie, did you catch this ankle column? Injury info makes sense, and Nick Webster’s conclusion makes sense…wish even more that Lalas would take this and all similar advice and let everyone get on with it, enough with the bullshit. http://msn.foxsports.com/soccer/story/7090028.

By: Diane

Diane — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 15:54:02 +0000

Mag, I think PPG must mean points per game.
But, Todd, I don’t think that’s the exact criteria. The obvious beauty of Beckham’s game–even to the uninitiated will be the pin-point accuracy of his crossing and passing and the purity (and accuracy again) of his long strikes. The one smile I got out of the Chelsea match was when the thought entered my mind that the one thing Americans understand is the beauty of a perfectly placed 40 yard pass! Maybe 80 in Becks’ case . Every sports fan can sense the kind of commitment he brings to the cause, and appreciate the obvious support he gives his teammates. No worries that he’ll be fun to watch, especially if they wait until he’s 100% to let him play.

By: mag

mag — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 10:47:28 +0000

Todd Pounds

“PPG: Beckham needs to average at least 1 point per game.”
Sorry,didn’t understand.What does it mean?

By: mag

mag — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 10:42:27 +0000

Diane
You right he never speaks if it’s nothing to say about his football game. He isn’t that kind of person that opens mouth on every corner. Even when Capello axed him from Real and didn’t allow to train with the team (wich nobody knew because after 15 minutes press wasn’t allow. 15 minutes he trained with the team and after that capello send him to tarin alone). and when Calderon said that he isn’t a footballer but bad actor,Beckham never said a bad word about tham,never complained,wiched everything best to Madrid and every game sit in the box to support them. The same story with pink face McCloun…don’t even want to talk about him.
This is one of the main reasons why I like Beckham: no metter what was said and done he is always real gentelman,he knows how to fight back and work hard.

By: Diane

Diane — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 03:44:05 +0000

Mag–you can probably tell better than I, but it seems that, except when he had to speak as captain, Beckham always stops talking until he’s playing (well) again in situations like this. Thanks for the background info and perspective. Diane

By: Diane

Diane — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 03:36:07 +0000

Hi Todd. The injury reports suck and verge, well they’ve long passed verging, into lies and/or inuendo. If MLS/Galaxy want the league and their new player to be taken seriously in sporting terms I agree that they should just give a straightforward injury report.
Then they should wait to play him until the ankle is ready to plant that foot hard enough, and then sustain the twist, during an 80mph free-kick, or corner…or just offer enough balance to sustain a nice shower of accurate deliveries to the boys up front–all the stuff we’ve been waiting for. I’d rather wait until its really possible(it doesn’t just show more respect to the player, but to the rest of the team and even to the fans that might not yet know that their not REALLY coming to see a pretty face.
Here’s what I’ve read about the ankle: no structural damage in MRI after initial injury, then got played on once more for England and a week later in RM league winner. Re-injured in latter, apparently not treated by RM, but told only rest needed by trainer. Had another MRI in London beginning of July, confirmed no structural damage, only worked out on bike before leaving Europe, seemed to improve, limp went, but the thing swelled up again on flight to LA. Yallop gave graphic description this week of swelling–fluid and scar tissue build-up (implying poor acute treatment, which seems likely) and said that deep tissue work would continue to drain it, ouch that’s worse than the injury but it seems to work.

By: Todd Pounds

Todd Pounds — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 23:12:10 +0000

INJURY: The thing that bothers me about the injury is that there is no description for the injury. I read things like “ankle due to his shots in his last Real Madrid game, no swelling or structural damage”. Have you ever heard anything like that before???? Maybe it is that the NFL, NHL, etc… give more injury information, but it sounds like a cryptic, Bill Belichek (NE Patriots) injury report. What is his real diagnosis????

By: Todd Pounds

Todd Pounds — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 23:08:44 +0000

I beleive that his on the field performance will matter once the initial “buzz” where’s off. Two things need to happen at that point to avoid the ire of the media:
(1) PPG: Beckham needs to average at least 1 point per game.
(2) Playoffs: The LA Galaxy need to find a way to make the playoffs.
This thing will fail if he is not successful on the field! As for the injury, he needs to recover fully and then start playing.