Comments on: So Who’s to Blame for the Beckham Injury Cockup? http://lagalaxy.theoffside.com/player-news/so-whos-to-blame-for-the-beckham-injury-cockup.html LA Galaxy Soccer Blog Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:02:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Diane http://lagalaxy.theoffside.com/player-news/so-whos-to-blame-for-the-beckham-injury-cockup.html#comment-8246 Diane Wed, 15 Aug 2007 07:31:29 +0000 http://lagalaxy.theoffside.com/player-news/so-whos-to-blame-for-the-beckham-injury-cockup.html#comment-8246 Re the other thing on justjack's mind: don't worry about the boys at the other end performing instantly. Frank Lampard has been on the other end endlessly without finishing and Becks always has a nice word to say in his defense. He's been doing this a long time, he's worked with young and inexperienced players, nervous players, and players in slumps (and been all of those himself). He'll just keep practicing with...whoever...until they can connect, that's pretty much his answer to anything anyway! Re the other thing on justjack’s mind: don’t worry about the boys at the other end performing instantly. Frank Lampard has been on the other end endlessly without finishing and Becks always has a nice word to say in his defense. He’s been doing this a long time, he’s worked with young and inexperienced players, nervous players, and players in slumps (and been all of those himself). He’ll just keep practicing with…whoever…until they can connect, that’s pretty much his answer to anything anyway!

]]> By: justjack http://lagalaxy.theoffside.com/player-news/so-whos-to-blame-for-the-beckham-injury-cockup.html#comment-8240 justjack Wed, 15 Aug 2007 01:47:33 +0000 http://lagalaxy.theoffside.com/player-news/so-whos-to-blame-for-the-beckham-injury-cockup.html#comment-8240 Well said and said in the best possible manner. This is definitely a doc's decision to make not the pressured player or an invested manager. This is classic American boss behavior messing up the show. I admit I lusted those minutes of the DC match. But then another thing came to mind, when he is fit (if everyone lets him get fit), will he eventually get frustrated dishing up gorgeous service with no one on the other end? (I think Buddle & Pavon will step up to it, but what if they don't, or Gordon and the other hacks are put up there instead...) Back to the injury... I know at 30 I could recover easier than what I cannot at 40. And I know the pressure of everyone telling you, you've gotta show up, do this, be this... meanwhile your body is telling you, uh-uh, no. No matter how pissy people get you've gotta say no until your bod says, okay lets rock. He's younger than I and certainly more fit, but he's no John Terry who can recover from a blown disc in three weeks. And I too wish for Wednesday... but frankly it's not being broadcast locally or nationally (and tix for HDC are way outta my league now) and as much as I'd love to see him play and focus the side, I never want to see injuries ruin a career. Stay home, Becks. Put the foot up and chill out. Well said and said in the best possible manner. This is definitely a doc’s decision to make not the pressured player or an invested manager. This is classic American boss behavior messing up the show. I admit I lusted those minutes of the DC match. But then another thing came to mind, when he is fit (if everyone lets him get fit), will he eventually get frustrated dishing up gorgeous service with no one on the other end? (I think Buddle & Pavon will step up to it, but what if they don’t, or Gordon and the other hacks are put up there instead…) Back to the injury… I know at 30 I could recover easier than what I cannot at 40. And I know the pressure of everyone telling you, you’ve gotta show up, do this, be this… meanwhile your body is telling you, uh-uh, no. No matter how pissy people get you’ve gotta say no until your bod says, okay lets rock. He’s younger than I and certainly more fit, but he’s no John Terry who can recover from a blown disc in three weeks. And I too wish for Wednesday… but frankly it’s not being broadcast locally or nationally (and tix for HDC are way outta my league now) and as much as I’d love to see him play and focus the side, I never want to see injuries ruin a career. Stay home, Becks. Put the foot up and chill out.

]]> By: Diane http://lagalaxy.theoffside.com/player-news/so-whos-to-blame-for-the-beckham-injury-cockup.html#comment-8222 Diane Tue, 14 Aug 2007 18:38:03 +0000 http://lagalaxy.theoffside.com/player-news/so-whos-to-blame-for-the-beckham-injury-cockup.html#comment-8222 I still think its a tic that forces Yallop and Lalas to say "it will be a game-time decision" and "with a day of rest he might be ok" for 48 hours before every match. I personally am bored to death (ah, now there's a medical diagnosis!). If they can't say "Beckham has a second degree (I vote third degree because of the swelling--mom's can do this) sprain with [fill in # of] torn ligaments and is being treated at [pick someplace that doesn't involve flying or a Galaxy subs bench]", I wish they would just not say anything and issue a squad list the day before or morning of each match, like a normal team. I still think its a tic that forces Yallop and Lalas to say “it will be a game-time decision” and “with a day of rest he might be ok” for 48 hours before every match. I personally am bored to death (ah, now there’s a medical diagnosis!).

If they can’t say “Beckham has a second degree (I vote third degree because of the swelling–mom’s can do this) sprain with [fill in # of] torn ligaments and is being treated at [pick someplace that doesn't involve flying or a Galaxy subs bench]“, I wish they would just not say anything and issue a squad list the day before or morning of each match, like a normal team.

]]> By: mag http://lagalaxy.theoffside.com/player-news/so-whos-to-blame-for-the-beckham-injury-cockup.html#comment-8214 mag Tue, 14 Aug 2007 16:02:43 +0000 http://lagalaxy.theoffside.com/player-news/so-whos-to-blame-for-the-beckham-injury-cockup.html#comment-8214 This thing never happens in Europe if you are injured you stay at home and train on your own alone. Very very odd situation This thing never happens in Europe if you are injured you stay at home and train on your own alone.
Very very odd situation

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