David Beckham: A footballer no more
Beckham was my first hero.... the first footballer i ever liked. He was a fighter with a lot of spirit... he played with his heart on the sleeve... always gave his all to the team... and for all his fame and fortune, he still commanded respect from his teammates, fans and the opposition. This ability to inspire brought him the england captaincy. Time and again he came through for united and england.
Ofcourse, then sir alex kicked him out and his star has been on the wane ever since. Without a title at madrid and after two hugely unsuccessful campaigns as england captain, becks is well and truly over.... well, atleast as a footballer. Only 31, he must be wondering how giggs and scholes are still doing it.
He could've gone to england or italy and even france or germany. But then, he would've had to prove himself as a footballer and not just a shirt-seller. I was hoping out of hope that his 'never say die' attitude would come to the fore... and he would stay in europe. Instead, he went to america and ended any hopes i had of seeing him fighting again.
Even beckham knows, and i'm sure it must hurt like hell, that the footballer within him has died.
Ofcourse, then sir alex kicked him out and his star has been on the wane ever since. Without a title at madrid and after two hugely unsuccessful campaigns as england captain, becks is well and truly over.... well, atleast as a footballer. Only 31, he must be wondering how giggs and scholes are still doing it.
He could've gone to england or italy and even france or germany. But then, he would've had to prove himself as a footballer and not just a shirt-seller. I was hoping out of hope that his 'never say die' attitude would come to the fore... and he would stay in europe. Instead, he went to america and ended any hopes i had of seeing him fighting again.
Even beckham knows, and i'm sure it must hurt like hell, that the footballer within him has died.
posted by RA at
01:48
3 Comments:
wel i definitely agree wid u. for us true football fans becks hs retird nw. he ws d reason i strtd watchn football. my first idol. i remember hw i usd 2 shout,"BECKHAAAAAAM" evrytime i scord. unlike many i strongly believed in beckhams abilities. ws stil hoping he wud com bak to man u. i think d man u shirt ws wer beckham got his fighting spirit frm - a true red devil. u nevr felt he had d same intensity for madrid. nd wel goin to d u.s. nw hes nt gonna b playin football of d same standard. hes 31 nw. nt xactly old. look at solskjaer. 35 nxt month. bt playing lik a man posesd. provin his worth. i thot becks wud prove his doubters wrng nd retire on a high.lik d fighter he always ws den why did u put ur hands up dis time becks??
thts the beauty of madrid. thnk god zizou ended his career on a decent note.but becks is no zizou
Madrid is far from beautiful right now... because nothing can damage zizou's reputation (not even a red card in a world cup final), he escaped madrid unscathed..
look at the careers they have ruined... beckham, ronaldo, redondo, helguera (he was a superior midfielder before madrid sold all their defenders), Eto'o (almost).... they're a dying institution.
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