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[Football] Beckham - Legend or one trick pony ?
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sir albion
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Very much a legend 
Megazone
On his last warning
I've not seen many players able to turn defence into attack as well as Beckham could.
His crossing was top class. His cross-field passing was brilliant not to mention his set-pieces. What technique he had too.
His crossing was top class. His cross-field passing was brilliant not to mention his set-pieces. What technique he had too.
bn1&bn3 Albion
Well-known member
Legend.. Talented footballer but no more than most "top" players, what made him stand out was his work rate and passion.
He was a great player no where near legend status though.Steven Gerrard was far superior to him pinpoint passing freekicks pens tackling blows beckham out the water.i thought it was a joke towards the end of his England career giving caps so he could break the record and the fa could put bums on seats rather than giving younger players the chance.people bang on about the greece game.ffs it was Greece not Italy and as someone else said we were nt out we d have gone into the playoffs.on the flip side seems like a decent bloke
Really? He only had his off field success because of his ability on the pitch. Otherwise he'd just be another Leon Knight selling track suits!!!
Nibble
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- Jan 3, 2007
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Whereas with your regular contributions, you ensure that no-one on NSC is ever likely to forget
I rarely post these days and users like you remind me why.
Sums him up. Despite his dreary voice, and his tendency to start every interview with 'as I said earlier' (what? When? FFS?), and his shitehouse club, I absolutely LOVED David Beckham. He delivered time after time. And let's not forget his 'brand' was toxic for several months after the Simeone incident....to turn that around needed extreme indefatigability matched extraordinary performances - and by Christmas he was a national treasure.
Wrong and wrong. Jimmy Greaves turned himself into a private company for tax purposes - in the 1960s! But like Greaves, Beckham has been able to do off field things (in Greaves' case as you are old enough to remember, have a telly career - till his un-PC gob put pay to it) on the back of his matchday performancs, not t'other way round....
Another thing that he gets a lot of respect from me for is his commitment to the national side, despite how it treated him.
With so many players 'retiring' from international football purely for selfish reasons, as they search of one final contract.
Any time between now and his eventual death if England came knocking, he'll have his boots on before he put the phone down.
When out in Dubai, with England, DB was approached to advertise that marina in the sea development, offered all manner shite, including a free apartment.
DB agreed to the deal with one condition, the rest of the team were also offered free apartments.
With so many players 'retiring' from international football purely for selfish reasons, as they search of one final contract.
Any time between now and his eventual death if England came knocking, he'll have his boots on before he put the phone down.
When out in Dubai, with England, DB was approached to advertise that marina in the sea development, offered all manner shite, including a free apartment.
DB agreed to the deal with one condition, the rest of the team were also offered free apartments.
vegster
Sanity Clause
- May 5, 2008
- 28,273
Can't blame Greaves for doing that, footballers were paid appallingly at that time, the World Cup winning squad got a bonus of just £1000 a man.
Beckham realised he needed England more than England needed him. He took every free kick and corner for England thus slowing the game down and giving defences time to re group and wait for David to steady himself for a pre-kick photo opportunity, this happened10-20 times a game. This paralysed England to the extent that no one else in the England team had the chance to take a free kick to give another option. He didn't even score that many goals anyway !
Beach Hut
Brighton Bhuna Boy
Easily the best player nationally we have had for quite a while and was also very proud to captain his country, values rarely seen in football today.
- Jul 10, 2003
- 27,776
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Garry Nelson's Left Foot
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If he is/was one trick then it was a helluva trick.
Ronaldo:
Raul:
Zidane:
Everyday stuff:
He had magic in that right foot and undoubtedly gave his all every time on the pitch. When you think he wasn't even the best England player of his generation....how did we not get past a quarter final?!
Ronaldo:
Raul:
Zidane:
Everyday stuff:
He had magic in that right foot and undoubtedly gave his all every time on the pitch. When you think he wasn't even the best England player of his generation....how did we not get past a quarter final?!
Mackenzie
Old Brightonian
A good footballer and a decent bloke.
sjamesb3466
Well-known member
But the question was is he a legend not was he the best. Both legends of my generation in my humble opinion.
TheJasperCo
Well-known member
Not going to vote. I can't stand him as a person, self-serving hypocrite... but do think he was a great footballer. One of the best that I can recall from my childhood. Not enough to deserve "legend" status though.
boik
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Que? So you can be a legend but not the best in your team (or even third best). So is legend status determined by publicity then? I'm confused.
sjamesb3466
Well-known member
Of course you can be a legend but not be the best in your team. If only the very best player in a team could be considered as a legend it would mean a team can only have one legend at any one time. For example, only Giggs or Scholes could be considered Man Utd legends as they played at the same time in the same team.