Comments on: Fergie Changes His Mind On Beckham’s England Spot

By: Tom F

Tom F — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 10:23:11 +0000

SACK CAPELLO ;O)

In all honesty I really don’t pay too much attention to what goes on in the England camp. I only care about United, though obviously the United players too playing for their respective countries.

I see he isn’t in the senior squad, that’s a bit odd. Still there are other fit players. A lot of left sided players, I guess SWP does deserve a chance. My main point is if he isn’t fit, wait until he is. I really don’t think FC will leave him out forever.

is anyone else feeling sick at the thought of cheering to a City win today? I guess Arsenal fans will think the same about Spurs…

By: craig mc

craig mc — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 00:31:32 +0000

Tom F – I would agree with you except that Capello wouldn’t!!!!!!!. I understand Lennon has been demoted to the under 23′s – WHY?. Well your guess is as good as mine Tom. Are you saying he has been reinstated into the senior squad again?. If so, then Capello really is confusing everybody/

By: Tom F

Tom F — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 00:19:14 +0000

Craig mc: Yes, I am in fact a fan of David Beckham and have always wanted him in the national side. I do however believe the fact that Capello wants to win his first game in charge and that Aaron Lennon, who has done very well this season and most importantly has played regularly where as David Beckham has not played a match in a while and won’t do before the friendly. You are letting this small friendly eat away at your temper, when it is a fact that David Beckham HAS NOT been banished from the England side forever, just for this friendly. Also, I do believe Aaron Lennon has always done well for England and rightly deserves to be where he is.

I think Wayne Rooney is better than Emile Hesky and I also believe that Michael Owen is better than Andy Johnson, however if the first choice are injured or not match fit, surely it makes sense to go for the players who wouldn’t usually make it in the starting 11 based on the fact that they are fit enough to last the distance???

I don’t go around ranting based just on my own beliefs, I try to look at things in a more realistic way. I have always been on Becks side but this time there is not much to argue over, it’s ONE friendly he has been left out of and that is it.

HE WILL BE BACK.

By: craig mc

craig mc — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 23:57:44 +0000

Ivor – Ok mate, if as you say Capello is a genious motivator, then why did he have to publicly admit, THAT HE GOT IT WRONG ABOUT BECKHAM, SAYING HE WOULD NEVER PLAY FOR REAL MADRID AGAIN?. Then when results went against him, he quickly had to restore Becks!!!!!!!!. You say he knows what he is doing, I say that still has to be proved. If you are proved right, I will be the first to hold my hands up and say you were right. Until them I still think he’s a jerk!.

Tom F – do you really believe that other players have been working their arses off for England?. Who is better than Becks?. He changed things when McClaren brought him on against Croatia. That’s when his pass offorded Crouch a goal. If he had been on earlier I swear we would have had so many more chances of possible goals. There is nobody better on that right flank at providing the same perfect crosses into the box, I don’t care how much they work their arses off. There is nobody IMO who loves his country more than Becks. He friggin deserves his 100th cap, and most english managers agree. Fergie says Becks should not be denied that cap. But hey, it’s just my opinion, and I respect and accept you all have yours. I think United fans forget what Becks was to our club. Shame!!!!!!!!

By: Tom F

Tom F — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 21:57:38 +0000

2 Things:

1) SAF said it would be wrong to deny him off a hundreth Cap.

2) Beckham has not been denied, he just has to wait a bit longer until he is match fit.

Why should the lesser known / played players work their arses off only to be left out because of sentimental reasons. Beckham will be back for England and leaving him out of the friendly will only be a positive thing for him in the long term.

By: Ivor

Ivor — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 20:29:54 +0000

Capello is a genius of motivation. If he’s a ‘jerk,’ then what do you make of those stunts in practice where Ruud Van was encouraged by the Gaffer to bullly Cristano Ronaldo with the objective of toughening the lad up? So,I guess Sir Alex is a JERK, too!? Becks, by his own admission in a number of interviews, was out of shape after leaving O.T. for the Bernabeu. That is, until Don Fabio went to war with him. Clearly not the brightest spoon in the cutlery drawer,Becks has to periodically relearn that he’s an adult and that it’s football which serves the extraneous other bits of his career, not the other way round. Having made his bed in L.A. for oodles of cash, it’s now up to him to get into real shape for the next M.L.S. season if he wants to get back with Ingerland. Considering the mediocrity of Downing, Bentley, Young and Wright-Phillips, none of whom seem to be able to hold on to the ball or cross it, there may still be a place on the national team even after he becomes Silver Balls. Capello knows what he’s doing, even if he is a JERK. He’s certainly got to be better at motivating the lads than Svengoolie or Second-Choice Steve!

By: craig mc

craig mc — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 19:51:45 +0000

capello is a JERK of the highest order. If Becks is not match fit, what would have been the harm in bringing him into the game for the last 10 minutes, and he would have his hundreth cap. Capello has got it in for Becks, BUT THE ENGLISH MANAGERS WILL FIGHT FOR THAT CAP FOR BECKS. He friggin deserves it, and Fergie and other managers routing for him no that. But then, the English FA always cover themselves in SHAME don’t they?.