CAPTAIN MARVEL’S SAD FAREWELL
So the World Cup is over for David Beckham, while many people are probably giddy over this bit of news, I’m not… this is really sad, Beckham gave me many great memories. At 34 years of age Beckham was gunning to play in his fourth World Cup which would’ve made him the only Englishman to accomplish that feat, I was actually rooting for him to accomplish that dream — it’s not to be however the torn ACL injury which occurred towards the end of the Chievo/Milan match has robbed the World Cup of probably the second most famous footballer of all time (next to Pelé of course).
Should we give a damn about Beckham? Well in the grand scheme of things, who cares right? But I’ll always remember Beckham for scoring that penalty on Argentina (see video below), the one that sent the annoying Porteños back home, how embarrassing was that for Argentina? While we were the last country to qualify to the 2002 World Cup, Argentina was one of the first countries to qualify but also one of the first countries to exit in 2002. It was one of the few times I screamed my head off for a penalty (well until the one scored by Forlan against Ecuador in the qualifiers last year) ––– I was thoroughly glad England had the honor of pulling the coup de grace, especially after all the times World Cup referees had turned a blind-eye to the Argentinean shenanigans of previous World Cups (’86 & ’98).
Beckham has always had his way against South American teams in the World Cup, with the exception of the 1998 World Cup (where he was red-carded) in the Argentinean match, in 2006 Beckham’s scoring put away Paraguay & Ecuador ––– although for many the most memorable image of Beckham in that World Cup was the infamous image of Golden Balls puking his guts out on the pitch against Ecuador, many forget that Beckham was on a scoring tear during that World Cup, how about the set-piece beauty against Paraguay, although the free kick goal was eventually attributed to a Paraguayan own-goal (Carlos Gamarra) it had the classic trademark Beckham touch written all over it. Or how about that beautiful set-piece free kick he scored on the Ecuadorian goalkeeper remember? the one with the ridiculous face-paint of the Ecuadorian flag on his face? Boy was I glad Beckham scored on that moron!
By now you’re sensing I don’t particularly care too much for Argentina, Paraguay & Ecuador, and truth be told, I don’t! Maybe I like Beckham because he single-handedly annihilated some of the most annoying CONMEBOL National Teams I ever had the displeasure to see. Well he will be missed, him and his hopelessly clueless WAG, what’s in store for Beckham? Well after undergoing successful surgery, Beckham will be hoping Fabio Capello saves a spot for him on the English bench (although highly unlikely) —all is not lost for Beckham though, there’s still the shitty MLS that’s waiting for him once he recuperates and he can always head down to Durazno, Uruguay where he still has an open invitation from Gaby Álvarez… anyway thanks for the World Cup Memories Captain Marvel!
Not the most complete player, he’s made a living of his free-kicks, accurate crosses and his propaganda machine (sells shirts where ever he goes). Considering that he is perhaps the most recognized face in soccer, he does have an incredible humility. I saw his interviews on US television when he came over to LA and the guy was very down to earth, no arrogance. Maybe it was good TV…but anytime he’s been interviewed he sounds the same.
When all the other role models in sports are getting dragged around in the mud, he’s been able to keep relatively clean (yeah, I remember the supposed affair with an assistant while playing for Real Madrid).
And this has what to do with la Celeste?
Average player….not much else to say. i do believe it wasnt an ACL injury but his achilles tendon snapped off his heel.
began as half a player…good crosses, free kicks and long passes.
Before his injury he was 1/4 of a player, his job was to send in crosses into the box. A player dedicated solely to cross the ball in the box from the right side.. thats all i saw him do.. nothing else.
He scored from midfield.. yea well so did Recoba, and he was 17yrs old.(in his debut)
I’m still going to miss him, he brought out the retarded elements of football to the forefront, the Wag, Tom Cruise in ridiculous sun glasses rooting for him, the camera close-ups on his puke (fun stuff) — as a player I have to agree with all of you, he’s a shadow of himself but I’ve always had a soft spot in my heart for dead-ball specialists, in fact there’s two things I have a soft spot for, the manatee & dead-ball specialists (lol) — got a question for all of you, would you say Pacheco is as useless as Beckham is on the pitch? I mention this because now all of a sudden El País & LHD are pushing for Pacheco to earn a call-up for the Israel Friendly.
tony has 12 goals in 8 games….big difference
I say no! last chance to use Nacho. But if he gets injured again (very likely, because for some strange reason that tends to happen) I’d give Pacheco a try, why not? we already know how Lodeiro plays for La Celeste. Me gustaria darle la chance a 2 delanteros nuevos, ejemplo Santiago Silva y Urreta and see if they are real threats to opposite box. Heck why not Ramis? (kidding about this last one). But now seriously, why not Boghossian, I reaffirm, why not BOGHOSSIAN, what do you have against him OWT? try Boghossian please, give him just 1 chance.
Beckham is immense! Anyone who can cross a ball as well as him and a shot like his, gonna create 5 golden opportunities per match!! Anyone who calls him avarage has no clue what they’re on about.