Comments on: David Beckham: How to divide England’s fans in World Cup year http://www.worldfootballcolumns.com/2010/01/11/david-beckham-how-to-divide-england%e2%80%99s-fans-in-world-cup-year/ Articles about football (soccer) covering North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa and Oceania regions covering both club and international level. Sat, 31 Jul 2010 22:19:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: David Harrison http://www.worldfootballcolumns.com/2010/01/11/david-beckham-how-to-divide-england%e2%80%99s-fans-in-world-cup-year/comment-page-1/#comment-388 David Harrison Thu, 14 Jan 2010 10:50:00 +0000 http://www.worldfootballcolumns.com/?p=818#comment-388 I think I agree William. He has shown time and again that he can create a goal from nowhere. I think it was his inexplicable appearances in qualifying games and friendlies that confused me. We all know what David Beckham does by now. The whole point of friendlies is to try other options. It must put extra pressure on the likes of Lennon to know that, even in these pretty meaningless games, if he's not excellent for 90minutes, England will always recall David Beckham. I think I agree William. He has shown time and again that he can create a goal from nowhere. I think it was his inexplicable appearances in qualifying games and friendlies that confused me. We all know what David Beckham does by now. The whole point of friendlies is to try other options. It must put extra pressure on the likes of Lennon to know that, even in these pretty meaningless games, if he’s not excellent for 90minutes, England will always recall David Beckham.

]]> By: William Heaney http://www.worldfootballcolumns.com/2010/01/11/david-beckham-how-to-divide-england%e2%80%99s-fans-in-world-cup-year/comment-page-1/#comment-387 William Heaney Wed, 13 Jan 2010 23:46:10 +0000 http://www.worldfootballcolumns.com/?p=818#comment-387 David, for me your closing statement sums up the whole Beckham debate. While his club form may not match some of his midfield rivals, if I were an England fan and my team was struggling in a World Cup quarter or semi-final, I would feel more confident about Beckham being able to produce something special, rather than the likes of Lennon or Walcott. While he's no longer an automatic start, he should still be on the plane. David, for me your closing statement sums up the whole Beckham debate. While his club form may not match some of his midfield rivals, if I were an England fan and my team was struggling in a World Cup quarter or semi-final, I would feel more confident about Beckham being able to produce something special, rather than the likes of Lennon or Walcott.

While he’s no longer an automatic start, he should still be on the plane.

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