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  1. rot

    rothred Active Member

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    its a pity we cant do what the yanks do in american football

    bring him on to take free kicks.</p>

    He's much use for owt else these days</p>
     
    rothred, Aug 13, 2006
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  2. Gue

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    I got the impression he was dropped for good when I watched the press conference

    Reports now say that Beckham is fuming at the way he has been treated by McClaren
     
    Guest, Aug 13, 2006
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    Denby Dale Tyke New Member

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    How old was Figo and Zidane?

    At the World Cup?
     
    Denby Dale Tyke, Aug 13, 2006
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    Farnham_Red Administrator Staff Member Admin

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    I'm not surprised

    I'd be fuming too - one of our best and most consistant players for a decade, and in terms of attitude and work rate first class, and not even one of our worst players in the World cup, and to be used to make a political statement in that way is very poor.

    I'm impressed with the way he has conducted himself on this though
     
    Farnham_Red, Aug 13, 2006
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    Denby Dale Tyke New Member

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    Salako.what does he know?

    How many caps did he get? ONE.
     
    Denby Dale Tyke, Aug 13, 2006
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  6. Gue

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    Spot on

    He's been treated very badly in my opinion. Even if you think his time was up, he has been an excellent captain and had learned to deal with the media really well, look what he was like when he first started.
    Don't like McClaren at all and haven't got a great deal of faith in him and will wait with interest to see what he produces.
     
    Guest, Aug 13, 2006
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    Not just any John Salako, mind.

    I'm talking the (in italics, seeing as it won't f**king do it) John Salako.

    Have that.
     
    Gaz, Aug 13, 2006
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  8. Gue

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    The exact same point came up in conversation last night.

    The time might have arrived when he's a luxury we can't afford. </p>











































































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    Guest, Aug 13, 2006
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    RE: its a pity we cant do what the yanks do in american football

    Do they have free kicks in American Football?!
     
    EastStander, Aug 13, 2006
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    Should'nt have taken him to the World Cup, Should never have been captain...

    PROS:
    Good with a dead ball from 30yrds

    CONS:
    No pace
    Cannot run with the ball like (SWP or Lennon)
    **** @ penalties
    Not very vocal to say he's captain of his country
    injury prone
    por disciplinary record
     
    CudTyke, Aug 13, 2006
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  11. Gue

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    Beckham is nowhere near as good as Zidane or Figo.
     
    Guest, Aug 13, 2006
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  12. Gue

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    RE: Right decision to drop him, but wrong decision to drop him altogether

    Wrong (in my opinion). Beckham has tried to make himself a central midfield play maker and it never works. Beckham hasn't got the first touch or the overall awareness to play through the middle - I'll accept that he's an excellent passer of the ball across distances, his crossing his exceptional, his free kicks are wonderful (at times), but his tackling is woeful and sometimes dangerous, he is given to fits of temper on the pitch (lunging in etc) and his enqine is questionable so he won't go box to box. Not the man through the middle.

    If the world cup has taught us anything at all it's that we have to make tough choices in the midfield department and not try to carry all the big names on pitch at once. Gerrard through the middle, his cover on the bench is Lampard, the ball winner is Hargreaves, and both wings have pace and guile with Cole and Lennon.

    No room for Becks - although he's been a decent captain, an excellent free kick taker and a great bloke.
     
    Guest, Aug 13, 2006
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  13. Gue

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    RE: Beckham gave his all when captain.....

    but it's the right decision by McCllaren-theres some better options coming through and we need to get them laying and intergrated into the set up for the euro's.

    Biggest problem is still going to be the Gerrard/Lampard situation, and i think McClaren is going to have to be bold about that. personally, i'd drop Lampard and put Hargreaves in, but thats just me...........
     
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