David Beckham claims he is worried that England manager Fabio Capello will not pick him in the 23 man squad next year for the World Cup to be held in South Africa.
Well lets see the finals start in June next year, one month before kick of Beckham celebrates his 35th birthday, With the likes of Theo Walcott Shaun Wright Philips or Aaron Lennon around do we need to look to a 35 year old.
If he does make the squad you know it will be a commercial decision and not a footballing one, I hope Capello does not let the FA bully him into it, Beckham has been a great servant to the English game for lots of years and it still makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand up when I remember the last minute goal against Greece that took us to the European Championships back in 2006.
As good as a footballer Beckham was throughout his career and he was a good player for a lot of years, I have never rated him a truly great player. You couldn’t for example put him up there with the Maradonna’s of this world, but nevertheless he has done a job for us, and his contribution and work rate can never be diminished.
But its time to let the young bloods show what they can do, so lets start now, Capello should leave him out of the starting 11 for the game against Croatia tomorrow night, but by all means have him in the squad and on the bench then maybe he could be used in some capacity, but once we achieve qualification and I believe we will do so tomorrow, then its time to say thanks David but no more.
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