As sad as it is on a personal level for David Beckham to be missing a World cup because of his torn Achilles, and he really does have my sympathy the outpouring of doom and gloom his absence will have on our chances is getting to ridiculous proportions.
Had Beckham been picked for the final 23, he would have at best played a cameo part, limited to 15/20 minutes here and there like he is used by his current club, if he is unable to hold down 90 minutes at club level he would not be able to either pitted against the best players in the World.
This has now released Fabio Capello from pressure to include Beckham, his inclusion would have been from a commercial point of view no doubt nudged by the FA, I am fed up hearing the expression “ambassador” regarding Beckham and England, once the finals start it doesn’t matter what brand Beckham is doing, it’s all about ability on the pitch, and sadly Beckham does not cut the mustard at that level anymore, I would concede in a dead ball situation Beckham is still amongst the best in the world but the modern game does not allow for the luxury of having a player on the pitch just for free kicks and corners.
So thank you David for your contributions to England, and by the way they haven’t all been positive contributions, lets not forget sent of in 1998 against Argentina, gave the fans the finger in 2000 against Italy, missed a penalty against Portugal in 2004.
But I forgive him him all those for that wonderful free kick against Greece in 2001 to get England to the World cup finals in 2002.
So no more talk about Beckham and the World cup now, lets concentrate on the players that are going.
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