Was he overrated?
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>Can this be the moment that David Beckham delivers the dream? England need a goal to qualify. Can it get any more dramatic than that? Can this be the moment...that Beckham... delivers?
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>He steps up, he hits it right footed...
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>[incoherent screaming in the background] IT'S IN! IT'S IN! David Beckham has scored!
One journalist in my country said the best way to use Beckham was giving him a chair and letting him sit in the middle of the field, and just call him everytime there was a corner, a penalty or a free kick.
>>63990664
Maybe later on in his career, but in his prime was fantastic
>>63990664
Who said that?
This was the best goal I've ever seen live.
I watched it at Sainsbury's in the TV aisle, the entire supermarket went nuts.
>>63990742
There are probably people posting on /sp/ right now that weren't born when that goal went in
>>63990769
>there are people who have had sex already that weren't born when that goal was scored
>>63990783
..................................
im triggered ;_;
>Englel fans burn Beckham effigies and sent him death threats
>this goal happens
>"oi m8 we always loved Beckham we dindu nuffin"
>>63990821
the effigies were just banter
You now remember mitre balls.
Beckham likes US better anyway
>>63990695
t. No one ever
Niggas is STILL so enamored with Beckham in the USA we think its a good idea to bomb the ball up field like he could.
Fucking legend and I won't stand for disrespect.
>>63990729
Guarello, plenty of times.
>>63992223
This, they literally made a rule because of him
Meme player supreme
>>63990664
>One journalist in my country said the best way to use Beckham was giving him a chair and letting him sit in the middle of the field, and just call him everytime there was a corner, a penalty or a free kick.
What daft cunt said that? Beckham, on top of having world class delivery, was a workhorse and a great team player. He also chipped in with about 10-15 goals a season during his peak.
>>63990636
He was overrated.
He's the last English player who actually gave a fuck about playing for his country.
>>63992313
>he could still make it now, he just has to show up.
>he will, he will just you wait and see, uncle becks is here to stay
>>63992519
What you got against Becks, chinese discount russia?
>>63992530
him being a walking commercial supported gimmick, a glorified rory delap
>>63992545
literally better than any serbian player rn tho
>>63992558
wank after him, all you like, it will just feel like you're wanking at the memory at the guy alll the girls liked in highschool along with you but he never acknowledged your interest, whiole you realize that he, like beckham is at his lowest ebb in life but still wouldnt even listen to you for a fraction of a second because you are so beneath him
>>63992584
we're not talking about his personal life ladfriend, he's a certified legend here for bringing the sport forward, idk why you're thinking I care if he would talk to me
>>63992620
thats because you wank after whoever is the flavour on the tv for that specific month and beckham changed enough haircuts to keep your attention for long enough for you to remember him
Overrated as fuck and I was a huge fanboy of the guy during his days at United. Anyone who thinks a legend needs to stop watching H&M commercials
Underrated.
Everyone thinks of him as a celebrity instead of a footballer, people forget how good he was.
people laugh at scholes yet dickride this faggot?
>>63992647
>meme player
>Played in every single powerhouse team in 2 continents (including euro and englel)
>Won UCL with 2 corners in injury time and qualified Englel into WC with one swipe of his boot
>mfw dumbdumbs think he's 'overrated'
Nobody said he's r9 or Zidane but you'll never find a better right winger that can't dribble or go past anyone.
>>63990695
Fuck u when he was at Milan he worked harder than any other player. Idk why brtitbongs underrate him so much he was a world class player no doubt about it.
>>6399273
>you will never find a better right winger
he was fucking shit
>>63992734
He isnt good enough to lick their boots and everyone agrees he's shit and even in doing that they overhype him and giver him more credit than he is due
>>63992736
Jealous mad cause he was a United player that won everything while he was there styling on everyone without having to dribble or run like a headless chicken.
>>63992511
this desu senpai
>>63992759
>He's shit
>Guaranteed 100% quality delivery on every set piece or cross he puts in
>Can tackle and pass
>Muh terrible player that stayed at Man Utd, Madrid. AC Milan and moved to PSG just for shits and giggles.
>>63990850
Is everything banter in England?
>>63992759
Beckham himself knows he's nowhere nearone of the bet but he's too sex for these faggots to ignore
>>63992775
>>>He's shit
>>Guaranteed 100% quality delivery on every set piece or cross he puts in
>>Can tackle and pass
>>Muh terrible player that stayed at Man Utd, Madrid. AC Milan and moved to PSG just for shits and giggles.
>implying
>he's shit and was payed to pose around and sell shirts
>>63992801
y so bitter little serby bro ?
>>63992891
I coundlnt care less
Soccer isnt some textbook science there are lots of effective styles and talents
Beckham is a legend. Literally a god of the long shot. deal with it
>>63992910
He's not even best at long shots
>>63992801
>pose around and sell shirts
>In elite european teams
kek
> this kills the Beckham
>serb lad got kek'd by Ali and is sad
>>63992922
Literally an insane little inferior man.
>>63990636
>google "beckham passes"
>be fucking amazed by his genius
https://youtu.be/fHlmei98bV0
One of the GOATs. Consider England burned his shit and reacted so horribly because his impact was literally that godlike.
>there are people ITT who didn't see him play in real life for Man U
Solid player, his move to Real Madrid was a mistake though.
>>63993465
Well as an American, I only even heard of him when bend it like beckham came out desu
>>63992781
Yes.
https://youtu.be/P842Tmi6lrc
>>63992647
that's why your nation, domestic league and NT will forever be shit you slav brute
>overrated
>nailed down his spot on the wing for the two biggest clubs in the world
>>63993465
saw him in the flesh playing for england, even saw him up close walking down the tunnel
>a goal against blood greece in a qualifiers game was unironically the highlight of his "career"
great shitstain everyone
Prime Becks was roughly as good a player as prime Modric, though he had a much, much bigger impact on the game.
>>63990636
He was so overrated, he eventually became underrated.
Yes, he was overrated, but he was/is a top guy.
Turning himself from quite literally the most hated man in England to quite literally the most loved in a couple of years just gives me massive respect for the guy.
>>63997376
modric is better than beckham ever was
>>63997418
scouser confirmed
>>63990636
i dont think anyone thinks he was a world class player? no one ever mentions him with the likes of fatnaldo, messi, maradona, etc. if so then hes not overrated since he was an excellent player. he worked hard on both ends of the pitch and had a deadly kick. the ability to kick the ball hard and with accuracy is often under appreciated
>>63994513
2bh only reason he got in starting line up at madrid, or was signed at all, was galacticos policy, he was past it then, only won one trophy there (la liga), which was in his final year and he barely played.
quality at united, pretty unspectacular time at madrid.
>>63997394
now he's overrated again
>>63997472
>i dont think anyone thinks he was a world class player? no one ever mentions him with the likes of fatnaldo, messi, maradona, etc
Going by that standard then there's only 2 or 3 world class players playing today then.
Beckham was absolutely world class. He consistently delivered quality end product at the highest level of football, and was a key player in title winning teams. Only idiot children don't rate him because he didn't have 'muh elegance' or 'muh skillz'.
>>63998394
You could say the same thing about above average players like dennis irwin. He was consistant a the top level for almost his whole career. He wasn't world class at all.
>>63992511
Who is John Terry?
>>63992680
This. Massively underrated, he was one of the best wingers in the world circa. 1997-2002
>>63993507
He was forced out by Fergie who was tired of him concentrating more on being a celebrity/model than being a footballer.
>>63998469
A lot of Man Utd fans would argue Irwin was world class, and rate him as their best LB of the modern era over Evra.
But it's hard to compare him to Beckham. Beckham provided many key moments in his career. Without him England wouldn't have qualified for major tournaments, and Man Utd wouldn't have won the CL in 99 and a few of their league titles would have gone to Arsenal.
>>63990636
He was a brilliant player at his best. His delivery with the ball was second to none; he was a great, pacy winger who was incredibly reliable in crossing and on dead balls. In terms of his position, he gave you just about everything you could want.
Scholl was the better player overall
too bad that he was injured 24/7
May i remind you all that he twice finished top 3 for the Ballon d'Or, something the likes of supposed 'world class' players such as Totti, Del Piero, Pirlo, Scholes, Robben, Suarez etc. have never even done once :)
>>63998561
He wasnt slow but he wasnt quick in comparison to lots of wingers, apart from that i completely agree with you.
>>63998556
>a few of their league titles would have gone to Arsenal.
I wonder how the early 2000s would have panned out if arsenal were the top dogs in the 90s
where did this 'scholes is world class' meme come from
>>63990656
>against Greece
>in a qualifier
>>63997401
He did that by running around a lot.
We love a bloke who runs around a lot for 90mins.
>"LOL BECK WAS A LEGEND"
>all the posts are Brits and Americans
dont get me wrong, at Man U he was pretty good, but thats was like 30% of his career. After that he become just an average player with long shots.
Oh, wow, his goal meant England qualified automatically, meaning they didn't have to go through a play-off. which they probably would have won. Give him a knighthood, it's such a significant goal.
You are now aware that two (2) years after that game Greece lifted the European Championship
>>64003628
>United
>30% of his career
This is why johnny foreigners don't get to have an opinion.
He was at United from 1991 - 2003
>>64003901
Are you stupid? He only started playing regularly in the 95-96 season.
>>64004032
He spent basically all of his prime at United. And then a couple of years at the end in Madrid.
The only years which are really worth judging him on are his United years, and maybe a few years when he played for Real
why are JFs so salty
>>63998711
meme award 2bh
>>64002564
That's the point. England were shit, and Beckham was the only half decent player and he literally single handedly won the game and saved England from embarrassment
>>64003851
>His country isn't going to euro 2016
lmao desu
>>64003628
>>64003851
Just proves how much media influences what people believe
>>64003897
You are now aware that Greece's national debt is over 392,000,000,000 (Three hundred and ninety-two billion) euros
>>64004965
No one likes you.
I'm actually breaking an unwritten code that says never to address you, just to tell you no one likes you. You're boring, uninteresting, wrong, and seem like a massive loser desu.
I'm not even going to tell you to drop the trip, because being anon wont make you less of a know nothing shitter
>>64005171
t. American housewife Beckham fan
>>64003901
as if the accuracy on what time percentage he's spent at M. United - something completely accessory to the point, an estimation you could make generically with the overall idea still intact - was the central point of his argument.
Bravo, my wimpy friend. You managed to attack something completely irrelevant to make it seem like you defeated his argument - something you haven't laid single a thought upon in your post because he obviously was right.
>>64005431
but he's right
People who hate beckham are beta males. Pure and simple.
A very good player who was heavily marketed due to his looks, yet always gave 100% whenever he played and earned the respect of many players and managers who saw past the media circus that surrounded him. He wasn't the most complete player around, but what he did, he did exceptionally well.
>>63990636
He became so overrated that he became underrated and then became so underrated he became overrated again.
Probably world class in his prime and was a big game player for United and England.
One thing about Beckham was that he almost always gave 100% and truly cared about the teams he represented.
One of the last England players that cared about playing for England, and was deserving to be captain.
As a midfielder he could do everything you would want from him. If he was in his prime today he'd be one of the best attacking midfielders in the world.
>>64005593
Hate is one thing, decent player but nothing more. People obsessed with the guy must be beta males who want their prostates tickled by the guy.
Crazy how if this discussion were had in the late 90s I'd be going on about how GOAT he is
No English legend, you should be offended at that
>>64005748
Very good player*
All he has to do now is show his face on cam, smile and
>OMG Becks
>What a lege
>Fuck my boypussy
Yet R9 and others get shat on as overrated, bunch of blind homosexuals
>>64005888
>one of the best dead ball specialists ever
>immense crosser and passer of the ball
>integral part of United's golden generation
>won practically every trophy there is to win in club football
>played for some of the best clubs in the world
>shortlisted and runner up for the ballon d'or multiple times
>forced his way back into the real madrid team after capello said he would never play again
>"decent player"
Fuck off, mate. Your insecurities are showing.
>>64006062
>memeham outside of united being relevant
>part of 20 year united dominance
>memeham at Madrid
memehinovic is more relevant
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khOIlQHu4MM
He thinks Pele, Ronaldo (both of them) or Zidane could have done this
>>64008846
"amazing"
"pass"
that's a shitty defence, lad
>>64004876
also beat soon-to-be World Cup finalists Germany 5-1 away in that same qualifying group
Was he the guy who blasted a pk out of the stadium?
>>63992660
World player of the year runner up on 2 occasions
>>64009303
People voting based on hype doesn't mean anything. Awards lile that are nothing but popularity contests and he couldn't even win lmao
>>63997552
>2bh only reason he got in starting line up at madrid, or was signed at all, was galacticos policy
Barcelona had agreed to sign him but at the last minute he changed his mind and went to Real Madrid; Barcelona had no "galacticos" policy that favoured names over ability yet they still wanted him.
>>64004876
>check the team playing that match
>Scholes
>Sheringham
>Keown
>Gerrard
>Cole
eh, not too bad
>Heskey
Okay, not TOO bad....
>GK: Nigel Martyn
How the flying fuck did we not lose that match? Was it such a for fucking gone conclusion we'd beat Greece, that we played fucking Martyn? David James was 32 in 2002, he was a better fucking choice. Robison was 23 at the time, so maybe too young.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KiAWVbW4U8
>""overrated""
Xavi was a poor man's Beckham
