Ah yes, that freekick against Greece. I can see why he's a true English "legend".
>>68225612
We don't rate him that highly here desu
Where does he rank among Gerrard, Scholes, and Lampard?
Beckham was an excellent player in that "cog in a machine" way. Nowhere near a true individual talent like e.g. Zidane.
>I start watching football in 2010 and let me explain why Beckham is shit
>>68225612
Did you watch the match m8? He was GOATing it up the whole time.
Not that I think he's a "legend" or anything but that performance was fucking lit
>>68225655
Above Lampard, below Scholes and Gerrard.
It wasn't his skills that made him great, it was his leadership.
>>68225655
Personally, none of them, including Beckham, really performed for England with any degree of consistency.
I would say Scholes was the most talented of the individuals though.
>a freekick in the wc quali is the greatest moment of english football history since 1966
Almost all of that 'golden generation' has retired, and they've left zero legacy.
>>68225726
I did, it was average. He did nothing to stand out (fk aside) at all. People just look back on the game with nostalgia and with a cloudy mind have convinced themselves it was good because of muh feels
>>68225751
>it was his leadership.
Kek.
>>68225792
We were one fluke free kick away from wining the WC in 2002, and we would have won the 2004 euros if we hadn't been refballed out.
>>68225809
>Kek
Kek
>>68225788
The 5-1 against the Huns was pretty fun tbf.
>>68225749
>Above Lampard, below Scholes and Gerrard.
So you're putting Lamps last despite the fact he scored by far the most goals both for club and country?
You are having a fucking laugh mate
>>68225837
Mate, you're embarrassing yourself.
If Argentina had scored one more goal in their game against Sweden, we'd have gone out in the group stage.
People will say this but what else have we achieved in the last 50 years?
Getting to the semis in 90, 4-1 Holland, 5-1 Germany and this are probably the only other great moments as an England fan in that time.
>>68225837
>would have could have should have
>>68225943
Nothing, it's why some of our fans go wankmad for le ebin fweekik against the might of Greece.
>>68225788
>>68225858
Fucks sake you beat me to it
>>68225943
thats pretty poor desu
Don't forget that great penalty against Portugal
>>68226010
Are you seriously pulling out a 14 year old World Cup qualification game as the greatest moment in Englands history?
>>68225809
>did nothing to standout
He won the ball back multiple times in the second half which he dominated. Won the fk that led to the first goal all by himself then delivered a beautiful ball for Sheringham to head home. Drove the team forward when Scholes and Gerrard were shitting the bed.
His fk sucked pretty much all match which is funny that that's what people remembered. His second half was fantastic.
>>68226101
>>68226101
FIVE ONE
EVEN ESKY SCORED
FIVE ONE
EVEN ESKY SCORED
>>68225837
kek, Brazil played with 10 men for like 20 minutes.
>>68226101
he has to be kidding
but I have seen more people beeing proud of it
did they forget how the wc02 ended ?
>>68226101
No, that would be 1966. 5-1 is the second best.
3rd best is beating you 3-2 in your own back yard just the other day.
>>68226149
>did they forget how the wc02 ended ?
You got the easiest draw in history and went down easily to the first good team you played?
Beckham played soccer?
>>68226128
Our team was so fucking shite around that time, not winning in double figures is an embarassment, m8.
>>68225749
Lampard was easily the best of the 3 you fucking idiot
>>68226204
No he played football
yo shutup
>>68226122
just wrong
Beckham has pretty good and hot would let him suck my dick while listening to Spice Girls desu
Victoria is ugly though.
>>68226172
What the ever loving fuck is that picture. Why do they have eyes black as night and blue fucking lips? Are they cadavers?
>>68226449
It's diditally coloured and the one who did it did a shit job.
>>68226101
Yes
>>68226172
>5-1 is the second best.
It's really not.
Why is he a Destroyer type of player in PES?
>>68226449
It's a black and white photo that has been painted with colours later. Very common technique before colour photos were widespread
>>68226506
What is then mate? Euro 96 was pretty good but nothing beats thrashing the krauts
>>68226572
In my lifetime, Italia 90 and Euro 96 were greater moments.
>>68225998
>woulda shoulda coulda
>not shoulda coulda woulda
>>68226797
2deep4me
>you are now aware the world cup in 2002 and euro 2004 were the last time England played some good football in a tournament and even then it was only for small periods
>>68226640
>Euro 96
Really? Reaching a Euro semi-final 20 years ago doesn't seem like much of an accomplishment for a world cup winning country.
Especially since Czech Republic, Portugal (three times), Greece, Turkey and Russia have all done it since.
>>68227158
We're talking about England's biggest momenta since '66.
There's not many, that was one though.
>>68227158
They are Russia tier though.
>>68227233
Maybe on our good days
Beckham was burned in effigy, by England fans, in the summer of 1998. The smoke was then blown up his arse from 2000 onwards.
>>68227233
They've honestly had the potential for a lot more for quite a while.
I don't know how the fuck they've managed to screw up so much without even reaching a single final since 66.
For fuck's sake Greece won a Euro, Netherlands got a team led by lcim, Van Persie, past his prime Sneijder and a bunch of literally whos to a WC semifinal, France, Italy, Germany and Spain all won WCs in the past 20 years and all have at least reached the Euro final since.
>>68227525
>Netherlands got a team led by lcim, Van Persie, past his prime Sneijder and a bunch of literally whos to a WC semifinal,
Fucking what, son?
>>68227277
He was treated a tad harsh I thought for that. Our fans can be feel scumbags at times.
>>68225901
>Using goals as a metric for midfielders
Wew """""""""""""""""""lad"""""""""""""""""""
His workrate, leadership, accuracy from deadballs, his superb crossing
any team in the would would love to have someone that could cross like Becks
>>68239717
Leadership? What fucking leadership?
>>68226192
>easy draw
They had to face the strongest USMNT team that was a top 5 team that tournament. Fuck off.
>>68239876
You now remember Thorsten Frings.
uhh, Beckham is an American. He's lived in America for over his decade and all his kids were all born in America.
Get your own sports stars bongistan.
>>68225809
>I did, it was average. He did nothing to stand out (fk aside) at all. People just look back on the game with nostalgia and with a cloudy mind have convinced themselves it was good because of muh feels
Are you joking? He was playing like a man possessed that game. Everyone else had given up.
>>68239917
>He was playing like a man possessed that game.
No he wasn't
>Everyone else had given up.
No they hadn't
>If Beckham were to post on /sp/ today, he'd have an American flag next to his name
>Beckham came in the top 3 for the Ballon d'Or/FIFA WPOTY more times than any other english player since Kevin Keegan
But /sp/ tells me he was James Milner tier. Kek.
>>68239917
It wasn't just that game either, Beckham is the only from that golden generation who left it all on the pitch every single game. He reveled in playing for England while everyone else was scared of it.
>>68240574
>thinking the ballon d'or means anything.
>>68225788
>>68226010
>>68225858
Underage detected
The 96 Euros was incredible the whole way through, the atmosphere in the country and how well the team was playing was incredible, they all genuinely cared so much about winning that tournament. Granted we lost to Germany there too but only on pens and the rest of the summer made up for it.
>>68226101
It's hilarious every time I see it. I'm pretty sure by that point Germany had already qualified and the game was meaningless for them.
>>68240574
>not due to marketing reasons
>>68240759
Random /sp/ autist's opinion means more?
>>68240697
Absolute fucking bollocks. Ashley Cole was the only one who played with a level of consistency deserving of praise.
Beckham massively underperformed in every major competition finals he played in.
>>68240887
>strawmanning swede nigger
>>68240887
only if I agree with it.
He's on the news at the moment talking about AIDS in Swaziland. He's trying to come across informed and knowledgeable. but it's clear he knows fuck all and just trotting out completely meaningless, trite comments.
Now he's talking about himself, and claiming he's never been interested in raising his own profile. Kek.
>>68227156
>forgetting based Defoe sinking the Slovenians
>>68226449
>cadavers
>>68240808
>The 96 Euros was incredible the whole way through
>>68240838
No, Germany actually had to play the Ukraine in a final decisive game because they couldn't qualify directly.
Then they still reached the World Cup final with that awful team while England got knocked out in the beginning as always.
>>68241813
from an english perspective he means
i would wager it's the fondest memory of all tournaments for english people under 40
>>68241863
Germany had a piss easy run and cheated against the USA
>>68241863
>while England got knocked out in the beginning as always.
Actually, they went out in the QF against Brazil. But they only had themselves to blame since they would have avoided Brazil until the semis if they had just beaten Sweden or Nigeria.
>>68240838
Germany only needed to score one goal in their last game against Finland to win the group, so Becks' le ebin legendary free kick would have meant fuck all.
gayboy
Ah yes, those occupied lands all around the world. I can see why they are a true United "Kingdom"
>>68243637
twat
bastard
wang
> 48 years of hurt
aids
