npras42
01-14-07, 08:58 PM
Nope, admins wont get involved. Trust me, they already know about it. I'm just stating a point with evidence.
I'm not sure if you mean evidence about Beckham or UDawg flaming you, but you haven't said anything of proof about Beckham's ability. You couldn't possibly anyway, because its a matter of opinion.
IMO I don't think you know as much about football (soccer, whatever you want to call it!) as you think you do.
Firstly, and this isn't any kind of attack on you, I doubt you would have been any where near as good as Beckham is even if you had played everyday of your life from the age of 2. Football requires a lot of practice and training, which Beckham has proven to put in all his career, but its also a lot of natural ability.
Secondly, do you actually watch football week-in week-out? Because unless you've watched Beckham play a few games (I mean at least 10) this season and last, then you don't know enough of his game. I bet when Beckham gets out there he'll show some of those MLS players a thing or two about professional football in the Premiership and in La Liga (this is no attack on the MLS, but they've not yet reached the levels of European football).
He is supremely fit. Back at Man Utd he was rated the fittest among all players. There was some rumour going around that he could play a match for Man Utd and complete a full bleep test afterwards or something like that. Now that is impressive... Even now, he chases and runs for the entire game, closing down players and getting back to help out the right back in defense. Just look at the praise he gets from colleagues at Real Madrid now. They are always talking about Beckham's impressive work rate in training and in matches. He never gives up and is always looking to improve his game or find out why certain parts of his game have delined. His captaincy for England was never questioned. He motivated the team leading by example. He worked hard in every game he played, and the rest of the team would be spurred on to put in that extra yard of effort as well. That might sound ridiculous, but anyone who's watched England when Beckham has been in that never-surrender mood, which he often was, played much more cohesively and with much more intensity than when he does not play at all.
His ability on the ball is still very strong. When he recieves the ball, he rarely gives it away. He's never had the Ronalinho or C.Ronaldo ability to go past people on the wing, but he can pick up the ball, find some space and either put in a good short pass or a fantastic cross in that NO ONE and I mean NO ONE else in the world can emulate. His vision for placing the ball exactly where the striker wants it without the defender being able to intercept is quite unparalelled(sp?).
Dead ball situations. Okay, you could say this is similar to his crossing/passing ability, but I would say it is different because with free kicks he is able to go all over the pitch and play in a killer ball. From closer range, he is able to shoot the unsavable. When he gets it right (and he does often enough to make a difference), not a keeper in the world is able to save it. He has beaten the best of the best with it and with more regularity than most of the other best 'freekick specialists'.
Now, he does have negatives. He's not fast. Not at all. He really can't take a defender on and run past him cutting in to the box. Its very unlikely he will be able to do that even in the MLS. In fact as he's aged its only got worse. He's much more muscular than he used to be (probably due to the aesthetic beauty of being ripped and this allowing him to be idolised even more by fans) and this has not had a positive effect on his acceleration and overall speed.
He doesn't have quick feet. He's not going to be able to hold on to the ball with two defenders surrounding him by doing tricks and holding them off until he turns, finds space and lays the ball off.
If he's injured it takes a long time for him to get back to his best. They used to say he was a quick healer, but I don't think that is true anymore. He needs to be involved in regular football and training to reach his potential. He's not played much this season because Capello, the Real manager, does not think much of him, and when he has played it is obvious that he is lacking in match practice. I don't think much of Capello to be honest, and neither do many Real fans anymore, so this doesn't mean much to me. I don't think Steve McLaren dropped him from the England team because he is not good enough, but rather because he wasn't playing enough at Real and because he thought it was time for a change with so many promising young players in the England setup.
Anyway, thats it. Now tell me why you think Beckham 'sucks'? Not the best player in the world, yes true. Not really worth $1 million dollars per week, yes true. Has no ability, thats bulls**t. Can't compete with some players who play in a much less competitive league, thats bulls**t too. He has the ability to improve the MLS no-end. I don't know who the captain at Galaxy is (is it Landon Donovan???), but I bet Beckham is as much an influence on the field as he is, if not considered more greatly.
I'm not sure if you mean evidence about Beckham or UDawg flaming you, but you haven't said anything of proof about Beckham's ability. You couldn't possibly anyway, because its a matter of opinion.
IMO I don't think you know as much about football (soccer, whatever you want to call it!) as you think you do.
Firstly, and this isn't any kind of attack on you, I doubt you would have been any where near as good as Beckham is even if you had played everyday of your life from the age of 2. Football requires a lot of practice and training, which Beckham has proven to put in all his career, but its also a lot of natural ability.
Secondly, do you actually watch football week-in week-out? Because unless you've watched Beckham play a few games (I mean at least 10) this season and last, then you don't know enough of his game. I bet when Beckham gets out there he'll show some of those MLS players a thing or two about professional football in the Premiership and in La Liga (this is no attack on the MLS, but they've not yet reached the levels of European football).
He is supremely fit. Back at Man Utd he was rated the fittest among all players. There was some rumour going around that he could play a match for Man Utd and complete a full bleep test afterwards or something like that. Now that is impressive... Even now, he chases and runs for the entire game, closing down players and getting back to help out the right back in defense. Just look at the praise he gets from colleagues at Real Madrid now. They are always talking about Beckham's impressive work rate in training and in matches. He never gives up and is always looking to improve his game or find out why certain parts of his game have delined. His captaincy for England was never questioned. He motivated the team leading by example. He worked hard in every game he played, and the rest of the team would be spurred on to put in that extra yard of effort as well. That might sound ridiculous, but anyone who's watched England when Beckham has been in that never-surrender mood, which he often was, played much more cohesively and with much more intensity than when he does not play at all.
His ability on the ball is still very strong. When he recieves the ball, he rarely gives it away. He's never had the Ronalinho or C.Ronaldo ability to go past people on the wing, but he can pick up the ball, find some space and either put in a good short pass or a fantastic cross in that NO ONE and I mean NO ONE else in the world can emulate. His vision for placing the ball exactly where the striker wants it without the defender being able to intercept is quite unparalelled(sp?).
Dead ball situations. Okay, you could say this is similar to his crossing/passing ability, but I would say it is different because with free kicks he is able to go all over the pitch and play in a killer ball. From closer range, he is able to shoot the unsavable. When he gets it right (and he does often enough to make a difference), not a keeper in the world is able to save it. He has beaten the best of the best with it and with more regularity than most of the other best 'freekick specialists'.
Now, he does have negatives. He's not fast. Not at all. He really can't take a defender on and run past him cutting in to the box. Its very unlikely he will be able to do that even in the MLS. In fact as he's aged its only got worse. He's much more muscular than he used to be (probably due to the aesthetic beauty of being ripped and this allowing him to be idolised even more by fans) and this has not had a positive effect on his acceleration and overall speed.
He doesn't have quick feet. He's not going to be able to hold on to the ball with two defenders surrounding him by doing tricks and holding them off until he turns, finds space and lays the ball off.
If he's injured it takes a long time for him to get back to his best. They used to say he was a quick healer, but I don't think that is true anymore. He needs to be involved in regular football and training to reach his potential. He's not played much this season because Capello, the Real manager, does not think much of him, and when he has played it is obvious that he is lacking in match practice. I don't think much of Capello to be honest, and neither do many Real fans anymore, so this doesn't mean much to me. I don't think Steve McLaren dropped him from the England team because he is not good enough, but rather because he wasn't playing enough at Real and because he thought it was time for a change with so many promising young players in the England setup.
Anyway, thats it. Now tell me why you think Beckham 'sucks'? Not the best player in the world, yes true. Not really worth $1 million dollars per week, yes true. Has no ability, thats bulls**t. Can't compete with some players who play in a much less competitive league, thats bulls**t too. He has the ability to improve the MLS no-end. I don't know who the captain at Galaxy is (is it Landon Donovan???), but I bet Beckham is as much an influence on the field as he is, if not considered more greatly.