Beckham has been limping for about 20 minutes or so, and the announcers just now picked up on it. It is embarrassing that he did not get subbed out of this game after 60 minutes or so. This could be the game that ruined him physically for the rest of the season. Let's see...1 full game on Fieldturf + 2 transcontinental flights + 1 high intensity international match + 1 more full game the VERY NEXT night = Complete Disaster
Mercifly over! Lalas, you are on the clock! Yallop needs to be gone in the enxt 12 hours. Take Bravo with him!
I think Cannon is pissed straight to the locker room he went and he should be that lack of confidence and all that negativity from waldo is deserved and I'm pretty sure it lays at the feet of Lalas and Yallop
*%$%@^!$. Why would Yallop not plan ahead, you know all of half time, to move someone into Harmse's position? Why sub in two forwards KNOWING you've got a gimpy Becks (not even at the end of the game... around minute 60+) that can't control the midfield to save his life. And it's not like the jet lag/friendly made him poor in the midfield, it was obvious against DC and NY-- he needed someone to do the dirty work. The fact that Yallop failed to realize this is proof enough that he ought to be fired and banned from coaching at any level. Ever.
ton of credit to Spice Boy -- people were busting him about missing some matches now 270 minutes in six days (including Der Deutscher Fussball Bund) and all that travel bravo Becks
it's idiotic absolutely idiotic to make all three subs with Beckham in the health he is in and two managers in two days have done it and I would like to say again Yallop's decisions on how to start the second half were idiotic
Wow, you guys have the worst defense in the league. Hope you guys can get some better players. Veris is horrible. Klien is very slow. Replace those two players with quicker, better touch and you guys are a better team.
If I'm Beckham, I go and tell the reporters I want the manager and coach out of there. ******** this, they suck ass and he knows it. Who cares if people call him out for doing this, what he says is true and maybe the damn owners will ********ing listen
Playing Beckham and Donovan was asinine. Another great call by LallupCo. This would have been the same without ruining Beckhams ankle even more. Now, there's even less time for Becks to heal before Colorado and Pachuca. The management of the whole Beckham scenario has been botched in epic proportions by Lalas, MLS and anyone else involved in what's happened. At this rate Beckham will never heal, but hey! Lalas, Garber and the MLS cronies will get their sellouts. At this point ******** Colorado, rest Beckham for Pachuca. If he's not fit after that rest him again until he is. This is simply a joke how he's been handled so far.
Well, that was the most depressing 90 minutes of soccer since I watched Chivas kick TFC's butt last Saturday... I think I'm going to the bathroom and practicing my stoic-in-defeat smile. Ugh.
Frank Yallop replies "but I hAd inJurIes mAte. I don't think we've been performing too bad either, that and I've held three closed door meetings. Oh, and Becks coming here was kind of weird for the lads what with the press and all. I'd also like to point out that we played with a lot of heart and determination against the Chivas and just got unlucky in the back, middle and front. One final note as well, Alexi's hand has been up my ass telling me to play fatigued players as well as trading away much of my squad so that we can appease our telly sponsors. But we'll get'em back! just you wait!"
Yallop probably commited the stupidest tactical move I've even seen. Bringing Xavier up from central defense in favor of the high school kids. Are you kidding me? Chivas wouldn't have scored any of their goals if Xavier had been in the back where he belongs.
Illegal isn't a race tard, it's a legal status. I think you and your partner need to share skinsicles and STFU rainbow warrior.
Beckham is a true professional, he has a passion for the sport, he has a passion for his country, and despite being dropped into this MESS he has a bit of passion for his new league and club if he is asked to go and there is anyway he can he will be on the field even if he really shouldn't be hopefully these 3 games playing 90 minutes and the flights across the Atlantic don't mean another 2 weeks out