Comments on: Beckham for Beginners http://irishkc.com/beckham-for-beginners.htm Kansas City Irish Festivals, Music, Pubs, & Events by an Artist in Ireland Wed, 23 May 2012 02:33:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Bock the Robber http://irishkc.com/beckham-for-beginners.htm#comment-50288 Bock the Robber Sat, 14 Jul 2007 14:41:13 +0000 http://irishkc.com/index.php/beckham-for-beginners.htm#comment-50288 Of course I meant the second-last World Cup. We Irish have a curious habit of excluding the most recent when we say "last". We do the same when talking about "next" weekend. How strange. Of course I meant the second-last World Cup. We Irish have a curious habit of excluding the most recent when we say “last”. We do the same when talking about “next” weekend.

How strange.

]]> By: eolai http://irishkc.com/beckham-for-beginners.htm#comment-50233 eolai Fri, 13 Jul 2007 22:30:57 +0000 http://irishkc.com/index.php/beckham-for-beginners.htm#comment-50233 The World Cup before that it was, Bock, 2002 - but yes you're right - that's probably his defining English national team performance - and the Guardian piece recognises it. England were seconds from not qualifying for the World Cup, when Beckham had the guile to go with the guts he alone of his team had displayed during the game, to curl that amazing free into the net. Over here there is so much focus on the individual glamorous performance that I'm not sure the qualities of Beckham, if they even prevail, will be appreciated. His is not the kind of skill that is very accessible to somebody new to football - no more than great displays by Berti Vogts or Franz Beckenbauer or Paul McGrath. I have a fondness for Beckham - he alone obsessively made himself into a monster, and then coped with that despite not being the brightest star in the sky. And yet I fear Gascoigne with all his failings would have gone down better in the MLS. We'll see. The World Cup before that it was, Bock, 2002 - but yes you’re right - that’s probably his defining English national team performance - and the Guardian piece recognises it.

England were seconds from not qualifying for the World Cup, when Beckham had the guile to go with the guts he alone of his team had displayed during the game, to curl that amazing free into the net.

Over here there is so much focus on the individual glamorous performance that I’m not sure the qualities of Beckham, if they even prevail, will be appreciated. His is not the kind of skill that is very accessible to somebody new to football - no more than great displays by Berti Vogts or Franz Beckenbauer or Paul McGrath.

I have a fondness for Beckham - he alone obsessively made himself into a monster, and then coped with that despite not being the brightest star in the sky. And yet I fear Gascoigne with all his failings would have gone down better in the MLS.

We’ll see.

]]> By: Bock the Robber http://irishkc.com/beckham-for-beginners.htm#comment-50226 Bock the Robber Fri, 13 Jul 2007 20:41:45 +0000 http://irishkc.com/index.php/beckham-for-beginners.htm#comment-50226 I had no respect for Beckham until he dragged the English team to the last World Cup by single-handedly beating Greece while carrying ten passengers. I had no respect for Beckham until he dragged the English team to the last World Cup by single-handedly beating Greece while carrying ten passengers.

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