Give Beckham his 100th cap then move on
March 23, 2008
Lets end this media circus for good
So the David Beckham road show takes it’s final drive. There is no denying Sir David of Beckenham Palace has been an inspiration to us all, a perfect roll model, a perfect dad, blah blah blah, we know this already.
Lets just give him his 100th cap and move on, a 10 minute cameo would suffice, there is no room for sentiment.
Cynics could argue that Capello is using this to distract attention from a game which England do not expect win, a meaningless friendly, although is there really such a thing?
Last month’s friendly against the Swiss existed initially I suppose as an early warm up for Euro 2008, but as a result of nearly 2 years of management by a man totally unqualified for the job, it took on a new meaning. This was Capello’s first chance to put together and watch a side made up of players who will form the future of the national side.Therefore it was a vital game, the first step towards moulding the new squad and side in the Italian’s image. So why were the media so keen to turn it into a testimonial?
