Beckham out of England squad

@argo979 (118)
Italy
January 31, 2008 11:18am CST
The England coach Fabio Capello left out David Beckam. Capello say: "Beckam had not many practice at the moment." Do you share the italian coach's opinion? Beckam in or out england squad?
1 response
31 Jan 08
I think Capello's decision is quite reasonable: first of all, Beckham is not playing for a while, and in the latter part of last season in MLS has been injured so he didn't play at all; beyond this, Capello has always carried on the idea that only players in full condition shall play, even if that could make him unpopular (just think about Del Piero, captain of Juventus, who was almost rioting to Capello when the coach substituted him from time to time). It may sound strange that the "Golden Boy" of English Football stays out from the squad, but this reflects an outdated conception, and I perfectly agree with Capello: only the best must play, and nowadays the best players are often those with best endurance and in best physic and training condition!