gkoston Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 Former England winger Chris Waddle thinks David Beckham would not rank in the top 1,000 Premier League players. Ex-Manchester United midfielder Beckham, 38, will retire from football at the end of the season. "I would say he has been a good player, I wouldn't put him down as a great," Waddle, 52, told BBC Radio 5 Live. I'm not sure i would agree with that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest wilyfox Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 His crossing and ability from free-kicks was as good as anybody's. As a fellow winger, I'd have thought Waddle would have shown greater appreciation for Beckham. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt68owls Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 (edited) footballer in talks b0llocks shock Edited May 17, 2013 by matt68owls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatzooma Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 Waddle on Beckham in big gay cluster ****.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horny owl Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 I'd put Beckham in the same category as the likes of shearer Good players but vastly over rated compared to players with true talent on the continent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geedee Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 You don't achieve what Beckham achieved without being a top footballer What did waddle actually achieve ? and compare it to Beckham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Distraught! Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 Every single member of the first choice Manchester United XI team when Beckham was playing and most of the squad would make the top 1000 premier league players. That I have no doubt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gkoston Posted May 17, 2013 Author Share Posted May 17, 2013 You don't achieve what Beckham achieved without being a top footballer What did waddle actually achieve ? and compare it to Beckham Beckham / Waddle England caps 115 62 Major English trophies 8 0 Major European trophies 1 0 League titles 11 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brownlad Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 Not sure about that. I know what you mean but Shearers goal scoring was just constant. An absolute talisman. Beckham wasn't blessed with pace or trickery and maybe there are a thousand more exciting players than him, but his dedication, professionalism, work rate and desire alone puts him up there at least as a model professional footballer. Not to mention the fact his passing, vision and free kicks could quite literally win games on their own. He single handedly dragged teams to a victory at every level. He was a fantastic player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oh_weds_we_love_you Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 I think Waddle has been mis-quoted. Not in Waddle's top 10 I can understand, not in his top 100 I would ask questions of Waddle's mental state, but not in his top 1,000?! Sure they asked Waddle and not Gazza?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest wilyfox Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 I think Waddle would be hard pushed to find anyone in the game that would agree with his statement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oh_weds_we_love_you Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 I'd put Beckham in the same category as the likes of shearer Good players but vastly over rated compared to players with true talent on the continent. Wow. Just wow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arithmetic Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 (edited) I think anyone who reckons he's not in the top 1000 should have to sit down and name 1000 better Premier League players. Ludicrous exaggeration. He might have built a career on doing essentially one thing supremely well, but nobody who was so important to possibly the most dominant side ever to play in English football can be described as "good but not great". Edited May 17, 2013 by arithmetic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Singing The Blues Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 I think Waddle has been mis-quoted. Not in Waddle's top 10 I can understand, not in his top 100 I would ask questions of Waddle's mental state, but not in his top 1,000?! Sure they asked Waddle and not Gazza?! Definitely not a mis-quote, heard interview this morning. Said 1000! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geedee Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 (edited) I'd put Beckham in the same category as the likes of shearer Good players but vastly over rated compared to players with true talent on the continent. I think Alan shearers scoring record speaks for itself, there have been comparable strikers in Europe but I doubt iif in his lifetime there has been 10.Beckham at his peak would have been selected in any club or national team Edited May 17, 2013 by Geedee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arithmetic Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 To be fair, he is a footballer. Probably can't count past 10 without taking his boots off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geedee Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 To be fair, he is a footballer. Probably can't count past 10 without taking his boots off. He's banked 8 figures I think that's all the maths he needs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oh_weds_we_love_you Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 Definitely not a mis-quote, heard interview this morning. Said 1000! And it was Waddle and not Gazza? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest wilyfox Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 Would Waddle put himself in the top 1000? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrickyTrev Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 I love Chris Waddle but he's talking rounduns there in all fairness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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