Eating your own words

If you follow the trials and tribulations of the England Football squad, you would know that Manager Steve McLaren kept David Beckham out of the squad almost as soon as he stepped in as Manager. And he kept him out for more than 11 months.

And what does he have to show for it? A dismal performance by the England team and a troubled place in the Euro 2008 qualifiers. And at a point where they needed to get wins in all their upcoming games.

So McLaren finally relented and recalled Beckham to the squad to play against Brazil in the friendly last week. And boy, did Becks show him! His trademark pinpoint accuracy pass led to England leading the match for most of the time (Brazil equalized in added time). Well, last night, he made two more passes, one to Peter Crouch and another to Michael Owen, to complete England's 3-0 win over Estonia.

In McLaren's own words:

'That's three of the four goals he's set up (in the last two games), and that's why he's in team. David Beckham is a very, very good player, and he deserves to be in team as he's shown in last two games.'

That is why Becks is Becks. People ignore his talent as a footballer because of his presence in the world of glamour. But nobody bailed England out - not Steven Gerrard, not Frank Lampard (who is largely a failure in an England jersey), not Wayne Rooney - and it took a Beckham to deliver the goods.

Way to go, Becks! Keep your head high...no matter what crap they spew.