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Beckham gets shirty over Real sniping
(sportinglife.com)
Updated: 2004-11-23 10:11
David Beckham is confident he can do more than sell shirts for Real Madrid.
Real Madrid player
David Beckham, from England, on his knees during a League soccer match
against FC Barcelona in Camp Nou Stadium, Barcelona, Spain, Saturday, Nov.
20, 2004. [AP] |
The England captain's
inclusion in the Real team brushed aside 3-0 by Spanish League rivals Barcelona
at the weekend was described in the press as little more than a means of selling
Madrid merchandise to global consumers.
But Beckham himself has no doubts about his credentials solely as a player.
"It doesn't worry me, because people were saying I am here to sell shirts
before I arrived in Madrid. I personally don't believe I am," he said.
"I enjoy my football here in Spain and I believe if I'm playing well I will
get in the team."
Beckham has had a difficult 2004 so far after defying many critics last
season when he first arrived at Real.
The 29-year-old former Manchester United darling admits he is still short of
his best following his recent rib injury.
He was ineffective in England's 1-0 defeat by Spain in the Bernabeu last week
and was then substituted by Real after only 54 minutes on Saturday and replaced
by his international team-mate Michael Owen.
"My fitness is not what it used to be - but that is from being out for so
long," he explained.
"It's up to me to work hard in games and in training to get my fitness back."
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