tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8774131.post115177692211372261..comments2023-06-24T11:57:48.459-04:00Comments on larrylivermore.com: Quiet Mediocrity Is The English WayLarry Livermorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11948659387575597910noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8774131.post-1152035587296489582006-07-04T13:53:00.000-04:002006-07-04T13:53:00.000-04:00I thought this was a pretty good take on the whole...I thought <A HREF="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=393676&in_page_id=1770&in_a_source=" REL="nofollow">this</A> was a pretty good take on the whole Beckham-Eriksson affair.Larry Livermorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11948659387575597910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8774131.post-1151958669655805052006-07-03T16:31:00.000-04:002006-07-03T16:31:00.000-04:00I think Beckham gets a disproportionate amount of ...I think Beckham gets a disproportionate amount of the criticism because his performances, despite the occasional brilliant set piece, have been consistently subpar, yet he kept getting picked ahead of Lennon and others who genuinely wanted to play as opposed to wait for photo opportunities.<BR/><BR/>And while you're right that Lampard had a shocker throughout the tournament and Gerrard wasn't that better, I put a good deal of that down to Eriksson's plodding style of management. These are players who are used to going all out for the cause (witness Gerrard's inspired performance in the 2005 Champions League final), but when they're stuck with a manager who plays every match as though a scoreless draw were the best we could hope for, it's no wonder players get a little disheartened.Larry Livermorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11948659387575597910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8774131.post-1151930067552045222006-07-03T08:34:00.000-04:002006-07-03T08:34:00.000-04:00I don't know why Beckham is getting so much flak w...I don't know why Beckham is getting so much flak when our worst midfielder in the tournament was Frank "couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo" Lampard. Steven Gerrard was a shadow of his club self as well.danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16205785145501427845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8774131.post-1151890906234621932006-07-02T21:41:00.000-04:002006-07-02T21:41:00.000-04:00wesley, rooney is the future of everything in the ...wesley, rooney is the future of everything in the world! listen to sven!<BR/><BR/>it's true that lennon did more than beckham, but becks was moving around for once. you saw him touch the ball more than the odd set piece- that's progress. he may be over-hyped, but i don't doubt that he cares.Kendra K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18399231532181658518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8774131.post-1151849848901062342006-07-02T10:17:00.000-04:002006-07-02T10:17:00.000-04:00beckham being taking off was a great thing. Lennon...beckham being taking off was a great thing. Lennon did more work that whole second half than Beckham did the whole world cup.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12899183716756808270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8774131.post-1151778952525775652006-07-01T14:35:00.000-04:002006-07-01T14:35:00.000-04:00They're saying that Ronaldo will probably be offlo...They're saying that Ronaldo will probably be offloaded to Spain and that England just weren't good enough. <BR/><BR/>They also seem to think that taking Beckham off was a loss rather than an advantage for England.Larry Livermorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11948659387575597910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8774131.post-1151778106367355982006-07-01T14:21:00.000-04:002006-07-01T14:21:00.000-04:00I dunno what the pundits are saying stateside, but...I dunno what the pundits are saying stateside, but our pundits are pushing wayne rooney to punch ronaldo back at Man U. Its kinda funny to see presenters crying.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12899183716756808270noreply@blogger.com