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David Beckham Needs to Be Saved: Send Him to Seattle Sounders FC |
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Saturday, 04 July 2009 06:30 | |||||
The book entitled The Beckham Experiment shows the entire debacle that was the David Beckham signing that brought him to the LA Galaxy in January 2007. David Beckham, since joining the MLS and LA Galaxy in 2007 has appeared in 30 matches and scored five goals in those 30 matches. Now, when Alexi Lalas made the move to get David Beckham it really put US Soccer on the map because Becks was, and still is, one of the biggest names in world football. However the real problem when David came to MLS was the fact that he went to LA Galaxy, where Landon Donovan was already there. Ruud Gullit and the LA Galaxy really showed, along with Lalas, that they had no clue how to handle a team once Beckham showed up. Now it is really easy to blame Beckham for the problems but you have to look at how badly Gullit managed the situation. He never should have named Beckham the captain and should have made him blend in with the rest of the Galaxy players, but of course LA had to basically use Beckham as a poster boy instead of a footballer which is what he should have been. Look at when he went to AC Milan, a great team, a great locker room, and a smart manager and organization who didn't make Beckham a poster boy. So now with David Beckham coming back to MLS and the FIFA transfer window opening up this July should the LA Galaxy move David Beckham. The answer is yes. The LA Galaxy can't bring Beckham back because of the down effect it will have on him, the fans, and the team. So where should he go? In fairness to Beckham and the MLS he needs to stay in MLS but move to a different team and knowing how Bruce Arena loves to add MLS veteran talent the best fit for David Beckham and the MLS would be to make a trade with the Seattle Sounders FC. And a realistic trade actually wouldn't be that far off because I think LA will want to move him out of the locker room and he only has two years left on his contract, which allows him to own an MLS team after he's done. So what could the Sounders FC-LA Galaxy deal possibly look like? Well Seattle has Nate Jaqua, Peter Vagenas, James Riley, plus cash considerations to offer to the Galaxy for David Beckham. That would give LA what they love which is three MLS vets and Seattle gets David Beckham who will feel right at home with Freddie Ljungberg, Kasey Keller and others. So why would this make sense for Seattle and why would it work having Beckham come in to the Sounders FC? Well lets take a look at that. Reasons why it makes sense for Seattle to make this deal (presented up above): One: They already have a great team chemistry and adding Beckham would not disrupt anything, as a matter of fact it would make the Sounders FC even better than they are right now. Think about it. The Sounders already have a core with Kasey Keller as the team captain and will continue to be the team captain and welcome David into Seattle. He would open up a lot of opportunities for Fredy Montero, Sebastian Le Toux, and Freddie Ljungberg because Beckham has one of the best serviceable balls in world football. Beckham would also make great since because he is not an in-your-face type of player like Landon Donovan said he should have been for the Galaxy. Seattle is not that type of team. He can join right into the team and be a great asset for the Sounders present and future. Two: Seattle has the best fan base in all of MLS, and all the players agree that Seattle is the best stadium to play in. Think about how many people showed up for Freddie Ljungberg press conference. Just imagine the support that the Sounders FC faithful would show for David Beckham. The Seattle Sounders have a "European atmosphere" and if Freddie Ljungberg thought it was touching just think about how loud it would be if Beckham was wearing green. Three: The Sounders FC is looking to become the benchmark for soccer in North America and well David Beckham is a benchmark in soccer. Add one and one and Seattle really gets to a global stage by adding Becks. Four: Don Garber, the commissioner of MLS really loves Seattle and has really bent a lot of rules, not breaking them but flexing them so Seattle could be a great city for soccer and look what Garber has got in return. The greatest fan base and Soccer city in MLS, and I think Garber would really push for Seattle to get David Beckham and help out LA Galaxy. Beckham could really shine in Seattle and the Sounders would be very wise in terms of an on the field and off the field approach. On the field it adds a lot of experience and great talent. Off the field it as a lot of cash to Seattle and MLS and no one would argue that. So in my proposed deal that might have a few tweaks to include would look like this. Jaqua, Riley, Vagenas and cash to the LA Galaxy for David Beckham. Let your voice be heard Sounders FC and world football fans Source: Click Here
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