What a load of Twaddle.
Waddle branded Beckham — who has won 24 trophies in a glittering 20-year career — as “good but not great”.
The ex-Newcastle and Tottenham ace said: “You can go down a list of footballers since the Premier League and I don’t think Beckham would probably be in the first 1,000.
“I would say he has been a good player, I wouldn’t put him down as a great.”
Beckham is the first English player to win league titles in four different
countries after his latest success this season with Paris Saint-Germain.
He won six Premier League titles and the Champions League with Manchester United, and was twice voted runner-up in FIFA’s world player awards.
Beckham spoke of his “hurt” yesterday of people who focus more on off-the-field issues than his footballing achievements when looking back on his career.
Waddle added: “I think there have been a lot more talented players in the world, but he made the most of what he has got.
“He has got a terrific image and used it very well. He never had a trick, wasn’t particularly quick, but he was very good at set-pieces and deliveries, he made chances and made goals and was fantastic for clubs.
“He said the right things, he sold shirts, he put money in the tills wherever he went and conducted himself well.
“As a player I would say he was a fantastic crosser of the ball, a great athlete.
“Now people will be talking about him and saying ’how great, how great’. I would say ’how good’.”
Chris: 1,000 Prem players better than Becks
CHRIS WADDLE reckons there are at least 1,000 players from Premier League history BETTER than David Beckham.
The astonishing claim from the former England winger comes a day after Three Lions legend Becks announced he was retiring at the end of the season.Waddle branded Beckham — who has won 24 trophies in a glittering 20-year career — as “good but not great”.
The ex-Newcastle and Tottenham ace said: “You can go down a list of footballers since the Premier League and I don’t think Beckham would probably be in the first 1,000.
“I would say he has been a good player, I wouldn’t put him down as a great.”
TALKING TWADDLE ... Chris Waddle
He won six Premier League titles and the Champions League with Manchester United, and was twice voted runner-up in FIFA’s world player awards.
Beckham spoke of his “hurt” yesterday of people who focus more on off-the-field issues than his footballing achievements when looking back on his career.
Waddle added: “I think there have been a lot more talented players in the world, but he made the most of what he has got.
“He has got a terrific image and used it very well. He never had a trick, wasn’t particularly quick, but he was very good at set-pieces and deliveries, he made chances and made goals and was fantastic for clubs.
“He said the right things, he sold shirts, he put money in the tills wherever he went and conducted himself well.
“As a player I would say he was a fantastic crosser of the ball, a great athlete.
“Now people will be talking about him and saying ’how great, how great’. I would say ’how good’.”
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