Graeme Souness makes bold statement that David Beckham was not a world class footballer.
Although he's widely regarded as one of football's greatest ever midfielders, David Beckham was not a world-class player.enjoyed a glittering career at United as he won six Premier League titles, two FA Cups and the Champions League, scoring 85 goals and assisting another 121 in 394 appearances.
"I think he was... dead-ball kicker, as good as anyone you want to name. But you know, you're talking world-class... "There's no one at Man United, De Bruyne fits that, I think Bernardo Silva tinkers with that. Haaland? Yeah. I think there's a real shout for the goalkeeper , I think the centre-back does that, Salah does that.
"So Giggs was world-class, but Beckham wasn't?" asked White, with his co-host responding: "In my opinion, no.""He would've wanted to avoid me," the former midfielder added when asked if he would've been comfortable playing against him. "You know, I say that... Am I contradicting myself, that maybe we should be talking about world-class? But I've still got... No, I can't.""I don't think he was a phenomenal scorer," Souness added: "I don't remember him scoring lots of goals, though he did chip in.
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