++ [ originally posted by mikhail ] ++
Any fan of English football who has the slightest idea of what they're talking about will tell you taht Scholes is a better player than Beckham.
Add to that the fact that Beckham was dropped for most of Man Utd's key games last season, and spent the only one he did start for (Real Madrid in the quarters) pottering about looking awed.
This reply to my post Just prooves how much power the media empire of Rupert Murdoch holds over peoples mind
Golden Ball is done with NT Coaches being given a list of candidates and submitting 3 (n1 gets 5points, n2 gets 3points and n3 gets 1 point)
Just two years ago Beckham finished second runner up for a conesecutive year for the golden ball, why because the media had managed to convince so many people in SOuth East Asisa and Oceania that Beckham really was the best player because he got the most publicity.
He even got a movie titled about him (Bend it Like Beckham) that was a boxoffice hit.
As far back as a few months ago in that Real Madrid game that you said he was pottering around looking awed,
Commentators were praising Beckham for nearly turning the game around with his two goals and being the difference between success and failure for Man U.
No don't get me wrong I hate Beckham and I have never regarded him as third best in the world, but he is still better then Scholes altough suddenly Media has started portraying him as the Male Anna Kournikova of football, while before he was the England prodigy that was called the best in the world by EPL supporters.
For me Beckham is Beckham a right winger that shares the class of Zambrotta.
And I regard him a better midfileder then Scholes, jJust as Giggs is and Roy Keane also is better then Scholes
AS Far as All this RVN being a Goal Demon thats just media talking to you again Murdoch, Man U and Vodafone need a new poster kid, this is going to be RVN.
I remember the day Veron was signed to Man U Soccernet.com which is a respected site, gathered quotes from near and far from people saying
"Veron is the best player in Seria A"
"Veron is the best midfielder in the World"
"Veron is the best player in the world"
This is the same kind of manipulation its been going on ever since Cantona who is also way overrated and never was better then Papin, and far worst then both Henry and Trezeguet
but is now in Manchester considered a living legend....