Los Angeles Galaxy 1 – 1 http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Philadelphia-Union-c40231: David Beckham inspires at Home Depot Center
A http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Los-Angeles-Galaxy-c39818 inflicted a 1-0 defeat on Philadelphia Union at Home Depot Centre this Saturday. The Englishman used all the years of experience to control the game in the middle of the park.
Shifting the player from his natural right midfield position into the centre of the field was Bruce Arena’s idea. The coach consulted the player prior to the match, and a more influential position was given to Beckham.
“Bruce just said to me, ‘Do you want to try something different?’" Beckham said Saturday. "We did and I think it worked well. We kept the ball well, we passed the ball around well and we created chances.”
The guests were victims of the inspired piece of tactic as the English player was in command for the entire game. Beckham not only dominated the possession, he also made the assist on the lone goal scored in the 90-minute stretch.
Brazilian import, Leonardo Ribeiro, nodded home his first goal of the season. The opener came off a set-piece. No prize for guessing as the former Manchester United man was on the delivering end. Beckham sent in a looping free-kick in the 33rd
minute and Leonardo was left unmarked to tap the ball into an empty net.
With Beckham playing in the middle, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chris-Birchall-c9009 was the only logical choice for the right midfield berth. Even though Birchall played an influential role in the game, the day belonged to Beckham and his impeccable possession play. According to Birchall,
the result was only possible because the 35-year-old Englishman retained the possession in an ideal manner.
“Bruce has said all season really, I could play on the right or David can and we can interchange and sometimes when he gets the ball, he drifts,” Birchall said. “We need him on the ball and he drifts wide so we kind of interact and talking for each other
and it’s good. We need him on the ball. We need our best players on the ball.”
The decision did not come out of the blue. Beckham was given the responsibility because the team tactician felt that the player was capable of much more.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Real-Salt-Lake-c40339 a week ago because of International Duty. However, their presence in the field against Philadelphia
Union marked most of the possession in the first half.
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