Beckham s two hardcore advantages allow his historical position in English football to ensure five and three

There is no shortage of great names in the history of English football, and David Beckham is one of them. This year is already the age of knowing destiny, but his handsomeness and money-making ability are still the same.

There is always a lot of controversy about his historical status in the age of players, because many voices believe that his absolute talent and absolute strength do not seem to be top-notch, so his historical status will not be too high. But to be honest, although he may not be as dazzling as Rooney, Gerard and Lampard in terms of technical comprehensiveness and goal data, his position in English football history is completely reasonable to rank in the top five or even the top three, mainly relying on two major advantages.

The first is that the performance in the national team competition is excellent. Beckham has played in England for three World Cups and two European Cups. Except for the 2004 European Cup, his performance in the other four games is thigh-level. Although he received that fatal red card in the 1998 World Cup, his performance was impeccable before the red card appeared, and his free kick against Colombia and the assist he gave to Irving were classics.

In the 2000 European Cup, although England was eliminated from the group, he gave three assists in the first two games, especially when he assisted Hiller in the match against Germany, helping England win the only victory in that game.

In the 2002 South Korea-Japan World Cup, he gave 3 assists in five games, scored a winning penalty against Argentina, and was selected into the best team of that game.

In the 2006 World Cup, although England was known as the golden generation, he was the only one who was in real condition. He created an own goal in the first group stage, assisted Crouch and Gerrard in the second game respectively, and defeated Ecuador with a free kick in the 1/8 final, and supported England with 1 goal and 2 assists to reach the quarterfinals. In comparison, Rooney, Gerrard and Lampard's performance in the competition was unsatisfactory. Rooney only performed well in the 2004 European Cup. Lampard is the same. Gerrard's national team's representative work is only in the 2012 European Cup, and the rest of the competitions were mediocre, which was very different from the club's status during the same period. Even in this talented England team now, no player seems to have shown strong enough competition attributes.

The second is that he has achieved success in many leagues. In the last century and the first decade of this century, there were very few English players who went to other leagues to play, and few succeeded, but Beckham was one of them.

During his time in Manchester United, he won all the trophys for the team, won the league assists 3 times and won the second place in the world football freshman selection twice. In fact, he deserved to be won by the World Football Team in 2001, and he is also the only English player to enter the top three twice since the founding of the award. In his four-year career in Real Madrid, because he was adjusted to the midfielder rather than the right-side forward he was familiar with, his performance declined significantly compared to Manchester United's period, but it was still remarkable. His long passes and free kicks were still sharp, and his defensive skills were also significantly better. He won the La Liga and Spanish Super Cup championships with the team.

During his five years at Los Angeles Galaxy, he, as the captain, helped the team win the 2011 and 2012 American League championships and achieved the defense of the title.

During this period, he joined AC Milan on loan at the winter window in 2009 and 2010. Although he failed to win the trophy with the team, he also performed well. Among them, he contributed 2 goals and 5 assists in the half season of loan in 2009, forming a very good understanding with Ronaldo, Kaka and Pirlo.

Transfer to Paris Saint-Germain in the winter window of 2013. He is nearly 38 years old, but he still gained the trust of Ancelotti and won the main position. He enriched the team's tactics with his outstanding running and passing balls. He also won the French Ligue 1 championship that season with the team and immediately announced his retirement.

This experience that proves its value in multiple competitions is also something that most English players do not have.

Therefore, although Beckham does not have delicate dribbling, sharp breakthroughs, exaggerated speed, and does not have particularly gorgeous goal data. He cannot be regarded as an all-rounder at the technical level and is not considered a so-called midfielder master, his role, tactical value and career achievements on the field are far greater and higher than expected. His position in the history of English football is not controversial, and the top three are not excessive.