Ferguson: Beckham lost focus
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Former Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson said on Wednesday that his one-time star midfielder David Beckham had “lost focus” following his marriage to pop star Victoria Adams of the Spice Girls.
Ferguson told US television network PBS Beckham and his wife saw a change in their “celebrity status” after marrying.
“As a young kid when I got him at 12 years of age his great desire was (to play) some of the best football,” Ferguson said.
“He was a fantastic trainer, practised all the time. At night-time he would come by with the schoolboys and practise with them. And he was in that collection.
“And then of course, his life changed, when he married the girl (Adams) from The Spice Girls, yeah. And his focus changed,” the Scot added.
“He got drawn into the — that celebrity status, you know? And for me, I’m a football man.
“He lost the focus. And when we sold him to Real Madrid, he did well.”
Beckham won one La Liga title in four years with Real before moving to the United States.
“I couldn’t believe that he goes to LA Galaxy,” said Ferguson. “I couldn’t believe that. I couldn’t understand that. I would never do that, you know?
“If I was going to go, I would be making sure he would go to the best, and Real Madrid was the best, I would say, and United.”
However, an admiring Ferguson also said: “But he reinvented himself. He goes and plays for the English national team for a couple more years. He goes and plays for AC Milan (in the) European Cup. He’s unbelievable. He really is — and good, well done to him. You can’t argue with the status he has in life.”
Beckham retired, aged 38, at the end of last season.
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