3) David Beckham.
He truly was once one of the best footballers on the planet.
His performance against Greece was one of grit, heroism and brilliance and he pretty much single-handedly dragged us to qualification.
Unfortunately, apart from one or two games after he lost his place, Beckham is a shadow of the great man he was.
His pace was never blistering but it was enough when combined with his boundless stamina and enthusiasm. He didn't need to pass the full-back as he would curl the ball around him.
Now, Beckham rarely gets to the full-back and is instead curling the ball from the halfway line.
When the ball goes to him the speed of the move stops, Wes Brown was forward more than Beckham and in fact when England's ridiculously high line was exposed it was Beckham playing at right-back as Brown was expected to do all the leg work.
When Bentley came on it was much different, we had width, pace and still good delivery.
We do not need a player whose only strength is crossing a ball or tkaing free-kicks when others can do the same and more.
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