Wenger awaits Beckham arrival
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Arsene Wenger believes his young players will be able to learn a lot from David Beckham.
The Los Angeles Galaxy midfielder is set to use Arsenal's training complex to keep up his fitness levels during the Major League Soccer close season, and Wenger hopes the experience will be beneficial to his own players as well as Beckham.
"He will come in January to practise with us, occasionally with the first team or the reserves," the Gunners manager confirmed.
"He can always give good advice and we will help him to keep fit. The youngsters will look up to him, of course."
Wenger has been impressed by how Beckham has handled pressure throughout his career.
He said: "I respect the fact that he has always loved football and he has always shown respect for his managers even when he was dropped. He didn't come out in a silly way, a spoilt way.
"Also, he has always delivered when it was expected of him, he has shown toughness.
"When he had to score the free-kick in the last minute against Greece (in the crucial World Cup qualifier in October 2001) he put it in the net. It is a sign of mental strength."
Paradise
Wenger is renowned for blooding youngsters and he feels his players should consider themselves lucky to line up for the first team so early in their careers.
"You tell me one club in the world, of our size, that gives a chance to the young players as we do? There is not one," he said.
"You go to Real Madrid, you go to Milan, where do the young players play?
"So at our club young players are in paradise, because usually they have to wait to 26 or 27 to get a chance in a big club."
The likes of Lassana Diarra and Abou Diaby have struggled to establish themselves in the side and have been linked with moves away from Arsenal, but Wenger has urged his unsettled players to bide their time.
"I try to make everybody happy, but it is impossible," he said.
No Kindergarten
"We are not in a kindergarten here - we are in a job for men.
"Why should I come up and give explanations for every individual who is not happy? It is a joke.
"When you are a professional footballer, competition is part of your job.
"For me, players like Diarra are top, top level players. If you have a period for two or three months with the team doing well and you have a player doing well in front of you that is bad luck.
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wow
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credit from hwz:
look kinda weird
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indeed. very weird! those lads were his rival. now he's with them. Funny. And it'll be good if he wears the fly emirates jersey.
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wonder what his father will think about it.
ted beckham wanted him to go spurs, he went to man utd. fair enough.
now he's training with arsenal.
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hopeful our boys learn from his setpiece n not badly influence by hollywood ill.Originally posted by felirox:indeed. very weird! those lads were his rival. now he's with them. Funny. And it'll be good if he wears the fly emirates jersey. -
imagine if he is wearing a liverpool jersey, that will look even more weird
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Extracted from soccernet:
Beckham trains with Gunners
David Beckham trained with Arsenal on Friday, wearing the Gunners' training kit with the number 23 on it.
That was the number vacated by England colleague Sol Campbell and which Beckham wore during a four-year-spell at Real Madrid.
The former England captain, who spent the majority of his career with the Gunners' Premier League rivals Manchester United, has been working with Arsenal at their London Colney complex since Wednesday.
The Los Angeles Galaxy midfielder is using the Major League Soccer's off-season to keep his fitness up as he closes in on 100 caps for his country, but had not been expected to wear Arsenal colours. -
Wonder if Fergie is amused.
I've always wanted to see Beckham play for Arsenal, so this is the closest thing to it.
Cesc and the younger players can learn a lot from him in training. Wenger may not have signed another player, but he certainly got a good "coach" for a while.
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Wenger - Beckham's stay will not be a 'circus'
Arsene Wenger will not allow David Beckham's link-up with Arsenal to become a media 'circus'.
The former England captain will be training at London Colney this month as he bids to stay fit ahead of England's international friendly against Switzerland in February.
Wenger has poured cold water on suggestions that Beckham could register to play for Arsenal and insists that the 32-year-old's spell with the Premier League leaders will remain low-key.
"We are helping him to work on his fitness and trying to keep it as quiet as possible," said Wenger.
"He's just come back from a long break and has had injuries. He joined us on January 2nd. He will not be playing in any games and will not be registered. He is just training.
"We don't want to make something complicated out of something that is very simple. He doesn't live far away and always loved Arsenal. That's why we help him.
"It will not become a circus. We are quite well equipped here to handle that here. We have mirror doors and everything that is needed."
Beckham was pictured in an Arsenal training kit, sporting the No 23, during a first-team session on Friday. So had he forgotten his own kit? Wenger cleared that matter up quickly.
"We give a kit to everyone who practices. When a triallist comes from anywhere in the world we give him a kit," said the Frenchman. -
Who is the regular IFK player for Arsenal? Tinks he can pick up a few tricks from the Devil.. Something to watch out for Arse next match..
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yeah fabregas can learn his precision curling.
and i'm sure wenger will love for his wingers to send in accurate crosses for adebayor to head. -
and he can teach eboue,hleb diaby and rosicky how to cross perfectly. wow I cant wait for the nxt match to see if there's any changes to our free kicks.
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if u look at tat video, he is smiling all the time
his face not tired ah, smiling all the time.
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I love Arsenal
January 08, 2008
from TNP
DAVID Beckham fancies Arsenal.
Now that's something new, especially to Manchester United fans.
Pictures of the Los Angeles Galaxy midfielder training with Arsenal at their London Colney training ground in Hertfordshire were splashed all over the British newspapers over the weekend.
Beckham joined up with the Gunners on 2 Jan, but has been doing mostly individual fitness work.
However, the former Man United star showed up at Arsenal's training ground last Friday wearing the No. 23 training kit, which used to be worn by his England team-mate and former Arsenal defender Sol Campbell.
Beckham, who still has a family home in Hertfordshire - which is about a 15-minute drive away from Arsenal's training ground - is working out with the Gunners in a bid to maintain his fitness level until the new Major League Soccer season starts in March.
The sight of him wearing Arsenal colours will not go down with Man United fans, or with his sponsor adidas as Arsenal's kit is manufactured by rivals Nike.
Wenger is more than happy to host the former England captain, whom he has long admired and who was a regular visitor to Arsenal's training complex when on international duty.
Arsenal's training ground has already been swamped by photographers trying to get a glimpse of Beckham in training, but the Frenchman is adamant that the 32-year-old's spell with the Premier League leaders will remain low key and not become a media circus.
'We are helping him to work on his fitness and trying to keep it as quiet as possible,' said Wenger.
'He's just come back from a long break and has had injuries.
'He joined us on 2 Jan. He will not be playing in any games and will not be registered. He is just training.
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'We don't want to make something complicated out of something that is very simple.
'He doesn't live far away and has always loved Arsenal. That's why we help him.
'It will not become a circus. We are quite well equipped here to handle that. We have mirror doors and everything that is needed.'
When asked about Beckham's kit, Wenger smiled and said: 'We give a kit to everyone who practises with us.
'When a trialist comes from anywhere in the world, we give him a kit.'
Asked if he was tempted to sign Beckham during the transfer window, Wenger said simply: 'No.'
Beckham will mainly train with Arsenal's reserves, but will occasionally join up with the first team and can test his wits against the likes of Cesc Fabregas and Kolo Toure.
Wenger is hoping that the former England captain will have a big impact on the young players in the squad.
He said: 'He can always give good advice, and the youngsters will look up to him.'
A win-win situation for all surely.
