David Beckham - From Player to Manager

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Chris Kamara reflects on Manchester United's form since David Beckham became the new Manchester United manager.

He is probably the most talked about manager this season, but you have to hand it to him, he has done a remarkable job so far this season.

David Beckham was a strange choice for the new Manchester United manager mainly because he has had no managerial experience, however what many pundits thought would be a failure at Manchester United, David Beckham has turned Manchester United into the Invincibles of the Premier League this season, they have so far not lost a single game and look very strong at the summit of the premier league.

The main question is, how are Manchester United performing so well under David Beckham whereas other clubs with experienced managers and who have spent a lot of money on world class players aren't challenging for the title?



Sir Alex Ferguson was well known for playing a classic 4-4-2 at Manchester United which got them a lot of success, however, with the game ever changing, David Beckham has had to improvise and adapt his tactics to keep up to date in the world of football.

David Beckham has been playing a 4-2-3-1 formation which has got him a lot of great results this season, and with the addition of Ilkay Gundogan, he has bolstered Man United's only weak link in the team.

He has also been playing Wayne Rooney just behind the lone striker as he likes to drop off a lot and help his team defend, currently, it has worked for Wayne and he has been in inspired form, earning himself a place on the World Player of the Year award.

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Ilkay Gundogan joined from Dortmund for 23 million pounds.



Another factor of David Beckham's success could be his knowledge of the club, as he rose up from their youth system, he knows the ins and outs of the club itself, and could have use that to help create a title-winning team.

He also knew what the fans wanted, a new central midfielder as it was their weakest link, and he delivered one for them, so knowing what the fans wanted could have also helped him create a title-winning team.

Also the help from the knowledge of his back-room staff, with experienced faces such as Ryan Giggs, Phil Neville and Nicky Butt, a few names of the class of 92', they could of helped him in his early days.

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Overall, it is a mystery to us what David Beckham has done to be undefeated in the league, whatever it is it has worked for him and they look currently destined for the title.

Wowzers. I tell you this is getting better and better, man!

Breaking News: David Beckham signs new contract

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Manchester United are delighted to announce that manager David Beckham has signed a new 4 year contract with the club which sees him earn around £60,000.
David Beckham has enjoyed a great start this season, with Manchester United being undefeated in the league and being 13 points clear at the top of the Premier League.

David Beckham had this to say about his new contract:
"I am very pleased to have signed a new contract and I hope these next few years will be very successful at Manchester United."

Reaction to David Beckham's new contract:

Evil Kagawa O:-). I always choose the lowest amount, even if it does or doesn't affect my finances. Keep it up!

Champions League 1st Knock-out Round draw

*I sit down on my sofa at home and turn on the TV to Sky Sports News awaiting the draw*

TV: "And now, lets head over and watch the draw!"

- Champions League Introduction -

TV: Hello and welcome to the draw for this seasons Champions League! The draw will determine the fixtures for the round of 16, and now, we're starting!"

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Game 1:

Juventus vs Real Madrid


A couple of groans echoed from the TV.

Game 2:

Olympique de Marseille vs Manchester United


A few cheers were heard from the crowd inside the draw's venue, however there were lots of groans from the Olympique de Marseille area.

Game 3:

Atletico Madrid vs Manchester City


A few mutters were heard but not a lot of sound was made during this game's draw.

Game 4:

Schalke vs FC Bayern


Groans filled the venue, easy pickings for Bayern...

Game 5:

Bayern Leverkusen vs Barcelona


Similar to the Schalke vs Bayern match, lots of groans but a few cheers from the Barcelona area.

Game 6:

Borussia Dortmund vs Olympique Lyon


A few faint cheers from the Borussia Dortmund area.

Game 7:

CSKA Moscow vs Paris Saint-Germain


No noise for this draw.

Game 8:

Napoli vs Chelsea


Some groans and some cheers, a mixed reaction.

Overall, getting draw against Marseille was great, probably the easiest team to get in this draw!

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BREAKING NEWS: RAFAEL WANTS OUT

The word is that Manchester United's star right back, Rafael da Silva, wants to leave Old Trafford due to a disagreement with manager David Beckham.

Reports suggest that the argument was over a fine that was given to Rafael da Silva for picking up yet another suspension.
It was Rafael's 3rd suspension this season and David Beckham was 'fuming' that Rafael got sent off again.
Many clubs will be on the alert now as Rafael has made it heard that he is unhappy at the club, with clubs such as Real Madrid and Chelsea looking for a potential move for the Brazilian.

David Beckham had this to say on the matter:
"I am disappointed, not only at Rafael but also myself, it was quite harsh to fine him, a warning for his actions would have caused less trouble, however it is his 3rd suspension this season and at the time I was very angry with him."

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Two leave Old Trafford
Manchester United have announced the sale of two players upon the transfer window re-opening.
Anderson, 25, has been sold to Paris Saint-Germain for a 10 million pounds.
Anderson joined Manchester United in the 2007/08 season but failed to make an impression on New manager David Beckham, which is the reason they accepted the offer for him.
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Another departure was Alexander Buttner for 5.5 million to Feyenoord, Buttner was Manchester United's back-up left back to Patrice Evra, however David Beckham accepted the offer due to the offer being a very good one.
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December Report



Manchester United 2 - 0 Southampton

Nani 31' 45'

Solid victory, Nani played immense and another 3 points to help secure our position at the summit of the Premier League.

Arsenal 0 - 2 Manchester United

Hector Moreno OG 4'
Shinji Kagawa 13'

Oh my god, what a victory! We totally outplayed Arsenal in all areas, and keeping a clean sheet especially away at the Emirates was absolutely amazing! Shinji Kagawa played excellent this match and could have scored 3 or 4 goals.

Manchester United 4 - 1 West Brom

Matej Vydra 22'
Rio Ferdinand 25'
Robin van Persie 40'
Wilfred Zaha 56'
Jesse Lingard 89'

Great comeback! A shame we conceded but we showed character to come back and scored 4 goals! A special mention to Jesse Lingard, I brought him on and he scored a great goal! He has a good future, that's for sure!


QUARTER FINAL

Manchester United 2 - 1 Chelsea

Jonny Evans 5' 10'
Eden Hazard 61'

A great win! Evans played great, scoring the goals and stopping them from going in the net!



Fulham 1 - 3 Manchester United

Robin van Persie 8'
Antonio Valencia 26'
Wayne Rooney 87'
Ange-Freddy Plumain 75'

Solid away victory, nothing much to say about this game as we were expected to score 3 or more goals.

Manchester United 4 - 0 Liverpool

Antonio Valencia 4' 24'
Jonny Evans 21'
Robin van Persie 86'

WHAT.A.WIN. Words cannot describe how pleased I am with this victory, he played amazing and controlled the game from start to finish, Valencia cannot stop scoring!
Also, after this game, Brendan Rodgers got the sack.... (LOL.)

Sunderland 0 - 1 Manchester United

Antonio Valencia 36'

They gave us a right good game, luckily for us Valencia continued his goal scoring form and bagged another goal, however we were lucky to win this game, as Sunderland were great defensively.

Player of the Month

Antonio Valencia
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Who else but him? He's been our most consistent player and scored quite a few goals this month!

Manager of the Month

David Beckham
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Another award! That's three in a row now!

League Table

18 points clear! The title looks destined for our trophy cabinet yet again!

Wow, wow, WOW! I tell you, this story is insanely good!

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He's diving out!

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Ashley Young, 28, has left Old Trafford for 10 million pounds to Bayern Leverkusen.
Young, renowned for his diving, accepted the offer as he wants more football, which he failed to get this season at Old Trafford.

Ashley Young joined Manchester United from Aston Villa a few seasons ago, however David Beckham did not even start Young for any competitive games this season.

A supporter told us this in an interview earlier today:
"Happy he has gone, he was useless and is not good enough to play for Manchester United, also the 10 million we got for him is very good, hope Bayern Leverkusen are happy with their signing..."

Thank you so much!

Biggest Deals this January Transfer Window


Yevhen Konoplyanka joined Arsenal for 11.25 million pounds, Arsene Wenger has expressed how delighted he is about this signing.


Ashley Young joined Bayern Leverkusen from Manchester United for a fee believed to be 10 million pounds, he failed to start a single competitive game this season for Manchester United which is why he left.


Anderson left Manchester United for 10 million pounds to go to Paris Saint-Germain, fans of Manchester United were very happy with the amount for Anderson.

Story looks very good. Hope theres some Champion League Draw cheers soon.

January Report



Manchester City 0 - 3 Manchester United

Robin van Persie 38' 45' 89'
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WHAT A WIN! We played like Champions as we dominated City right from the off. Oh, Robin van Persie! What a player. An exceptional hat-trick by the dutchman, we've done the double over City!



Aston Villa 1 - 2 Manchester United

Nemanja Vidic 5'
Leandro Bacuna 32'
Javier Hernandez 86'

Well, we won but in fairness, we didn't play good.. However we are through into the next round!


SEMI FINAL - 1ST LEG

Tottenham 2 - 3 Manchester United

Jermain Defoe 22'
Rio Ferdinand 25'
Robin van Persie 28'
Nacer Chadli 71'
Danny Welbeck 75'

Thank God we won that game, it was end to end stuff! We played decent and I was very happy that Danny Welbeck got the winner for us as he played very good that game.



Manchester United 1 - 1 Hull City

Ahmed Elmohamady 47'
Patrice Evra 87'

Disappointed... How on earth did we draw this game?! We were so poor and got a late equaliser, AT HOME! Against a decent Hull side we should be beating...

Swansea 0 - 2 Manchester United

Wayne Rooney 85'
Antonio Valencia 90'

Very happy with a solid win and more importantly the 3 points, as we are securing our place well in 1st place, also the reaction from the draw against Hull was very good.


SEMI FINAL - 1ST LEG

Manchester United 4 - 0 Tottenham

Robin van Persie 5' 9' 61'
Shinji Kagawa 7'

Demolition. We outclassed a full strength Spurs side and yet again, Robin van Persie gets his second hat-trick this month! More importantly we are IN THE FINAL!!!!!!!



Manchester United 3 - 0 QPR

Danny Simpson OG 43'
Clint Hill OG 64'
Robin van Persie 71'

Solid victory which sees us into the next round.



West Ham 0 - 3 Manchester United

Phil Jones 2'
Robin van Persie 18' 40'

Solid victory which gives us 3 more points, Phil Jones and Robin van Persie impressed me a lot in this game.

Player of the Month

Robin van Persie

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He was amazing this month, getting two hat-tricks!

Manager of the Month

Jose Mourinho
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League Table

16 point gap separates us and Chelsea! We are inching closer to our next title!

Overall, we are STILL UNDEFEATED and we look to win the BPL yet again!

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Jose Mourinho has told us in his recent press conference for the game against Manchester United that David Beckham has 'no respect' and 'isn't right for management'.
Mourinho has been known for stirring up his oppositions manager in press conferences, and as Chelsea are 22 points behind Manchester United, he has made it clear that he does not like David Beckham.
We asked him his views on Manchester United and David Beckham:

"Manchester United are a good team, with good players, however they are lucky to have good coaches as David Beckham is not right for management at all, yes, he may be a well-known figure in football and played at the top level, but does that mean he's a great manager too? I think not."

We also asked him about David Beckham's response to his words:

"David Beckham says he is unaffected by your words and is trying to cool down the war of words, what do you think of this Jose?"

"Ha, he has no respect for trying to cool down 'the war of words'. We don't like each other and he shouldn't try to hide it as far as I'm concerned ".

Chelsea play Manchester United at Stamford Bridge tomorrow, so we will see then who comes out on top.