The Arrival Of Becks

By: fetyani | January 3rd, 2009

He’s here. A peculiar transfer landed David Beckham in Milan on a short term loan, from January 1st until March 9th. His arrival was the spot light of Europe, After Ronaldinho’s extravagant reception; they had to give Becks something. Beckham had a mini reception before the Milan-Udinese game on December 28th. The big question comes up, can he actually do something or is he just a pure publicity stunt.

From my point of view, I say “It can’t hurt at all!” If anything he will just train to stay fit and return to L.A. Galaxy. But if he is fit and ready and Carlo Ancelotti thinks he can play and he does and just helps by assisting a goal or even scoring 1 goal, then that’s not bad at all. He can be just a regular average player who won’t do much, just give a hand; a decent bench player. If he scores and becomes spectacular with classic Beckham passes and plays; then great! But if he start screwing up in 2-3 games, believe me he will be left out back at the Milanello to just train. Let’s not forget in 3 months he will pump an estimated of 13 million euro, that’s when Uncle Fester (Galliani) smiles.

So in conclusion, it can’t hurt; well it won’t hurt a lot. We didn’t make any big risky investment, if anything we’re just gaining. Remember, for now this transfer is for this season alone, not the future!

Ancelotti said many times that David can play anywhere in the 3 central midfield positions. With Gattuso out, he can help Pirlo, Seedorf, Flamini & Ambrosini. Emerson can go buy 2 litters of gas (which is cheap these days) + a lighter and see what happens when he puts them together; I’m sure the outcome will make us Milan fans smile. ~~DIE PUMA DIE~~. Sorry I just had to.

Here is what some of the Rossoneri had to say about his arrival:

Ancelotti:

“He is a very important player for the club, and we are doing all we can to ensure he settles in well”

“He will be pivotal in the coming months in our quest for the Scudetto”

Galliani:

“We’re satisfied that he is in good physical condition,” he explained. “He’ll be here for nine league games and then we’ll see if he will play in the UEFA Cup as he would only be available during the round of 16.”

Milan Doctor, Meerseeman

“Beckham could go on for another five or six years.”

Legendary Captain Paolo Maldini:

“We found a lad, who hadn’t trained for nearly three months, but I have had a talk to him and I noticed his determination and great desire to throw himself into work.”

“Beckham is a real champion and he wants to start playing as soon as possible because Milan are a great club,”

Class act from Pirlo:

“He is intelligent and has a good sense of positioning. He has everything needed to do well in Italy.”

“Will I take a step back to allow Beckham to play? That is not a problem for me. We can do it and we’ll give it a go.”

Ronaldinho:

“I am very happy about the arrival of Beckham. He can help us win.”

Here is what witty rivals Coach Jose Mourinho had to say about Beck:

“To have one like David Beckham is fantastic. (Smiles) I hope he doesn’t do very well, because he plays in the enemy, but I hope he brings a lot of attention with him. He’s more than a player, he’s something special in the world, not just in the world of sport, and I’m really happy.

“Him, Ronaldinho, (Zlatan) Ibrahimovic – these are the kind of players we need to have in the Italian league to make it again a good commercial product abroad because I think that’s the next step.”

Now Milan are in Dubai for the Winter break to train in the warm weather, plus cash in from the publicity. Beckham’s first game could be on January 11th against Roma, you can expect him from the bench unless he impress big time during training.

Here are some pictures from the Dubai trip,
Enjoy!