Beckham play down referee fear
30/6/2006 17:13
England captain David Beckham played down the referee fear before their
World Cup quarter-final match with Portugal yeaterday.
"In the match against
Portugal, there are always things that happen in games, It's always going to be
fiery and it is up to us as players to keep our discipline, " Beckham
said.
Beckham played down that Argentina referee Horacio Elizondo would
employ a strict approach to avert the kind of play-acting and fouls that marred
Portugal's win over Holland.
"Sometimes it is difficult because you get
frustrated and things happen, but you have to stay disciplined," Beckham
added.
Elizondo has sent Beckham off in his career, in the World Club
Championship game against Necaxa in 2000, while he has issued 16 yellow cards
and one red in his three World Cup games so far.
Beckham also revealed he was
delighted to answer his critics with the winner against Ecuador, a spectacular
free-kick.
He said, "It was one of my most special goals.It is always nice
when you have had a certain amount of criticism, to score a goal that puts your
country through to the quarter-finals. "
Xinhua
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