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Beckham backs Brazilian coach Luxemburgo
(Agencies)
Updated: 2005-11-25 11:25 England captain David Beckham
has pleaded with Real Madrid fans to show patience with Wanderley Luxemburgo
after the midfielder’s late substitution against Lyon prompted a chorus of boos
and whistles aimed at the coach.
Luxemburgo went into the
Champions League clash under pressure following Madrid’s humiliating 3-0 loss to
rivals Barcelona at the weekend.
And things failed to improve against Lyon when a 72nd-minute strike from John
Carew cancelled out an earlier goal from Guti to give the French visitors a 1-1
draw.
Luxemburgo then brought the fury of the Bernabeu crowd down on himself when
he replaced Beckham with Michel Salgado 11 minutes before the end.
The England captain had been struggling with a long-standing back problem
throughout the second half and Luxemburgo later explained that had been the
reason behind the change.
And Beckham has now spoken out in favour of the Brazilian, insisting he has
the full support of everyone at the club.
“We are all behind Luxemburgo, he is a good coach and a good person,” Beckham
told radio station Cadena Cope.
Since arriving in Madrid in June 2003, Beckham has worked under the
leadership of Carlos Queiroz, Jose Antonio Camacho and Mariano Garcia Remon, as
well as Luxemburgo, but is yet to win a major title with the Spanish giants.
And the England star admits so much chopping and changing has not helped
matters.
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