Did David Gamble On His Ankle?

There was an anxious moment in stoppage time when CFC midfielder Steve Sidwell brought Beckham down with a challenge that left the England star grimacing on the floor and clutching his ankles.




In the post match conference David revealed his participation had finally been sanctioned just hours before kick-off but he now faces another anxious wait to see if he will pass fit to face Mexican side Pachuca on Tuesday night in the new SuperLiga tournament which I think is just ludicrous as he is OBVIOUSLY NOT FULLY FIT.

David said, "But I'm really pleased because I wanted to be out there and I put a lot emphasis on the game tonight. My ankle has swollen up slightly but that was going to happen anyway, so we'll see how it is tomorrow.

It's just one of those injuries that footballers get. Everybody knows I sprained it in the England game and I played four days after and pulled the ligaments. Then I had the last game of the season a week after and I had three injections to numb it and I played in that game without any feeling in my foot." (eh?)

"So there were always going to be problems after that but that's what I wanted to do to play in that game."

With regard to the flying tackle from Steve Sidwell Beckham added: "I saw him coming and I jumped just in time, so my foot wasn't actually planted when he hit me.

I got up and you expect that in games. He's a competitive player, it's going to be his first start of the season, he's a good player, he's done well in the Premiership so far and now he's playing for a club like Chelsea so he's going to want to smash some people along the way, even if it's in a friendly. Unfortunately it was me tonight but that's fine. That's part and parcel of being a footballer."

In answer to my own question, yes, I think he gambled unnecessarily on his ankle, and the fact that he is being lined up to play in a a match on Tuesday is crazy. Those boys will not go easy on him, in fact they will target him knowing he has a injury.