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Becks with Capello
Its been a while, and former captain David Beckham believes that he still have what it takes to play like he did when he was on form. And that is what he needs to repay England coach who has given the captaincy to Beckham for the upcoming international friendly against Trinidad and Tobago.

This will be the fourth captain to play under Capello, who has used Terry, Ferdinand and Gerrard so far. Beckham last captained the English team against Portugal in the World Cup quarter finals 2 years ago where he quit the role after the defeat.

Beckham’s first appearance for England was way back in 1996 when he played against Modova. The 33 year old LA Galaxy player has received among some critics that he might have passed his prime and that he might not be as sharp as he has been but he insisted that he is not about to rest as he looks upon people like Billy Wright and Peter Shilton who played way longer then he did.

He said that “People will always question whether I can still play at this level but I want to carry on. I am not ready to stop playing for my country. I have a few more wrinkles now but I still feel I can do what I did 10 years ago. I was happy with my performance against France in March, my first game under Fabio Capello, and it was the same against the United States the other night. I was happy to set up the opening goal. When you have worked on things during the week, like where the players have to run to and where I have to put the ball to, and it comes off in a game, it makes you happy. People have always talked about my set pieces and what I can bring to the team. I can bring a lot more to the team than set pieces but it is one of my strongest things that I can do in the game. There is always a chance if I get a set piece that I'll put it in the right place for someone to score.”

Beckham believe that his place in the place is very much effective if Capello use him to prepare for the World Cup Qualifiers for South Africa 2010. He said that “The manager has said if I stay fit and I am performing, then I've got a chance to be in the squad and that's all I can ask for. At the moment I am taking each game as it comes - and who knows what is around the corner? But I've played in three World Cups and I know how much it means to the country, so I would love to still be playing in 2010 and be at the World Cup in South Africa. It's also exciting to play under Fabio Capello again. He is a great manager. I didn't win anything at Real Madrid until he arrived and we both left with a La Liga title. He is what England need. People also question about me now playing in America but the standard of football is improving all the time.”
 
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