David Beckham is clearly a motivated man these days. Ever since news came out that he would not be a Team Great Britain member at this year’s Summer Games, the former England international has been on a serious tear, as if he has a point to prove.
And it’s a goal-scoring tear, which isn’t really his thing. Beckham, of course, is a set-up artist and restart taker extraordinaire, but he’s never been a goal-scorer per se. With 13 goals in his first 87 MLS games, the Galaxy midfielder was scoring about once every 6.5 games.
Well, he has four goals in the Galaxy’s last three games.
- The former England captain was responsible for one of L.A.’s goals in a June 30 loss at Western Conference-leading San Jose.
- Beckham struck two absolute beauties in a 5-3 win over the weekend at Portland.
- Last night in Vancouver, Beckham’s deflected shot started a late, two-goal rally on the road, as the Galaxy split the points in a 2-2 tie at B.C. Place.
Here are highlights from last night’s match in Vancouver, as the Galaxy improved their hold on fifth place, the Western Conference final playoff spot.
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- ecogreenworks - Jul 19, 2012 at 1:14 PM
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Correction: Western Conference and League-leading San Jose Earthquakes scored 4 goals to defeat Los Angeles Galaxy on June 30, 2012—not the other way around. David did score his vintage free-kick but not enough to win (even though they led 3-1 before the half).
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- Steve Davis - Jul 19, 2012 at 1:17 PM
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yep. all fixed up. thanks for the alert. (how could i forget that one? … that’s why he was so hopping mad at the end!)
