Bruce Arena praises “wonderful” David Beckham

The England midfielder’s return also coincided with claims in a book that he had fallen out with Galaxy favourite Landon Donovan and for a moment it seemed the entire season could turn into a circus.

“The reason it didn’t happen is because of the way David played and the way he demonstrated that he cares about the LA Galaxy,” Arena said in a teleconference on Tuesday.

“His performances quietened his detractors and I think, obviously at the Milan exhibition there were some frustrated fans … but I never felt that David wouldn’t be able to handle it,” he added.

“David has been through an awful lot in his career, he has played with some of the biggest clubs in the world and been through a lot of adversity as a player.

“I think he was obviously well prepared to deal with any kind of issues that he was confronted with when he returned and lets face it he has done a wonderful job with that.” Read the whole piece

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