Slovakian midfielder Miroslav Karhan takes a swipes at Becks: "I don't like it when a star player like Beckham whinges to the referee. But at the same time he was going into tackles with his two feet first.
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Last Updated : 16-Oct-2002 by Editor"The referee let him off. But when you touch Beckham he immediately starts like a cry baby. I can't stand that."
It's almost as bad as slagging off a fellow proffessional in the papers, isn't it?
But Sven Goran Eriksson has stuck up for his skipper, when asked he said:
"I saw he was criticised and I remember the situation they are complaining about. It was not a nice tackle, it was a tough tackle.
"I've seen tackles much much worse than that - it shouldn't be a discussion at all."
But Eriksson accepted Beckham is not the best tackler in the world.
The Swede said: "Every footballer has his strengths. But I don't expect Sol Campbell to be putting in crosses like Beckham."
Becks said: "It was a 50-50 tackle. I would never go into a tackle and try and hurt someone - that is not me."
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England v Macedonia
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