David Seaman was excited about Beckham moments after conceding Ronaldinho objective
David Seaman has revealed his thoughts instantly turned to David Beckham after having conceded that free-kick on the 2002 World Cup to Brazilian legend Ronaldinho.
21 years in the past, England confronted off towards Brazil in Japan within the quarter-finals of the 2002 match, with the Three Lions taking the lead on 23 minutes because of Michael Owen. However, a first-half injury-time objective, created by Ronaldinho, noticed Rivaldo equalise for Brazil.
And then after the break, it was Ronaldinho who broke England hearts, netting an audacious free-kick from distance that looped over Seaman into the online to provide Brazil a 2-1 lead. While the Brazilian winger was despatched off minutes later for a stamp on Danny Mills, Brazil managed to carry on to beat England after which later go on to win the World Cup.
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Seaman got here in for a lot scrutiny of his positioning for the Ronaldinho objective. And the ex-Arsenal goalkeeper thought he could be handled in the identical regard as Beckham was following his sending off on the 1998 World Cup towards Argentina after he conceded.
“I was thinking to myself on the pitch, ‘come on, lads, get me out of this’,” defined Seaman, talking to the Mirror.
“Because if it stays at 2-1, am I going to get treated the same as what Becks did in 1998? Even while the game’s still going on, those thoughts were going around in my head. I went towards the England fans and felt like I’d let everyone down, and then the tears and the emotions came.
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“I’ve seen pictures since of Beckham saying something in my ear, then (manager) Sven… and I still haven’t got a clue what they said. I tried to go into the press conference afterwards and I was just breaking down all the time and they were like, ‘No, just take him away.’
“And then having that fear of coming residence and worrying about what kind of reception I used to be going to get and what was going to occur.
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“There were a lot of England fans at the airport, and as soon as they saw me, they started singing my name. Honestly, it was such a relief. I still get stick about it. There’s no doubt, from away fans, especially Tottenham followers, but it surely’s what it’s. It’s a part of me.”