Beckham in stitches as Carragher puts him on the spot with Neville question
Jamie Carragher left David Beckham in stitches on CBS Sports after asking the former Manchester United star about his old team-mate Gary Neville
Beckham broke out into laughter after Carragher’s question(Image: CBS Sports/YouTube)
David Beckham could not contain his laughter after being asked to confirm that Gary Neville would NOT be appointed by Inter Miami. The England and Manchester United icon is currently searching for a new head coach for the MLS club following Javier Mascherano’s departure for personal reasons.
Beckham, 50, appeared as a guest on CBS Sports for their Champions League coverage and was quizzed for an update on the search. However, former Liverpool star Jamie Carragher decided to inject a little mischief into proceedings.
During his exchange with Beckham, he said: “I am going to put you on the spot. Can you just confirm please that Gary Neville will not be the next manager will he?”
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The remark sent the former winger, along with Micah Richards, into fits of laughter, while fellow pundit Thierry Henry buried his face in his notes to hide his amusement.
Once he had regained his composure, Beckham replied: “I can confirm that Gary Neville will not be the next manager,” to which Carragher celebrated and said: “Yes, that’ll do me.”
Neville endured a notorious spell in management with Spanish club Valencia back in 2015, but was sacked after less than four months in charge and has yet to return to the dugout.
Speaking last year, Neville said: “Stick in your lane, stick to what you’re good at. This idea that I thought I could have all the businesses, the media career and be a head coach was nonsense, absolute nonsense.
“I saw Ange Postecoglou’s interview recently and it really hit home when he said: ‘these guys are tired, they’ve been playing Thursday, Sunday, Thursday, Sunday for the last four months’. At Valencia post-Christmas, I didn’t have one midweek break for three months. It was awful. I lost my confidence, didn’t want to turn up to press conferences.
“Six a week, the questions the same. ‘When’s this going to end?’ All the things that I know you have to ask. It was brutal. I never ask for a manager to be sacked. It’s the one job I think I stay clear of being wholly critical of.”
While Beckham has confirmed that Neville won’t be stepping into the role, he’s pledged that the club will adopt a measured approach in finding Mascherano’s successor. He continued: “He [Mascherano] came off the back of last season by winning our first championship.
“He’s an amazing person, a great coach, the players loved him, but obviously, these things happen in football clubs and we have to move on. We have to find a new coach at some point.
“But at the moment, we have to let things settle down. But, like I said, with owning a team, there are always challenges.”
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