David Beckham is not in the top 1,000 Premier League players, according to former England winger Chris Waddle.
Beckham, who will play his last Paris Saint-Germain home match today, was described by Waddle as ‘good but not great’.
The former Newcastle and Tottenham star told BBC Radio 5 Live: ‘You can go down a list of footballers since the Premier League began and I don’t think David Beckham would be in the first 1,000.’
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Beckham, 38, announced his retirement on Thursday but Waddle, who won 62 England caps, said:
‘He made the most of what he had. He has got a terrific image and used it very well.
‘He said the right things, he sold shirts, he put money in the tills wherever he went and conducted himself well.
‘He never had a trick, wasn’t particularly quick, but he was very good at set-pieces and deliveries. He made chances and made goals and was fantastic for clubs. Now people will be talking about him and saying, “How great?” I would say, “How good?”’
PSG coach Carlo Ancelotti yesterday confirmed that Beckham will be part of the French champions’ team to face Brest at the Parc des Princes and said: ‘He is really professional, really humble.
He loves football, loves his job, and that is the best quality. I found a very humble man.
‘I will remember him as one of the best in the world at passing. His career was fantastic. He played for the best clubs in the world.’
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