After an exasperating summer, plagued by ankle and knee injury the former English Captain David Beckham has one expectation for his first full season with the Los Angeles Galaxy.
``To win something,'' he said as the Galaxy opened training for the Major League Soccer season on Monday.
Los Angeles finished fifth in the six-team Western Conference last season and missed the playoffs after losing to Chicago on the last day of the season.
``We can't afford to be in the position we were in, where we ended up chasing it,'' Beckham said.
``That's not good for the players or for a team. We've got to get it right from the first game and carry on right through the season.''
Beckham also experienced personal frustration. He arrived in Los Angeles in July with a sprained left ankle, then sprained his right knee about six weeks later.
He played in just eight MLS and tournament games, made four starts and finished with one goal and three assists.
``Hopefully, I'll stay a lot more fit than I was last year,'' said Beckham, who trained with Arsenal in London last month.
``I'm just looking forward to this season. It's a fresh start for us; it's exciting.''
The fresh start includes new coach Ruud Gullit, a former star player for AC Milan and the Dutch national team who coached in England and the Netherlands.
He replaced Frank Yallop, who resigned to join the San Jose Earthquakes.
Source: By DDNEWS
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