David Beckham confirms ex-Manchester United teammate won't be appointed Inter Miami boss
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David Beckham couldn't conceal his laughter when asked to confirm that Gary Neville would not be appointed by Inter Miami. The England and Manchester United legend is currently in the midst of identifying a new head coach for the MLS side following Javier Mascherano's departure for personal reasons.
Beckham, 50, appeared as a guest on CBS Sports for their UEFA Champions League coverage and was quizzed for an update on the search. However, former Liverpool stalwart Jamie Carragher decided to inject some humor into proceedings instead.
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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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This prompted the former winger, along with Micah Richards, to dissolve into laughter. Fellow pundit Thierry Henry buried his face in his notes in an attempt to conceal his amusement.
Once he had gathered himself, 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 one notorious spell in management with Spanish club Valencia back in 2015, but was dismissed after fewer than four months in charge, as per the Mirror. He has yet to make a return to coaching.
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 ruled out Neville as a successor, he has pledged that the club will exercise patience in finding Mascherano's replacement. He added: "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."