Real Madrid manager Fabio Capello has revealed out-of-favour
midfielder David Beckham is only now getting back to his best after
being axed by England.
Beckham resigned as England captain after the World Cup and has
since not been involved in the national team set-up under new boss
Steve McClaren.
He has also not figured in Capello's recent first-team plans.
Capello said: "Those are moments which produce psychological
difficulties. Now he's regaining all his composure."
He added: "I think Beckham is an outstanding professional. He
always gives his best both in training and when he is
playing.
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"But a coach needs the overall picture. In Beckham's case, he has
had bad times after being left out of England's national
team."
Beckham's current contract at Real comes to an end next summer and
he is delaying on signing a new deal with a question mark over his
place in Capello's plans.
But Capello said: "The other day in the Champions League he played
very well and now he seems to have become the Beckham we once
knew.
"But I think the hardest test for him was to stop being captain of
the England team."