Becks honoured to be captain
02 Jun 2008 - 08:04:21
David Beckham has admitted he was surprised to be handed the captain's armband for England's friendly international against Trinidad & Tobago.
Beckham's England career appeared to be over two years ago after the 2006 World Cup but he has revived his international career in the season just ended and regained the captaincy for the 3-0 win in Port of Spain.
"I was surprised and didn't expect it," Beckham said.
"But I'll always answer the call and be available for my country and captain them as well - it was a surprise but I am honoured to do so.
"It was a tough performance and the manager was telling us before the game that, even though it was a friendly, we had to take it seriously.
"It was the centenary game for them but they wanted to beat England and we had to put in a good performance and I think we did that.
"The players in the camp are motivated and whether we've got experienced players or young players we have to play as one.
"The respect is there [for manager Fabio Capello] and there for one another and that is how it needs to be and the qualifiers are the big thing for us now."