David Beckham was one of the most hated men in England after his red card against Argentina at the 1998 World Cup.<\/p>\n
Early in the second-half of the clash in Saint-Etienne, Beckham was given his marching orders for kicking out at former Argentina midfielder Diego Simeone.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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England went on to lose the last-16 tie and their World Cup campaign was brought to a heart-breaking end.<\/p>\n
The former Manchester United winger bore the brunt of the nations criticism for Englands defeat, with effigies of him even being made in some parts of the country.<\/p>\n
However, Beckhams teammates didnt see him as the reason for Englands World Cup exit, according to David Seaman, who also played in that match.<\/p>\n
The former goalkeeper joined Sports Breakfast this morning to reveal what the mood in the England camp was like after that defeat.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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When asked by Ray Parlour if Beckham felt hed let down the country, Seaman said:Yeah, a little bit.<\/p>\n
But for me it was a really severe red card so I think the atmosphere was one of disappointment because we were out of the World Cup.<\/p>\n
But then youve got Michael [Owen] who had an unbelievable game and there wasnt a massive amount of focus on Becks because we just felt it wasnt a right decision.<\/p>\n
It was a yellow card all day long, it wasnt a red card. We felt it had been unjust.<\/p>\n
The match went to penalties with the teams drawing 2-2 after extra-time.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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Seaman managed to save a spot-kick from Hernan Crespo but misses from Paul Ince and David Batty saw England lose 4-3 in the shootout.<\/p>\n
And Seaman also revealed his method, albeit a surprisingly basic one, when facing penalties.<\/p>\n
He added:What I used to do was just take it on the run-up. Coming off the back of Euro 96 where I saved a few penalties, I always did it on the run-up.<\/p>\n
I rarely looked at videos because good penalty takers change their sides so as soon as their heads went down, I would go one way. It was a calculated guess I called it!<\/p>\n
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