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Beckham defends hiring pal Neville at Inter-Miami

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Published on 23 Jan 2021 / In Film and Animation

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Forced to operate from a distance last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, David Beckham promised on Friday (January 22) to be the hands on owner he said he would be and defended hiring his friend Phil Neville as Inter-Miami coach.
Despite qualifying for the Major League Soccer playoffs in their debut campaign in 2020, Beckham said he was not happy with the culture within the club he co-owns with Jorge Mas and started the new season by sacking manager Diego Alonso and bringing in former Manchester United team mate Neville.
With a thin coaching resume, Neville's hiring raised eyebrows with some seeing the move based more on friendship than ability.
Neville arrived in Miami from his position as England women's team manager having never filled the same position for a men's team.
But Beckham made no apologies for the decision touting the 44-year-old former England defender as the right man to bring the culture and work ethic he wants Inter-Miami to be known for.
"Of course people are always going to turn around and say, "Oh he's your friend," explained Beckham. "It had nothing to do with him being my friend.
"I am owner of a club with Jorge, our ownership group don't just employ our friends, we employ the best people whether it is on the field off the field.
"We are running a serious soccer club here.
"He's the right man for the job."
After being an absentee owner for much of last season and being forced to watch matches from England due to the pandemic, Beckham has been back in Miami since Christmas and at the club's facility every day.
"I always said from day one I will be a hands on owner," said the 45-year-old Beckham. "I will be over seeing all operations of the coaching staff, the academy system, everything that goes on on the field.
"Those are my responsibilities and when I commit to something I very rarely step away from it."

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