Did Beckham and Giggs ever play together as inverted wingers?

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Was there a single game with Beckham on the left and Giggs on the right for the entirety? I'd be fascinated to watch it back if it ever happened.
 

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Giggs played on the right a fair bit, doubt Beckham ever played on the left beyond a few minutes. Can't imagine Ferguson would have ever started a game with them on their opposite sides though.
 

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Giggs played on the right a fair bit, doubt Beckham ever played on the left beyond a few minutes. Can't imagine Ferguson would have ever started a game with them on their opposite sides though.
Yeah it would've limited the GOAT crosser from being able to cross, makes sense to categorically refuse that from ever happening :lol:
 

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I remember Giggs on the right and Beckham next to him in the middle (never remember him on the left).

Actually im sure we started that in the CL final :lol:
 

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I remember Giggs on the right and Bekham on the left but for the life of me I can't remember against whom. It was almost a full match also, think Fergie changed it back in the last 15mins.

This was one of Fergies tweeks where he asked the wingers to come in a bit and shoot at goal instead of crossing into the box....they weren't very effective playing this way and werent able to score.

The reason I remember it is my late dad kept shouting at the TV... "everyone knows it's Giggs on the left and Beckham on the right wtf is Fergie doing?"... I think we finally scored when he changed them back towards the end also :lol:
 
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Definitely happened. A few times. But I don’t think we ever started the first minute like that. When Giggs used to terrorise full backs he’d often move right or left to destroy the left back too.
 

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I can't remember them doing that.

What's annoying though is when people throw up stats from todays modern wide forwards. For example Bale compared to giggs. In the old United 442 our wingers had to do a lot more tracking back and hugging the touchline than they do now.
 

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I know Giggsy used to swap wings but I don't remember Becks ever going to the left. Lee Sharpe, Andrei Kanchelskis, Jordi Cruyff even. But don't remember Beckham playing off the left. Not got the best memory. Maybe it happened more than I think. I just feel like Becks linking with Irwin would have stuck in the mind. Cos Neville's overlap was just such a big part of Becks work on the right..
 

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I will reformulate the question. What positions Giggs and Becks would have played now? Giggs would’ve been world class inverted winger in the modern game.

Becks would have been best right back in the world. Work rate, crossing, passing, vision, tactical awareness.
 
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I remember Giggs on the right and Beckham next to him in the middle (never remember him on the left).

Actually im sure we started that in the CL final :lol:
Yeah our midfield in the final was:

Blomqvist Butt Beckham Giggs


Most of Giggs' appearance on the right wing where early on when Sharpe would still start at left wing.

We never played Beckham on the left.
 

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Was there a single game with Beckham on the left and Giggs on the right for the entirety? I'd be fascinated to watch it back if it ever happened.
It happened more than once, although not that much. I remember one away at Villa I think, circa 02 where they did play inverted. I think Ole played up top we did win that game.
 

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I will reformulate the question. What positions Giggs and Becks would have played now? Giggs would’ve been world class inverted winger in the modern game.

Becks would have been best right back in the world. Work rate, crossing, passing, vision, tactical awareness.
Cole
Solksjaer Scholes Giggs
Keane Beckham​
 

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It happened more than once, although not that much. I remember one away at Villa I think, circa 02 where they did play inverted. I think Ole played up top we did win that game.
Cheers will do some digging tomorrow!
 

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I will reformulate the question. What positions Giggs and Becks would have played now? Giggs would’ve been world class inverted winger in the modern game.

Becks would have been best right back in the world. Work rate, crossing, passing, vision, tactical awareness.
Giggs definitely would have ben an inverted winger, albeit one who would swap sides all the time.

Beckham could have played as either a right back or one of the midfielders. Don't think he would have played in the more attacking positions, although maybe it could have worked in a 4231.
 

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I will reformulate the question. What positions Giggs and Becks would have played now? Giggs would’ve been world class inverted winger in the modern game.

Becks would have been best right back in the world. Work rate, crossing, passing, vision, tactical awareness.
Beckham would probably be a centre mid in today's game, or a right-back.

Conventional wisdom says Giggs would probably be cutting in off the right, but I think he would be best suited in a Bruno type role. I also happen to think this is how we would have gotten even more out of him as a player during his playing days and I genuinely believe he should have been the de-facto "Cantona replacement" in 1997 and that had he gone to Inter Milan that they would have used him in much the same way back when they were rumoured to be in for him. But, it was 24 years ago and I am over it now. Mostly.
 

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Beckham would probably be a centre mid in today's game, or a right-back.

Conventional wisdom says Giggs would probably be cutting in off the right, but I think he would be best suited in a Bruno type role. I also happen to think this is how we would have gotten even more out of him as a player during his playing days and I genuinely believe he should have been the de-facto "Cantona replacement" in 1997 and that had he gone to Inter Milan that they would have used him in much the same way back when they were rumoured to be in for him. But, it was 24 years ago and I am over it now. Mostly.
Agree with all of that - Beckham was basically what Trent Alexander-Arnold is now.

I think Giggs reputation is tarnished somewhat by having to continue playing on the wing with his hamstring issues - he was almost playing with the handbrake on, to the detriment of his overall performances and therefore legacy. It’s only when he moved central that people acknowledged his technical excellence and elite football IQ, probably about 8 years too late; I’d dare say that Scholes would have been condemned to a rotational squad role and maybe even been disposed of if Giggs was trusted in the centre of the park sooner.
 

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Beckham wasnt really a winger as such. I think the term would be more 'inside right' He was more comparable to Pogba when he plays on the left.
 

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I seem to remember them swapping sides in games for a few minutes. Or maybe I'm just remembering it wrong. I do remember Giggs on the right and Beckham used to run all over the pitch.
I think that was more about messing with the oppositions marking tactics.