Djpekingman I thought he had his redemption when he was kicked off by Capello in Real Madrid, worked his way back to the first team and contributing to the title win. Becks wasnt a Ronaldinho/Zidane, but with the boom of internet, and the 2002 world cup in Asia, he became the first GLOBAL superstar.
Football has changed. When everyone played 4-4-2, he was the perfect right midfielder. Today, he'd probably be only an average DM, similar playing styles to Kalvin Phillips.
As much as I liked Lee Bowyer and as good as he was for Leeds, i do think Becks would be an upgrade over Bowyer in those O'Leary teams.