The Los Angeles Times’ Grahame L. Jones says it was a decidedly mixed reaction to David Beckham’s move to the Los Angeles Galaxy from Real Madrid from some of England’s most famous coaches. Sir Bobby Robson, who coached England at the 1986 and 1990 World Cups and managed in England for many years, wrote in a column in the Sunday Mail that current England coach Steve McClaren’s decision to drop Beckham from the national team was what spurred the 31-year old’s decision to move into “semi-retirement” in the U.S. Robson added that Beckham was one of England’s most important players right through the World Cup last summer. “In principle, he still should be,” Robson said, but it “has become clear this week is that David no longer has the appetite to challenge at the very highest level.” Man United manager Sir Alex Ferguson, who coached Beckham at Old Trafford for 12 years, said that being out of the Real Madrid first team must have “accelerated” his decision to move to America, as a return to the Premier League was never likely. “Deep down, he was always a United fan and I don’t think there was any chance of him going back to another English club,” Ferguson said. “Everyone at our club hopes he does well.” Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said MLS has to follow up the Beckham move by adding several other big stars. “Football will only take off if Beckham is not the only one,” he said. “One player will not be enough.” Indeed, several more big-name players could be on the horizon, including Edgar Davids of Tottenham, Real’s Ronaldo, Pavel Nedved and Alex Del Piero of Juventus, and, however unlikely, the retired genius Zinedine Zidane.