Capello, you owe him one" - Much gloating as Fabio Capello's nemesis David Beckham bails him out, scoring in the 2-1 win against Real Sociedad - a result that may have saved the Italian's job. (Marca)

this is a good headline from sports daily marca, claiming capello would have lost his job right before beck score and brought home a victory over real sociedad. ruudtje helped his team by scoring a winning goal and secured 3 points for real madrid.

Fabio Capello has prasied David Beckham after the midfielder scored on his return to Real Madrid’s starting line-up on Saturday night.

Beckham, 31, had been told he would never play for Capello’s side again after agreeing a summer move to MLS side Los Angeles Galaxy four weeks ago.

But the former England captain re-paid the faith shown in him by netting from a trade-mark free-kick in the 2-1 win over struggling Real Sociedad.

“I have always trusted my players”, all of them,” said Capello. "Beckham has not played for a long time, but he was very good [against Sociedad] and his goal was excellent.
“I have spoken with Beckham twice the last week about his lack of success [on the pitch] in the past.

“I said that he does not score enough goals, but today he scored a very important one."
Capello also hinted that although Beckham's inclusion in the side was largely down to the current midfield injury worries at the side, his performance could see him keep his spot in the future.
He added: “I like to think about the future and not about the past. Beckham is an intelligent person and one who has much merit and talent.

“These last weeks he has trained very well, and today he has did a great performance. That is very good for him and the team.”

a good response from the manager after his nasty decision to exclude beck from the squad for few matches. this is a challenge for david beckham to gain a steady position in the team, which im 100% sure he will be able to make the cut.

David Beckham marked his return to the Real Madrid starting line-up by scoring a trademark free kIck in a 2-1 away win against struggling Real Sociedad.

Beckham levelled for Madrid after Sociedad had taken an early lead, before Ruud Van Nistelrooy eased the pressure on coach Fabio Capello by securing the win with a second half header .
In the lead up to the game it had been reported in the Spanish Press that a defeat at the hands of Sociedad would cost Fabio Capello his job as Madrid coach. With this in mind, Capello could not have been impressed with the way his team started the game.
In only the seventh minute Madrid keeper Iker Casillas was caught in two minds when attempting to deal with a deep cross and could only manage to palm the ball straight into the path of Aranburu, who dispatched a simple header from inside the six yard box to give Sociedad an early lead.

The home side were dominating possession and looked threatening when going forward. In contrast Madrid looked disjointed and bereft of confidence.
It looked as though it would take something special from one of the Madrid stars to galvanise their fortunes, and in the 36th minute David Beckham did just that, scoring a trademark free-kick to justify his recall to the Madrid team. It had looked like Bravo might have managed to keep Beckham's effort out, but he was seemingly deceived as the ball travelled through a crowded box and into the corner of the net.

The second half began in similar fashion to the first, with another goalkeeping error leading to a goal. This time it was Sociedad's Bravo who failed to deal with a Guti cross, allowing Ruud Van Nistelrooy to steal in and nod into an unguarded net.

Sociedad picked up the tempo in an attempt to find an equaliser, and the game benefited from this change in approach, with both teams showing desire in abundance.
Although they had the momentum for much of the second half, Sociedad could not breach the Madrid defence, and Capello's men held on to earn three hard fought points from a game that will be remembered for Beckham's stunning return to the Madrid team.

source: eurosport.com