One of those Manchester United players who benefited from the football knowledge and wisdom of late Eric Harrison, during his time at the Red Devil club, David Beckham has a few hours ago, taken to his social media page to pay special tribute to the late youth team coach.
Eric Harrison who was a former Manchester United youth coach died on Wednesday evening at the age of 81, after suffering mixed dementia for about four years.
David Beckham put up this post to mourn Eric Harrison’s death. He said:
“We’ve lost our mentor, our coach and the man who made us. He taught us how to play, how to never give up, how important it was to win your individual battles and what we needed to do to play for Manchester United Football Club. He was always watching and always with us everytime we played, I can still hear him telling me NO MORE HOLLYWOOD PASSES. I can still see him as we played on.
The Cliff training ground looking down on us either with a proud smile or a loud bang of his fist on the window knowing any minute he would be on his way down to probably advise me in the most polite way to stop playing those passes. More importantly he made us understand how to work hard and respect each other and not just on the pitch. We won’t forget the life lessons he gave us. Eric we love you and owe you everything. ❤ Gary, Phil, Ryan, Paul, Nicky and David”