Enjoy the pressure. Lalas tells Becks' team-mates

David Beckham’s imminent arrival has had an “adverse effect” on the Los Angeles Galaxy, according to Alexi Lalas.

But the MLS club’s president has appealed to everyone at the club to “enjoy this kind of pressure” with the England star set to be unveiled in California on Friday.

Lalas has called on supporters to give Beckham time to adjust to his “unique” transfer after admitting his new team-mates have found it hard to deal with the furore surrounding his capture.

Supporters in LA will be desperate to see the midfielder’s arrival initiate a change in fortunes for the strugglers, who are currently second bottom of the western division.

And Lalas said: “It has had an adverse effect on us, but we need to get used to the situation, and want people who can enjoy this kind of pressure.”

He added: “We recognise it will not all go perfectly and a part of my job is to manage expectations.

“We are going to win with David Beckham and we are going to lose with David Beckham. We will not win every single game and he is not going to score five goals every single game.

“People will appreciate just watching him live and seeing why he is such a great player.

“It will take a while for him to adjust. This is unlike any year that any MLS team has ever had.

“It’s unique in terms of the attention, the scheduling, the pressure, the focus and the scrutiny.

“Without a doubt the pressure has been ratcheted up since the announcement. The eyes of the world are upon us now and we want to make sure we use that to our gain. It’s all been crazy, but a good crazy.”

Beckham is pencilled to make his debut in a friendly against Chelsea on July 21.