Quote (stef1 @ Sep 18 2014 03:14pm)
scholes...
I don't think anyone outsite the UK thinks he's actually that good lol
he was a decent player in a (back then) very good united squad but never, ever was he one of the worlds best..
seriously, what's up with everyone on this forum jumping on the bandwagon claiming he was a god or something
as for that Zidane quote, I'm sure he never said that scholes was the best midfielder in the last 20 years? lol: I even googled that and couldn't find a single trusted source
if you really think scholes was the best midfielder in the last 20 years then michael ballack must be from another planet because he was better than scholes in almost every aspect of the game.
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Zidane has praised Scholes many times
For example:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1305187/Zinedine-Zidane-hails-Paul-Scholes-regrets-lining-Manchester-United-ace.html"You rarely come across the complete footballer, but Scholes is as close to it as you can get."
- Zinedine Zidane
"The player in the Premiership I admire most? Easy – Scholes."
- Patrick Viera
I can’t understand why Scholes has never won the player of the year award. He should have won it long ago. Maybe it’s because he doesn’t seek the limelight like some of the other ‘stars’."
- Thierry Henry
"Paul Scholes would have been one of my first choices for putting together a great team."
- Marcello Lippi
"He is the one whose level I aspire to. He is the best player in the Premier League."
- Cesc Fabregas
"In the last 15 to 20 years the best central midfielder that I have seen – the most complete – is Scholes. I have spoken with Xabi Alonso about this many times. Scholes is a spectacular player who has everything. He can play the final pass, he can score, he is strong, he never gets knocked off the ball and he doesn’t give possession away. If he had been Spanish then maybe he would have been valued more."
- Xavi
There are plenty more, but I didn't bother copy/pasting what United players like Rooney, Ferdinand, SAF, Best, etc have said about him. (biased opinions)
Source: givemesportThis post was edited by MGS4BestGameEverMade on Sep 18 2014 09:10am