Zinedine Zidane - "My toughest opponent? Scholes of Manchester. He is the complete midfielder. Scholes is undoubtedly the greatest midfielder of his generation.”
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00:00 Intro
00:45 Never Built To Be A Footballer
02:26 The Prince Of United
03:56 Three Lions
04:21 Scholes 2.0
06:11 Midfield Veteran
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This man was the heartbeat of a team that won 11 Premier Leagues and Two Champions Leagues. Can people please try to remember this the next time they make Lampard or Gerrard argument. Scholes is a generational player. He really was in a league of his own.
Scholes only player to get better after he retired
Gerrard and Lampard were fragile players who broke down all the time. Scholes was like a tank and was a force of nature.
@@johnny5805lmao wtf did you just say About Gerrard being fragile??
@@johnny5805 "Lampard holds the record for most consecutive appearances by an outfield player in the history of the league, appearing in 164 matches." Neither of them was fragile what are you talking about Scholes is a borderline dwarf, not a tank lmao
BRO DID NOT WATCH FOOTBALL HAHA GERRARD WAYYYYYYYY BETTER
"How do you want to be remembered" ? "Don't care" Best answer.
Then u have giggsy lmao remembered for u know what
@@BeeBeefygiggsy n his dickie? Giggs a joke
Imagine Cristiano Ronaldo saying that...
Means it too, dying breed this bloke his morals his old school British mentality ❤
you underquoted him
Barca fan here, xavi himself said Scholes was one of the players he looked up to. He could play long, short, one touch, could carry, could shoot, could play the final ball. Man came out of retirement and didn't miss a beat ffs.
i think zidane also said scholes was his toughest opponent in midfield
But couldn’t tackle 😂
Who gives a shi that you’re a Barca fan? What a gen z thing to do when starting a sentence
@@gorydays28lies it was Steven Gerrard 😂 best midfielder in the world at the time
@@blackmaxbranning3666 lol my bad, well he also said nice things about scholesy :D
It’s 10 years later and we still can’t find his replacement, our midfield is shit. That’s how much of a gem he was
Our only good midfielders are Casemiro and Fernandes, rest are meh or just beyond terrible. Miss Scholes very much.
It's worse than that, players like him simply don't exist anymore :/
I honestly believe Mainoo is his replacement. Not as technical obviously (pretty much impossible to be as technical as Scholes) but has the psycho tackles, Composure, similar stature, and still a very good passing range for how young he is.
Calling him unathletic is wrong as well. He was up and down the pitch playing centre midfield for over a decade at the top level. That takes athleticism.
I’ve been saying this for years! Since Scholes retired we have not found an adequate replacement. In my opinion he was more important than SAF.
I've just learned more about Paul Scholes in 8 minutes than I have in my entire life
Not seen him play then?
thats the point of the video
Pol schools dummy
He was not "unathletic". He was strong as an ox and had a leg like an impact hammer.
@accesscrimea you realise you could also be talking about Arnold Schwarzenegger?
He had so many of those "I'll do it by myself moments" and just went wild and usually if he scored it was a highlight reel kind of goal.
There's a reason Zidane, Xavi and Iniesta call him massively infliental on themselves. Absolute class player!
Not as good as them though 😂 that’s the irony
@@DanFernandesBenficaSaint He was just as good in his prime, he could easily walk in to any midfield in the world. He never had the desire to leave Man Utd though.
I remember Man united struggled in the first half of 2011-12 season because of Scholes's 1st retirement. Then how he transformed the team in the 2nd half of that season (nearly win the league) and of course win the 2012-13 PL when United sign another deadly striker (Van Persie). Just miss how he pinged the ball from 25m - 30m to wingers like Cr7, Nani, Valencia to run, it was so smooth and so easy.
Yeah that’s it. He gave our wingers so many one on ones by the way he would be playing short passes in the midfield linking up play and then suddenly ping, knocks a ball out to a winger who can then have a go at the full back one v one.
@@ozieikram2511 Stats dont back that. Scholes averaged 4-5 crosses per game, meaning long crosses essentially wasnt the major part of his games, plus his accuracy was a meagre 85% placing 5th most accurate crosser. Scholes contribution to the team was mostly the link up play between players around him, retaining possession and control, and dictating the tempo except when he was played further upfront especially earlier in his career. His technique at the CM/CDM was second to none in the epl, 93-96% pass accuracy even clocking 💯 in some games. Scholes isnt what the media wants to portray.
@@vs6300 Wow you can read stats and write whole paragraph's but seemingly can't read KZhead comments. Pinging the ball to a winger is a long pass not a cross. Who said anything about crossing?
Exactly that.
@@vs6300 Scholes averaged more long passes per 90 minutes than anyone not called Pirlo, according to Whoscored
He also had one of the fastest brains in football, he was aggressive, he was intelligent. He was more than just a technical player, way more.
A central midfield pairing of Scholes and Keane at their best - completely bossing the game!
Scholesey would sidestep you, and if all else fails, Keane would sidekick you 😂
I'm a cork man and a deeply closeted united fan. Obviously huge fan of keano, don't forget about Dennis Irwin, but scholesy was a couple of inches behind Keane in every aspect, ahead in some and it's incredible how people didn't recognize it enough during his career and how fast non united fans have forgotten he was ever there but talk about lampard and Gerrard like they were the second coming
In an around the oppenents box, he was a master. All teams panicked when Scoles set the tempo. He had almost the same amount of a fast reaction instinct as Inzagi.
why are you comparing him to a striker?
@@makavelismithbecause you can have similar qualities as another player in a different position too, that's why
I am glad you mentioned inzaghi only few have that killer instinct for a goal.m
Inzaghi was crazy he would make a goal out of nothing if they gave him the ball in the box.
@@shadow_realm47 Inzaghi was such a boring player though. Would run offside 17 times in a game and then the 18th time score on breakaway. He never scored any actual memorable or intriguing goals.
Scholes, Xavi, Pirlo. No one dictates the tempo of a match like these geniuses did today. Modric is the closest in my opinion
Kroos….
@@MrGreenEstateAgents Yes kroos, Fabregas was good but even his role model was Scholes too
xabi alonso too
@@gamalong3966 just my opinion. These other mid fielders are legendary but I personally think Xavi, Scholes and Pirlo had very high football I.Qs
You couldn't get the ball from Xavi; superb ball retention but then you couldn't get close to Scholes because of his movement. Lol Scholes was like fly you kept trying to swat but he was always 2 steps ahead. Pirlo was the most aesthetically pleasing with his elegance
Honestly our best midfielder ever! My favourite player growing up. He came through the ranks, earned his position in the first team, dominated the game and retired being loyal to our club and fans. Legend! ♥
Scholesy was the complete cm\attacking midfielder. Intellgent distribution of the ball, impervious to a hard press, pinpoint defense breaking passes, control of the tempo, calm under pressure, lethal from range and the heart of a freaking lion. People forget that he would get stuck in and fight for the team, just like Keano. Maybe even learned from Keano. If one of the lads got hit, Scholesy would have a clattering reply. If we went down a goal, Scholesy would continue working away unfazed, if not spurred on to attack. We had a real character in Scholesy and they're in really limited supply now.
He's a complete midfielder, only if you ignore the X mark on speed & strength on the thumbnail of this video.
@aabidamn Top technical midfielders don't need speed..they've got it in the head..also he certainly had strength. Did Xavi and lniesta have speed ? Scholes was the only English midfielder that could play in that Barca side and its system 💯
@@JB-Thatisme They were all great midfielders who were slow and weren't exactly strong either. But answer this; do you not think that they would've been even greater if they had more speed and strength? There you go. That is the topic of this conversation, which I personally think is nonsense cause for me there is no such thing as a complete midfielder/striker/defender/GK. Everyone has their strengths and weaknesses. Great players are able to compensate their weaknesses in other aspects of their game.
@@aabidamn they were complete players according to dynamics and versatility like Gullit, Cruyff, and Beckenbauer. complete means a player that can contribute offensively and defensively on a great measure. They give coaches more dynamics in applying various strategies. In modern football, these type of players are usually box-to-box with great techniques. Right now we have Bellingham and Goretzka. Joelinton maybe can get his name on this list but it is still to early to tell. Goretzka and Bellingham are no way near to the 3 names that I mentioned earlier but they are the closest to standard right now. Also complete player is not always the best player. there is perfect and there is also masterclass. In most occasions, masterclass always outdone perfect. If you are talking about perfect according to physical ability, we have Ronaldo, Adriano, Rivaldo and Ibra that ticked all boxes specifically during their early prime days. They were quick, strong, tall, they hit the ball hard, they were agile, good in aerial duel as they were physically strong.
@@aabidamnnone of Zidane, Scholes, Pirlo,Xavi,Iniesta, Modric, Kroos were quick. They're just very very special midfielders
I'm italian, and he is my all time favorite. He was a mix between Iniesta's controll and Gattuso's aggressivity, with Totti's shooting and Pirlo's passing. Practically perfect. He should've played for AC Milan. He could have won more. And Milan too, with him.
Startet football at 11,and was a terrible shot Then I got really fascinated by the way Scholes hits the ball, with so much raw strength and still be able to shoot,in a straight line 9 out of 10 times I practice his motions (Lost multiple balls to rooftops in the process) And was finally able to score for the first time,in a game (It was a banger, from far outside the box) Thx Paul Scholes 4 teaching me how to hit that thing ⚽️
I’m a Liverpool fan . I don’t care what any one says . Paul scholes to me is the greatest central midfielder ever .
Ever? No, Xavi
No Liverpool fan who had the pleasure of watching Gerrard play would say that . Absolutely NO ONE
proper ball knowledge
That’s why all the legends say he was the best by far… He had it all was a pleasure watching all your career MR Scholes 👏
What Man Utd need is a player similar to Scoles. Bruno isn't the same, Paul didn't lose focuse or desire. His desire was almost always fierce.
The one player why I bacame a Man U fan.
He was cold and focus while playing..
Scholes urges man utd to buy toni kroos back then when moyes are manager but man utd didn't try hard on it because the manager have plan B it's to sign fellaini . Stupid sht ever happen
Funnily enough a player like Scholes is a once in a generation talent. Not easy to find a player anywhere near his ability pal.
There’s no one like Scholes at the moment. He was a mix between Xavi and Iniesta in style. Everything United did went through him, like Xavi in his Barca team, but he also had that tidy movement and finishing further forward like Iniesta. Glorious, glorious player and criminally underrated by England. My favourite of all time.
A king on the pitch but a ghost off it. Was a great professional. Lampard and Gerrard got more hype but Scholes was the best imo.
I agree, and i support liverpool. Football all about goals and matchwinning moments to a lot of people though. Scholes was a metronome in that man utd midfield, constantly moving the ball... the highlights often look at the goalscorer though, and that is why he is often overlooked.
I wouldn't call Scholesy underrated.All of us United fans love him.Park ju Sung is the definition of underrated. He played a crucial role in the 1999 ucl semifinal but was excluded from the finals squad and Ferguson has said he regrets that till date .Ferguson believes we might've defeated Barca if Park was asked to stop Messi .This guy single handedly stopped Maldini.Truly a legend worth mentioning.Was a big game player for us.He sacrificed his career for us as the roles he were often used in coupled with his knee which was often injured ended his career.He always turned up and also scored often in big games.
Not sure you know what you're saying......Park didn't sign for united until 2005......however, very underrated. However, he wouldn't have stopped messi.....no-one would've.
It wasn't 1999 it's 2009, I guess.
Park was absolute class. Give him any task and he’d carry it out. He played in the 2011 final marking Messi , I was in the stand directly opposite the goal Messi and Villa scored in. Think Messi goal was 56 minutes in and park trying to get the ball off Iniesta and Xavi and Messi just picked it up and smashed it low past Edwin. By this point Park was fucked. Literally spinning around like he was about to collapse. He was left out of final in Rome in 09 wasn’t he?
You are totally correct. Players like Park and Valencia were underrated, maybe even Carrick and Fletcher. As for Scholes anybody - United fan or not - who saw him play in the 1990s and 2000s recognised his immense ability. This notion that he did not get proper recognition is becoming a farce.
Pretty sure you mean Prilo instead of Maldini.
My favorite player favorite player no joke 💯 paul scholes 🐐 great video 🤙🏾
Undeniably one of the very best midfielders ever.
My favorite players have always been Wazza for how hard he worked, Henry because he could finish from anywhere. And Scholes because he was simply a class act.
Scholes was stood on the touchline at anfield for the media, the kop welcomed him with "you ginger manc tw*t, you ginger manc tw*t, oh paul scholes, you ginger manc tw*t" and scholes gave them a wave of acknowledgement. Man utd were knocked out of the champions league by barcelona, and iniesta and xavi both ran to scholes for his shirt. One of the best midfielders in world football, let alone the premier league. Man utd fans were spoilt in the saf era with the class of 92, and scholes was a massive part of it. As a kopite myself, i should hate him (and saf), but gotta respect and appreciate greatness when you see it.
Paul Scholes told the inter president if you want me to play for you, you will have to buy Manchester United ❤
The one Paul Scholes moment I always remember was fro the Champions League against Juventus. Man Utd had been in a group with Juventus and I think they had lost to them in both games, then they were in a group with them again the following year. At Old Trafford Juventus went ahead really early, but Man Utd equalised in the first half. In the second half I can remember Paul Scholes being through on goal and taking the ball around the keeper to put them ahead in a match they ended up winning 3-2.
I have been watching Man Utd games since 2002. Paul Scholes is the player that caught my eyes when i started to support Man Utd. From SS position slowly turning into a midfield maestro. His unmatched talent is able to control the game tempo in every game, and seems to be always made the right pass at the right moment. Every single Utd game that I watch now will only make me miss him more. What a legend.
Similar story man... i watched the 2002 World Cup and i wanted to look like Becks cause all the girls i knew where in love with him back then. After that i saw a couple of Man United matches and was impressed with scholes. My fav player since then!
My two favourite players are Cantona and Scholes, watched them both Live growing up, as personalities they were completely different. Cantona was everything I wasn't foreign, poetic, arrogant (or so it seemed) and I idolized him, as I got older Scholes was like me, Mancunian, from a council estate, shit hairline, droll, scruffy etc. but fucking hell I don't think people who didnt watch him live week in week out appreciate just how good he was. There's highlight reels of course but watching him being the smallest guy on the pitch and absolutely boss a game with his brain and his passing was something else. Press him he'll one two it up the pitch, don't press him he's bombing howitzers 50 yards to wingers or full backs, his ability to do that and put the pass on the players stronger foot for him to run into space goes unappreciated, not to mention his heading. I waffle on any chance I get about him. He's from where I'm from, he could do everything (the tackle thing is a myth, tactical bookings and revenge) and lads of my age lived vicariously through him. A genius footballer and a real working class hero, would never talk himself up or brag, constantly says he wasn't that good and hates being complimented. As pep said 'I love it'
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Great comment.
it would have been amazing to see him at inter. But respect his choice of staying all his career in Manchester. What a player!
As a goalkeeper growing up my favourite player was always Van Der Sar but my favourite outfield player was Scholes, my mates all loved Ronaldo or Rooney the flair players, but I loved Scholes, I was just amazed at what he could do, how he was always in space, always one step ahead of anyone trying to close him down, he knew what he was going to do with the ball before he had even received it, pin point long pass, visionary through ball, little tricks, control. he dictated play he was a genius. Glad he's getting the recognition he deserves.
Many years ago a taxi driver talked to me, about this little ginger lad who was coming through the youth team and how good he was. It was Scholes and he wasn’t wrong, the grey man in the team but absolutely fantastic.
Whenever anybody brings the whole Lampard vs Gerrard debate I always say Scholes was the best of that era. Amazing range of passing, and he wouldn't lose the ball often - the man was a ghost when he needed to be, he was a great tackler when he needed to be. Lampard has that goal record for a midfielder, which was incredible, but Scholes was brilliant (and high praise from the greatest players in that era as well)
Think Beckham was the best out of all of them
@@timboslice8559bro beckham is a winger, and while he's excellent at what he does (crosses, fks, long shots), his impact is nowhere near scholes or stevie g's level... Just that england at that time had so many great midfielders but not many great wingers, you can see that scholes had to play on the left wing to fill in the traditional english 442 Maybe you watched too many highlight clips from the time, beckham can and will produce some great moments, but his presence is never consistent throughout the game, unlike other great wingers like Figo or Nedved
@@nghienhandheld think there’s a difference between a RM and a RW, RM cross and pass the wide. RW attack and dribble in from out wide. He was the best at what he does as a RM. Beckham was a threat to create a goal scoring chance from anywhere, so no I state my case
As much as I like Scholes, he's not a tackler
And you'd be wrong. Anyone who thinks Scholes could tackle lmao
Scholes was an absolute legend... His tackling was awesome.... Haha... God bless Scholesy...💙 🙏
Never realised Paul Scholes was that little when I was a kid. Now I see it, it makes his achievements even more remarkable
He sounds and talks like Karl Pilkington! I'v had the honour of seeing him play several times, against my team, he was very special and is a true English legend.
I think he sounds more like Noel Gallagher but I can hear a bit of Karl Pilkington in there too! Yeah, he was a special player, a legend of the game.
@@marks.8780 I can hear Noel Gallagher now, haha!
Karl pilkington vibe for me. Just no nonsense says it how he sees it 😅
@@turbo8628 yeah, it's Pilkington all the way ainnit? Haha 😄
RVNR is the dream of all mids, never wasted any ball, always ran hard, could go aerial if needed.
I've been a Manchester City supporter for 57 years , Paul Scholes was an absolutely fantastic player and England should have played him a lot lot more the class of 92 where legends
England had a luxury problem with Stevie G, Lampard and Scholes
@cold_servo_pie if I remember rightly England played him out of his normal position
@@cold_servo_pie looool what are you on about. Why would you comment when you know nothing about football.
I was lucky as a united fan who started following them at 8 years old in 93 as they began their domination of English football and took it for granted that we were a winning machine for the next 15 years but throughout that era nothing came close to the pleasure of watching Paul Scholes ,he was such a natural a true artist on the pitch ,no nonsense, no bravado ,effortlessly excellent pretty much ever match
I've been waiting for you or raymar to make a video on scholes since I discovered your respective channels. the wait is finally over.
Without doubt the greatest midfielder of his generation.
He was literally a magician, what he was doing is trully magic ❤
Fantastic work done on this, Learnt so much about someone I already knew alot about, Thats quality work 🎉❤
I've always admired Paul, he was a brilliant player, he is the sort of player that demands you to respect him for his amazing ability with the ball! I wish he played for my club!
His goal against Villa is one of my favorite goals of all time.
One of the best to ever play.
An incredible talent that didnt get anywhere near the recognition in an England shirt as he should have. Love his attitude to life, very similar to mine in as much as he isnt interested in social media, doesnt care how he is rekebered, just gets on with his life out if the lime light. A wonderful player that proved his class when coming back from retirement to show the others just how its done. Many of the class of 92 players are greatly missed especially given the current crop playing for United now.
Class video guys thank you! What a player Scholes was ❤
Glad you enjoyed!
Very underestimated player. As a German, I remember that he was around forever being a permanent nuisance in international matches (even in the times when we still knew how to play football). Further, he is an ispiration for the smaller guys among us (which I am one of) proving that it is not about being 6 foot plus or pumping iron in football. I would not even say he was unathletic. He was fast enough for the job, had a terrific shot, did fierce tacklings and I am sure that (getting home from the pub) also did some execise. He was just not the tallest guy on the pitch. But so what?
So underrated by a lot of people, just got on and done the right thing on the pitch...I think he could have made it into a world 15 team.
He was 🍼
Over-rated by most.
He is better than Zidane, makelele and Vieira.
@@louong93he’s in the Pirlo, modric conversation but not Zizou
@@joshfewtrell7109 Zidane is one of the most over rated player together with Maradona, Michael Owen and Davor suker.
Unbelievable player man u never replaced him never will
Legend, my favourite United player
Considering how things are going on at our club, I would bring Scholes back from retirement in a heartbeat.
All respect to Scholesy, totally agree with pep, he had it all... Intro music?
After Dark - Mr.Kitty
Nail-biting highlights provided here. Amazing work.
Wherever he was on the pitch - Scholes knew instinctively what to do, where his teammates where and how to play the killer ball. The guy just 'knew' - it was like he could see the game from above. There aren't many Englishmen who could walk into any team, Scholes is one of them.
Scholes playmaking ability was just simply work of art..
Love his attitude
Excellent video loved it take care and keep up the good work ❤
A monster player.All respect from Brazil
Most underrated player ever, probably coz he never blew his own trumpet, what a legend, what a pleasure it was to watch him week in week out, I’m slightly younger than the class of 92, and yes I was spoilt, the man could do anything he wanted, he was never built like a footballer but what a pleasure to watch, another player that Could be as good with the athleticism that I watched last night, Bellingham, just wow
How the f*ck is he "underrated"...? Any footy fan who knows the sport, rates Scholes as one of the best midfielders this country has ever produced. Even here on Merseyside. He was practically an ever-present in arguably the best man utd side ever. He played for his country about 60-70 times. He received various individual awards, from a wide range of sources & and he's been induced into the English Football Hall of Fame & the Premier League Hall of Fame. How was he "underrated".....????
@@ivorscrotumic3556 Spot on and kudos to you being a Merseysider. Didn’t realise you rated him if you’re perhaps a Liverpool fan. Having said that I was always a big fan of Robbie Fowler. For a period of 3 years or so before the niggling injuries he was possibly the best striker in Europe. As for Scholes being underrated!? Insanity. Those that matter realise how unbelievably talented The Ginger Ninja was
@@neilmoore5387 Fair play mate & credit where credit is due. Fowler was top notch too. Like Scholes, a local lad living the dream. I've supported LFC all me life mate. Was on the Kop for Shanks in '73 etc. I've walked away from top level footy tho now & go & watch City of Liverpool FC. They're similar in set-up to FC of United. It's the Derby this Saturday, but I'll be at Vesty Rd Bootle, watchin CoLFC vs Stamford, in the 1st round of the FA Trophy...😁 Don't get me wrong, we hated man u but, after time, you have to step back & realise what was achieved & by who. We hated Scholes, but only coz he was so bloody good all the time...😂
@@ivorscrotumic3556 he’s not underrated by any Manchester United supporter, but he’s so underrated by everyone else, the England team should have been built around him, but was fucked off on the left hand side of midfield to accommodate gerrard and lampard, joke, He retired far too early coz he wasn’t rated anywhere near enough as he was at OT, not a typical scouser then if you actually rate scholesy🙄
One of the best midfielders the country has ever produced, yet the England team wasn’t built around him, don’t make me laugh mate 😂
Would walk into any mildfield nowadays
This was great, thank you
He had strength on the ball. I watched him play, he shielded the ball as well as anyone except. Figo, Zidane and Ronaldo.
My favourite player of all time, and I don't even support United.
I totally understand the comment of “ all you could do was just laugh” because literally it brought joy and the word “how” to your mind. Played hockey with a guy like that growing up, was very special. Would make you think he wasn’t trying when he wasn’t scoring lol
I was born 1985 and paul is the greatest midfielder i have ever seen
best modfielder who could tackle, what a player he was
One hell of a miss kick. Jokes aside my favourite footballer period.
Oh it was absolute pleasure to watch this guy play, Sir Alex built the team around him and rightly so, when he received the ball, even if there is no one in the wings wide and ahead to receive the ball, he would play a one touch with others and the wings knew they had to spread out and 99/100 he would reach them, that happened everytime he played no matter the opposition.. It was magnificent just to watch this man tick, absolute genius; he knew how to keep the markers at a distance or draw them when needed, he knew where the spaces are or how to create spaces, top notch skills and more importantly excellent vision.. A coach's favourite dream.. Cant figure out how England coaches were oblivious of this.. England would have won more trophies had they utilised this man properly..
Best ever mid from England ever, more importantly a really humble fella. Pleasure watching it all Scholsey. From a dead jealous Scot.
Inter Milan were not the only club to try to sign Paul Scholes. Peter Reid tried to sign him for Sunderland; admittedly, he didn't get very far.
Scholes, the ginger assassin
He got better and better, but always stayed humble, and its the generous players that make for the best football.
He was pure magic brilliant little player
Everyone was talking about Xavi,Iniesta,Pirlo but the players were talking about Scholes.
Paul Scholes was my favorite midfilder as soon as I saw him play for the first time. A true legend.
Stop lying
Scholes & Keane were 2 of my favourite midfielders until they retired. Solid in midfield,no nonsense and just football.
Great vid ❤
Scholes was pretty much like bergkamp. Smooth touch and could setup the attack and finish himself.
Is this a joke? Comparing him to Bergkamp is an insult to the great Dutchman.
Affirmative.
Bergkamp only had a better body.
I remember growing up, I really wanted to be Scholes. I had his number on my shirt and would practice his long range passing. I think United downfall started after he retired.
Scholes and saf leaving was the start of the downfall.
Scholesy was a diamond! A true natural footballer; technique, vision and general football IQ, passing, finishing, movement, scored goals from all ranges, workrate...just an awesome player💯
Absolutely great player,a true legend
He thought a step ahead and had the technique to do what he saw. Loved the way he never made a pass for show but because it was the right pass. England's most talented player since Gazza. Both had all the elements that make elite players.
I'm a staunch Liverpool fan, but what a player.
Same, and same.
He was an absolute 💎 of a player. Refreshingly modest and understated too!
Calm, quiet, reserved, hard-worker, humble, fearless, talented. In todays football environment it would be impossible to produce a player like Scholesy.
Great video!
Him and Gazza are the most gifted British players ever
Wayne Rooney too fool
Obviously just watched the gazza video too . Muppet
British ??? They couldnt lace George Bests boots either of them .
@@deppresedonion6320 That’s why I said British as George was Northern Irish
Seriously? 🤣🤣🤣as good as Scholes was he was nowhere near Charlton,as for BRITISH FFS, George Best was on a different planet to Paul Scholes,as was Denis Law.Charlton,Law,Best the holy trinity,all Balon d'Or winners ,so before posting shite educate yourself.
I wouldn't say he was slow by any stretch of the imagination. He wasn't a sprinter but he was nippy.
One of, if not the, finest English players of his generation who played at a ground less than 30 miles from where I live and I can't recall ever having heard his voice before. Did his talking on the pitch.
Massive respect to Scholes from a Liverpool fan
Scoles football IQ when on the pitch was as high as any other top footballer. But his temperament was better than anyone on his day.
Im not even a United fan but it defies logic how hes so often overlooked for Best 11's. When youve got the list of admirers he has and yet the average fan looks elsewhere you have to question if theyve ever watched a game of football. Perhaps his understated manner saw him never reach that level of love and respect that other players do. Rooney was good, Gazza was good. Scholes is the best player England have ever produced and the one you can really put in the same sentience as Messi, Ronaldo, Zidane, Xavi etc etc
Totally agree with you
GOOD PLAY, I APPRECIATE ALL YOUR EFFORTS.
Was at OT before and it was a match with Rooney, Ronaldo et all and Scholes completely ran the match, everything went through him. You dont see it as much on TV how good he was.
A top class player, an artist of the game. How does someone call him unathletic after him having played in the most elite form of the sport in the best of its form. Unbelievable
Because compared to his contemporaries he wasn't fast and he didn't put that many miles in per game. It's like how an olympic sprinter who could "only" do a 10.5 second 100M would be considered slow
It's such a regret that golden generation of players didn't have a great manager to lead them and the blame lies squarely with the FA. Playing Scholes out left in a 442, whilst 4 of the best midfielders in the world got beaten by an extra man everytime against top opposition. It was like asking our team to play with 10 men against the top teams. The manager should have had the balls to drop Lampard and played a holding player in his place. That team should have been built around Scholes & Gerrard.
To be frank, Eriksson could have used Carrick in a Busquets role, Gerrard as Alonso, Lampard as Iniesta and Scholes as Xavi
Lampard doesn't have guile and pace of Iniesta. He has energy Iniesta doesn't have. He can't play wide
@@abraham8178 i was comparing them as functional equivalents. Of course they are technically very different. Lampard is the epitome of english box to box midfielder (he scored almost the same goals as Suarez did) but later in his carreer he was also very good as deep lying playmaker. Gerrard was also very different from Alonso, he was an all around midfielder who could as deep lying playmaker as he did with Hodgson's England, as a classic 8, or even as a 10. Carrick and Busquets were very similar, indeed I would dare that Carrick(and also De Rossi) pioneered the Busquets approach to the role before the Spaniard. And Scholes was similar to Xavi but could also play as a 10
@@miguelporras8366 They were so obsessed with Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard that they forgot other midfielders existed. Both Stevie and Frankie are CM.. but they do not have defensive instincts. Spain could made the same mistakes if they were so obsessed with Xavi & Iniesta. But they were clever and prioritised team system than big names. They let Busquets play CDM and Alonso and Xavi as CM. Iniesta on the left side. Back in 2006-07 it was very clear that Carrick and Scholes were very good at positioning. Very formidable and Intelligent. They were able to keep up with Makelele-Ballack-Lampard, Viera-Fabregas, Gerard-Alonso. Dominating them most of the times.. Surely if England had approached midfield the same way Spain did they surely could’ve won a World and a Euro. Because both Stevie and Frankie played like they did in their respective Clubs in a 4-4-2 formation and the team always got caught in counters. Carrick and Scholes could’ve brought Stability in the team. It should’ve been 4-3-2-1 Neville-Ferdinand-Terry-Cole Carrick-Scholes-Lampard Beckham-Gerard Wayne Rooney as lone striker..
@@shellykangten6100 i would have played Carrick and Beckham as double pivot (Beckham was a great DMF), with Gerrard, Lampard and Scholes interchanging positions and roles giving the opponent no reference. This is the kind of central overload that no one could have resistdd
Legend! My favorite
No way can you say he wasn't athletic. He just glided along like he was on air. He had an unbelievable engine. He was very athletic.
The greatest English midfielder ever period
Joint with gazza