Paul Scholes appreciation thread

[Thaispider]

gutted that the ginger ninja has called it a day, but regardless of what club you support you have to show praise to the best English midfielder of a generation.

and played in the best midfield of the premier league era imo.

Beckham,Scholes,Keane,Giggs

676 Man Utd appearances, 150 goals
66 England caps, 14 goals
Premier League winner: 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011
FA Cup: 1996, 1999, 2004
Champions League: 2008
League Cup: 2009, 2010
PFA Team of the Year: 2003, 2007

Zinedine Zidane said he was "the complete midfielder" and "my toughest opponent".

The France international added: "Scholes is undoubtedly the greatest of his generation."

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[Q_F]

Never liked him, cause he's Man U player and pretty dirty with his tackles, but i give credit where credit's due. Scholes was a total boss in his prime, he was just unfortunate to play in the same era like Zidane and some other monsters in central midfield.

[Jack]

http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Football/Clubs/Club_Home/2010/8/20/1282329423085/Paul-Scholes-006.jpg

[Thaispider]

Oh jack u still mad bro??? haha just playing :)

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[Jack]

Haha, Scholes was a very good player, but is still madly overrated.

Oh, and...
http://cdn.everyjoe.com/files/2008/08/paul-scholes-reaches-soccer-ball-uefa-super-cup-2008-nc.jpg






In all seriousness, how cool was Scholes on the edge of the box with the ball at his feet? Just beautiful. A Lampard or a Gerrard would just smash it every time, but it was like a supreme state of calm would come over Scholes and he'd just know if a pass was there or if the shot was on, and just see it, and then just play it perfectly almost every time.

[Q_F]

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[Thaispider]

Haha, Scholes was a very good player, but is still madly overrated.

Oh, and...
http://cdn.everyjoe.com/files/2008/08/paul-scholes-reaches-soccer-ball-uefa-super-cup-2008-nc.jpg






In all seriousness, how cool was Scholes on the edge of the box with the ball at his feet? Just beautiful. A Lampard or a Gerrard would just smash it every time, but it was like a supreme state of calm would come over Scholes and he'd just know if a pass was there or if the shot was on, and just see it, and then just play it perfectly almost every time.

hehe i knew you had some sort of respect for him as a player.

proper football fan:D

[FunkYou]

I blame Scholes for inflicting the Lampard / Gerrard "dilemma" on England. Before he retired it was either / or and everything was fine. After him coaches kept trying and failing to play both without any discernable success.

Damn you Scholes. DAMN YOU!!

Apart from that he was a damn fine player and along with Giggs the main reason for 20 years of Man Utd dominance.

[plazzman]

Probably the best one timer from outside the box, ever. Such a sublime skill.

And him and Giggs will always be my favourite midfield duo

[Jack]

Probably the best one timer from outside the box, ever. Such a sublime skill.

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Ridiculous.

[MKZ]

I always liked him, not madly liked him since he's ginger and he plays for Utd but gotta say watching him was some pleasure.

[wafb]

When I first started watching EPL, the tv station always showed a Man U match, so Paul was instrumental in getting me to follow soccer.