by Silver Fox » 16 Sep 2009 10:30
by (.)Boobies(.) » 16 Sep 2009 10:38
TheMaraudingDog Birmingham City
Passes attempted - 100
Passes successful - 97
Wigan Athletic
Passes attempted - 41
Passes successful - 40
Spurs
Passes attempted - 49
Passes successful - 47
(.)Boobies(.)
The James Harper of Old Trafford.
by Smoking Kills Dancing Doe » 16 Sep 2009 11:04
by TBM » 16 Sep 2009 11:07
by FiNeRaIn » 16 Sep 2009 11:24
TheMaraudingDog(.)Boobies(.)
The James Harper of Old Trafford.
This Harper must be some player.
Edgar Davids : ""Every one of us (midfielders) is just trying to become as good as him. Everyone can learn from Paul Scholes."
Edgar Davids : "I'm not the best, Paul Scholes is."
Cesc Fabregas : "He is the one whose level I aspire to. He is the best player in the Premier League."
Patrick Vieira : "The player in the Premiership I admire most? Easy - Scholes."
Thierry Henry : "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'."
Zinedine Zidane : "My toughest opponent? Scholes of Manchester. He is the complete midfielder."
Zinedine Zidane : "Scholes is undoubtedly the best midfielder of his generation."
Laurent Blanc : "Scholes is the best English player. Intelligence, technique, strength... all the attributes are there. At Manchester United I saw what he could do on the training field. Phew!"
by handbags_harris » 16 Sep 2009 11:26
by Row Z Royal » 16 Sep 2009 11:26
handbags_harris How can a player be "the complete midfielder" if he can't tackle?
by Vision » 16 Sep 2009 11:30
TBM Worst thing ever was Scholes not being played in his natural position for England - as a result we miss out
by AF1 » 16 Sep 2009 11:32
TheMaraudingDog Birmingham City
Passes attempted - 100
Passes successful - 97
Wigan Athletic
Passes attempted - 41
Passes successful - 40
Spurs
Passes attempted - 49
Passes successful - 47
by TBM » 16 Sep 2009 11:33
VisionTBM Worst thing ever was Scholes not being played in his natural position for England - as a result we miss out
Just out of interest , what was that natural position?
by Vision » 16 Sep 2009 11:40
TBMVisionTBM Worst thing ever was Scholes not being played in his natural position for England - as a result we miss out
Just out of interest , what was that natural position?
In the middle.........we played him out left.
by Row Z Royal » 16 Sep 2009 11:41
Vision but he tended to have a problem with major tournaments when they were played in June due to the heat and there was often concern over his gingerness.
by leww_rfc » 16 Sep 2009 16:10
by Hoop Blah » 16 Sep 2009 17:21
TBM Worst thing ever was Scholes not being played in his natural position for England - as a result we miss out
by gazzer, loyal royal » 16 Sep 2009 17:39
Vision
He played the majority of his games in the middle or under Hoddle at the head of a diamond which personally I always thought was his best position. It was only towards the end (Euro 2004) when we was sometimes moved to the left but even then it wasn't every game as some claim (Gerrard certainly played part of that tournament on the left) and in my opinion we were the best team in that tournament. He jacked it in shortly after that as Lampard became more prominent.
Don't get me wrong I think he's a terrific player and he's the player I always point out when its said English footballers lack technique. I also have no doubt he was missed (although not as much as some might claim) but he tended to have a problem with major tournaments when they were played in June due to the heat and there was often concern over his asthma.
Still I'm sure neither he nor Man Utd have lost much sleep about his International retirement over the last few years.
by papereyes » 16 Sep 2009 17:48
Hoop BlahTBM Worst thing ever was Scholes not being played in his natural position for England - as a result we miss out
Totally agree with Visions comments in reply to this, but the worst thing ever about Scholes was his walking away from playing for his country.
Can't ever condone that.
He's been an absolutely brilliant player over the years though, as some of those old quotes from TMD show (although I bet you could dig out the same players saying the same things about a lot of other players in a Pele 'rent-a-quote' manner).
Must have a strong claim to being the worlds best ever ginger player.
by Hoop Blah » 16 Sep 2009 18:30
by gazzer, loyal royal » 17 Sep 2009 08:56
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