You'll be told that awards are popularity contests and they mean feck all and that the endless lists of quotes mean more
I'm with you on this. I absolutely adore Scholes but its somewhat upsetting
to see fans overrate a player that really doesn't need to be.
There's no shame in saying Xavi was clearly better but many just want to rewrite history for the sake of it.
He had sporadic moments of greatness on the biggest stages whereas players like Zidane, Xavi, Iniesta and Pirlo to a lesser extent regularly performed exceptionally on the highest levels in club and international football.
Men lie but numbers don't. Their accolades in comparison to Scholesy's tells you all you need to know.