I remember when he came out of retirement and it was reported he wore an old boots to the first match after retiring and totally bossed that midfield. Was hoping he would continue for another 3 years.
Paul Scholes - Pure Class, Silk in a Glass
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik @Rood and Imran @Annihilate Now! start with the good news by celebrating Manchester United Women's emphatic FA Cup win over Spurs at Wembley and the future of manager Marc Skinner.
Then it's the bad news and the ever worsening form of our Men with losses to Arsenal and Palace.
Finally the main debate - ETH Out now or keep him until the end of the season - if not longer. Are you Team Nik or Team Imran?
My favourite United player ever. You can shove all the stats and goals of lampard and moments of hero me stevie g up your arse. No one comes close to him as a football player and his genius on the pitch. Absolute maestro with his vision, touch, passing, technique, control. God, I loved Scholes.
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This bump actually made me question who made the thread and gave it this title. Then I looked and it was me
Still none the wiser.
This bump actually made me question who made the thread and gave it this title. Then I looked and it was me
Still none the wiser.
I’ll never get tired of seeing that clip
And Ba took the package.
Ha! I question osme of the things I've said on here years later, so I get it@villain
This bump actually made me question who made the thread and gave it this title. Then I looked and it was me
Still none the wiser.
He was absolutely world class. I loved his latter years when he moved deeper into midfield and started controlling the tempo of our play - absolutely a joy to watch as a playmaker.
Thanks for sharing. It’s wonderful to watch. It’s been such a long time since we have seen brilliance like this in midfield.
I re-watched the full game of that not too long ago. As soon as he came on, the game ended. Arsenal just couldn't get near him.
Aside from his amazing possession play, he also had a typical Scholes challenge on Nasri which really upset Arsenal as they were dealing with injuries, and Djourou had just got injured earlier that game. That was the season Nasri and Nani were competing for best wide player in the league, and I was hopeful of us signing Nasri (I believe Fergie wanted him and we did make an offer but he chose City).
But, yeah, Paul Scholes...
Aside from his amazing possession play, he also had a typical Scholes challenge on Nasri which really upset Arsenal as they were dealing with injuries, and Djourou had just got injured earlier that game. That was the season Nasri and Nani were competing for best wide player in the league, and I was hopeful of us signing Nasri (I believe Fergie wanted him and we did make an offer but he chose City).
But, yeah, Paul Scholes...
He scores goals.
Notice how the keeper didnt need to walk outside of his box when he had a midfielder like this up front.
That clip is so good. We really need players in general that others in the team trust to give the ball and do something with it. You can tell the players passing to him not only know he’s free but that he’s the man that can get things done.
Guy was a genius in midfield 
It's ridiculous how lucky we were to have Giggs and scholes who were both insanely versatile and changed position in their latter years without dipping in quality.
One of the most intelligent footballers I’ve ever seen. I have a thing for this, love a “smart” footballer, you can have a player that’s technically restricted but has great footballing intelligence and can read the game perfect and take advantage of it. The alternative is a dumb player who’s technically skilled. When you have a player who’s got great football intelligence and is technically gifted, you end up with an elite player such as Paul Scholes. Almost like a pro chess player that was operating a few moves ahead of the rest, it’s amazing to watch. I think a big problem we have currently is we have too many stupid players, such as Antony and AWB.
Ten times the player Bruno is.
What Bruno often attempts but can't really do, Scholesy did on a game to game basis, for over a decade on the highest level.
I called myself 'Red Regista' in honour of Scholesy (later in his career).
One of the finest players in United history.