Paul Scholes Quotes - Page 2

• He was magnificent; very clever with outstanding technique. He could pass the ball over five yards or fifty; he could see things to set up other people; he could shoot and he could score goals. If you gave me Paul Scholes and ten others, I would be happy. I would tell them to give him the ball and then we would have a good team.

  Sven-Goran Eriksson

  Clever, Team, Giving

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• If I had a Paul Scholes in my team, everything would be around him. At Manchester United, they saw it like that, but I think Paul Scholes is one of the best I've played against in this league, and seen anywhere.

  Thierry Henry

  Team, Thinking, League

  "Thierry Henry names Paul Scholes as the greatest Premier League player of all time" by Aaron Flanagan, www.mirror.co.uk. October 28, 2015.

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• I love watching little Paul Scholes, he's so in control of what he's doing and is always so accurate and pinpoint with his passing - it's just beautiful to watch.

  Bobby Charlton

  Beautiful, Littles, Watches

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• Paul Scholes is my favourite player. He epitomises the spirit of Manchester United and everything that is good about football.

  Bobby Charlton

  Football, Player, Spirit

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• I am a big admirer of Paul Scholes, he is one of the best players of his generation.

  Arjen Robben

  Player, Generations, Admirer

  "Manchester United Deny Making a Bid for Holland's Wesley Sneijder". www.telegraph.co.uk. July 11, 2010.

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• I've still got Paul Scholes' shirt at home which I swapped with him once. When I was at Liverpool he was one of the players I liked most. Maybe he's not valued as much as he should be in England because of the style of football there and because he keeps a low profile. Perhaps he would have been more valued in Spain, where midfielders like him form part of the 'ideal.' Fans in Spain rate him very highly and I admire him a huge amount.

  Xabi Alonso

  Football, Home, Player

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• The greatest compliment I can pay Paul Scholes is that he reminds me of Bryan Robson, the way he bombs into the box.

  Ray Wilkins

  Pay, Way, Bombs

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• For me, Paul Scholes has been the best midfield player in the Premier League. By a mile. He has the lot. He scores and creates goals, he can pass the ball, he can head it, and rounds all this off with a competitive streak.

  Alan Shearer

  Player, Goal, League

  "Paul Scholes – the Greatest Premier League Midfielder of All Time?" by Nirmalya 'Nemo' Dutta, www.india.com. November 17, 2014.

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• Sad to hear Paul Scholes is retiring, what a player! Top class and a great role model for any young English midfield player!

  Jack Wilshere

  Player, Class, Role Models

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• The best illustration I can give of his talent is that at Manchester United there was always a possession drill in training designed to develop our passing ability, which might be three players against another three players, or six versus six, or nine versus nine. But no matter what the numbers were, the side with Paul Scholes on their team would always win by keeping the most possession.

  Gary Neville

  Team, Player, Winning

  "Scholes is simply the best English player of his generation". www.dailymail.co.uk. September 15, 2012.

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• Paul Scholes is literally on another planet

  Kieron Dyer

  Planets, Scholes

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• Paul Scholes and Gary Neville are the centrefolds of Man United

  Dwight Yorke

  Men, United, Gary

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• When you look back you talk about legends of the game, he's certainly up there. Twenty trophies since 1994. He just seems to get better and better. I've had the honour of playing alongside him. The four years I've played alongside him, he is the best player, one of the first names on the manager's teamsheet. He is just a complete legend. There are not enough players like Paul Scholes around any more for my liking. 'Legend' is over-used but this guy is right up there with the very best.

  Dwight Yorke

  Player, Years, Games

  "Rio: Scholes is the best player of his generation, fact!". www.mirror.co.uk. May 31, 2011.

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• I have no hesitation in putting a name to the embodiment of all that I think is best about football. It's Paul Scholes. In so many ways Scholes is my favourite.

  Bobby Charlton

  Football, Thinking, Names

  "Paul Scholes earns plaudits from football's elite". www.theguardian.com. April 22, 2009.

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• I think Paul Scholes is the best player in England. He's got the best skills, the best brain. No one can match him. There isn't a player of his mould anywhere in the world. Paul is irreplaceable.

  Alex Ferguson

  Player, Thinking, Skills

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• Rooney is one of the best players in the world and I love watching him play. But if you had to pick out only one, then for their history and for all that they have achieved it would have to be Paul Scholes or Ryan Giggs. They are two shining examples for any player.

  Andres Iniesta

  Player, Two, Shining

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• I have no hesitation in putting a name to the embodiment of all that I think is best about football. It's Paul Scholes. Players like Denis Law and George Best who I enjoyed so much as team-mates and now, finally, players I have watched closely in the Alex Ferguson era. And in so many ways Scholes is my favourite. I love his nous and conviction that he will find a way to win, to make the killer pass or produce the decisive volley.

  Bobby Charlton

  Football, Team, Winning

  "Paul Scholes Earns Plaudits From Football's Elite". www.theguardian.com. April 22, 2009.

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• For years Paul Scholes has been one of the best players in the Premiership. He's incredible. He has always been under-rated throughout his career. He's a team player, a one and two-touch footballer who makes good decisions on the pitch and makes his team play.

  Thierry Henry

  Team, Player, Years

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• He has an awareness of what's happening around him on the edge of the box which is better than most players. As a kid he always had a knack of arriving in the penalty area just at the right time, but he's proving just as effective from outside the box because he's using his experience in the right way. It doesn't matter who I am thinking about bringing into my midfield, Paul Scholes will be included, as he would in any side in the world.

  Alex Ferguson

  Kids, Player, Thinking

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• Some of Paul Scholes' tackles come in so late they arrive yesterday.

  Clive Tyldesley

  Yesterday, Late, Scholes

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• When I was in Dutch and Italian football, a lot of people looked at Manchester United, and when they were asked who was the best player, a lot of them said Paul Scholes. Much of what he did looked simple, but actually it was quite hard. Invariably he controlled the ball instantly and passed it straight on, keeping the game moving. He made inch-perfect passes across the pitch; he saw the gaps and could play the ball through them. So it didn't surprise me that so many top-class international footballers recognized his quality.

  Edwin van der Sar

  Football, Moving, Simple

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• To me, Paul Scholes was in a class of his own.

  Wayne Rooney

  Class, Scholes

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• For me as a midfielder, Paul Scholes was the best possible teacher. When people ask me my hardest opponent, I always refer to Paul in training. Facing him improved me so much because his astonishing quality gave me something to aim for. He never gave the ball away, he could nutmeg you, he could make you look a fool, his range of passing was remarkable, his touch and awareness, everything was top notch. Seeing Scholesy made you stand back and realize you had a long way to go, because he was awesome.

  Darren Fletcher

  Teacher, Long, People

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• Maybe one small regret is that I never got to play with Paul Scholes - but I was never going to leave Barcelona and he was never going to leave Manchester United.

  Xavi

  Regret, Play, Barcelona

  "Xavi: My Only Regret Is Not Playing With Scholes". Interview with David Lynch, www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk. August 06, 2014.

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• It's only natural to want to select your best players and there is no doubt for me that Paul Scholes is still in a class of his own. He's almost untouchable in what he does. I never tire of watching him play.

  Zinedine Zidane

  Player, Class, Doubt

  "Zidane: My biggest regret was not playing with Scholes". www.mirror.co.uk. August 21, 2010.

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