Scholes Quotes - Page 2

• My toughest opponent? Scholes of Manchester. He is the complete midfielder.

  Zinedine Zidane

  Opponents, Midfielders, Manchester

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• I have played with some great players during my time at United but I would have to put Paul Scholes down as the best.

  Ryan Giggs

  Player, Paul Scholes, United

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• Out of everyone at Manchester United, I would pick out Scholes, he is the best midfielder of his generation. I would had loved to play alongside him.

  Pep Guardiola

  Play, Generations, Midfielders

  "Scholes Tribute: The World’s Top Players On The Ginger Prince". redflagflyinghigh.com. May 31, 2011.

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• In the last 15 to 20 years the best central midfielder that I have seen — the most complete — is Scholes. I have spoken with Xabi Alonso about this many times. Scholes is a spectacular player who has everything. He can play the final pass, he can score, he is strong, he never gets knocked off the ball and he doesn’t give possession away. If he had been Spanish then maybe he would have been valued more.

  Xavi

  Strong, Player, Years

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• Paul Scholes is just fantastic. When you play alongside him, you realise what a special talent he is.

  Michael Carrick

  Play, Special, Talent

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• I was in the right place at the right time.

  Mel Allen

  Photography, Perseverance, Good Luck

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• The only great English midfielder in my career was Paul Scholes. He had elegance in him. Others were pretenders.

  Andrea Pirlo

  Careers, Elegance, Midfielders

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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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• 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!

  Laurent Blanc

  Player, Training, Technique

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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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• He is a legend and he's going to be remembered for a long time. Just to play alongside him and learn from him has been an absolute pleasure. I think he is a footballer's footballer; he has been at this level for so long.
  As long as he is part of us we always feel we have a chance. We appreciate the way he goes about his business. I have never met a character like Scholesy, certainly not someone who is that good.

  Michael Carrick

  Character, Thinking, Play

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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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• 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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• Sad to hear Paul Scholes is retiring, great player, world class player, the English Zizou.

  Samir Nasri

  Player, Class, World

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• I tell anyone who asks me - Scholes is the best English player.

  Laurent Blanc

  Player, Ask Me, Asks

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

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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'm star-struck when I see Paul Scholes because you never see him. On the pitch you can't catch him. Off the pitch he disappears.

  Luis Figo

  Stars, Disappear, Paul Scholes

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• I happened to be in the right place at the right time.

  Calvin Harris

  Good Luck, Ohio, Mcdonalds

  "Calvin Harris Out-Earns Jay Z, Toby Keith As World’s Highest Paid DJ" by Cavan Sieczkowski, www.huffingtonpost.com. August 20, 2014.

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• If you ask footballers to pick out the player they most admire, so many of them will pick Paul Scholes.

  Alan Shearer

  Player, Admire, Paul Scholes

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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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• Steven Gerrard is the best player I've ever played with.

  Luis Suarez

  Player, Midfielders, Best Players

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• At Arsenal me and Patrick (Vieira) didn't want to face Scholes. We would avoid him.

  Emmanuel Petit

  Want, Faces, Arsenal

  "May 26th ’99: Busby Celebrates His Birthday By Giving United A Gift". redflagflyinghigh.com. May 26, 2011.

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• In the last 15 to 20 years the best central midfielder that I have seen - the most complete - is SCHOLES

  Xavi

  Years, Lasts, Midfielders

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• One of the best players I've ever seen in my life! Spectacular on training!! Playing with him was a joy!

  Gerard Pique

  Player, Joy, Training

  "Manchester United's Paul Scholes Lauded by Players and Coaches Around the World After Announcing Retirement". www.telegraph.co.uk. May 31, 2011.

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