This is a perfect example of why people who love statistics don’t rate Scholes. He didn’t score or get an assist. However, he effortlessly goes around the pitch being the engine of that Utd team. His touch, vision, range of passing, composure and general awareness are fantastic. Nobody got near him and he always looked a step ahead.
Not really, apart from assists and goals, his stats are actually quite good, his long passes per game are staggering, touches per game are really high, interception and tackles per 90 are good, chances created per game are great, really of you look in depth, his stats are far from being bad
People always talk about his stats being not good as Lampard or Gerrard. Look how deep he plays almost as a holding midfielder. And every attacking play goes through him.
This is a perfect example of why people who love statistics don’t rate Scholes. He didn’t score or get an assist. However, he effortlessly goes around the pitch being the engine of that Utd team. His touch, vision, range of passing, composure and general awareness are fantastic. Nobody got near him and he always looked a step ahead.
Finally someone with football IQ
Not really, apart from assists and goals, his stats are actually quite good, his long passes per game are staggering, touches per game are really high, interception and tackles per 90 are good, chances created per game are great, really of you look in depth, his stats are far from being bad
Depends on the statistics. His completion rate was over 90%. And tackle success 70%. He had better stats than modric when modric was in the prem.
Miss him... The best midfielder of all history... Pure legend
Without a shadow of a doubt one of the best( if not the best) midfielder the world has ever seen.
Paul Scholes have passed as many incredible long passes in this game as other players pass throughtout their career.
I prefer this version of Scholes to his younger self. More calm, more control
True, however the young energetic Scholes was great to watch as well
People always talk about his stats being not good as Lampard or Gerrard. Look how deep he plays almost as a holding midfielder. And every attacking play goes through him.
It’s funny how only since scholes has retired, he’s got the global credit and recognition he deserves. What a player.
Great players always make everything seem easy
5:14 to 5:18 is truly magical ❤.
12 years later...Manutd now have worse passing game than Wolves/Newscastle.
Fuckin music ruins it.