Comments on: Paul Scholes – The Last Of His Kind? http://soccerlens.com/paul-scholes-the-last-of-his-kind/8384/ Football News Sat, 26 May 2012 07:05:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: brainattacker http://soccerlens.com/paul-scholes-the-last-of-his-kind/8384/#comment-124253 brainattacker Sat, 17 Apr 2010 08:32:34 +0000 http://soccerlens.com/paul-scholes-the-last-of-his-kind/8384/#comment-124253 why must scholes grow old... why must scholes grow old…

]]> By: FAN OF OLD FOLK http://soccerlens.com/paul-scholes-the-last-of-his-kind/8384/#comment-116213 FAN OF OLD FOLK Wed, 03 Jun 2009 03:25:31 +0000 http://soccerlens.com/paul-scholes-the-last-of-his-kind/8384/#comment-116213 the greatest player ever born............... may he play for united for his whole life..... will be most heartbreaking moment of my life when he retires... may he never leave !!!!!!!!!!!!! i love you scholesy the greatest player ever born……………
may he play for united for his whole life…..
will be most heartbreaking moment of my life when he retires…
may he never leave !!!!!!!!!!!!! i love you scholesy

]]> By: Sime http://soccerlens.com/paul-scholes-the-last-of-his-kind/8384/#comment-115508 Sime Fri, 15 May 2009 20:55:32 +0000 http://soccerlens.com/paul-scholes-the-last-of-his-kind/8384/#comment-115508 he is my favourite player of all time, i would say he is first and last of his kind, but apart that i would like to add that he is sended from God to show all of us how human can be huge when he want he is my favourite player of all time, i would say he is first and last of his kind, but apart that i would like to add that he is sended from God to show all of us how human can be huge when he want

]]> By: Scott the Red http://soccerlens.com/paul-scholes-the-last-of-his-kind/8384/#comment-98024 Scott the Red Thu, 31 Jul 2008 12:17:45 +0000 http://soccerlens.com/paul-scholes-the-last-of-his-kind/8384/#comment-98024 BD - It doesn't matter what the score was when Scholes came on. I merely made the point that he played as well as he ever had done, picking 40 yard passes. The scoreline has nothing to do with how Scholes played, and I wasn't saying it did. Makelele had a few months at Chelsea when he was 35, Giggs has not yet hit 35. Can you name some of these "countless players" who were playing football at the highest standard when they were 35? Looking at United, Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool... I can't really think of many/any who had players in their team at 35/36. Help me out? BD – It doesn’t matter what the score was when Scholes came on. I merely made the point that he played as well as he ever had done, picking 40 yard passes. The scoreline has nothing to do with how Scholes played, and I wasn’t saying it did.

Makelele had a few months at Chelsea when he was 35, Giggs has not yet hit 35. Can you name some of these “countless players” who were playing football at the highest standard when they were 35? Looking at United, Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool… I can’t really think of many/any who had players in their team at 35/36. Help me out?

]]> By: BD Condell http://soccerlens.com/paul-scholes-the-last-of-his-kind/8384/#comment-97893 BD Condell Wed, 30 Jul 2008 03:49:14 +0000 http://soccerlens.com/paul-scholes-the-last-of-his-kind/8384/#comment-97893 Scott, Not wishing to detract from your praise of the legend that is Paul Scholes there are a couple of points I'd make. Regarding your comment: "For the second half of the 2005-2006 season, Scholes was ruled out because of ‘blurred vision,' and we were forced to look at a dim vision of the future. Our best central midfield pairing during this time was Ryan Giggs and John O'Shea, and whilst they were more competent than the likes of Alan Smith or Kieran Richardson, who'd had a stint in the middle, we were miles short of the standards Chelsea were setting at the time." I agree with the last line but it was not down to Scholesy. That season Utd played 30 games prior to his injury, with a record of 18W/8D/4L. After his injury there were 26 games with a record of 17W/5D/4L. Very similar. That season was not about Scholes as much as it was about filling the void left by Keane. Giggs and O'Shea did brilliantly in midfield, including a run of 8 straight wins. Similarly with: "However, Scholes returned for the final game of that season as we beat Charlton 4-0, and played as though he hadn't missed any time at all." Scholes replaced O'Shea just after half-time in that match with the score already 3-0 to United. Scholes is a legend and his retirement is being excellently planned by SAF. Remember that he missed 3 to 4 months last season and it was seamless. Anderson (brought in the suceed him) really looked the part. And sorry to be picky but: "Another two seasons will see Paul Scholes at 35-years-old, which sounds incredibly old for a top flight footballer - particularly at a club flying high like United - however, for a player who has taken such good care of himself, it's not out of the question" Wouldn't 35 or 36 be considered, barring serious injury, normal? There are countless players who have played to this age, Giggs and Makelele to name just 2. Scott,
Not wishing to detract from your praise of the legend that is Paul Scholes there are a couple of points I’d make.
Regarding your comment:
“For the second half of the 2005-2006 season, Scholes was ruled out because of ‘blurred vision,’ and we were forced to look at a dim vision of the future. Our best central midfield pairing during this time was Ryan Giggs and John O’Shea, and whilst they were more competent than the likes of Alan Smith or Kieran Richardson, who’d had a stint in the middle, we were miles short of the standards Chelsea were setting at the time.”

I agree with the last line but it was not down to Scholesy. That season Utd played 30 games prior to his injury, with a record of 18W/8D/4L. After his injury there were 26 games with a record of 17W/5D/4L. Very similar. That season was not about Scholes as much as it was about filling the void left by Keane. Giggs and O’Shea did brilliantly in midfield, including a run of 8 straight wins.

Similarly with:
“However, Scholes returned for the final game of that season as we beat Charlton 4-0, and played as though he hadn’t missed any time at all.”

Scholes replaced O’Shea just after half-time in that match with the score already 3-0 to United.

Scholes is a legend and his retirement is being excellently planned by SAF. Remember that he missed 3 to 4 months last season and it was seamless. Anderson (brought in the suceed him) really looked the part.

And sorry to be picky but:

“Another two seasons will see Paul Scholes at 35-years-old, which sounds incredibly old for a top flight footballer – particularly at a club flying high like United – however, for a player who has taken such good care of himself, it’s not out of the question”

Wouldn’t 35 or 36 be considered, barring serious injury, normal? There are countless players who have played to this age, Giggs and Makelele to name just 2.

]]> By: Anser http://soccerlens.com/paul-scholes-the-last-of-his-kind/8384/#comment-97754 Anser Mon, 28 Jul 2008 18:18:53 +0000 http://soccerlens.com/paul-scholes-the-last-of-his-kind/8384/#comment-97754 *crap* yeah i remember now...keep confusing scholes and giggs all teh time. thanks and sorry! *crap*
yeah i remember now…keep confusing scholes and giggs all teh time. thanks and sorry!

]]> By: FrankF27 http://soccerlens.com/paul-scholes-the-last-of-his-kind/8384/#comment-97639 FrankF27 Sat, 26 Jul 2008 15:35:51 +0000 http://soccerlens.com/paul-scholes-the-last-of-his-kind/8384/#comment-97639 Very good article. I think maybe 2-3 years back he might have been their best player but now he is a bit old. He's definitely a very very good player but I don't think he is the best, at least of england. Very good article. I think maybe 2-3 years back he might have been their best player but now he is a bit old. He’s definitely a very very good player but I don’t think he is the best, at least of england.

]]> By: Ahmed Bilal http://soccerlens.com/paul-scholes-the-last-of-his-kind/8384/#comment-97592 Ahmed Bilal Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:23:36 +0000 http://soccerlens.com/paul-scholes-the-last-of-his-kind/8384/#comment-97592 Anser - that's Giggs. Scholes is English. Anser – that’s Giggs. Scholes is English.

]]> By: Anser http://soccerlens.com/paul-scholes-the-last-of-his-kind/8384/#comment-97587 Anser Fri, 25 Jul 2008 16:31:44 +0000 http://soccerlens.com/paul-scholes-the-last-of-his-kind/8384/#comment-97587 "England have lost their best player" isnt scholes welsh? “England have lost their best player”

isnt scholes welsh?

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