Following yet another disappointing tournament for England, with veteran Andrea Pirlo stealing the show in midfield during England’s defeat to Italy, Paul Scholes has revealed that new manager, Roy Hodgson, didn’t ask him whether he was could consider coming out of International retirement to play at Euro 2012. “I wasn’t offered the chance,” Scholes replied [...]
2011/2012 – 93.2% of passes completed (2nd highest in the league) Yaya Toure 90.5%, Michael Carrick 90.1%, Scott Parker 89.5%, Luka Modric 87.4%, Juan Mata 87%, Frank Lampard 86.9%, Steven Gerrard 83.1%. 2010/2011 – 90.2% of passes completed (1st) Michael Essien 87.1%, Michael Carrick 86.6%, Luka Modric 86.5%, Jack Wilshere 86.1%, Yaya Toure 85.5%, Gareth [...]
In the first chapter of Genesis, God tells mankind (yes, I know) to go out and conquer the world, and ever since (yes, I know), we’ve been gripped by a paranoid, neurotic desire to understand everything. But however hard we try, it’s simply not possible: whether its spontaneous combustion, kicks in snooker, or red trousers, [...]
Manchester United kick off the season on a Monday night, after our game against Everton has been moved so it can be shown live on television. Paul Scholes, who this time last year was planning what he was going to do in retirement, has said it’s frustrating having to wait to start the season. “It’s [...]
What have our players been doing since the season ended? Ryan Giggs was in Shanghai to help launch the partnership with Chevrolet David de Gea arrived in Switzerland with the Spain squad ahead of Euro 2012. Rafael da Silva trains ahead of his start for Brazil in their friendly against Argentina. Patrice Evra has a [...]
Paul Scholes was brought out of retirement after Manchester United struggled with injuries in midfield, with Tom Cleverley, Anderson and Darren Fletcher all ruled out for a period of several months. It was a return not even Paddy Power would give you odds on, especially when United’s main problem seemed to be a lack of [...]
Manchester United have today confirmed that Paul Scholes has signed a year long contract extension to keep him at the club next season. As the years have gone by, Scholes hasn’t played as regularly as he wanted and this was something that has bothered him for a while. Sir Alex Ferguson had wanted Scholes to [...]
Roy Keane has given a damning verdict of the England set-up and has claimed that as well as wanting to spend more time with his family, Paul Scholes retired from international football because of how things worked behind the scenes. “England have not done well at big tournaments and everyone is intrigued by it, but [...]
Sir Alex Ferguson has today confirmed that Paul Scholes will continue playing for United next season. It was always likely that he would agree to play for another season, as there would be little point in coming out for retirement for just a few months more football. Importantly, Scholes proved that he’s still up to [...]
With Wayne Rooney suspended for the first two games of the Euros, Bryan Robson has claimed that Danny Welbeck would do a great job filling in for him before joining him as a strike partner this summer. “I don’t think Danny would let anybody down,” said Robson. “He’s a real hard worker. He’s worked very [...]
Manchester United’s most important player in the second half of the season has been Paul Scholes. Rio Ferdinand has sung the praises of Scholes’ impact since coming out of retirement. “There are a number of reasons why we’ve done well since the turn of the year,” he told United Review. “There’s no doubt one of [...]
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Ashley Young has reiterated the point about the importance of experience, claiming that the likes of Ryan Giggs and Paul Scholes command respect in the dressing room. “The younger players have taken over this season, with their music and general loudness,” he said. “But if someone like Ryan Giggs or Paul Scholes starts talking we [...]
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