Paul Scholes was United’s best player on the park on Saturday, despite being up against the five man midfield. All our play revolved around Scholesy with him spraying inch perfect balls to the right and left.
He has today acknowledged that he doesn’t score as often as he used to or would like to, but the manager has asked him to remain in a more central role rather than going forward.
“You still want to impress, but the coaches are always asking how you feel and whether you want to take a day off here or there,” said Scholes. “My goals have dried up a bit in recent years and I’d like to get back scoring a few. When I was younger, I used to get forward a lot more than I do now. I think the manager expects me to stay in the middle of the park nowadays and pass to the players who can go forward and score. I’d still like to get forward every now and then and chip in, but you just have to play however the manager wants you to play.”
Like many players who’ve played under Sir Alex Ferguson, Scholes is thinking about his future in coaching.
“I’m going to give coaching a go and see how it goes,” he added. “I’ll probably start looking at that in the next couple of weeks and see how I feel doing that.”
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Anybody have a Scholesy chant?
He score goals galore, he score goals! Paul Scholes, he score goals!
scholesy is a true legend.here are some stats to back it up.
Scholes is the most accurate passer in the top flight this season. A remarkable 92.6 per cent of his 309 attempted passes have been successful, a statistic that helps to explain why he has overtaken Michael Carrick and Anderson as being Sir Alex Ferguson’s first choice in the centre of midfield alongside Darren Fletcher.Scholes was at his imperious best during United’s 2-0 win over Stoke City at the Britannia Stadium on Saturday. Tony Pulis, the Stoke manager, described him as “the best player on the pitch by a country mile” and the statistics supported the assertion. Of the 85 passes Scholes made, 80 were successful
and this is how superior he is
carrick’s overall pass completion rate (82.8 per cent) and Anderson’s (72.7) are far inferior while not even England’s first-choice midfield players — Frank Lampard (72.3), Steven Gerrard (70.6) and Gareth Barry (68.1) — get close to Scholes’s record.
Amazing stat. Where can I find passing stats for previous seasons?
Scholes we all love you. Please stay on and mentor Anderson, if he could learn half of your game he will be a great player. If we put young legs around Paul, we can get some great games out of him.
@blackbaby J
whenevr scholesy has a good run of games, he’s at the top, alwys, the only plyer cmin close these days is mascherano
yeah that doesn’t surprise me. I wonder if theres a site with passing stats for players for full seasons, all the seasons.
@BlackBabyJesus
Apologies mate.cant find those stats anywhere.but i am sure with scholesy those stats will definitely be impressive.no doubt about that.
Trust Scholesey isn’t going to try and teach the youngsters how to tackle!!!
hi all
i cant remember which league was that, but in the match, the pundit was always comparing successful pass rate as a measurement on the effectiveness of a player. it somehow made me irritated. i mean, you have to look at various points, like successful tackles, crosses and others, not just pass rates.
but still, for a player spreading the play like Scholes, to have that rate, is just out of this world. Scholes does not only do short passes, but also superb long range passes which always amaze me. It remind me of an SAF interview, where the gaffer revealed how Scholes pinged the ball at other players taking piss beside the pitch. Once it hit Gary on the head, and
Gary chased him around the pitch.. lol
aig alex is god, mate can you tell me where i can find these stats?
Scholes is absolute genius and a true gent.
he lives near a friend of mine and when kids ring his doorbell for autographs he comes out every time and signs. and for Zizu to say he was one of the best players he has ever seen it certainly shows how good he is
Scholes stats are even more impressive because it’s not just simple passes he plays, he fires probing passes all over the place with pinpoint accuracy. Scholes is having his best season since 2003, long may it continue.
i am sure i am not the only who is excited at the prospect of having giggs scholes and neville as part of the coaching team in years to come.
@andras
i got it from this article in the times
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/premier_league/manchester_united/article6852824.ece
n667 – PLEASE do not put Mascherano in the same breath as Scholes. He ain’t fit to lace Paul’s boots.
Off topic – Tell you summat I am not one to get excited by youtube clips but have to say having watched a few of Orbertan he looks fucking quality. Tricks, Pace, can cross. Can’t wait to see him play.
paul scholes is the best midfielder iv ever seen
@ King Eric
I think he’s still inconsistent though, he’s still one for the future though.
king eric
to right, flecther > masherano, all i see him do is foul players.
I cant remeber the name of the company/software but I remeber seeing a segment where it showed the computer system used to analyse the effectiveness of players. It looked at a number of things including: time on the ball before passing, which third the pass was played in, passing accuracy, distance of pass etc etc.
It would be interesting to see how Scholes stacks up on this system now, years ago there would have been no doubt (think scholes/keane scholes/van). His passing accuracy is phenomenal, especially given he sprays long balls to players left and right but as the article suggests he sits deeper nowdays so his time on the ball is far greater. You cant really compare this to someone like berbatov or rooney who is always under pressure in the final third but then again you cant blame scholes for playing the role he has been asked to play. Also, when scholes does get forward his passing seems to hold up. Ill never forget that flick scholes did over the defensive line to set up rooney.
@King Eric
Obertan is a talented player but as Blanc says he was poor in his last season in France.guess we will have to give him some time and lety him mature.he is just 20 and can use both feet.wow, valencia,park ,nani,and now obertan.lots and lots of options.young wingers with brilliant pace.
@AIG : Obertan was playing through that injury which he got operated on now for the past 18 months or so. hopefully he will show his true potential and will be a bargain buy.
wazza (Bezi)
Hope so.he maybe a bargain buy.but as you know youtube dosent tell the whole story.so i guess we will have to wait and see.probably even may have to wait for 2-3 seasons to see the lad fulfill his talent and be a really good player.
Oberton was playing with an injuried spine and because his former employer does not have the luxuary to Hargreaves there players till they are fully repaired he wouldn’t start every game he wouldn’t be used in first team plans but ad a well rested super sub, YouTube highlight videos can be shown to show anyone at there best but there is a 7+ minute video of the fella playing against england under 21s . 7 minute highlights from one match is not YouTube hype. On topic I have no words for what scholes is to football. And speaking of YouTube who hasn’t supported Emily……….. I’m on to you all
@123 was it called Opta????????
I’d like to see Scholesy in his old attacking role a little bit more to be honest. As much as he is an important player in the middle of the park I think he deserves an opportunity to knock a few goals in. It wasn’t that long ago that Scholes was rightly feared as a devastating attacking player coming in behind the front two. He’s got a shot on him that’ll go through a brick wall and he’s no slouch in the air either.
I cud see the ginger prince taking over from ole looking after the reserves, then ole can be saf rite hand man. ps obertan shud be back at the end of october
Paul Scholes pass completion has almost always been the highest in English football for a number of years usually at 90%. Cesc Fabregas is the next good passer usually around 80-85%. Both have in common that they are adventurous passers unlike certain players who knock the ball sideways and get a high percentage such as Rio Ferdinand. Then again I would not want Rio to pass the ball anywhere other than to Scholes, 5 yards in front of him. Players like Carragher are vastly inferior, hoofing the ball up the pitch (but I digress).
As for Paul Scholes playing a deeper role, it seems to me he has been doing this for years.
And one other thing about Paul Scholes that is vastly underrated and misunderstood, his tackling. He puts in plenty of tackles, yet some would suggest that his tackles are rarely effective. He might kick some people up in the air and he might be clumsy but he is rarely dangerous to opponents unlike Palacios/ Macherano or Mikel. Players don’t get past him and that is why he can play a deeper role effectively. Also he has been sent off very infrequently in his career.
He is not a passenger in the midfield and I hope he does not retire at the end of the season as he suggested because alongside with Giggs, we still really need him.
ole can coach our strikers
giggs can coach our wingers
scholes can coach our midfielders
neville can coac our defenders
evds can coach our goalkeepers
then we just need cantona to come back and become assistant coach, and then taking over when Sir Alex walks away from the game. perfect
I love Paul Scholes and Paul the red’s story about him signing autographs for the kids makes me love him even more! One of the greatest players our club has ever seen. A true legend.
Ah Scholesy… no other player gets your heartrate up when attempting a pass, sliding into a tackle or setting up to volley a ball from outside the box.
Paul Scholes – Get up. Go to work. Play the game. Get showered. Go home.
Get up.Go to work.Go home.
I agree with Doghouse, i’d love to see scholes in a more attacking role rather than a central one. he is a scoring midfielder, scores not only wonderful breathtaking accurate goals but vital ones too, e.g barca 2008.
A true legend, one of the best midfielders in the world (in his prime).
Passing stats are very deceiving as there are various types of passes. Denilson was the best passer(percentage wise) last season and this season until he got injured.
He had the best interception % out of any CDM in the league last season.
these gooners come on in here even if it’s nothing to do with them. i think they like RoM like we all do
Pat – Denilson in the same sentence as the Ginger wizard? Don’t make me laugh!
brett1985 – Spot on about Scholesy pal. He is a lot tougher than people give him credit for and rarely comes off second best in a challenge. For all the silly ones he makes he is a superb tackler. Was it Henry or Viera who said he had indestructible mental strength? To think, he was getting slaughtered on here by some people last season.
gotta hate – Evening fella. How do I support Emily? I tried to subscribe when you first requested it but it didn’t seem to work.
When Scholesy broke into the team and i saw him play i was sold, United fan for life. By far the most fav player, reason? resembles me self too much on the pitch, reads the game so well but hopeless at tackling. I CHEER HIS EVERY TACKLE, YELLOW AND RED CARDS AS IF THERES NO TOMORROW.
We love ya mate, and when ya decide to call it a day i will have a decent cry about it, and i tell you what…. i have never and never will shed a tear for another player.
“MY HERO”
king eric
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Scholesy is greatness!
The dedication, the drive, the tackles, the barrage of rockets he fires in to the box and defenders face’s its all pricless. Always there serving well and throwing the punches, we all thank you, we all love ya.
u av been a legend and i also see u as a good coach is view. keep it up scholesy
What a special player he has been. The sort who if you’re not a united supporter you just love to slate, but secretly wish was in your team. A real old school footballer. Doesn’t throw a fit, doesn’t get caught with his pants down, just puts his head down and sprays the ball all over the pitch.
I wish he could turn back the clock and return to the form that saw him score 20 goals a season, but even if he doesn’t (or can’t) I’m happy just to see the man show up in the red shirt. Still the best one touch passer in the game. Still the a player who is unable to unclock the most stubborn of defences with a sublime piece of skill….still gives United supporters anxiety attacks when he’s on a yellow and goes in for one of his unique brands of tackles.
Scholesy, we love You! Don’t ever change!