The Scholesy Style of play

Scholes standing exactly at the centre of the pitch, has immense control of the ball to keep in touch will all his team-mates whether the forwards or the defenders. “His passes have always reached the destination ” is a sentence mostly used by football commentators and pundits all over the world.

Even the current best midfielder Xavi has rated Scholes as the best player in his position in the past two decades, stating as a role model. Paul Scholes ability of passing have created lots of goals for united in the past and the present.

To say the truth about his passing he is just pin-point accurate said Sir Bobby Charlton when asked about Scholes. His passing, movement and technique is just an example to the next generation. Even though he is best in passing, he can also score with his left, right or with his head whenever the team needs him. When Beckham signed for Real Madrid, Zidane asked him – what was it like to play with Scholes, that’s enough to say what a legend he is.

The picture above the shows the statistics of Paul Scholes – last season and the current season after his retirement. This clearly depicts all his passing skills with 94 passes completed in 90 mins than his 80 last season and he has been more attacking after persuading out of his retirement, Scholes has converted more number of chances than last season making his style of play more attacking.

In depth statistics show that Paul Scholes has more pass completion rate than any other player in the Premier League making one of the best midfielders in the history of football.

Paul Scholes moved to the central mid-field at the 1997-98 season replacing Roy Keane who suffered a knee injury in late 1997. Paul Scholes has nearly 15 years experience at the mid-field position which made him one of the best midfielders ever.

Scholes have been rated as the sixth best player in the United’s Greatest ever players list after his former team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo and better than his English junior David Beckham who had been placed at seventh.

Scholes first trained with Manchester United at the age of 14, from then he had not looked at any other club, to say he is a one club man who has played his entire professional career for Manchester United which may have led to the success of his life. He is just an wonderful example for the young players and others in the football career on how to manage age with football.

“Let’s be honest, you would love to have Scholes in the Euros this year,” Redknapp said. “He’d be in your team, he’s that good. Whoever’s there would love to take him.”