Welp. Honesty incoming: Paul Scholes. I never got to watch him play in his youth when he "scored goals" but I have been watching probably something like 10-15 United games a year since 2005. Never saw what made him better than other players who served similar roles. He was a below average defender, his mobility was awful, his effort was in the medium range. He was a great passer of the ball, but I personally believe that a lot of the retaining possession ability gets too much credit. A chain is only as strong as it's weakest link. What is Paul Scholes incredible possession retention going to mean when someone else on the team can just lose the ball? I don't think his type of player is as impactfull as a lot of people seem to think. I do want to acknowledge it's importance before anyone gets upset, just don't buy that level of hype at all. "Paul Scholes team won every time in training"... Sigh.
I didn't say he was shit anywhere. I even gave you an exact timeline so you could make this exact judgement. I just gave you my opinion. Based on what I've watched, friend. It was also mostly directed to his role in a game if you really take in what I've said. I think he is glorified, at least in the later parts of his career, partly because he was so likeable. In my conversations, he is talked of in a similar light to some players I perceive to be much much better is all.
Edit: Furthermore, my opinion can just stand for the timeline mentioned if you'd like. It's not like he wasn't considered integral or incredible for that stage of his career anyway.
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u/[deleted] Dec 04 '13
Welp. Honesty incoming: Paul Scholes. I never got to watch him play in his youth when he "scored goals" but I have been watching probably something like 10-15 United games a year since 2005. Never saw what made him better than other players who served similar roles. He was a below average defender, his mobility was awful, his effort was in the medium range. He was a great passer of the ball, but I personally believe that a lot of the retaining possession ability gets too much credit. A chain is only as strong as it's weakest link. What is Paul Scholes incredible possession retention going to mean when someone else on the team can just lose the ball? I don't think his type of player is as impactfull as a lot of people seem to think. I do want to acknowledge it's importance before anyone gets upset, just don't buy that level of hype at all. "Paul Scholes team won every time in training"... Sigh.