Glenn Hoddle : "There isn’t a player of
his mould anywhere else in the
world."
Terry Venables : "He’s the best one- or
two-touch passer in the country. He
sees the game unlike any other
player."
Alan Shearer : "If you ask footballers
to pick out the player they most
admire, so many of them will pick Paul
Scholes. He can tackle, and his passing
and shooting is of the highest level.
He’s the most consistent and naturally
gifted player we’ve had for a long,
long time."
Eidur Gudjohnsen : "I'm more an
admirer of Paul Scholes than I am of
Ronaldo. Ronaldo is a fantastic player,
but he has 10 other great players
around him every week...Scholes is
one of the most complete footballers
I've ever seen. His one-touch play is
phenomenal. Whenever I have played
against him, I never felt I could get
close to him."
Edgar Davids : ""Every one of us
(midfielders) is just trying to become
as good as him. Everyone can learn
from Paul Scholes."
Edgar Davids : "I'm not the best, Paul
Scholes is."
Tony Adams : "I really rate Paul
Scholes, because he hasn't got the
high profile of many of the
Manchester United players, he doesn't
get too much attention, but he is one
very good player. He is an intelligent
player, he works hard and he scores
some great goals. He is not
flamboyant and is a quiet lad off the
pitch but he is a tremendous asset to
Manchester United and to England. He
has already got my vote as player of
the year."
Cesc Fabregas : "He is the one whose
level I aspire to. He is the best player
in the Premier League."
Patrick Vieira : "The player in the
Premiership I admire most? Easy -
Scholes."
Thierry Henry : "I can't understand
why Scholes has never won the player
of the year award. He should have
won it long ago. Maybe it's because
he doesn't seek the limelight like some
of the other 'stars'."
Zinedine Zidane : "My toughest
opponent? Scholes of Manchester. He
is the complete midfielder."
Zinedine Zidane : "Scholes is
undoubtedly the best midfielder of his
generation."
Sam Allardyce : "There is not a better
midfield player in the world."
Kevin Keegan : "What United have got
that Chelsea haven't is Paul Scholes. I
think he is different to anything else in
English football."
Marcello Lippi : "Paul Scholes would
have been one of my first choices for
putting together a great team - that
goes to show how highly I have
always rated him. Scholes is a player I
have always liked, because he
combines great talent and technical
ability with mobility, determination and
a superb shot. He is an all-round
midfielder who possesses character
and quality in abundance. In my
opinion, he's been one of the most
important players for United under Sir
Alex."
Ray Wilkins : "I'm saddened because I
think we as spectators, not only in this
country but right through out Europe
and the rest of the World, will be
missing one hell of a footballer."
Gordon Strachan : "Paul Scholes has
been the best England midfield player
for 30-odd years. You'd probably
have to go back to Bobby Charlton to
find someone who could do as much
as Scholes. When the ball arrives at his
feet he could tell you where every
player on that pitch is at that moment.
His awareness is superb."
Veron while at Chelsea being asked in
an interview who's the best english
player : "Paul Scholes."
Peter Schmeichel : "People say he is a
great player, but you have to define
what a great player is, For me, it is a
player who has a bottom level that
means his worst performance is not
noticed.If he is having a bad game, a
team-mate might feel Paul Scholes is
not quite on his game, but a spectator
wouldn't notice. Scholes, of all the
players I have played with, has the
highest bottom level. His reading of
the game is unsurpassed.He has an
eye for a pass, for what the play or
the game needs at that precise
moment, that I have never seen
anyone else have. He controls and
distributes the play and the game
better than anyone I have ever seen."
Laurent Blanc : "Scholes is the best
English player. Intelligence, technique,
strength... all the attributes are there.
At Manchester United I saw what he
could do on the training field. Phew!"
David Beckham said that, among his
teammates at Real Madrid, which
included Zinedine Zidane, Raúl,
Ronaldo, Luís Figo and Roberto
Carlos, Scholes was the most admired
opponent : "He's always one of those
people others talk about. Even playing
at Real Madrid, the players always say
to me 'what's he like'? They respect
him as a footballer, and to have that
respect from some of those players is
great."
