Comments on: RIP Paul Scholes

By: Dan

Dan — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:10:31 +0000

The failure to sign Aaron Ramsey may have cost United much more than they would have expected.

He looks much more the natural heir to paul scholes than any young player I’ve seen

By: Alexander

Alexander — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 12:05:10 +0000

What about Zoran Tosic?
I think that he is a great young player

By: Ed

Ed — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 09:51:49 +0000

Actually you just explained why it’s just fine as a metaphor. Six active players died over the past
12 months, still doesn’t make it wrong. You’re entitled to an opinion so I’m happy to print it here but to suggest a headline is chosen to get clicks is riddiculous and offensive. Do you see any ads here?

By: Jeff

Jeff — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 04:31:56 +0000

I only came on the site to say a few things about the podcast, but came across this article and had to comment.

Metaphor or not it is in very poor taste to equate a drop in form of one of our best ever midfielders to his actual death. Moreso in a week when a footballer has actually died!

Granted you have free journalistic licence to write whatever you want for your titles & you might think it’s ok (whatever gets people clicking on the article, right?), but I would suggest you think more carefully about your headlines in future as it is blatantly misleading and has clearly turned a few readers off.

Not even the Daily Star would stoop to such ridiculously low levels to grab attention.

(And btw, as a ‘metaphor’ it doesn’t actually work anyway so you got that one wrong too).

By: Dan

Dan — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:37:30 +0000

Just to clarify before Anderson came to United he was known across the continent as an attacking midfielder. In a friendly against United for Porto, where they first truly realised his talent, he was running through United and was shooting from 40 yards.

We all know Ronaldo was never an old fashioned winger, his job was to score goals and attack. Not support his full back. The game against Arsenal in the Champions League surely demonstrates his attacking prowess rather than his defensive steel

By: Tufty

Tufty — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:14:08 +0000

Scholes often retains the ball far to much, far to many sideways passes, than killer balls to forwards.
Anderson has never been classed as a free scoring midfielder, so no idea where that tag has come from.
We lack goals from the middle and directness from the wings. Nani is our most direct winger.

By: J-Diz

J-Diz — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:26:21 +0000

Villa, a replacement for Scholes? Unless I have missed something and Villa can also play as a central midfielder, I don’t think that is true.

Also, as many people before me have noticed, Scholes does not exert the same influence against teams with a strong midfield. He is just not physical enough anymore to win a tough midfield battle. He still has a big role to play for us though, as against the weaker teams his use of the ball is as good as ever, and when he gets time on the ball he can hurt teams.

By: TrueManuFan

TrueManuFan — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:55:04 +0000

I do not object to the title of the author. He is entitled to his creative freedoms.

But that is where it stops. I do not agree with his assesment of Paul Scholes and his contribution to the team. He may have slowed down as he himself agrees. But still with his vast experience and skill of retaining the ball (which is better than most of the current crop of Manu’s midfield) his presence in the team is essential until United buy someone like David Villa to replace him.

The game against Spurs (one of United’s best this season) he reminded everyone of superior abilities (even in those 60 mins he was on pitch – he was wrongly sent off thereasfter).

A Paul Scholes and Darren Fletcher combination is United’s would be ideal for United (given the current squad). Each of them has his own strengths and each knows that the other is not going to loose the ball at any cost. This would allow Fletcher the luxury of moving forward (something he has shown in the past he is capable of). Also Paul Scholes could still dictate games from deep the way Pirlo does it.

With the commitment and hunger still visible it would be wrong for SAF to write off Paul Scholes from the big games.

Hope sense finally prevails in him and he plays Scholes in the big matches.

Just a fact – Whenever United have lost a big match (dating back to CL finals) recently Scholes has been on the bench and Anderson has started.

By: David

David — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:32:44 +0000

Correct me if im wrong. But Ronaldo was also a midfielder and Scholes barely got any games last season did he?

By: J-Diz

J-Diz — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:36:45 +0000

I’m going to have to show some support to the author – the title is fine. Nothing wrong with it at all. I’m very surprised that anyone could find it offensive. It’s meaning is obvious if you read even half of the article. Anyone who thinks otherwise is either -

a) an absolute idiot (they read the whole article and still don’t get it)
b) a reactionary idiot (posting a comment after only reading the title) or, worst of all
c) someone who feigns offence at anything they think can be classed as even remotely politically incorrect because they think it somehow makes them a better person. It doesn’t. I’m looking at you, Edge.

P.S – I think Gibson will eventually turn into a very good goalscoring midfielder for us.