【Paul Scholes】生姜頭王子-正式退休

johnmeng

Zinedine Zidane : "My toughest opponent? Scholes of Manchester. He is the complete midfielder."

Zinedine Zidane : "Scholes is undoubtedly the best midfielder of his generation."

连Zidane都承认Scholes是最好的球员

brain_cyo

"Gary Neville was having a piss one day, 45 yards away, by a fence," Ferguson remembers. "Scholes whacked him right in the arse."





The strange thing is that Paul Scholes has never had much of a look-in when the player of the year awards have been decided, even when he was that bit younger and quicker. The little ginger doyen of the Manchester United midfield has never had to fix a bow tie and mumble a few lines of acceptance. But then, you know it's the last thing Scholes would want when he could be at home in Saddleworth, playing with Arron, Alicia and Aiden and getting ready for training the following day.

A word that is often applied to Scholes is "shy". But how can a man who gives the impression he is on first-name terms with the ball in front of 75,000 people every other Saturday, with millions watching on television, be shy? Scholes is not shy. He just has his routine: pull on your boots, do your best, get in the car and go home. The rest, as Harvey Keitel's character said in Mean Streets, is bullshit.

Scholes is very much from the "the rest is bullshit" school. He doesn't do interviews. He doesn't walk red carpets. He doesn't have a flashy car with smoked-out windows. You won't see his autobiography in the megastore or a six-page spread in Hello! Scholes is a reminder of what footballers used to be like and what many of us wish they could be again.

A reluctant hero, however, is still a hero. Ask Wayne Rooney, who is accumulating all this season's individual trophies, to name his favourite player and without hesitation he will say Scholes. Sir Alex Ferguson regards the midfielder as "one of the best football brains Manchester United have ever had". Edgar Davids: "We can all learn from Paul Scholes." Marcello Lippi: "Scholes would have been one of my first choices for putting together a great team." Zinedine Zidane: "My toughest opponent? Scholes." All this when Scholes, bless him, still has trouble differentiating between a fair tackle and a pub-side hack.

One day last week Ferguson was asked why Michael Carrick could not get in the United team. "What can I do?" he replied, his eyes wide, his arms outstretched. "What are you saying? Drop Scholes?" His voice probably demanded an exclamation mark as well.

A couple of weekends before the blood in the veins of United's supporters had been turned to wine with a goal out of nowhere against Manchester City, 17 seconds from the end of stoppage time. It was classic Scholes: the elusive little run, a twisting header, a yelp of joy and, finally, that familiar smile and punch of the air.

Last week, against Tottenham Hotspur, he was the outstanding player again. Opta statistics show that only Chelsea's Mikel John Obi has a better pass percentage rate. Of Scholes's 1,497 passes this season, 89.58% have reached their target. He was the Premier League's most accurate passer last season (90.69%) and its third in 2007-08 (89.7%).

Scholes's colleagues speak of him in almost disbelieving tones. "He'll do ridiculous things in training," Rio Ferdinand says. "He'll say: 'You see that tree over there?' – it'll be 40 yards away – 'I'm going to hit it.' And he'll do it."

Or another target will be identified. "Gary Neville was having a piss one day, 45 yards away, by a fence," Ferguson remembers. "Scholes whacked him right in the arse."

Scholes's form has brought suggestions that Fabio Capello might make one last attempt to coax him back into the England squad. Scholes retired from international football at 29, when he had much more to give. "It's a shame he didn't play for England more," Steve Bruce, Sunderland's manager, said of his old team-mate before Sunday's game at the Stadium of Light. "In the last two decades Scholes is arguably as good as you get in the Premier League."

But Capello has decided to leave it and you get the feeling Scholes doesn't care what the media – or anyone outside of Old Trafford – thinks. He had stopped enjoying going away with England. Yes, there is a World Cup looming, but Scholes has just signed a one-year contract and – in his mind, at least – stepping away from England is one of the reasons why he is still going strong at the age of 35.

Capello has tried to talk him round. It was a short conversation. Now, one of the Italian's colleagues points out that the "Scholes for England" issue never gets raised when the player has not done so well. And there have been a few games this season when Scholes has fallen below the levels he sets himself. That level, however, is one to which most footballers can only aspire.

"eople say he is a great player, but you have to define what a great player is," says Peter Schmeichel, the former United goalkeeper. "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."

whkang07

很难想象有一天scholes 退役了~ 名副其实的曼联中场大脑~ 今天对纽卡的传接球简直是大师级的~
40-50 长传~ 前场短传配合~ 转移分边~
干净利落，落点奇准~

cyz84

竟然Scholes的讨论区只有3页？？？
果然是低调~~~

hanric

scholes最近好强哦。。。

捕梦网

Scholes伤愈归来后状态还没调整好
期待他再次绽放出季初的风采

soulplayer

Zinedine Zidane : "My toughest opponent? Scholes of Manchester. He is the complete midfielder."

Zinedine Zidane : "Scholes is undoubtedly the best midfielder of his generation."

偶像vs偶像

捕梦网

scholes以前是范尼后面的后上杀手
后来才逐渐转变成中场调度大师

只慧爱乔

超爱他的远射

ReX-.-

回复 70# 只慧爱乔


    远射是以前的事了咯很怀念他以前的冷箭~~

allessioz

Zinedine Zidane : "My toughest opponent? Scholes of Manchester. He is the complete midfielder."

Zinedine Zidane : "Scholes is undoubtedly the best midfielder of his generation."

连Zidane都承认Scholes是最好的球员 +1

alexsi

最近scholes比较low form了~~
加油啊~！！！

我一直会等待

地球上最強的中場。

alexsi

地球上最強的中場。
我一直会等待 发表于 16-3-2011 01:21 AM

地球上最强的还是zidane啦~~

khang5253

生姜头惊人数据显大师风范 牺牲自我却成全红魔

有人说斯科尔斯老了，这个赛季他总共才进了1个球，而且这个赛季曼联的中场频频被对手打爆，斯科尔斯也成为众矢之的。好在这场比赛曼联平安晋级，曼联中场也免于成为各界攻击的焦点。
3天前与阿森纳的比赛，斯科尔斯第81分钟替补上场，在大局已定的情况下，他1分钟内连续向查马克和纳斯里飞铲，顿时引发两队激烈冲突，虽然他没有被红牌驱逐，但这让他赛后成为媒体轰炸的焦点。即便弗格森也担心他会因此受到影响，但与马赛的比赛，“生姜头”依然是当仁不让的首发。

结果如何？《每日电讯报》评价道：“这名老将今晚很安静，不过仍然一如既往地把曼联的中场打理得井井有条，马赛的中场力量十足，这让他吃了不少亏。”Goal.com则送给了他7.5分的高分并说道：“这名老将在比赛前半段牢牢控制了比赛，长传短传均是恰到好处，但是马赛进入状态后他显得有些吃力了，而且对于布朗的乌龙，他没有及时解围。”

总的来说，斯科尔斯还是将比赛的节奏控制在曼联一方，根据欧足联官网数据，全场比赛他传球数据为67次，居全场第一，而且成功率高达93%。长时间以来，斯科尔斯精准的传球就一直为人所津津乐道，怪不得就连以传球著称的哈维也是他粉丝：“在过去15-20年间，我见过最好、最完美的中场，就是斯科尔斯。”

不过在弗莱彻无法出战的情况下，斯科尔斯和卡里克更多肩负起防守的重任，马赛全场虽有11脚打门，但只有3脚射正，而且对方的传球成功率仅有69.7%，一直被诟病的曼联中场，即便面对力量占优的法国劲旅，也终于显示出强者风范。全场比赛他跑动距离长达10761米，这对于一名近37岁的老将而言并不算少。

就在几天前，曼联前门将博斯尼奇表示：“老将斯科尔斯完全可以考虑退役了，他的双腿已经不适合再踢中场了。”的确，如今斯科尔斯的前插跑动已经明显不如以往，他标志性的插上远射已经很难出现在球场上，本赛季1个进球、4次助攻的数据显示出他在进攻端的作用极其有限。

Jeremyvdy

谢谢分享，我中学时期最爱斯科尔斯的了

lance_felicia

Retirement looms for Manchester United star Paul Scholes

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has admitted he is trying to persuade legend Paul Scholes to sign a new deal.

His fellow veteran Ryan Giggs has already agreed a new one-year contract for next season.

Sir Alex believes the 37-year-old Welshman can go on even longer given his level of fitness and luck with injuries.

However, it seems matters are more complicated with Scholes.

"Giggs is exceptional," said Ferguson. "He can play a further two years and I will try to convince Scholes to continue too. As opposed to Giggs, he has had several injuries and problems, especially in his knees.

"He also had an eye problem that ruled him out of action for five months. He nevertheless is always ready to compete for United.

"Giggs and him are among the 10 best players in the history of Manchester United."

lance_felicia

Xavi: Paul Scholes is the best midfield player of the last 20 years... He would have been valued more if he was Spanish

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport ... .html#ixzz1JW97CMxz

lance_felicia

Scholes set to sit out Manchester United's crunch clash with Arsenal after Wembley red card

lance_felicia

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Louis Saha has warned Manchester United they will find it impossible to replace Paul Scholes.

The veteran midfielder is still considering whether or not to play on next season, with newspaper reprots this morning linking United with Inter Milan playmaker Wesley Sneijder.

But former Old Trafford striker Saha claims Scholes is irreplacable.

The Everton star said on his Twitter account: "Sneijder to replace Scholes. Little Genius will never be replaced by anyone. A one and only genius."