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Said it on the other thread but I think Becks’ leadership qualities really elevated him as a player as he progressed in his career. Scholes is probably the most technically gifted midfielder I’ve seen in my lifetime, there really wasn’t a thing he couldn’t do; it’s just a shame Cantona taught him how to tackle.
Esters made a good point, we did miss Scholes a lot when he wasn’t in the team, but later on I’d argue that’s a sign of the decline in quality of the team as a whole. When Becks left we brought in Ronaldo and had such quality across the whole team we recovered well from the loss; his last season he wasn’t all there anyway, in hindsight it was the right time to part ways (kid me will never forgive adult me for saying that). |
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Must also factor in...he wasn’t playing in a team as good as the one scholes did, and the pitches were usually very poor so passing wasn’t as accurate |
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But as others have already asked - was he, strictly speaking, a midfielder? |
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But who seriously doubts - for instance - that the "holy trinity" would have smashed it in any era, including now? |
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