"When Zinedine Zidane lavishes praise on a footballer there’s a good chance that player’s going to be quite good.
When asked how it felt to be the best midfielder in the world, the French legend replied with: "Ask Paul Scholes". So the story goes…“In a class of his own" he added when describing the Manchester United midfielder who’s quitting (again)."
What ? I have admitted that Pirlo is/has been better than him just because Scholes dint have the dribbling ability like Xavi or Pirlo ,doesnt make him inferior.For more than a decade he has been one of the best and most consistent performers in the PL and also having shown his class in CL too.More than skill on the ball effectiveness is what matters and he was damn good at that.
And for me he has got to be one of the most underrated players of the 90's-2000s generation.I like Gerrard too,Lampard as well but i think Scholes stands out more than them imo.
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I suppose you could bring NT arguments but we all know how poor the English team was.Give him a similar Man United team at NT level and he will show his class.
I personally think you guys are overrating Pirlo a tad bit here.And yes i consider Zidane above all.I'm a massive fanboy.
And for me he has got to be one of the most underrated players of the 90's-2000s generation.I like Gerrard too,Lampard as well but i think Scholes stands out more than them imo.
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I suppose you could bring NT arguments but we all know how poor the English team was.Give him a similar Man United team at NT level and he will show his class.
I personally think you guys are overrating Pirlo a tad bit here.And yes i consider Zidane above all.I'm a massive fanboy.
Footballs one and only god. The game intelligence he had, and the ability to execute it will probably never again be repeated. Honestly feel our current team is too workmanlike and could definitely do with a player like him to add some guile to the way we play. Watching him and del piero in the same side was breathtaking at worst.