Manchester United Thread

[reddevil157]

It's so frightening just how far ahead of the rest Barcalona actually are. I thought we had a game on our hands for 10 mins , how ~~~~in wrong was I . Well done Barca.

[bowie]

having had time to reflect on saturdays game, and put myself through the torture of watching it again, i can't really complain about losing to barca. they were awesome and the game the way football should be played. like sir alex said it is now a massive challenge to us and all the other top clubs in europe to step up their game and try and match barcalona (if that is all possible)

[leotheloin]

[QUOTE=boomer39
i only have ONE loyalty... guess which....[/QUOTE]
Boomer if you looked at the quote i posted you should have realized that 3 of the teams i mentioned dont play in the EPL ROI-ST PATS- DUBLIN C B...so you can support other teams even your local dart team. You can have as many LOYALITES as you like

[thered]

having had time to reflect on saturdays game, and put myself through the torture of watching it again, i can't really complain about losing to barca. they were awesome and the game the way football should be played. like sir alex said it is now a massive challenge to us and all the other top clubs in europe to step up their game and try and match barcalona (if that is all possible)

yes they are a good side but as good as they are remember this

niklas bentdner was seconds away from putting them out if he could shoot


and arsenal are no great shakes


we got it wrong on the night not saying we would have won but i think we could have done better our problems were mainly caused by sitting too deep and hoping to get a break

[Wolfpack]

yes they are a good side but as good as they are remember this

niklas bentdner was seconds away from putting them out if he could shoot


and arsenal are no great shakes


we got it wrong on the night not saying we would have won but i think we could have done better our problems were mainly caused by sitting too deep and hoping to get a break

You are right Arsenal should of beat them. If you watched the first game of that tie then you seen how football should be played. Saturday showed that ManU look like they are getting old. You need a Holding mid. How do you back off a player in front of the 18 yard box let alone doing it to messi? By saying Barca was great was saying ManU is a good team
Barca B team could of won that game the way you defended

[steppenwolf]

This is not just a sad day for United but for all football.

Paul Scholes has decided it is time for him to hang up his boots and retire from playing football.

Paul will take on a coaching role with the Club from the start of next season. Fans will also have the opportunity to see Paul play again at Old Trafford in his testimonial match in August.

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

Thank you Scholes for everything that you have done for United and for the most beautiful game in the world.

I will miss your long shot passes...

[steppenwolf]

Paul Scholes Tributes

Micah Richards : "He's always in the right position, always seems to be at the end of the box when the ball drops in. The complete midfielder - when he's fit, he's the best. Some go missing but he's in the right place at the right time. He's my favourite player of all-time, unbelievable. If you give him a chance it's a goal, isn't it?"

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, Ra?l, Ronaldo, Lu?s 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."

[lfc4life]

This is not just a sad day for United but for all football.

Paul Scholes has decided it is time for him to hang up his boots and retire from playing football.

Paul will take on a coaching role with the Club from the start of next season. Fans will also have the opportunity to see Paul play again at Old Trafford in his testimonial match in August.

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

Thank you Scholes for everything that you have done for United and for the most beautiful game in the world.

I will miss your long shot passes...

i for one am glad he has retired ! passed his sell by date and a truly awful tackler!!!

[opsmonkey]

In his day he was an excellent midfielder.. should have gone two seasons ago for me though..

[andy1967]

In his day he was an excellent midfielder.. should have gone two seasons ago for me though..

What and miss out on another Title (19)

[setfiretorain]

What and miss out on another Title (19)

Yeah he would of, But one thing he wouldn't of missed out on was European cups (5)

[Shady]

i for one am glad he has retired ! passed his sell by date and a truly awful tackler!!!

one of the best midfielders the game has ever seen and you're glad he's retired?
yet again you prove that your knowledge of football amounts to 0

[thered]

one of the best midfielders the game has ever seen and you're glad he's retired?
yet again you prove that your knowledge of football amounts to 0

the only midfielder we have had in this country in my lifetime that could get in that barca team in his prime his style of midfiled play is the same he never panics and never wastes a pass under presssure

he best passer in prem long short whatever he is always available for a pass pretty good withe either foot round the box and very underated in the air

a players player

cant tackle for 5hit though

[reddevil157]

the only midfielder we have had in this country in my lifetime that could get in that barca team in his prime his style of midfiled play is the same he never panics and never wastes a pass under presssure

he best passer in prem long short whatever he is always available for a pass pretty good withe either foot round the box and very underated in the air

a players player

cant tackle for 5hit though

he was a great servant to Utd, but there are those who will tell you, he know's exactly what he's doin when tackling

[ipssoff]

Will be missed. Truly great player.