Paul Scholes

[beorhthelm]

much has been said about other players who had a "bad game", much of it unfair due to one little, although crucial, mistake.

but for my money, the worst player on the pitch this evening was Paul Scholes. He was consistantly crap, gave the ball away nearly every time he got it, constantly passed back, couldn't even be bothered to attempt to get past his man and utterly failed to give any protection to Andy Cole.

Now i actually rate him highly, but its pretty evident that he cant play on the left. When Hargreaves come on we started to keep the ball and push up the pitch more. Its clear that we cant keep both Scholes and Lampard in the same team, and Lampard is currently on top of his game while Scholes has lost all confidence. now is not the time to be playing him and hoping he'll come good.

Start with Hargreaves on the left for the next the rest of the tournement.

 

[Goring Gull]

Andy Cole? Didn't know Scholes was now playong for Blackburn

 

[Bwian]

Scholes was utter toilet tonight-no wonder he hardly gets a game at ManUre these days.

 

[saltash seagull]

did you hear southgate say that apart from gazza scholesy was the most gifted player he'd ever played with! found that very suprising

 

[beorhthelm]

andy cole, d'oh :thud:

 

[CAFC Matt]

WHy we play him when he ain't socred for three years. Still who else

 

[Beach Hut]

I fundamentally disagree I think Scholes played well tonight and is a definite starter.

 

[Exiled in Exeter]

I like Scholes. But I like it when he pings the old passes about and gets stuck in.

I didn’t think he did either of those things well enough today.

 

[Porky]

I agree with the critism. To me Scholes seem to run around like a headless chicken and falling down directly an opponent came within a few feet of him. Send him home.

 

[Publius Ovidius]

The ginger twat should have been sent off too ...the tackle on Viera was cynical and nasty

 

[J P F]

What are you lot on about?? Scholes had a very solid game last night, somewhat stifled by the tactics but overall he was passing well and tackled well too.

 

[Publius Ovidius]

We all must have been watching a different game to you the JPF

The game I watched, scholes first instinct was to look back rather than forward. His positioning was poor, he seemed content to watch the game go by and he didn't look interested in the second half...that I assumed was why Sven took him off

 

[Marshy]

Another shit thread.

Moving on....