PAUL SCHOLES HANGS BOOT

I salute one of the greatest ever midfielder to grace the beautiful game of football. '18' Scholes as I like to call him, is a legend that left a mark at United and in football history as a whole. The midfielder spent the whole of his career at Manchester United.Born in 16 November 1974 at Hope Hospital in Salford, Greater Manchester, to parents Stewart and Marina Scholes, the veteran midfielder played cricket and football while in school.He first trained with Man U at age 14 after being scouted in school. He scored 3 goals in his first 2 games for Manchester United and went on to score 7 goals in the 1994/95 season. He made 675 appearances for united and scored 150 goals in all.He also made 66 appearances for the English national team and scored 14 goals in all. Despite the persuasion and calls over the last few years, Scholes declined to play for the national team again. He last played for England in 2004.He cannot be listed amongst the disciplined players in football as he received 90 yellow and 4 red cards in the Premier League, making him the third most booked player in Premier League history.He also been booked 32 times in the Champions League, more than any other player in the competition.

Scholes sits comfortably at the centre of a 4-4-2 formation playing a pivot role for the team.He will be remembered for his brilliant display of short and long passes and smooth ball distribution.He cordinated the midfield and controlled the game play for United even until the end of his career.Although he did not enjoy all the playing time lately,he always had a great impact whenever he was introduced. Scholes who started as a forward was deployed to the '10' role by Ferguson where he formed great partnership with Roy Keane. The most recent of his goals which remains fresh in my memory was the strike against Barcelona in 2008 at the tenth minute.The strike seperated both teams and took united into the finals where they
defeated Chelsea in Moscow.

Scholes had a great number of strikes from outside the box though this reduced towards the end of his career. Carrick paired Scholes in the midfield when he arrived United and at this time, Scholes did a of work in the team playing both as a 10 and a 4 as the duo exchanged roles regularly. His brilliant performances contributed to United's league success that season.

Honours


Carling Cup : 2006, 2009, 2010

Champions League : 1999, 2008

Community Shield : 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2010

FA Cup : 1994, 1996, 1999, 2004

FIFA Club World Cup : 2000, 2009

Premier League : 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2009 (Manchester United)

Paul Scholes will take on a coaching role with United from the start of next season.He is one of the best midfielders ever in football history.

All hail PAUL '18' SCHOLES!!!