*Famous quotes on Scholes A thread*

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Pele: "If he was playing with me, I would have scored so many more."

Lionel Messi: "At La Masia his name was mentioned a lot. He's a teacher."
Ronaldo: Once I was showing my skills to Scholes. Then , Scholes took the ball and pointed to a tree which was about 50m from me He said, I'm going to hit it in one shot. Then bang. I kicked about 10 times, but still couldn't hit it, with that accuracy. He smiled and left."
Zinedine Zidane: "My toughest opponent? Scholes of Manchester. He is the complete midfielder."

Sir Alex Ferguson: "I think Paul Scholes is the best player in England. He's got the best skills, the best brain. No one can match him. There isn't a player of his mould anywhere
Luis Figo: "I'm star-struck when I see Paul Scholes because you never see him. On the pitch, you can't catch him. Off the pitch, he disappears."

Gary Neville: "I wouldn't swap Paul Scholes for anybody. He is quite simply the most complete footballer I have ever played with.
Sir Bobby Charlton: "I have no hesitation in putting a name to the embodiment of all that I think is best about football. It's Paul Scholes. In so many ways Scholes is my favourite."
Patrick Vieira: "The player in the Premiership I admire most? Easy - Scholes."
Pep Guardiola: "Out of everyone at Manchester United, I would pick out Scholes - he is the best midfielder of his generation. I would have loved to have played alongside him."

Cesc Fabregas: "He is the one whose level I aspire to. He is the best player in the Premier League.
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."

Laurent Blanc: "I tell anyone who asks me - Scholes is the best English player."
Dimitar Berbatov: "Nobody else can play the way Paul Scholes does."

Marcello Lippi: "Paul Scholes would have been one of my first choices for putting together a great team."
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