Paul Scholes-The Legend

For those who love football, the news of Paul Scholes retirement from the game is extremely saddening. The diminutive midfielder has been the best central midfielder England has produced in the last 20 years. 
And for me, Paul Scholes is a footballer like no other. A man who despite in nature has vision problem, has the god given talent of visioning a pass playing out before it actually takes place. A man who can hit the ball 60 yards to the path of a running winger. A man like no other, a footballer of the highest quality,Paul Scholes.


Throughout his outstanding career at Old Trafford, he has won trophies in every competition possible and maintained a highly respectable private life. One that doesnt indulge in the party play of footballers, neither that he takes pleasure in giving interviews.Shy, reserved and highly respectable, Paul Scholes is a man like no other.




The famous volleys,ball control and short passes, and the infamous mis-timed tackles was a part of his game that he carried out so diligently that for the last 17 years, the midfield of Manchester United stood strong. The man who helped Fergei win so many titles, was also missing from Nou Camp in 99 when United famously beat the Germans but stood strong as his outstanding goal against Barcelona in 2008 put United on the brink of another European Cup Final.For that, I would love to say thank you. And thank you for the hundreds of times you vowed us with your passing, for each game you stood in the middle;collecting the ball from the defence, and passing it to the right and times from the right to the left,down the middle,you Sir, are a footballing legend.


I cant agree more with Arsenal's Samir Nasri, he was the English Zinidine Zidane. For its sad that the millions of football fans weren't savvy enough to understand the value of Paul Scholes and the game he played. Its even more sadder for the way he played his last game,but in that game, he received the highest accolade a footballer can receive, Respect from your opponent.Though in cup finals players dont swap their jersey as it is valuable, Spain and Barcelona's marvel midfielder Andres Iniesta went up to Scholes and asked him for his jersey, proving a point that it was him,the great Paul Scholes as the very reason Andres Iniesta is playing the football he is playing right now with Barcelona.

Paul Scholes;truly an inspiration.

Thank you for the last 17 wonderful years,thank you for everything.

Your football would live in my memory as a beautiful symphony does in our ears,long after its played.

God bless you Paul Scholes.