“I see the ideal Manchester United midfielder as being able to do everything.” Paul Scholes’ words, former Old Trafford Metronome.
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Scholes was a midfielder at Old Trafford who made 718 appearances, scored 155 goals, and won trophies that rivaled most English clubs.
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In central London, as he sat down to mull on the past in preparation for a live podcast event, The Good, the Bad, The Ugly, he asked himself “What is a Manchester United midfielder?”As he sat down in central London to reflect on the past before a live broadcast for his podcast The Good, Bad, and Ugly, he was asked “What makes a Manchester United midfielder?
Scholes explains, “It was a bit different back then because I heard these numbers 6, 8, and 10, I guess, also play in the midfield position.”You can do everything: you can attack, defend and be a part of it all. As a Manchester United player, that’s what you do.”Scholes accomplished it all on the pitch. He played with the greats as part of a traditional 4-2-4, he spent time as a “shadow striker” and, in his later years, relied upon a superior understanding of the games to play a deeper position.
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The number was not as important in the past. Instead, your position was determined by your characteristics and traits.”I look back at Brian Robson, Roy Keane and Nicky Butts. [they] Scholes rattles off names of people who are “capable of everything”.
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