PRIME Gerrard vs PRIME Scholes: Who Was Better?

[@NazSBG]

Shouldn't be a debate. Gerrard all day long! Gerrard could score with both feet, score with his head. He could pass a ball sweetly from 5 yards to 65 yards. He could tackle, and he could play any outfield position. Scholes couldn't do all of what I've just stated Gerrard could do. Scholes scored some fantastic goals and could pass a ball that's for sure but he wasn't in the same bracket as SG.

[@williamredpath861]

Scholes was a far better player. Better football brain, better passing and vision, could dictate the tempo of a game better than anyone. One of the common denominators in all of those league wins..Paul Scholes. The man came out of retirement and lit the league up. Gerrard is a grafter in football, Scholes is a genius of football.

[@NazSBG]

@@williamredpath861 talking out your arse mate! Go and have a lie down!

[@SonnyK248]

Gerrard made the world team of the year more times than Scholes made the Premier League team of the year. This wasn't even a question in the 2000's. It was Gerrard 100%. But two decades and a million fake quotes later and here we are 🤦‍♂

[@kaushikghosh2006]

100% Gerrard is a close second only to the one and only Zidane..

[@Mtfer]

@@kaushikghosh2006zidane wanted him at Madrid too

[@vespasiancloscan7077]

@@kaushikghosh2006 in terms of what? plenty of better players than either of them

[@rhys3664]

​@@kaushikghosh2006iniesta was better than Gerrard

[@redzzder7951]

Facts it’s not even close, lampard and gerrard debate was closer and Gerrard was still better

[@jasonfreedomofspeech]

Gerrard by a country mile, that's not even a debatable question. All the midfielders you could have chose and you pick scholes. 😂

[@8packex]

We didn't even compare them back then it was always Gerrard

[@CasualGaming420]

Yes we did. we compared Gerrard scholes and lampard all the time 😂

[@haghuro9843]

@@CasualGaming420nobody ever said that when Scholes was playing😂 Scholes wasn’t a topic of debate until a few years after his retirement

[@CasualGaming420]

@haghuro9843 I remember talking about it all the time with my mates back in the 2000s. Maybe you didn't but I know tons of people who have 😅

[@saminsingh6268]

Both were absolute beasts in their heydays! But in a very recent interview, Scholes himself admitted that he couldn't have done for Man U what Gerrard did for Liverpool, and also conceded that for this reason and some more, Gerrard was the better player. "Humility from the Ginger Genius" you say? Fair enough. But in another recent interview, Wayne Rooney also said that Gerrard was clearly better than Scholes. We need to note that both Scholes and Rooney played alongside Gerrard in the England team (Gerrard played more games together with Rooney than with Scholes, of course), so they must surely have had a very good idea of just how good Gerrard was. Definitely a better idea than KZbin keyboard warriors like us at least. Hehe. Furthermore it's also worth noting that both Rooney and Scholes played for Man U, the most bitterest of rivals of Gerrard's Liverpool. Yet they opine without hesitation that Gerrard was not only better than Scholes but perhaps England's greatest ever midfielder. Surely, that's gotta mean something.

[@darrenpeden4592]

This shouldn’t even be a debate. Gerard is the undisputed Guvnor

[@EILONadiv]

Im angry with him not being a one man club

[@Cj_1892]

Both amazing but Gerrard is so clear even Scholes him self said gerrards better

[@razuburke-og5ih]

Wrong, he said he's decent, not better, stupid Liverpool supporter.

[@paddypgaming23]

Holy Guacamoly Schooles and Roy Keane were bannend in the 99 Finals, Solskjær and Teddy were the Winners for ManU in 99... This was one of the saddest days in Schooles Career that he couldn't play that day...do your homework 😊🤘🏻

[@SonnyK248]

@@paddypgaming23 yeah but you’d never know Scholes was banned because all you had in the sports media was “how can United win without Keane?” It seemed like an impossible task without their best player. The man who became the highest paid player in Premier League history twice and won the player of the year in 2000. But history has changed all that and made Paul Scholes the best midfielder in Europe at that time when he wasn’t even the best on his own team 🤦‍♂️

[@jrothweldo7]

But why did Chelsea and Man utd wanna sign him if they had better?

[@JensKofmann27]

Why did Madrid sign Asensio when they already had Bale?

[@jrothweldo7]

@@JensKofmann27 why did they sell Asensio to PSG?

[@jordanschlansky4093]

They wanted their different playing styles together. Doesn't mean they wanted to replace the other..

[@jrothweldo7]

@jordanschlansky4093 my point is if you supposedly have Lampard,Scholes and there ment to be better then Gerrard why would you feel the need to try and sign him? Because Gerrard is the all round better player and the managers who tried to sign him new quite well that he had it all and he's most likely to do damage against them if that made sense 😂😂

[@jrothweldo7]

@jordanschlansky4093 Steven Gerrard is the best all rounded midfielder the prem has ever seen and from 03 to 09 even 2010 he was one or the best in Europe lad

[@SMC01ful]

Two different types of midfielder. Gerrard for me, but I am an LFC fan. He was everywhere and could do everything. Scholes had fantastic control, but not quite as quick. His play was based around being a more attacking type of midfielder. I hasten to point out Scholes was suspended for the CL final in 1999. Moreover, Scholes had quite a dew disciplinary problems.

[@jamiehayes5888]

Gerrard carried liverpool for a decade . Scholes was just a peice of puzzle in a well oiled football team in utd. Teams were always built around gerrard . Scholes was awesome but for me gerrard was a better all round player .

[@GiliGulu1969]

If the rest of the team is not as good as the oppostion you definitely want Gerrard. Otherwise it's very close.

[@alefemi8356]

Well it can’t be settled simply because everyone has their takes or view about issues involving comparisons. I would have loved if you just appreciate the two monstrous players rather than compare. Thank you

[@ivanjardel270]

Gerrard was better , no doubts ! But Scholes was World Class too

[@forestgrumpy119]

Prime Suarez vs Prime Lewandowski

[@spoilermarlie5491]

suarez all the day

[@TammyClarke-ku3lu]

See Gerrard could do anything in the midfield so he was greater; he could shoot, dribble tackle drive pass to an extent run the full midfield the problem was the loyalty the club he was loyal to. The club refuse to invest, then go bankrupt but Scholes was better in pass ing the ball and he was in a better team with wealthy owners with pocket to spend and had if not the greatest manager of all time who

[@seancray6954]

Scholes answer this question himself and he said Gerrard was better , He that he couldn't do what Gerrard done at Liverpool.Alex f Ferguson tried to sign Gerrard that tells you all you need to know. it was never a debate just like Messi v Rolando. If anyone want proof here it is from the man mouth kzbin.infohjqExt7a298

[@birchkids007]

Different players different teams comes down to what you see as an individual. Personally I don’t play the stick your head up someone’s ass concept but value both as great players

[@gustavbrinkel5489]

Look, they were different kinds of player, in very different contexts. Let's appreciate both rather than be 13-year olds.

[@ILikedGooglePlus]

Scholes was suspended in the 1999 final, the ai has confused him with Solskjaer. Understandable, both bit-part players in a good team

[@ericthekop9624]

😍😍😍😍

[@JustRifff]

Why is this even debated? Its gerrard all day

[@EILONadiv]

Easy answer Always was always be steven

[@redzzder7951]

Gerrard everyday

[@Adam-ql1xe]

Gerard no Quit Scholes was surrounded by very good or great players

[@lfcspectre4335]

Gerrard all day the man won games & cup finals by himself for bang average Liverpool sides unlike Scholes who was playing for prime Man Utd sides under Ferguson. Here's a story Ferguson tried to sign Gerrard doing same time peak Scholes was playing in Utd midfield, but refused the move for being a boyhood Liverpool fan.

[@Footygeek66]

GERRARD WHAT A BEAST!!!!

[@williamredpath861]

Scholes by a mile.

[@CristianoSantos-ej3qn]

Lampard.

[@MultiBurger1]

Gerrard was a better all round player but Scholes was a cleverer playmaker. I would have Stevie G

[@MrMojado78]

The ginger ninja silent assassin 😈🏐⛵ glory glory man utd

[@frankjaeger393]

Gerrard had to be moved around at England and Liverpool because he wasn't tactically aware in midfield and lacked control and composure. Scholes there was never a question he could do the job in midfield.

[@luckyboy4766]

To accommodate Scholes and Lampard. In order to play all 3 together someone had to play out of position. Gerrard was the only who could play multiple positions DM, CM, AM, LW, RW, even RB, LB. Scholes wasn't versatile enough to play out of his favoured position.

[@frankjaeger393]

@@luckyboy4766 Scholes played as a 10 an CM and a deep CM in his career, Gerrard did play in more positions true but the only positions he really got right was AM/SS. Lampard and Gerrard aren't CM's they are both AM/SS. Scholes started as AM/SS and did well but apart from brief spells there he was an out and out CM. Lampard and Gerrard was both brilliant AM/SS and played the roles very different to each other and was both more defensively responsible for those positions neither was defensively responsible or tactically astute enough for the CM role, Lampard maybe was to be fair but he didn't have the legs and mobility to be a CM, his strengths was link up play, short passes and touches, finding pockets to exploit defenses he was very good at seeing a opportunity to score and create from around the last 3rd and would support the midfield off the ball. Gerrard was an more athletic guy than Lampard and made runs with and without the ball and would drive through the lines and off a striker, he liked to play long raking passes and very direct, could go wide and cut in and drive through the middle, he was the most versatile in terms of physical attributes but the least tactically aware and astute. Scholes wasn't particularly impressive physically, not that fast not that strong but he was the brains, he could link in final third and find space and see scoring opportunity's like Lampard did but Scholes could play in midfield and dictate games , he had the best control, vision, passing, positioning, reading of the game than Lampard and Gerrard did, he could draw players to him to create a space to pass or switch play and areas of build up, change pace of the game, everything went through him he was the centre piece.

[@frankjaeger393]

​​@@luckyboy4766 Got to remember with England is Rooney was also a AM/SS at this time. Gerrard on the wing isn't a problem not his best position but probably better still than other options. Lampard same CM isn't his best position but he can do a good job there, but are there better options? Yes I think so, Scholes,Carrick,Hargreaves, Beckham can all do that role better. One thing England never tried is playing with two 10's. I think Rooney and Lampard could of both played the 10 role but then that takes up the space Gerrard wants to cut into and Joe Cole if you played him instead, England didn't have a traditional left winger. People say it was hard getting Scholes,Gerrard and Lampard all in but it was acctually Rooney,Lampard and Gerrard. Scholes was a very different player and different role. I personally would of played with two 10's Rooney and Lampard and on left used a Leighton Baines or someone naturally left footed that can keep the pitch wide. Beckham on the right while he still had his legs, he did stay on right too long into his career I think when his legs had gone and we really needed a Lennon and Phillips there. In the middle Beckham could move into and do the job like he did for Madrid but if Scholes doesn't retire you can't have Scholes and Beckham together as the middle would be too soft, need a ball winner someone that breaks play so I would go Scholes and Hargreaves for the big games or Beckham and Hargreaves. For games expected to have alot of the ball and opposition sit back can go Scholes and Beckham or even swap one of them for a Carrick. Gerrard and Joe Cole I wouldn't start in most games and use from bench as impact players Up top as the main striker I'm going with Owen while he has his legs, then to replace injured Owen I would go for Defoe primarily. Against teams with very strong midfield and position play would go 5 in midfield, Rooney up on his own as a false 9. Scholes,Hargreaves,Carrick in middle or Beckham,Hargreaves,Carrick. Gerrard and Joe Cole or Lennon on wings.

[@pauliyonas3576]

​@@luckyboy4766england should have started with Scholes carrick heargrves in midfielde and banch lampard or Gerrard.

[@StevenLewis-y3q]

Gerrard was box to box in every sense. He made his team play great and Scholes played in a great team. United fan.

[@FredericOWONA-j1y]

Nothing more right

[@pauliyonas3576]

Scholes made his team far better man Gerrard is just another typical English player who runs like a headless chicken

[@jamesthomas6164]

Scholes way clearly a better player he controlled games as well as the best of his generation, just look what Xavi, Iniesta, Pirlo & Zidane all say about Scholes.

[@JustPunn]

Saf said it himself scholes couldn’t do what Gerrard did at liverpool

[@jamesthomas6164]

@@JustPunn Neither could Zidane doesn't make Gerrard a better player 😂. Scholes was just being humble everyone knows what Scholes did from midfield no other English midfielder was able to do. Rafa Benitez said Gerrard was the best player he ever coached, but also said Gerrard didn't understand the midfield role well enough to play in two man double pivot and he coached Gerrard at his very best so it's pretty safe to say Gerrard couldn't of done what Scholes did at United.

[@Izak43]

Zidane said Gerrard was the best in the world lol

[@jamesthomas6164]

@@Izak43 Just look at the quotes what he said about both of them, he said at one point Gerrard was the best in the world but said Scholes was his toughest opponent and was the best of his generation. Even when he said that quote about Gerrard he spoke about Scholes saying Englsnd have produced the two most complete midfielders of the last 20 years.

[@Izak43]

@@jamesthomas6164 So you’re cherry picking the Zidane comments that suit your position then. At best his verdict is a wash. Other players’ opinions aren’t a clear cut answer, because so much of it is taste. Iniesta and Xavi like Scholes because he was more like them; not terribly athletic, just a very good touch, intricate passes, intelligence. You can find plenty of others that rated Gerrard higher on record: Henry, Kaka, Pirlo just off the top of my head. Gerrard had some of the most perfect ball striking technique ever, he could pass from 60 yards, had a wicked shot, could run with the ball, tackle, read the game, the lot. AND was also a freak athlete, fast strong, great in the air. He could tackle, he could grab the game by the scruff of the neck and drag teams that didn’t deserve to be there over the line against the best in the world. There’s also the intangibles: the force of personality, a leader of men. Scholes never had to carry a city on his shoulders. But honestly when you compare what their abilities are and what they could do, Scholes has his qualities, but there isn’t a single weakness to Gerrard’s game. There are some things Scholes does better than Gerrard, but Gerrard still does them pretty damn well. But there are things Gerrard could do that Scholes terrible at or at least several levels below Gerrard. The defensive end of things, tackling, transitions, long passes, free kicks, explosive running, aerial prowess. Gerrard could play any position and be the best player on the pitch. He DID play every outfield position for Liverpool at various points. For me, it’s always been between Gerrard and Lampard; Scholes is a respectable but distant third.

[@implive17]

Gerrard

[@jamieharper2450]

gerrard and it’s not even close

[@rollrandy429]

Gerrard carried the team more than Scholes. Scholes connect and control the team more than Gerrard. Ask footballer in Spain and Italy where technique and flair is valued, most would be admirer of Scholes. Ask footballer in the UK where physique and more robust play is valued, most would say Gerrad is better.

[@onlythetruthformeandyou]

If you played a football match against kids, you bring Scholes, if you went to war, you will bring Steven Gerrard. Simple!

[@denishannaidoo1647]

I have seen Scholes win much more wars than Gerrard so it seems to me if you want to win and dominate you bring Scholes.

[@denishannaidoo1647]

@@CasualGaming420 I don't judge Gerrard on that incident, it really could happen to any professional footballer. But comparing Scholes to Gerrard is not fair to Scholes, he came out of retirement and helped his team win the League. Maybe Gerrard can try that to at least try to justify the comparison

[@pauliyonas3576]

If you want a proper midfielder who can control games you chose Scholes. If you want a headless chicken runner's you chose Gerrard.

[@davidgibson3481]

The simple question to this question is would Scholes have achieved what Gerrard did with that Liverpool squad?

[@vespasiancloscan7077]

Not like Gerrard achieved that much with it

[@Zero_Requiem]

​@@vespasiancloscan7077scholes will achieve less.

[@kboth48484]

Frank Lampard 🤷‍♂️

[@Jack-j2w8g]

Franks better then schooled I’ll agree to taht but not gerrard,

[@Zero_Requiem]

Gerrard is as good as Lampard as an attacker, but Lampard cannot defend.

[@razuburke-og5ih]

Nah, ROY KEANE😏

[@Zero_Requiem]

@@razuburke-og5ih Roy Keane is not a midfielder, his position is "Career Destroyer", Haaland's dad knows.

[@Jack-j2w8g]

@@razuburke-og5ih are no the mental asylums near you

[@ss_GOAT]

Scholes because Guardiola says so.. Period.😊

[@Joshua-w5y]

I don't know why this is a debate, scholes was not close to Gerrard's level.

[@8packex]

Always Gerrard u have been lied to

[@DUKEOFSOUNDS]

Me and the football legends say scholes .

[@Joshua-w5y]

Wrong. Rooney, Micah and all English legends all picked Gerrard

[@vespasiancloscan7077]

@@Joshua-w5y "football legends" "Micah Richards"

[@Joshua-w5y]

@@vespasiancloscan7077 English*

[@VideoAssistantRafi]

This is easy one is overrated, the other called Steven Gerrard England greatest midfielder.