Was Steven Gerrard better player than Paul Scholes?

[@sweatysock1174]

I respect Roy Keane for this. I thought he would've said Scholes outright.

[@justarandomdude3201]

Same here

[@SonnyK248]

Roy Keane probably doesn't have the internet. Therefore he's basing his decisions on what actually happened rather than this myth the internet has created about Paul Scholes where people actually believe he was the best midfielder in Europe when in actuality he wasn't even better than Roy Keane.

[@SonnyK248]

@@lostinpictures509 You don't remember Zidane saying anything you liar. You read it on a meme made by a United fan 🤣

[@TomWeir-v5o]

@@SonnyK248 What a load of absolute rubbish. Keane never liked anyone around him to be better than him.

[@SonnyK248]

@@TomWeir-v5o What does that mean?

[@GoGetYourShinebox]

Styles matter. Scholes made that whole United team tick, he was the nucleus. Liverpool played in a different way so relied of a more versatile player in midfield like Gerrard. United had world class players across the board waiting for Scholes to ghost his marker, receive the ball and ping it to them

[@jarradmorgan8549]

Now if it was Denis Irwin haha.

[@Colby_0-3_IRL_and_title_fights]

Is Lionel Messi better than Dennis Irwin?

[@mattmoran100]

Better than Denis Irwin? No chance.

[@mx19idlewilder]

Lot of fun 'bout that but... actually, being very serious, Irwin was one of the top LBs in world football in the 2nd part of 90's. I could name 2 who were better without doubt - Roberto Carlos and Paolo Maldini. And that's it. Lizarazu? Same level. Rest? Irrelevant. He was great at defending, superb in offensive and very very consistent.

[@watch-box]

Steven Gerrard looked good in the Liverpool team - who as Carr said, looked to him to win games. Scholes made other players look good - allowing anyone to win the game.

[@TomWeir-v5o]

Why on earth are we trying to separate these two brilliant players. Both were good. Not enough attention played to Scholes' brilliant forward passing splitting defences.

[@onlydbrasko]

Because they were not the same. Scholes even said he couldn't have done what Gerrard did at Liverpool. In terms of ability and the fact that he actually used them all, he was Roy Keane without the belligerent fouls, Beckham, Scholes, Rooney(yes, striker skills) rolled into one but much quicker and stronger. People don't understand how bad the ownership and the exec decisions made were at liverpool during his time. Had Alonso stayed at that shite Liverpool club forever, he wouldn't have gained the accolades he has now. Gerrard being loyal is the reason why people still doubt his greatness.

[@uromi-owuopukeme6081]

In their peak i would pick steven Gerrard but there is one fact that speak volumes for paul Scholes, WHEN PEP WAS ASKED IMMEDIATELY WITHOUT WASTING A SECOND HE PICKED SCHOLES OVER STEVEN G AND LAMPARD .

[@allistairfrancis8780]

Paul Scholes had to use his brain more than Gerrard because he didn't have the physical stature of a Gerrard, Keane, Ince etc. So Scholes controlled games better than Stevie whereas Stevie produced moments of magic in games where Liverpool were being dominated much like Robbo did for Utd in the 80's.

[@rikardsaje]

Tough decision, both players were excellent and quite different.

[@aadesh61]

Paul Scholes is a pure midfielder for me,

[@PaxBritannica34563]

@@aadesh61And Stevie is a pure baller.

[@VictorC8]

Anyone who doesn’t see/accept the fact that Gerrard was the better player is out of their mind. Plus Scholes himself says without a doubt Gerrard could do all the things he could do on the pitch but he couldn’t do all that Gerrard could do. Just think, try picturing Scholes at right-back, centre-back, winger or even a striker, no chance, now imagine Gerrard playing those positions 😉

[@VictorC8]

@@lostinpictures509get help buddy

[@eddiek8179]

@@VictorC8 HAhahahahahahahahahahahaha. Delusional.

[@seasoncheng5435]

The problem with this comparison is that Gerrard and Lampard almost only played in 3-midfielder formations at clubs which were packed and covered their free roaming style: they got distractions and dimensions by default. When in national team it had shown that they played more like 2 CBs in the midfield who were excellent at striking the ball. They lacked the technical attributes to "Kubrick" the game (which is a very rare talent). Both were great athletes and footballers but Scholes simply got some kind of technical lightness and finesse that the two didn't offer: like what you would find in Busquets. People forget how midfield actually operates like a slow knife in real life. That's what made Scholes an international great. On paper you would think (Sir Alex did) the skilled Veron should be able to do that but in practice he still couldn't replace Scholes.

[@SonnyK248]

Scholes was terrible for England 🤣

[@SonnyK248]

@@lostinpictures509 Dude get out of here he was not the best player on the pitch in that game. Scholes was garbage for England. And Scholes had his time to be the main man for England. He's older than Gerrard and Lampard so he was playing for England for a while before Gerrard showed up and for a long time before Lampard became a regular for England and he did nothing. In fact, he was so ordinary for England that When Lampard started banging in 20 goals a season at Chelsea they had no problem kicking him out of central midfield. And when Scholes retired from international football no one cared.

[@mr_red13]

@@SonnyK248 every player at the time can be seen as a terrible player for England.

[@aii1173]

There's one player the recent greats of the game ( like Zidane, Xavi, Iniesta) rave about. And it's not Lampard or Gerrard.

[@tedbundie7199]

Fair play all 3 were good it's all about money now so

[@MrJondinham]

I completely disagree with Carragher that you could stick Gerrard in that United team and theyd still have done tbe same. He couldnt keep possession like Scholes could and his passing was nowhere near as consistent. Scholes in a midfield 2 was incredible. Gerrard better more advanced

[@TheDevilsAccountant]

They took Gerrard out of the Liverpool team n they won the league.🤷🏼‍♂️

[@tonyotoole665]

How many years later?

[@simonwithers2725]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@Ozisaking]

Liverpool also lost the league because of Gerrard when he slipped 😂😂😂 All Liverpool had to do was get a Draw

[@kylegill4932]

They put scholes on the bench twice in champions league finals………

[@FootballEnthusiast19]

And he was suspended for the 1999 final too 😂😂😂​@@kylegill4932

[@garethfieldstead7547]

Yes because Torres, Mascherano, Riise, Alonso, Suarez, Owen, Hypia, Sturridge were all bang average. Look at the Utd sides following Ronaldo leaving in 2009. Even Ferguson mentioned it, the only world class player he had was Scholes.

[@cuck1ngfunt]

Fergie was very harsh in what he considered “world class”, didn’t he say that only Cantona, Scholes and Ronaldo fit that category from the players he managed? In those post Ronaldo United teams, Vidic, Ferdinand, Rooney, Evra and Der Sar were amongst the best in the world in their positions, and the likes of Berbatov, Nani, Giggs, Carrick, Park etc were quality as well.

[@FootballEnthusiast19]

Breaking news Wayne Rooney is not a world class player

[@Lee_yourboylee]

Gerrard couldn't take the ball on the half turn and play those little sharp balls around the corner in tight midfield spaces as brilliantly as Scholes could. Keane should've at least pointed out the things Scholes was better at even if overall he agreed Gerrard was better.

[@saurabhjadhav3079]

Bro stevie's passing was as accurate as scholes ..it's just that he didn't do it enough as scholes as he had both offensive and defensive responsibilities...he carried the team...and even scholes himself acknowledges that

[@accbcb]

Basically Keane agrees, but he can't say so because Scholesy is his team mate.

[@Theactivepsychos]

Scholes came back From retirement and helped United win their last Premier League trophy. No way Gerard would’ve help United win the Premier League that season

[@uromi-owuopukeme6081]

To be honest this is what I have realized after years of watching football. 1) in their prime Steven Gerrard. 2) during their decline frank lampard. 3) for their entire careers Paul schloes BECAUSE SCHOLES NEVER REALLY HAD A DECLINE , he was world class from day 1 till his final game. This is the truth .

[@Theactivepsychos]

@@uromi-owuopukeme6081 he won me £200 from a £1 bet too for England. I bet he’d score first and win 3-1 and the combo. Happy weekend that 😂 late nineties.

[@cl312]

Robin Van Persie scored the goals that took United to the top, not scholes 😂

[@Theactivepsychos]

@@cl312 “helped”.

[@cl312]

@@Theactivepsychos “his contribution is not on the stats sheet” ass take. Over 20 players had more minutes than Scholes that year. United were winning the league with or without Scholes. RVP is the “help” and the ENTIRE “help” you’re trying to lump Scholes with.

[@g.c.8349]

No matter how hard Carragher tries to change the history, if Ferguson had to choose between Scholes and Gerrard in those Man Utd teams, he would probably keep Scholes, Gerrard had to do more but that doesn't mean he could have done what Scholes did. I don't think Iniesta, Zidane or Modric could have won the UCL with 2005 Liverpool but I would never trade Iniesta for Gerrard in those Barca teams or for Modric in Real.

[@VJ592]

Gerard is like SUV with a lot of capabilities. Scholes is a luxury sedan

[@tonyotoole665]

Cant find the full interview can anyone send me in the right direction

[@Ozisaking]

We need to talk about how Messi and Xavi studied Paul Scholes in the academy at Barça! They don’t acknowledge Gerrard over there…

[@Inconvenient-Truth2024]

But messi and xavi dont have the same physical build as gerrard therefore they have different styles of play.

[@kylegill4932]

Wtf, messi is literally on video claiming gerrard as the best player england has ever produced 😅.

[@Ozisaking]

@@kylegill4932 and do you personally believe Gerrard is the best English player ever? 🤣

[@kylegill4932]

@@Ozisaking Well, I personally couldn’t say, he’s the best English midfielder I’ve seen with my own 👀. And it seems like premier league opponents of gerrard agree with my opinion. He is the record holder for most toty votes in prem history, voted exclusively by fellow premier league players and opponents. Is there a more logical way to judge a player mate? Yknow, the opinions of players who played against Gerrard on a weekly/monthly/season by seasons schedule are thee most logical opinions to take, no? I’ve took Utd fans opinions of scholes, never named Utd fans player of the season, or even Utd players, player of the season………….. in 20 years of service no less…….. 🤣. Gerrard was named in a World Cup team of the tournament btw, even the foreigners rated stevie g 🤷‍♂️.

[@Ozisaking]

@@kylegill4932 Paul Scholes washed Stevie G! Grerrard wish he had Paul Scholes career. You couldn’t possibly disagree with that

[@keithconneely4725]

Keane definitely rated Gerrard higher, just couldn't say it publicly.

[@Fergus316]

Hold on though. If you put Scholes in Liverpool's team, then you would build a different style of play around him. And that style of play with more ball control in the center of the pitch would mean better defending and more opportunities for your forward players. Could Scholes do what Gerrard did? No, but Gerrard couldn't do what Scholes did either.

[@rvp589]

Both superb players... but scholsey played in a team full of creative players and still stood out... whereas stevie played in a team where he was the only shining light... so everything went through him... It's easier to stand out when you are the only creative light. Personally I think both had different abilities... and both were equally brilliant but in different ways... both legends for club and country ... but for country Scholes was played out of position... can you imagine Spain telling Inesta to play deep and on the left.. just shackling his talents... Scholes should have been the midfield dictator in the middle of the park for England and let Stevie and Lamps run off him.

[@reallymakesyouthink]

Scholes could not have done what Gerrard did at Liverpool but neither could Xavi, Iniesta, Pirlo or Modric. That doesn't mean Gerrard is better than those players.

[@Alex21441]

Scholes was on another level

[@FootballEnthusiast19]

Scholes was better in passing everything else Gerrard was better

[@arpitkulshreshtha3513]

Gerrard : Was most complete midfielder ..as Jamie correctly said..No.6 ..No.8 ..No.10 ..Right Left...he could do it all..and may be circumstances at Liverpool really forged him into one.. Lampard - for me was the Striker of Midfielders..if that phrase makes any sense..he in comparsion to other two wouldn't drop and take the ball off defence..then pass..swivel..then spray it wide etc...but when the ball was dodging around in the opponents box I haven't seen any other MF...sort out his body and come into a striking position as quickly as Lampard...that's why he was striker of midfielders..because he had that instinct to just do the right thing in the opponent's box... Scholes..ofcourse the long range passing or striking everyone knows and debates about...but the point that he spent first 10 years in a 2 midfield with Keane...that allowed United to go into matches with 2 strikers..that contribution doesnt get measured as a stat like goals/assists...but it was immense..and he was what I said Lampard wasn't dictating play...taking the ball off defence...swiveling passing it ahead..then running and playmaking in the final third...!

[@allistairfrancis8780]

@@arpitkulshreshtha3513 If Gerrard was this complete who could allegedly play as a 6, why did fail miserably at Liverpool & England in that role? Butt, Hargreaves were way better than him for England. So keep dreaming.

[@bluemotion14]

​@allistairfrancis8780 😂😂 Butt and Hargreaves. I hope this tongue in cheek humour. If not, you have shown a huge lack of footballing knowledge with that comment

[@arpitkulshreshtha3513]

@@allistairfrancis8780 I am a United fan..hate Liverpool..as United fans should .but gotta accept Gerrard and Hargreaves/Butty don't belong to same sentence. ..Gerrard in a United team could have led to so much more European success in that era..vs Barca in 2009/11..their midfield running the show ..if only we had someone like Gerrard..take a long range strike ..lift the team morale...change the tide in that match....but Fergie has Anderson starting vs Xavier Iniesta and Busquets!..

[@allistairfrancis8780]

@@arpitkulshreshtha3513 Hi, I am a Utd fan too & Gerrard is a way better 8 & 10 than Butt but not as a 6. The only time England looked balanced was when Butt played there 02 WC & Hargreaves in 06 WC.When Gerrard played there England were awful. Now Gerrard is a great player but he could not play anywhere & be as good as he was at 8 or 10. Some people would have you believe Stevie was world class in every position & that is not true Same is true with Rooney. Maybe it's an English thing?

[@allistairfrancis8780]

@@bluemotion14 Do yourself a favour & go watch England at the 2002 & 2006 WC with Butt & Hargreaves as the DM then go watch any England game with Stevie G & Lampard. If that doesn't open your eyes, football is not you. This is not about agenda or bias it's about facts. They used to say Rooney can play anywhere, he is that good. I saw him in midfield & Tom Cleverley was better than him. Tongue or cheeks it don't matter.

[@robertthomas1154]

Gerrard usually played in a midfield 3. Sometimes even as a second striker.

[@bobliiswagger574]

Gerrard will win you games, Scholes will win you leagues and its to do with their style of play. Scholes can dictate a game from start to finish and thats a better ability to have over a period of time but in a final or a massive game i'll pick Gerrard cause he can just put everyone on his back and carry you over the line

[@BKcroatia]

I gotta admit as a lifelong LFC fan,if Stevie had gone to United he would have been even better,and it would be all because of Fergie. That guy was a damn genious he could have made him better so easily,and everybody would have wondered how but Fergie would have said "well its obvious innit??"

[@ZonZorZerx]

Scholes would still be better. He was a class better and he would still be wherever Gerrard had played.

[@Amarakhai999]

Im not sure he is gonna be better than paul scholes at man utd.. but im pretty sure that scholes wouldn't have been able to do what gerrard did at liverpool

[@BKcroatia]

@@Amarakhai999 Oh no, Gerrard although a good passer wasnt Scholes level of a pitch general, scholesy was way better in that role. Each has their own strenghts and shortcomings

[@Lfc517]

Scholes himself said Gerrard was better 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@BKcroatia]

@@Lfc517 he did,but realistically in his role he is better,gerrard is more of an all arounder than a pure passer

[@paulporteous4190]

Loyalty so Keane things Gerrard too! 😂

[@stevesteve5785]

Keane had an absolute shocker here

[@liverpoollegend2226]

Even Keane couldn't say but they know the truth 😂

[@RugbyJackal]

Neither Slippy nor Lampard deserve to lace up Scholes' boots. Daft.

[@corygiddings3722]

Scholes scored in fa cup finals and champions league semi finals

[@bobbybobstar1496]

Nobody bit my guy ..

[@Lfc517]

Gerrard scored in fact Cup final champions league final league Cup final and uefa Cup final ffs

[@g.c.8349]

​@@Lfc517 And Stevie gave away the ball to Henry in Euro 2004 which caused the penalty at the end of the game and he slipped against Chelsea to lose the only PL he could have won...and in 2014 World cup he was a disaster

[@FootballEnthusiast19]

​@@g.c.8349atleast he didn't have to retire like someone else coz he was forced to play out of position for his national team

[@g.c.8349]

@@FootballEnthusiast19 So ? He made the right choice, that's a good thing. And he won 11 PL.

[@surfinbearbeats]

However, they were way below the standards that Darren Fletcher set.

[@stedros]

Says it all really

[@harveysmith100]

All the legendary players when asked who was the best they played against said Paul Scholes. Even the ones who played in a different time say Scholes. Pele rated him highly. I don't think he gets the credit because he never looked like a super star. He just looked like the Ginger kid from the estate, he never looked it but in terms of football, he was magnificent. They called him Sat Nav because no matter where you were on the pitch, he would find you. How I wish we had someone who could pass like him now.

[@nilavabhadra5561]

United fan?

[@harveysmith100]

@@nilavabhadra5561 Yes of course.

[@anthonywright6237]

As a individual who's on the fence, Paul Scholes was supposed to born Italian the way he played football, BEAUTIFUL, Steven gerrard played football like he was an Italian, with Brazilian flair, English passion, Spanish, Argentinean furness German ingenuity, Paul Scholes INCHES the better passer, he couldn't tackle like SG he couldn't HEAD like SG , he couldn't quite score like SG

[@KryptonitetoallBS]

​@anthonywright6237 Scholes would have scored far more than Gerrard IF Fergie had played him as he did to begin with, as a box to box mid. After Fergie moved him back to be a deep sitting mid, obviously he wasn't going to score as many, and yet if you take Gerrards pens away, they scored the same number of goals, actually!!

[@harveysmith100]

@@KryptonitetoallBS The facts don't lie!

[@benbenben-tl1yq]

Gerrard wouldn't have got in the prime Barca side, but they'd have found a space for Scholes. At the time, the midfield engine thing was highly regarded in English football, but Scholes was a more cultured footballer who was more like a Pirlo / Xavi type. If England could have gone again with Carrick and Scholes in midfield, they might have actually won something.

[@brettpilkington9539]

Gerrard was world class, he could have played for anyone. I'm a United fan but you are forgetting how good/ influential he was, he could drag a team to victory with sheer force of will, Keane could do that too but it's a rare thing.

[@SonnyK248]

United played Barcelona twice in the champions league final and Scholes had to sit on the bench so Park could play instead 😂

[@AJ-nd4nk]

That's why Gerrard is named in the world XI over Scholes. Plus, who said tiki taka is the pinnacle of football? That's not the only way to play football.

[@brettpilkington9539]

@@AJ-nd4nk well the results spoke for themselves really, Spain and Barcelona dominated football over such a long period that you have to say it was the pinnacle. The ease that they beat United in 09 and 2011 was very humiliating.

[@AJ-nd4nk]

@@brettpilkington9539 That Barca team is massively overrated. Had to cheat in 2009 to go through. Chelsea bossed them twice, Inter outplayed them, Bayern destroyed them, etc.

[@MoraAdmiral28]

good argument from Carragher, if you put Gerrard in United or Chelsea team instead Lampard and Scholes i think they really get even better.

[@IvorBrynMike]

I disagree Gerrard couldn't control the game or pass like Scholes did in the united team they were different types of midfielder Gerrard was a jack of all trades Scholes was a master passer and controller, Gerrard's impact undeniable but what Scholes did doesn't get highlighted because it set the tone not necessarily to have impact

[@truevanpencil5403]

@@IvorBrynMike gerrard didn’t control games he dominated them just in a different way to scholes. I’m not having Fergie wouldn’t have made him Robson mk2. Fergie, like with Gazza, would’ve made him even more of a monster in a team of stars. It’s scary to think about really. He would’ve won it all with Jose but Fergie would’ve harnessed him better imo

[@stnbch3025]

​@@truevanpencil5403 Xabi Alonso dominated the game, Gerrard highlighted it.

[@SonnyK248]

@@stnbch3025 Gerrard was way way more impactful on that Liverpool team than Alonso was. No one ever questioned who the best midfielder was in spite of Alonso being one of the best of all time. And Gerrard was great in the Alonso role in his last two seasons at Liverpool. The reason he never made a career out of it was because it would have been a complete waste of his talents to just put him in front of the back four and spray passes around even though he's one of the best passers ever. All the hype Kante used to get in his prime in the Premier League for the way he used to press every player on the pitch non stop. Gerrard was that. Only with Gerrard when he got had ball he was more athletic version of Kevin de Bruyne. He literally was the team. You'd watch him do a last minute sliding tackle in his own half and a counter attack would start and then one of our guys crosses it into the box and it's Gerrard who heads it in 😦 You used to scratch your head and think how many of this man is actually on the pitch right now? 😂

[@SonnyK248]

@@lostinpictures509 Dude Scholes won because he played on the best team 😂 Players don't win titles managers do. You have an average manager and average teammates all over the pitch you don't win. You have the best manager of all time and all the best players in the league on your team and you're going to win a lot 👌

[@ZonZorZerx]

And the answer is: of course not.

[@Youngowl16]

Keane was jealous of scholes as he was the player he wanted to he

[@NBl-qw8cg]

Gerrard massive influence on liverpool but scholes was at a higher level with better teammates

[@paulwilliams2663]

He never got near ballon dor sg8 did.

[@darreno2428]

​@@paulwilliams2663Always go by what ex players say. Zidane, Viera, Xavi, Iniesta, Gaurdiola, Figo, Carlos and plenty more have all said that Scholes was the best they played against. Being a ballon dor nominee could just mean there wasnt many great players that year (bit like this year tbh). Thats not saying Gerrard didnt deserve to be nominated, just pointing out that its not the measure of a player.

[@Lfc517]

​@@darreno2428 Paul Scholes said himself that Gerrard was better 😂😂😂😂

[@Lfc517]

Oh and Zidane said Gerrard was the best in the world when he was competing with Messi and Ronaldo 😂😂😂😂😂

[@darreno2428]

@@Lfc517 *in his position, which for a while he, arguably, was. Tbh i personally think neither of them are a patch on Xavi but thats not the debate.

[@Paul-oo5jr]

Paul scholes

[@weiht6767]

Roy didnt play with the controlling midfield version of Scholes..

[@SonnyK248]

Yeah he only played with him for twelve seasons so what does he know right?

[@SonnyK248]

​@@lostinpictures509 Dude Scholes only played that role in his mid 30's. You could make the argument that he was a far more effective player when Keane played with him. He regressed into the holding role because he couldn't play the attacking role any more because his legs couldn't handle it. Saying he didn't play with him as a holding player is like saying that those last five years when he was playing 20 games a season in a packed midfield where all his teammates did all the heavy lifting so that all he had to do was pass the ball was better than when Keane played with him. That's ridiculous. That holding role wasn't Scholes' prime it was the twilight of his career. Remember Keane didn't play with Gerrard at all. He's going by what he's saw and I'm sure he watched Scholes play that holding role many many many times.

[@FuckFeminists]

Did Paul Scholes hurt you as a child? You seem to be very passionate about trying to diminutize his sensational talent

[@bootch82]

Not same type of players. Gerrard was more like Roy, not Scholes

[@Hima3101]

It's kinda dumb to compare between Gerrard, Scholes and Lampard. Scholes is the best as a playmaker. Lampard is the best as a CAM. Gerrard is the best as a box to box CM. A manager with a brain will choose what position the team is lacking.

[@ianharris8806]

Wrong comparison, Gerard would of been a natural replacement for Roy Keane not scholes

[@truevanpencil5403]

He could’ve played scholes role 100% but scholes was arguably the best in the world in his position. He was more limited than Gerrard though and admits he wasn’t an athlete like Gerrard was. Scholes was sublime though, they both were but very different.

[@edmondsimon9220]

@@truevanpencil5403 brillant explanation

[@Crveni91]

Lads even Scholes himself told Gerrard was better player lay of crack and check it out. Jesus Christ

[@yongkiatlee3450]

If people know football...it's steven gerrad..

[@johnwei6659]

"If you remove Gerrard and put Scholesy in, and would we have won"... Won what? lol

[@hemispheres789]

Not a liverpool fan myself but tbf they did win trophies when gerrard was there. 2 FA Cups and a UCL isn't bad mate

[@bens2529]

cara talks too many words too fast.

[@yatoragg2431]

Xavi Zidane Pirlo best midfielders in the world says Scholes is the best in the world ….legends respect legends,the mastermind behind Uniteds game was Scholes so he wins leagues Gerrard may win some games but Scholes is different ….i learn how great he is now that United is crumbling down…Zidane was asked ‘whats its like being the best midfielder in the world’ he said ‘ask Paul Scholes’

[@truevanpencil5403]

Scholes picked Gerrard. Gerrard was an athlete and scholes admitted he couldn’t have done what Gerrard did for Liverpool. Scholes was the worlds best in 1 position, Gerrard could be MOTM in any position.

[@JoeSawyer-ge3xf]

Honestly the PL debate should be carrick v scholes v mcmanaman.

[@leebonnick7052]

He’s clearly not anywhere near Zidane’s level come on 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@truevanpencil5403]

@@JoeSawyer-ge3xf Balon D’or nom- Scholes 0, Gerrard 6 TOTY appearances- scholes 2, Gerrard 8 (record) FIFA world 11- scholes 0, Gerrard 3 UEFA TOTY- scholes 0, Gerrard 3 Funny when u look at individual achievements Gerrard destroys scholes 😂 But apparently all players say scholes was the best 😂😂😂

[@darreno2428]

​​@@leebonnick7052hes not saying he is near Zidane levels, hes saying Zidane called Scholes the best, the same as Pirlo did and Iniesta, Xavi, Carlos, Viera, Pep. Literally most the best players in the world at that time pick Scholes when asked who was the best.

[@RobenArjen]

Scholes is better won more champions league than Gerrard

[@kylegill4932]

Never even started in the champions league final, twice 😂

[@adammigas4997]

Goals is lamps Technical ability Scholes All round gerrard

[@jl91iii]

Gerrard wasn't positionally savvy enough to play central midfield.

[@briton3851]

@@jl91iii utter waffle

[@philippevie3258]

Hard Scholes better technical wise only slightly but gerrard better all around obviously GERRARD is better better than lampard aswell but all 3 are overrated

[@AJ-nd4nk]

KDB is overrated

[@sportsfans4476]

Stevie G❤

[@jackmccracken8332]

United fan. Scholes was unbelievable. Love him. Feel guilty because always admired Gerrard. Gerrard better though. Could tackle also poor scholesy never could. Great players though. But no. Gerrard was better.

[@chocolate101f9]

Are you out of you mind??? Scholes was the best Period

[@redshift8302]

With 30 Million players around him.

[@abcdefg3214]

My premier league all time midfield.... Keane Gerrard and de bryune... Scholes doesn't touch that midfield

[@BelfastManUtdTherapy]

Paul Scholes after Roy Keane left the club literally RAN premier league games every week, consistent, no frills just dominated every midfield we played even when up against the great Steven Gerrards Liverpool midfield play. Paul Scholes set up attacks and helped in recovery. Stephen Gerarrd wasn't running games against the big teams. He was inspirational yes, but Paul Scholes is an all-time great. Carragher admitted Liverpool were outplayed and outrun in the 2005 against a top ac milan team. Where was steven gerrard? Why did he get over run except for anfew inspirational moments in the run-up games and the final? Inspirational is good enough for Liverpool Fc but thats why he never won yous a premier league. Scholes v gerrard isnt seriously on the table if you talk to zidane, xavi,iniesta,pep. Stephen Gerard is a Liverpool great. Stick Paul Scholes in the centre for Liverpool, your chances created would have doubled. Very simple Sir Alex wanted class and greatness not inspirational and fighting spirit.

[@MrBrasserie]

wtf you on, Scholes in that liverpool side wouldnt do anything. not cause hes a bad player, but cause gerrard was the all time hard carry for liverpool. stick gerrard in that united side over scholes youll never know hes missing.

[@bungster8]

Hahaa i think your comment is too bitter...the fact is, gerrard is better...

[@BelfastManUtdTherapy]

@@bungster8 jesus i cant believe the length of that (what i wrote,nothing else) id been out on the beers! goodness me. maybe you are right lol peace and love pal!! roll on the euros 🙂

[@abcdefg3214]

Utter utter bollox.. Listen to Rooneys comment on it... Neville and Keane agreed with him... You're talking utter shite lad

[@kylegill4932]

Why was he dropped for two champions league finals 🤔

[@chicomendez4680]

Jose and Sir Alex wanted to sign Gerrard, with the team they had already... I agree with those managers, Gerrard was the better player...

[@FuckFeminists]

Both are on record saying Scholes was unique in his talent as a midfielder. Manchester United would be unlikely to consider signing such an integral Scouser from their main rivals. Owen was the only time they made that leap. Even signing Mata from Chelsea was considered a travesty back then. What evidence that Ferguson wanted to sign Gerard?

[@allistairfrancis8780]

@@chicomendez4680 no, they wanted to use Gerrard as the box2box because of his energy style, was not replace Scholes per se

[@ashvirhiralal]

As a player Stevie had everything. Only when you stop and think about it you realise, hey, hang on, he was 5 or 6 players in one. When you look at the best Klopp team ever, Salah is the record breaker, on pens, but not free kicks and corners, Trent is on freekicks and corners but not pens, Virg is the dressing room and on field presence, Alisson gets us out of sticky situations, when you look at Gerrard he is all of them and more. Gerrard took corners, pens and free kicks, captain, made tackles, made crazy long range passes, instinctive finisher, scored important goals, scouser in the team. Sometimes you forget how good Stevie's decision making was, his finishing is so underrated, even his outside of the box goals, it's not like he was looking for space, couldn't find it so took a shot, he hammered them first time a lot of the time. When 1v1 with the keeper his composure and finish selection was striker level. Even when you look at Suarez, some his goals you're like why did he hit it, how did he possibly know it was going to go in? Well, you would have said the same thing first about Gerrard's Middlesbrough goal. Gerrard lives in all of our best players, whether it's skill or mentality, Gerrard's pure talent, hardwork and desire makes him a colossus, you don't find so many winning attributes in ONE player. End of the day if you trade places with Scholes or Lampard, he wins the same trophies as them, maybe 1 or 2 more. Other way around, none of them win the Champions League or FA cup in that Liverpool team, but I think it's credit to all 3 that they're always compared to each other, the real tragedy is how they never won the world cup.

[@KryptonitetoallBS]

Nonsense. Swap those Gerrard with Scholes and Liverpool win 3 or 4 PL Titles.

[@ashvirhiralal]

@@KryptonitetoallBS hahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahhahaahhahaahahahahahhahahaahahahahahahahhaha

[@NazSBG]

Jog loyalty on. The truth is Gerrard was the more complete player than Scholes. Gerrard could play any position, score with both feet and his head. His passing range was immense, and he could tackle. His dragging mediocre Liverpool teams to victory is legendary. Scholes was great but he couldn't do all of what I've just stated SG could do.

[@allistairfrancis8780]

Well he failed miserably at DM & cost Liverpool an EPL & Rodgers his job. The British media & former players always focus on braun & not brains. If Messi, Xavi, Iniesta & Busquets played in England, they would have not made it out of the youth team because of their physical attributes. Brain or braun. That is the question? CR7 vs Messi, Gerrard vs Scoles. Some games you need brains, some games, you need braun.

[@NazSBG]

@@allistairfrancis8780 you are totally wrong. Gerrard slip didn't cost Liverpool the title, Brendan Rodgers failure to manage the game at Crystal Palace when we were 3nil up is what cost us the title. Rodgers was sacked the following season for his mismanagement of the team. Your comment shows you know absolutely nothing. So for that reason I will mute you as I cannot bare to have dialogue with inept people such as yourself. Goodbye 👋

[@allistairfrancis8780]

​@@NazSBGStevie couldn't play at DM & blaming the manager is a lame excuse. Mascherano, Lucas, Alonso played there, Gerrard played 8 or 10. Seem that you are the know it all on football, remind me which great team you represented as a player or manager/coach so I can google it?

[@AJ-nd4nk]

Even United knew Gerrard was better. Fergie wanted him. Scholes, Keane, Rooney, Ince, Sherringham all picked Gerrard. The ones that didn't were just in denial (Rio, Neville, etc).

[@FuckFeminists]

Yeah, just in denial. Like Neville and Rio. And Ronaldo9. And Zidane. And Xavi. And Guardiola. And Henry. And Pele. And the other legends of the game. I love a few of those players you cite, but if they even said that, they missed the bus. You need to read up on things before you spout such drivel.

[@allistairfrancis8780]

@@AJ-nd4nk add Zidane, Xavi, Iniesta, Pirlo, Henry, Vieira to Rio & Neville. I am surprised Scholes got an English man's vote. Ever since I started watching English football, the English always favoured the robust, strong, quick players instead of the more intelligent ones. Robson, Gerrard, Ince compared to Wilkins, Micky Hazard & Hoddle & that's why England never control any games. Helter Skelter football does not work at the Euros & WC.

[@CombatTV506]

Gerrard all say long ...more power & more defence tackles

[@JC-ik8gi]

Scholes said himself gerrard could of done what he did he could not of done what gerrard did

[@KryptonitetoallBS]

Just modesty, nothing more.

[@raymondbruce7175]

There has been few Steven Gerards in this world but only one Paul Scholes. Stupid question ! No comparison

[@silenceisprecious8281]

Straight delusion. Gerrard was amazing at what he did which was work his ass off while being incredible at everything from shooting to tackling to passing but he was nowhere close to Scholes at what Scholes did which was dictate and control games better than anyone in the world. on top of that Gerrard was an above average midfielder at passing yes, Scholes was the undisputed best at it. Especially taking into consideration that he could do it from volleys, off balance or between tight spaces with ease. he saw things that no one else saw and was able to get the ball there better than anyone in the world. a special talent. just like gerrard was a special talent at what he did, which was be an amazing captain rallying his entire team to play better while also being the top performer on his team and doing everything from defensive work to scoring goals at a top level

[@kylegill4932]

Above average, it was a well known fact that gerrard and beckham were the best crossers of a ball in Europe ffs 🤦‍♂️. Scholes wouldn’t even make it to prem nowadays, he was an abysmal athlete who had asthma ffs

[@silenceisprecious8281]

@@kylegill4932 Gerrard and Beckham are not even in the same category when it comes to crossing a ball lmfao, Beckham takes that cake by miles. Gerrard was a better shot, was stronger physically and a harder worker than beckham... beckham was significantly better at crossing a ball.. but what exactly does that have to do with what i said? and scholes is 49 years old, not training daily and has asthma ofc he´s not gonna make it to prem nowadays ... what is that argument even u absolute clown lmfao.. Scholes could pass from anywhere on the pitch and hit his target with perfect precision 29/30 times. Gerrard could not... scholes dictated the entire pace of the game for manchester united for years and years and would rarely ever lose the ball to the point that the greatest midfielders of europe during that entire era tried to base their game around how he played and try to immitate Scholes... theres a reason Zidane was out saying that if theres one regret he has in his career it was not getting to play with Paul Scholes... stop being delusional coz ur feelings got hurt from reading my comment lmao.

[@abk.7]

Why is garragher talking when he was such a shit defender. Gary Neville was 100000000000000 times better than him.