[quote=âcaoimhaoin, post: 771273, member: 273â]Xavi and Zidane were definitely from interviews done with those individuals, there is no way they are false. I would say they are all true in some way or other, some of them may have been just guys being nice, but Xavier in particular was very enthusiastic when talking of Scholes. Professional and generally high level footballer or sportsmen donât always have the same parameters for greatness or respect as many of the tv watching public would have.
In fairness, Xavi and Zidane are enough got me, compared to a few of the greatest idiots ever to open a laptop Iâll take their word for it every time.[/quote]
I donât think the Zidane quotes are real. gola has linked to an interview with Zidane below where half the quote has come from - the bit about âthe complete footballerâ but in that interview Zidane said that Scholes was âan extremely tough opponentâ and it was from 2010. The quote with âScholes of Manchesterâ as his toughest opponent was on the web in 2008 and already called out as being fake at that time.
Most of this is irrelevant in assessing the player but itâs interesting to see how social media and images with quotes plastered across them become accepted as fact. There were a load of tweets last night showing Mancini on the Tube after the FA Cup Final. The picture was from months ago. The quote from Guardiola on the picture Gola posted was attributed to Zidane in 2008.
Even the links Gola has provided arenât perfect. The Xavi and Lippi quotes are genuine but the Fox Sports Asia website references a candid Daily Mail interview as the source - the actual interview was with the Guardian, it was posted here before.
[quote=âRocko, post: 771315, member: 1â]I donât think the Zidane quotes are real. gola has linked to an interview with Zidane below where half the quote has come from - the bit about âthe complete footballerâ but in that interview Zidane said that Scholes was âan extremely tough opponentâ and it was from 2010. The quote with âScholes of Manchesterâ as his toughest opponent was on the web in 2008 and already called out as being fake at that time.
Most of this is irrelevant in assessing the player but itâs interesting to see how social media and images with quotes plastered across them become accepted as fact. There were a load of tweets last night showing Mancini on the Tube after the FA Cup Final. The picture was from months ago. The quote from Guardiola on the picture Gola posted was attributed to Zidane in 2008.
Even the links Gola has provided arenât perfect. The Xavi and Lippi quotes are genuine but the Fox Sports Asia website references a candid Daily Mail interview as the source - the actual interview was with the Guardian, it was posted here before.
Scholes played on after his time was up, I think that is clouding a few judgements here, he was World Class when both he and the EPL were at the height of their powers
I thought the same but then Figo apparently said that Scholes was the greatest player of his generation and the nearest thing to Pele⌠Or maybe it was Maldini who said it⌠Or it actually could have been some randomer on the internet but the point stands
