SAF tried to sign him when he was 13 and then again when he was 22/23? It's a debate that began in the early 2000s when the trio were playing for Manchester United, Liverpool and Chelsea respectively. They were both directors of their teams. He has UCL, several titles and cups.. definitely a winner. Keane MADE the players around him look better. If you done a World XI would you have any of the 3? Amazing and not at all made up. I'm a 2nd year BEng Materials student at Imperial College London - Ask Me Anything! Paul Scholes, Frank Lampard and Steven Gerrard; England's three most talented midfielder in recent memory. Start Scholes, bench Gerrard, sell Lampard. Lampard brilliant scored goals like a striker . Though I bet Lampard has. So worried and confused!! How do you get scouted/join a top football club's academy? I think a lot of people are forgetting that earlier in his career, Scholes was very much an attacking midfielder, at times a second striker. Which is why I prefer him. Most complete footballer of the three. I would like to throw in Paul Scholes into the mix as well for clearer perspective. But he is still my favourite United player. Getting better all the time. Scholes is in a class of his own. Which is why I prefer him. EDIT: Found the site. Boys, what do you think of girls who like football? After all both got international individual awards through their careers that Scholes never got. You must log in or register to reply here. Load of rubbish tbh. What have I done? Listen to the latest United Hour Podcast episode here. The views on this topic seem very different, but in my opinion i believe that Paul Scholes had an edge on Gerrard. Because that is completely false. truth hurts. Where did you manage to get those stats? Many Liverpool supporters wouldn't even have him down as our greatest captain. I'm sorry but you cannot even try to underestimate the huge part Lampard played in Chelseas success, no Frank = a lot less titles. I can easily imagine Gerrard in Chelsea's kit. I'm not underestimating Lampard at all, I'm just pointing out he wasn't near Scholes as a player. I don't think Ryan Giggs has assisted more goals than Shearer has scored. Scholes. The Student Room, Get Revising and Marked by Teachers are trading names of The Student Room Group Ltd. Register Number: 04666380 (England and Wales), VAT No. Scholes scored 20 goals from open play once. I think that both of them are awsome but Steven is History for Liverpool, not the same with Paul i guess, Just Scholes didn't have to do it as much because he, They're incomparable - Scholes had better vision and was a far superior passer of the ball, and probably adapted his game better throughout his career (starting as a striker, moving into an attacking midfield role, filling in on the left or as a "No.10" at times and eventually becoming a deep lying playmaker). Hear real students' stories... © Copyright The Student Room 2017 all rights reserved. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. A strong case can be made for any of them. Working Class / Left wing football clubs? You must log in or register to reply here. If I had to chose one of them to have an entire career in my team, I would pick Scholes. I agree Scholes had a ability that both of them lacked. That's a bit like hammering Keane for scoring an own goal against Real Madrid in the Champions League in 2000 or for going loco at the 2002 World Cup. Gerrard failed to win the league and, Certainly mate, in no world is Viera above Scholes OR Keane, let alone both. We have a brilliant team of more than 60 Support Team members looking after discussions on The Student Room, helping to make it a fun, safe and useful place to hang out. It's clear for me that Scholes and Lampard were very close level, I'd personally say Scholes edges it mainly because of the titles. Don't think Gerrard has managed that? Was capable in offence and defence, and liked a shit from outside the box. Genuine question, was Scholes ever the best player in any of Man Utd's teams? Voted Gerrard without reading the question. Applying to uni for 2021? Sorry Schoelsy up the road wee ginger pal. *MEGATHREAD* - The "Which Medical School Should I Apply To?" (I completely disagree but thats by the by.). On the other hand, Godin struggles when playing in a high line. Sorry Franky! Preferred Lampard as a player as I also support our blues brothers however now Ge55ard is the Gers boss my bias puts him into the team. Lampard, along with cech, Terry, and drogba were the spine of that team and were equally important to all their success. I guess if Scholes had spent his entire career further forward instead of dropping deep then we'd have seen more match winning moments & goals from him. The other two could play in one position. The fact he's moved to Man City... can you imagine Gerrard/Scholes... both Liverpool and United fans, their take on a club legend joining a title rival.. As soon as Alonso left Gerrard's form suffered. http://www.premiersoccerstats.com/Records.cfm?DOrderby=Ass&DYearby=All Seasons, http://metro.co.uk/2013/11/29/steven-gerrard-left-gutted-by-sir-alex-fergusons-book-slur-4207700/, http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...x-Ferguson-regrets-signing-Frank-Lampard.html, http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/steven-gerrard-sir-alex-ferguson-2866402, http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/liverpool/4647845.stm, http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/fo...ays-Manchester-Uniteds-Sir-Alex-Ferguson.html. Once. It was like we suddenly had a different squad when Scholes returned from his retirement, so not sure why he isn't making players around him better in your example. But as I said I don't think Scholes reached the individual heights that those other two did. They, instead, performed so consistently well in big matches. They won three between 04-10, with Lampard finishing as their top scorers in two of those three seasons. Lamps (good Gers man) on the bench. In terms of who would i have liked to see play for us, Gerrard, Lampard then Scholes, Depends on what era we're talking about here. I'm starting Scholes, bringing an angry Gerrard off the bench. JavaScript is disabled. Different positions and different roles on the pitch. That's not true though as sir Alex himself called Gerrard the best midfielder in the world and tried to sign him. After all both got international individual awards through their careers that Scholes never got. JavaScript is disabled. Start Scholes, bench Lampard and sell Gerrard. Funny Scholes never won a PFA Player of the Year award then! 0. He played RB, centre mid, right mid and no.10 and did it all at a high level. 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