122 Quotes by Paul Scholes

People say that Rooney could have been like Lionel Messi, a more prolific goalscorer who dribbles past opponents more. But they are different characters. You will never see Messi snapping around the heels of an opponent to win the ball back deep in his own half. Wayne does that all the time, and sometimes that enthusiasm will count against him.

There was no better manager at developing young players than Sir Alex. He knew just when to bring them in and take them out, and he believed in Paul Pogba. For once, in Paul's case, it did not work out. The timing was wrong, and the difference between expectation on the player's side and the manager's idea of his development did not match up.

When I watch Jurgen Klopp's Borussia Dortmund side, I see a manager who is determined to play in his opponent's half, who is committed to attacking football, and, from the way he conducts himself on the touchline, is clearly an interesting, charismatic personality.

To continue playing late into your twenties in the same style that you once played as a teenager is not possible.

At United, we like to have wingers who give the team width and pace.

I do wonder whether the bigger the game is, the more the risks that David Luiz decides to take.

You have to be careful when you time a move to one of the biggest clubs. Occasionally, these young players do not realise what a good thing they are on to when they know that they will be playing every week.

There are times in the career of every young English footballer when they simply need to take their chance to establish themselves.

Our modern coaching culture is not to put too much pressure on any one performance, to let an individual flourish over time.