Yeah, I like these questions too. Shaka summed up the dilemma so well, when saying he can't believe he's dropping Pirlo. Bench/Start/Drop should become a regular feature, in the same way as Don's percentage chances.
Yh, you gotta bench Scholes because he's more versatile than Pirlo. Wouldn't make as much sense to have Xavi and then Pirlo on the bench. Scholes could actually offer something very different.
The answer is Xavi...as neither Spain or Barcelona have been the same since he left. How he did not get Palme d'Or just puts that award into perspective.
@@drex5160 He was there in 2015 he left after the treble but yes he was not starting in the midfield so Barca could handle him gone. It was the whole Bar a generation getting older and the board making stupid decisions that messed us up.
@@drex5160 You say that because you don't know football. Barcelona were a level below when he left and as for spain...well we all know what happened there
Actually yeah A pirlo scholes xavi midfield would be brilliant although i would prefer to have one more attack minded midfielder as well in there like iniesta or zidane or platini
Every time I hear people describe Declan Rice I say to myself “they’re describing Rodri” since Rodri does all those things but better. Better technically, better in front of goal, better in the air, maybe not physically but a better athlete.
when you're NOT looking at Goals and Assists, scholes was the clock that made 2006-2013 united tick. if you decide to look at Goals and Assists too, Scholes > Xavi and Pirlo
It makes sense though to have Scholes on the bench over Pirlo as he is something different if you are starting Xavi. If Xavi isn't working Scholes gives you something different rather than Pirlo who is similar to Xavi.
1) Start the best Spanish player ever Xavi 2) Bench the Best Italian midfielder of his generation Pirlo 3) Drop the guy who retired early from his national team bcos of better Midfielders
@@nt._7 Xavi was definitely better than Iniesta. You Madrid fans just choose iniesta bcos Xavi gave disrespectful comments about your club & Cristiano. and Iniesta is the humble & the beloved one
@@theemperor8713 lol I never consider plyrs just on their behaviour towards my club This is just a fact iniesta is better than Xavi its not cuz Iniesta was a humble guy
Xavi is obvious pick for start. Only Messi has more appearance in Barca shirt than him. For bench, I'd pick Pirlo over scholesy purely because he's proven winner in club and Italy NT level. While Scholes isn't that "lucky" in England NT even with their golden generation alongside Gerrard and Lampard.
@Wdz One English footballers especially from the last golden generation will always be rated below there fellow players from france, spain or italy due to there failure in the national team.
@@vatsalsingh1555 yes, because their performance in the NT shows their adaptability to the different set of players, coach and his systems, in a short period of time of the tournament. One of England NT weaknesses is because almost none of their players playing in other leagues, so they're lack of improvisation when faced with other top dogs in Europe, let alone World Cup.
Pirlo 1world cup medal . 2 UCL trophies 1 euro final appearance … please let me know what Pau Scholes has won ? It’s good you have a bunch of French and English pundits .
@@marcelohendrix6139 Pirlo also won two UCL. Won every major silverware there is in Italy with different club. And also success in International level with Italy. arguably there is nothing in Scholes cabinet could match Pirlo's. And we don't need to talk about Xavi.
yeah, definitely. ironically, those Barca guys only did well with Spain when Spain where basically Barcelona+ 🤣 systems players. did great, as long as the system was used
I personally believe I'd Pirlo and Scholes were played for Pep's Barca, they would Bench Xavi. They more creative, better passers, better vision. Can do anything and everything with the Ball, their passing accuracy. Xavi is only the obvious pick because of what he did with that Barca team, but as an individual player, Pirlo and Scholes all day long
@@midfielderlounge2592pirlo was more creative and his passes have so many range, he creates more dangerous chances. He did it in a non possession team, xavi is more a system player and invidially least talented
Xavi starts easily. I’d bench Scholes and drop Pirlo. Scholes more of a two way player, aggressive, and great passer. I’ve seen Pirlo be a passenger in too many games even tho he will always be the maestro.
I was watching on the xbox and came to the comments thinking more people would've talked about the sebi v craig interaction at the end. I think Sebi might've taken offense to Craig's points, but even if he does have a point, it was getting too personal at the end. I started feeling a bit uncomfortable, but more than that, I was laughing like Shaka was in the background
@@bismayroychoudhury4288 the irony behind your words is hilarious. That superiority complex doesn't sound good either. Apply some 'common sense' or context to your own poor comparison. Messi has stated he was *inspired* by Aimar and his style, Xavi stated that he believed Scholes was the *best of the last 15-20 years* , two very different claims. Then (not that we need to) compare the careers and acomplishements of Scholes and Aimar, Scholes with 25 career trophies at the highest level (more Premier league titles than any other player, 2 UCLs etc) and Aimar with 10, whilst spending the majority of his career in Argentina and Portugal. It's clear we're dealing with 2 players in absolute different levels of quality, consistency and longevity, in addition to someone who enjoyed a style and another who actually classed someone as one of the best. Subsequently your irrelevant comparison lacks any sort of context and misses the mark completely. Scholes is classed in the same bracket alongside Xavi and Xavi himself idolised and rated him as one of the best, so a debate between the two can be made. Whereas Messi enjoyed how Aimar played football but never claimed anything more, therefore his inclusion in this debate is pointless.
Why I need to do research bro I watched all 3 played n in my opinion Scholes is not as good as the other 2 mid what does who was watching who has to do with it
Start Scholes. Has 100+ goals in the Prem. Scholes prime was probably 2003 and he played as 10 with Van Nistelrooy. Think a lot of people think of Scholes as that 2006 - 2013 player and forget he was a 10 before that. More goals than the other lads and can do their job but neither can do what he did before going deeper in midfield.
@@fabianski1389 that's exactly the point. when you're NOT looking at Goals and Assists, scholes was the clock that made 2006-2013 united tick. if you decide to look at Goals and Assists too, Scholes > Xavi and Pirlo
To all detards who call Xavi a system player, “the system” literally worked BECAUSE of players of his quality, if not Barca would have ruled “the system” even to this day. 🤦🏻♂️
Its crazy that these days ,people undermine the greatness of a player just cuz he had incredible players around him even though he was just as good or better than the others .The system worked because of xavi ,without whom that system definitely wouldnt work.
when you're NOT looking at Goals and Assists, scholes was the clock that made 2006-2013 united tick. if you decide to look at Goals and Assists too, Scholes > Xavi and Pirlo
Pirlo wasnt effective for most of his career. He was good at Milian but in his last few years at Juve he really showed he transformed into a maestro Scholes was two different players in his career. In his first 10 years, he was goal-scoring offensive CM but in his final 10 he had become the `ping` pass legend, an affective controller of the offense. Xavi however, was a product of the Barca system. He was the same from beginning of his career until his end because thats what he was bred to do. One other midfielder people often forget in these discussions is Michael Laudrup He was Xavi, Pirlo and Scholes all in one
Well, have I really just heard they picked Scholes over Pirlo?! This just shows me again how British (and French) people lost the reality when it comes to their great football players (who weren’t that much obviously).
Seb needs to really work on the way he handles the guests and questions...especially the body language and reactions to the comments. He tries to be funny and make a point but most of the time it gets awkward and might annoy the others. Dan does a very good job at that.
Rice is the obvious better fit. Needed for the midfield to help stabilize the midfield To decide on Pirlo, Scholes and Xavi I need to know the formation being used. Xavi is better going forward. Scholes better playing across the midfield as a progressive passer. Pirlo if you need a deep-lying playmaker. That being said, Scholes is the most flexible of the lot.
Xavi is better going forward than Scholes? Based on what? In the Barcelona troika, Iniesta was usually the most advanced of the three, linking up with Pedro, Villa, and of course, Messi. Xavi was deeper. His goals and assists rate is just not demonstrative of his attacking prowess, so to speak.
when you're NOT looking at Goals and Assists, scholes was the clock that made 2006-2013 united tick. if you decide to look at Goals and Assists too, Scholes > Xavi and Pirlo
Start Scholes and watch him get sent off (unless Fergie is still managing the team or Howard Webb is the referee) as a result of him not being able to tackle properly to save his life.
Its hard to drop Scholes in this scenario because Pirlo and Xavi are a bit similar in their style of controlling the game. And Scholes is more versatile and doesn't shy away from doing the dirty job. So it's wiser to go with the duo of Xavi and Scholes or Pirlo and Scholes.
@@john-perrybentley2649 I never said he can't control the game. Understand my comment. I said he's versatile and can also do dirty jobs that Xavi and Pirlo can't do.
Why is it that some questions are being asked to just 2-3 people on the panel, rather than everyone??? They're all there to answer the questions right???🙄
Penalties. Tap ins. Ghosting. Diving. Long ago, the four lived together in harmony. Then, everything changed when the Irish attacked. Only Penaldo, master of all four elements, could stop them, but when his team needed him most, he vanished.
I think Scholes is so underrated. Am not sure if Xavi was better than Scholes. Scholes was good at everything. Imagine Scholes playing alongside Iniesta and Messi...!
even xavi admitted that scholes was better (even if I dont think xavi or scholes were the best of that generation) "In the last 15 to 20 years the best central midfielder that I have seen - the most complete - is Scholes," said Xavi. "He can play the final pass, he can score, he is strong, he never gets knocked off the ball and he doesn't give possession away. If he had been Spanish then maybe he would have been valued more."
Xavi n Pirlo plays the exact same role, but I would say Xavi is slightly better. Scholesy however could go defensive. So the guys were somehow all right. Xavi cause he’s better, Scholes to mix it up if needed.
@@Bbell47 the both equal I agree what has made me always put xavi slightly ahead of iniesta is that I look at xavi as one of the leaders of the team. And that put him over the top to me. Iniesta wasnt the vocal guy he was supremely talented
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Depends on who else is in midfield as to who I start between Xavi and Scholes. Scholes more versatile player but Xavi better at what you'd want in middy. No matter, I drop Pirlo of the three.
Start Xavi because he's simply the best, bench Scholes because he's more versatile than Pirlo. Drop Pirlo, although he's still one of the best midfielders of the past 20 years.
You start Scholes, bench Pirlo, and start Xavi. Xavi needs his teammates to be more on his wavelength than the other two in order to succeed. Scholes and Pirlo were virtuoso orhcestrators who succeeded with several set-ups and systems. In a game, you get Pirlo on in the last quarter of an hour for set pieces but let Scholes set the tempo from the start and make the difference in the attacking third. And if he gets a yellow, you get Pirlo on sooner.
Looking forward to people claiming Xavi is better than Scholes because he beat him in Champions League finals when Xavi was in his prime and Scholes was at an age at which Xavi would later be playing in the Middle East. All 3 were incredible players. They played in different leagues, for vastly different countries, peaked at different times. There isn't really a right or wrong for these three.
@Wdz One oh yes, he was on the bench for the all-conquering England team. Proof that he was the problem, not the managers, came when England won all of those trophies without him. That certainly vindicated the managers involved, no doubt there. Which big United games was he benched for? I'm talking before he was past his prime, obviously.
Two things came to mind: 1. Players reach their "prime era" differently, so age isn't the ONLY factor when comparing achievements. The two beasts of WCs, Klose & R9 are good examples, R9 peaks in his relatively young age, while Klose was in his 30s. 2. Xavi (and Iniesta) loved Barca too much, they put a highest standard even for themselves when playing with the badge. Their 75% maybe good enough to play in highest level in Barca, but they decided to move, in hope for regeneration (sadly the Barca board was full of idiots). The fact that scholes still playing in MU at which in the same age Xavi moved to middle East isn't a prove he is better in terms of longevity.
Scholes only became this world beater of a player since he retired 😂 He was moved out of position to accommodate better players for England too, Pirlo and Xavi were a different level to him
I don’t think Declan Rice would have had the same development had he come to United. He’s kicked in from last season and is looking more well rounded. United current state would have stalled him.
If all peaks start Pirlo, bench Scholes, drop Xavi. (Before you send hate yes he was the best of the 3 but he is a system player who doesn't fit todays style of football)
Bruh Scholes retired The earliest so if anything HE doesn’t fit todays style of play unless you’re biased towards the prem. And Xavi is the best on the ball of the 3 by Miles I tell you his passes are also the best of the 3 (FIGHT ME) They’re the most Exquisite
GENERATIONS EVOLVE Players now have to be smart about business and back in the day the careers was so short they just did what made them happy short term most of the time not thinking 5-10 years ahead
when you're NOT looking at Goals and Assists, scholes was the clock that made 2006-2013 united tick. if you decide to look at Goals and Assists too, Scholes > Xavi and Pirlo
Here the stat for you Xavi in 2008/09 Games played : 54 Goals :12 Assist :33 That's 45 goal involvement in 54 games that's too much that's too for striker let alone midfielders or no10s bro Of last 40 years only the legendary Micheal laudrap lothar matthaus , Zidane , Iniesta are comparable to him that's it . And Micheal platini was better than all of them that's for sure PS: never forget no one controls the game better than xavi no one ever did that
Scholes is xavi, iniesta, pirlo, and lampard in one player. He scores, assists, scores headers, running late into boxes, long passing game, one touch passing, he played deep, he played box to box, behind the striker, did it all. Some people see xavi and pirlo career with rose tinted glass, xavi was about to be sold and didn’t even start before pep. Pirlo was the same, Brescia, inter Milan, until ancelotti had that Christmas tree and gatusso. As a 10, pirlo wasn’t good enough, he wandered too deep and had no goal threat. Scholes been on his game since 97.
If Scholes is xaviesta-pirlo-lampard in one player, why tf England NT never did anything in his era? Overrated. He can't dictate the tempo like Xavi did with "La Pausa", he isn't a magnificent free kick taker like Pirlo, He isn't as prolific midfielder like Lampard, the guy can't even do a proper tackles 🤣
😂😂😂😂😂 If Scholes were all those combined he would have been the guy to lead England to winning something. Xavi, Pirlo, and Iniesta all did it. They were the key player in tournaments. Unlike Scholes and the rest of that overrated garbage team they called the "Golden Generation." Golden Generation? LOL. I saw the other 3 actually pick up gold in tournaments while Scholes went back home.
Start Iniesta, bench Kaká, sell KDB. Anyone who thinks KDB is better than Iniesta or Kaká is delusional. The guy has zero World Cups, Champions Leagues and Ballon d'Or and is already 30. By that age, Iniesta had won everything possible except a Ballon d'Or because he came 2nd to a GOAT and Kaká had done it all. KDB has never been the standout best footballer on the planet for a prolonged period. May as well compare Kane to Zidane.
@@rickyrick9 How you gonna sell prime Kaka? He was literally the best player in the world by a margin. KDB has never reached that level where he's universally accepted as the best footballer on the planet. He's good, but he's not that good. Otherwise he wouldn't be losing out on Ballon d'Or to 34 yr old Messi and Jorginho. Kaka was clear of everyone by a margin.
@@tharcisseofficial I said sell kaka if your not Milan he does have more talent than kdb but kdb is more versatile he can play multiple positions and that’s what u want from a bench player kaka is not better than iniesta I mean he is more talented but iniesta just makes everything so easy and he’s a big game player
Pirlo was arguably Italy's best player along with Cannavaro at the 2006 world cup, won champions league with Milan in a devastating team and single handedly transformed Juventus from a team that used to finish 7th every year to Serie A champions and was the best player in Euro 2012. Paul Scholes and Xavi cannot go into a team a completely transform a team. 2010 world cup's best player were David Villa Iniesta and Puyol/ Casillas. Paul Scholes was trash for England and dominant during a time when premier league wasn't competitive. Got steamrolled once Chelsea built their team.
Bruh I don’t like seb on the show. I don’t think he know how to handle talking with the guys and I think the guys can see that and that’s why they roast him so much.
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Lmfaoo Sebs reaction to Craig saying he doesn’t get paid enough is priceless 😂😂😂
Craig roasting Seb though 😂☺️😂
@@LS15QD he always roast him 🤣🤣
I love this bench start drop question, it makes everybody think so hard and really be professional
Yeah, I like these questions too. Shaka summed up the dilemma so well, when saying he can't believe he's dropping Pirlo. Bench/Start/Drop should become a regular feature, in the same way as Don's percentage chances.
Xavi is almost the obvious pick to start. The other two whether you bench or drop are up for debate. Personally I would bench Scholes
Yh, you gotta bench Scholes because he's more versatile than Pirlo. Wouldn't make as much sense to have Xavi and then Pirlo on the bench. Scholes could actually offer something very different.
@@tharcisseofficial like what?
These guys r clowns. Pirlo is so much better. Start xavi and bench pirlo.
in a tiki taka system yes if not he gets dropped
@@legend8630 Xavi himself is the system lol.
The answer is Xavi...as neither Spain or Barcelona have been the same since he left. How he did not get Palme d'Or just puts that award into perspective.
Usually you only get the Palme d'Or for making a great film. However for playing football he should've gotten a Ballon d'Or.
Cringe palmer d'or is cannes film festival award
Barca won a treble after he left. Busquets, Iniesta and Messi did fine without him🧐
@@drex5160 He was there in 2015 he left after the treble but yes he was not starting in the midfield so Barca could handle him gone. It was the whole Bar a generation getting older and the board making stupid decisions that messed us up.
@@drex5160 You say that because you don't know football. Barcelona were a level below when he left and as for spain...well we all know what happened there
They would be great in a 3 midfield tbh
Exactly, if these are choices than who else is starting? Iniesta? Yaya Toure? Zidane? Gerrard? Lampard? Who?
@@Ivanfbi Zidane is definitely starting.
Actually yeah
A pirlo scholes xavi midfield would be brilliant although i would prefer to have one more attack minded midfielder as well in there like iniesta or zidane or platini
@@Ivanfbi zidane and inesta
@@syedakhudsiyatarannum5695 with someone like xabi Alonso at the back who can play DM and spray magical passes all around..
Every time I hear people describe Declan Rice I say to myself “they’re describing Rodri” since Rodri does all those things but better. Better technically, better in front of goal, better in the air, maybe not physically but a better athlete.
Rice is younger, a better dribbler and more handsome than rodri
You my friend know ball
Rice and rodri have been the 2 best cdms in epl this season with rodri being the best
@@syedakhudsiyatarannum5695 yep
But Rodri aint British
Everyone knows xavi is the best out of the three.
1. Iniesta
2. Xavi
3. Pirlo
4. Modric
5. Lampard
@@honestpenaldo lampard over gerrard?
@@russell2890 both of them out for zidane
@@Skilli-wo4xb He's more of a CAM than a CM but so is Lampard so what do I know lol
@@honestpenaldo zidane 2nd or 3rd
Seb was on fire today. Usually Craig is the one taking potshots at Seb. There is something going on between those two for sure.
Yep
They both annoy me, it makes me like them a bit more knowing the annoy each other. :)
Yap seb is starting to get graig
Craig’s “drop” joke at Shaka got me
Everyone that drops Xavi are Real Madrid fan you ain't fooling anyone 😂🤣😂
I'm a Real Madrid fan and even I start Xavi.
ANd only England fans picking Scholes over Pirlo
@@amoghkhno
Start Xavi, bench Pirlo, drop Scholes.
Start Xavi, Bench Maestro Pirlo, Drop Scholes
Maestro Kimpembe
when you're NOT looking at Goals and Assists, scholes was the clock that made 2006-2013 united tick. if you decide to look at Goals and Assists too, Scholes > Xavi and Pirlo
Scholes before Pirlo is insane stuff.
It makes sense though to have Scholes on the bench over Pirlo as he is something different if you are starting Xavi. If Xavi isn't working Scholes gives you something different rather than Pirlo who is similar to Xavi.
1) Start the best Spanish player ever Xavi
2) Bench the Best Italian midfielder of his generation Pirlo
3) Drop the guy who retired early from his national team bcos of better Midfielders
Iniesta exists
@@nt._7 Xavi was definitely better than Iniesta. You Madrid fans just choose iniesta bcos Xavi gave disrespectful comments about your club & Cristiano. and Iniesta is the humble & the beloved one
He didn’t play for England cause he didn’t play like a typical English midfielder they’re passion merchants, same with carrick
@@theemperor8713 lol
I never consider plyrs just on their behaviour towards my club
This is just a fact
iniesta is better than Xavi
its not cuz Iniesta was a humble guy
Iniesta is way better than xavi
Xavi is obvious pick for start. Only Messi has more appearance in Barca shirt than him. For bench, I'd pick Pirlo over scholesy purely because he's proven winner in club and Italy NT level. While Scholes isn't that "lucky" in England NT even with their golden generation alongside Gerrard and Lampard.
@Wdz One such was fergies game management. He wasn’t afraid to drop a key player to help the team
Ronaldinho played only 207 games for barca.. he is as big as xavi for barca fans
@Wdz One English footballers especially from the last golden generation will always be rated below there fellow players from france, spain or italy due to there failure in the national team.
@@vatsalsingh1555 yes, because their performance in the NT shows their adaptability to the different set of players, coach and his systems, in a short period of time of the tournament. One of England NT weaknesses is because almost none of their players playing in other leagues, so they're lack of improvisation when faced with other top dogs in Europe, let alone World Cup.
Scholes was put on left wing lmao
Sebi was on fire, I liked this episode 😂😂😂
My boi madara uchiha just put us all in his infinite tsukuyomi 👁
What kind of a question is that? Play all three!
Play 2 and I would get 1 more like CDM Makilele, Kanté, Casemiro or Kimmich so Xavi and Pirlo with 1 CDM
Simple. Else you be like in current Utd. Clueless
Pirlo 1world cup medal . 2 UCL trophies 1 euro final appearance … please let me know what Pau Scholes has won ? It’s good you have a bunch of French and English pundits .
paul scholes has 2 ucl trophies, bunch of premier league medals and numerous english trophies.. his prime was better than pirlo’s
@@marcelohendrix6139 Pirlo also won two UCL. Won every major silverware there is in Italy with different club. And also success in International level with Italy. arguably there is nothing in Scholes cabinet could match Pirlo's. And we don't need to talk about Xavi.
@@marcelohendrix6139 Pirlo s left nut is better then Scholes .
@@rizalz16 I legit could name 20 more holding mid players better then Scholes .
Pirlo has the perfect package shooting, free kicks ,vision,pass and long passing. Xavi is system player in my opinion alot of Barcelona players are
yeah, definitely. ironically, those Barca guys only did well with Spain when Spain where basically Barcelona+ 🤣 systems players. did great, as long as the system was used
I personally believe I'd Pirlo and Scholes were played for Pep's Barca, they would Bench Xavi. They more creative, better passers, better vision. Can do anything and everything with the Ball, their passing accuracy. Xavi is only the obvious pick because of what he did with that Barca team, but as an individual player, Pirlo and Scholes all day long
They were more creative than Xavi 😂😂 kids these days
@@midfielderlounge2592pirlo was more creative and his passes have so many range, he creates more dangerous chances. He did it in a non possession team, xavi is more a system player and invidially least talented
Xavi starts easily. I’d bench Scholes and drop Pirlo. Scholes more of a two way player, aggressive, and great passer. I’ve seen Pirlo be a passenger in too many games even tho he will always be the maestro.
I've seen Pirlo dominate enough English midfields to know its Pirlo all day.
it's xavi, all day, pirlo on the bench scholes goes home, there is no English midfielder of his generation that is better than him,
Pirlo gets dominated by ji song park easily. Scholes also has better end product
Jesus Christ Sebi, give it up, you'd made your point 5 minutes ago
I was watching on the xbox and came to the comments thinking more people would've talked about the sebi v craig interaction at the end. I think Sebi might've taken offense to Craig's points, but even if he does have a point, it was getting too personal at the end. I started feeling a bit uncomfortable, but more than that, I was laughing like Shaka was in the background
That is easy xavi start pirlo on the bench n Scholes go kick rocks
Xavi was watching footage of Scholes before you were born.
Would probably give his starting spot over to his idol, go and do some research.
@@MorAodhan similarly like messi was following pablo aimar. Research is one thing but common sense is also important which clearly you lack.
@@bismayroychoudhury4288 the irony behind your words is hilarious.
That superiority complex doesn't sound good either.
Apply some 'common sense' or context to your own poor comparison. Messi has stated he was *inspired* by Aimar and his style, Xavi stated that he believed Scholes was the *best of the last 15-20 years* , two very different claims.
Then (not that we need to) compare the careers and acomplishements of Scholes and Aimar, Scholes with 25 career trophies at the highest level (more Premier league titles than any other player, 2 UCLs etc) and Aimar with 10, whilst spending the majority of his career in Argentina and Portugal.
It's clear we're dealing with 2 players in absolute different levels of quality, consistency and longevity, in addition to someone who enjoyed a style and another who actually classed someone as one of the best.
Subsequently your irrelevant comparison lacks any sort of context and misses the mark completely.
Scholes is classed in the same bracket alongside Xavi and Xavi himself idolised and rated him as one of the best, so a debate between the two can be made. Whereas Messi enjoyed how Aimar played football but never claimed anything more, therefore his inclusion in this debate is pointless.
Why I need to do research bro I watched all 3 played n in my opinion Scholes is not as good as the other 2 mid what does who was watching who has to do with it
Start Scholes. Has 100+ goals in the Prem. Scholes prime was probably 2003 and he played as 10 with Van Nistelrooy. Think a lot of people think of Scholes as that 2006 - 2013 player and forget he was a 10 before that. More goals than the other lads and can do their job but neither can do what he did before going deeper in midfield.
That time was 3 best league la liga and seria are better ok
Goals and assists are not everything kiddo if you think statistics defines a player then rakitic is better than Zidane 😂
@@fabianski1389 that's exactly the point. when you're NOT looking at Goals and Assists, scholes was the clock that made 2006-2013 united tick. if you decide to look at Goals and Assists too, Scholes > Xavi and Pirlo
@@nigelnyoni8265 Xavi had more g/a than both of them
To all detards who call Xavi a system player, “the system” literally worked BECAUSE of players of his quality, if not Barca would have ruled “the system” even to this day. 🤦🏻♂️
Xavi wasn't a system player, he was the system.
@@limofootball 💯💯😀😀
It's a fair criticism of Xavi's though. Scholes was a one-club player but played in several systems that did simpler things extraordinarily.
I still have doubt coz he had iniesta.
Its crazy that these days ,people undermine the greatness of a player just cuz he had incredible players around him even though he was just as good or better than the others .The system worked because of xavi ,without whom that system definitely wouldnt work.
Start : Xavi
Bench: Pirlo
Drop: Scholes
when you're NOT looking at Goals and Assists, scholes was the clock that made 2006-2013 united tick. if you decide to look at Goals and Assists too, Scholes > Xavi and Pirlo
Start Xavi, bench pirlo, drop scholes ez answer
Start Xavi, bench Perlo and definitely drop Scholes some where by Atlantic Ocean
😫😂
pirlo’s prime was never as good as scholes
@@marcelohendrix6139 watch his 2006 worldcup.
Perfect choice
Pirlo wasnt effective for most of his career. He was good at Milian but in his last few years at Juve he really showed he transformed into a maestro
Scholes was two different players in his career. In his first 10 years, he was goal-scoring offensive CM but in his final 10 he had become the `ping` pass legend, an affective controller of the offense.
Xavi however, was a product of the Barca system. He was the same from beginning of his career until his end because thats what he was bred to do.
One other midfielder people often forget in these discussions is Michael Laudrup
He was Xavi, Pirlo and Scholes all in one
"Wasn't effective" according to what definition of "effective"?
Well, have I really just heard they picked Scholes over Pirlo?! This just shows me again how British (and French) people lost the reality when it comes to their great football players (who weren’t that much obviously).
Pirlo never won the Champions League. Scholes won 12 PLs, a Treble and 2 CLs
@@WakaWaka2468 Ozil and KDB never won champions league yet they considered to be one of the best . Pirlo one world cup = England 😂
@@WakaWaka2468 lmao Pirlo won 2 CL’s what are you talking about. And a World Cup on top of that
@@WakaWaka2468 Pirlo won as many UCLs as Scholes plus a World Cup xD
@@WakaWaka2468 Almost everything you said was wrong. Pirlo won 2 UCL's and Scholes won 0 Trebles.
Without bias, in order Xavi, Pirlo and scholes
Start Xavi, Bench Scholes, Drop Pirlo
No lol
American journalist ask those type of questions cuz in America it’s about who you know and if the coach likes you rather than if you’re best player
Pretty true
Pirlo starts, Xavi on the bench Scholes drops out.
I will start Xavi, drop Pirlo and bench Scholes.
Start: Xavi
Bench: Pirlo
Drop: Scholes
love em all
Pirlo over scholes all day
Start Xavi, Bench Pirlo and Drop Scholes
For a 3 men midfield, I am starting Zidane, Xavi and Gerrard with Iniesta, Pirlo and Modric on bench.
Gerrard over Modric Iniesta and Pirlo😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
Xavi iniesta should always start ahead of everyone
@@treeladder5338 Zidane Modric Xavi Iniesta are the best midfielders of all time and it's not undebatable.
Seb needs to really work on the way he handles the guests and questions...especially the body language and reactions to the comments. He tries to be funny and make a point but most of the time it gets awkward and might annoy the others.
Dan does a very good job at that.
True
@Light Bringer agreed.
The last segment on the timeline might as well been titled The Roast of Sebastian
Rice is the obvious better fit. Needed for the midfield to help stabilize the midfield
To decide on Pirlo, Scholes and Xavi I need to know the formation being used. Xavi is better going forward. Scholes better playing across the midfield as a progressive passer. Pirlo if you need a deep-lying playmaker. That being said, Scholes is the most flexible of the lot.
Formation 3 1 6
Xavi is better going forward than Scholes? Based on what? In the Barcelona troika, Iniesta was usually the most advanced of the three, linking up with Pedro, Villa, and of course, Messi. Xavi was deeper. His goals and assists rate is just not demonstrative of his attacking prowess, so to speak.
@@kunalsen2123 xavi have got more goals and assists than both Iniesta and Scholes
@@kunalsen2123 Xavi has more goal involvement than Iniesta pirlo and scholes combined
when you're NOT looking at Goals and Assists, scholes was the clock that made 2006-2013 united tick. if you decide to look at Goals and Assists too, Scholes > Xavi and Pirlo
Start Scholes and watch him get sent off (unless Fergie is still managing the team or Howard Webb is the referee) as a result of him not being able to tackle properly to save his life.
🤣 I'm dead 😁
Paul Scholes no Euro no World Cup PL and CL doesn't count over Xavi World Cup and Pirlo
Typical Twitter fanboys found here 😂
@Wdz One you probably think pogba is better so your opinion is irrelevant 😂
@Wdz One is there any Man United legend that you don’t hate?
Pirlo was good at set pieces
Its hard to drop Scholes in this scenario because Pirlo and Xavi are a bit similar in their style of controlling the game. And Scholes is more versatile and doesn't shy away from doing the dirty job.
So it's wiser to go with the duo of Xavi and Scholes or Pirlo and Scholes.
You've never seen Scholes play, I can tell. Nobody could dictate a game better tha Scholes. His range of passing is unmatched
@@john-perrybentley2649 I never said he can't control the game. Understand my comment. I said he's versatile and can also do dirty jobs that Xavi and Pirlo can't do.
@@john-perrybentley2649 nobody dictate a game Better than Xavi
@@midfielderlounge2592 Scholes
@@john-perrybentley2649 Yeeh that's why he's the most crucial player who won the world cup for England
Start xavi d rest can sort themselves out
Would love to see xavi iniesta modric trio. But who gonna be cdm? Haha..
Pick one, bench one, drop one... Schmeichel, Buffon, Kahn, who you got?
I like seb, always rolls w it all
Start Scholes, bench Pirlo, drop Xavi. Unless it's Barcelona, then I'd start Xavi, bench Scholes, drop Pirlo.
So TRuE XaVi iS A BaRcA PlaYeR👍👍👍👍
Paul Scholes in the best English player to ever play in the PL and I am no Utd. supporter. He was the brain, the mastermind of that Utd. squad.
If you are a CM and you can't tackle for toffee, you are certainly not anywhere near being the best CM to play in England, never mind the best player.
Nonsense. Alan Shearer is best by a mile.
Lol he couldn't make the England team so how does that add up
Gerrard >
Why is it that some questions are being asked to just 2-3 people on the panel, rather than everyone??? They're all there to answer the questions right???🙄
Yeah Ian was thinking hard for his answer. Seb."What was your worst plane flight"? LOL!
there is some weird and uncalled tension between the host and Craig! Don't know Why! 😬😬😬
Because Craig is a reactionary waffler
1. Inesta
2. Modric
3. Xavi
these journalists are good how they deal with craig
Xavi > Pirlo > Scholes
Start Scholes
Play him 90 minutes, too good
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@@gabibats5348 M
Facts
Craig needs to respect keeper Hislop much more.
Penalties. Tap ins. Ghosting. Diving.
Long ago, the four lived together in harmony. Then, everything changed when the Irish attacked. Only Penaldo, master of all four elements, could stop them, but when his team needed him most, he vanished.
@@tarasuzanne7867 5-0 😂🤷🏻♂️
I think Scholes is so underrated. Am not sure if Xavi was better than Scholes. Scholes was good at everything. Imagine Scholes playing alongside Iniesta and Messi...!
even xavi admitted that scholes was better (even if I dont think xavi or scholes were the best of that generation)
"In the last 15 to 20 years the best central midfielder that I have seen - the most complete - is Scholes," said Xavi.
"He can play the final pass, he can score, he is strong, he never gets knocked off the ball and he doesn't give possession away. If he had been Spanish then maybe he would have been valued more."
Drop Xavi and Pirlo. Start Scholes and don't bother with a bench 👊
Xavi n Pirlo plays the exact same role, but I would say Xavi is slightly better. Scholesy however could go defensive. So the guys were somehow all right.
Xavi cause he’s better, Scholes to mix it up if needed.
Exact same role? Pirlo played considerably deeper than xavi.
If you could reverse the age 1 player on each team by 10 years, who would you pick? Barca, Real M, Man City, and New Castle
Busquets
Pick one, bench one, drop one- Messi, Lingard and Braithwaite
Start goatwaite n sell the remaining 2😉
Pick braithwiate bench lingard drop messi
So what if messi has all those ballondors.
Starting Xavi to me him and Zidane are the best midfielders ever. I'm benching Scholes & dropping Pirlo
I would say iniesta and xavi the best
@@Bbell47 the both equal I agree what has made me always put xavi slightly ahead of iniesta is that I look at xavi as one of the leaders of the team. And that put him over the top to me. Iniesta wasnt the vocal guy he was supremely talented
Start Scholes, bench Pirlo. Xavi wouldn't be able to do it without Iniesta, Busquets and Messi.
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Xavi is by far the best midfielder in history
If paul scholes played for barca he would won as many trophies as xavi I think they both were on the same level.
@@jcgaming908 you are delusional
@@jcgaming908 Sam level😂😂😂😂
@@jcgaming908 😂😂😂😂
Ugh Seb really makes the show unenjoyable
Depends on who else is in midfield as to who I start between Xavi and Scholes. Scholes more versatile player but Xavi better at what you'd want in middy. No matter, I drop Pirlo of the three.
Start Xavi because he's simply the best, bench Scholes because he's more versatile than Pirlo. Drop Pirlo, although he's still one of the best midfielders of the past 20 years.
Play, bench or drop.... Zidane, Ronaldinho or Ronaldo R9??
start fit r9 bench ronaldinhio
Start fit R9
Bench Zidane
Ronaldinho dropped
This pick is as easy as putting water in a glass lol Xavi OBVIOUSLY!!
Xavi is a no brainer but I would always take Pirlo
You start Scholes, bench Pirlo, and start Xavi. Xavi needs his teammates to be more on his wavelength than the other two in order to succeed. Scholes and Pirlo were virtuoso orhcestrators who succeeded with several set-ups and systems. In a game, you get Pirlo on in the last quarter of an hour for set pieces but let Scholes set the tempo from the start and make the difference in the attacking third. And if he gets a yellow, you get Pirlo on sooner.
Penaited
Looking forward to people claiming Xavi is better than Scholes because he beat him in Champions League finals when Xavi was in his prime and Scholes was at an age at which Xavi would later be playing in the Middle East.
All 3 were incredible players. They played in different leagues, for vastly different countries, peaked at different times. There isn't really a right or wrong for these three.
@Wdz One oh yes, he was on the bench for the all-conquering England team. Proof that he was the problem, not the managers, came when England won all of those trophies without him. That certainly vindicated the managers involved, no doubt there.
Which big United games was he benched for? I'm talking before he was past his prime, obviously.
Xavi is better than him in all aspects, forget prime tell me what he is better at doing than Xavi expect long pass in which Xavi has too
Two things came to mind:
1. Players reach their "prime era" differently, so age isn't the ONLY factor when comparing achievements. The two beasts of WCs, Klose & R9 are good examples, R9 peaks in his relatively young age, while Klose was in his 30s.
2. Xavi (and Iniesta) loved Barca too much, they put a highest standard even for themselves when playing with the badge. Their 75% maybe good enough to play in highest level in Barca, but they decided to move, in hope for regeneration (sadly the Barca board was full of idiots). The fact that scholes still playing in MU at which in the same age Xavi moved to middle East isn't a prove he is better in terms of longevity.
@@ezekieleasymoney7747 this reads so much like you're basing your argument on fifa ratings that it's a little worrying
@@rizalz16 at what point in my comment did I say Scholes was better due to longevity?
It should have been Xavi, Iniesta, Zidane and then we would have something to debate about
Zidane is more clear of Xavi than Xavi is of Pirlo.
@@blackmamba3060 😂😂
@GasKing These three players didn't play in the same position.
@@utkarshswaroop6314 lol where did they played? Defense
Start Zidane , bench Iniesta (very hard choice)
But easily drop Xavi out of them 3
I would start all the 3 in the same team
Miss Dan Thomas...
Im glad ppl know ball here unlike madrid fans
They didnt watch pirlo play
Scholes only became this world beater of a player since he retired 😂 He was moved out of position to accommodate better players for England too, Pirlo and Xavi were a different level to him
Pirlo won multiple serieA multiple ucl a worlf cup..best free kick taker outta the 3 ..defo above scholes
craig is a legend
I don’t think Declan Rice would have had the same development had he come to United.
He’s kicked in from last season and is looking more well rounded. United current state would have stalled him.
I have no idea how Craig puts up with Seb sometimes…
On the contrary I think it's Craig that needs some putting up with
If all peaks start Pirlo, bench Scholes, drop Xavi. (Before you send hate yes he was the best of the 3 but he is a system player who doesn't fit todays style of football)
i agree with ure take on xavi , he is a system player. but i'll go xavi first, pirlo bench, scholes shouldnt even come to the arena
Bruh Scholes retired The earliest so if anything HE doesn’t fit todays style of play unless you’re biased towards the prem. And Xavi is the best on the ball of the 3 by Miles I tell you his passes are also the best of the 3 (FIGHT ME) They’re the most Exquisite
Xavi is the system though. He's tiki-taka in human flesh.
The system literally worked due to players like xavi 💀
Ofc a madrid fan is saying this
GENERATIONS EVOLVE Players now have to be smart about business and back in the day the careers was so short they just did what made them happy short term most of the time not thinking 5-10 years ahead
Defensively Xavi is the weakest of the 3. Offensively Xavi is the strongest. To be safe, Scholes, to be offensive, Xavi.
Pirlo starts, Xavi on bench and Scholes dropped.
when you're NOT looking at Goals and Assists, scholes was the clock that made 2006-2013 united tick. if you decide to look at Goals and Assists too, Scholes > Xavi and Pirlo
Nobody will drop Xavi. If you disagree, I'll pay you 100$. But please explain in detail!
Xavi gets insane Spanish midfield bias. He's the best of the 3 but he's not that much better than Pirlo. And both are way clear of Scholes.
Here the stat for you
Xavi in 2008/09
Games played : 54
Goals :12
Assist :33
That's 45 goal involvement in 54 games that's too much that's too for striker let alone midfielders or no10s bro
Of last 40 years only the legendary Micheal laudrap lothar matthaus , Zidane , Iniesta are comparable to him that's it . And Micheal platini was better than all of them that's for sure
PS: never forget no one controls the game better than xavi no one ever did that
Scholes is xavi, iniesta, pirlo, and lampard in one player. He scores, assists, scores headers, running late into boxes, long passing game, one touch passing, he played deep, he played box to box, behind the striker, did it all. Some people see xavi and pirlo career with rose tinted glass, xavi was about to be sold and didn’t even start before pep. Pirlo was the same, Brescia, inter Milan, until ancelotti had that Christmas tree and gatusso. As a 10, pirlo wasn’t good enough, he wandered too deep and had no goal threat. Scholes been on his game since 97.
Scholes wasnt better than any of the players you listed
If Scholes is xaviesta-pirlo-lampard in one player, why tf England NT never did anything in his era? Overrated. He can't dictate the tempo like Xavi did with "La Pausa", he isn't a magnificent free kick taker like Pirlo, He isn't as prolific midfielder like Lampard, the guy can't even do a proper tackles 🤣
Scholes ball retention is 1% of iniesta's
😂😂😂😂😂
If Scholes were all those combined he would have been the guy to lead England to winning something. Xavi, Pirlo, and Iniesta all did it. They were the key player in tournaments. Unlike Scholes and the rest of that overrated garbage team they called the "Golden Generation." Golden Generation? LOL. I saw the other 3 actually pick up gold in tournaments while Scholes went back home.
For the lads: Start, Bench, Sell - Iniesta, KDB, Kaka?
Start iniesta, bench kdb, sell kaka if your not Milan
De bruyne can basically play in any position except Cb and GK
Start Iniesta, bench Kaká, sell KDB. Anyone who thinks KDB is better than Iniesta or Kaká is delusional. The guy has zero World Cups, Champions Leagues and Ballon d'Or and is already 30. By that age, Iniesta had won everything possible except a Ballon d'Or because he came 2nd to a GOAT and Kaká had done it all. KDB has never been the standout best footballer on the planet for a prolonged period. May as well compare Kane to Zidane.
@@rickyrick9 How you gonna sell prime Kaka? He was literally the best player in the world by a margin. KDB has never reached that level where he's universally accepted as the best footballer on the planet. He's good, but he's not that good. Otherwise he wouldn't be losing out on Ballon d'Or to 34 yr old Messi and Jorginho. Kaka was clear of everyone by a margin.
@@tharcisseofficial I said sell kaka if your not Milan he does have more talent than kdb but kdb is more versatile he can play multiple positions and that’s what u want from a bench player kaka is not better than iniesta I mean he is more talented but iniesta just makes everything so easy and he’s a big game player
Pirlo was arguably Italy's best player along with Cannavaro at the 2006 world cup, won champions league with Milan in a devastating team and single handedly transformed Juventus from a team that used to finish 7th every year to Serie A champions and was the best player in Euro 2012.
Paul Scholes and Xavi cannot go into a team a completely transform a team.
2010 world cup's best player were David Villa Iniesta and Puyol/ Casillas.
Paul Scholes was trash for England and dominant during a time when premier league wasn't competitive. Got steamrolled once Chelsea built their team.
To be honest Zidane is the best player the world has ever seen in that position.
Zidane is a cam
soo..
@@nt._7 no Zidane is CM
Iniesta is close
@@PharmacyAve no he is a cam
@@nt._7 cm
Craig really chose Rice over De Jong🤣🤣🤣
U would b better of with uncle Ben's rice over declan
Bruh I don’t like seb on the show. I don’t think he know how to handle talking with the guys and I think the guys can see that and that’s why they roast him so much.
Declan rice obviously has PL experience .
Xavi starts other two debatable .
Xavi is a system player. No tiki taka no party.
Pirlo's the best.
Pirlo > Xavi > Scholes
The level of delusion is on another level😂
Ur brain 🤡
@@FCBArko_ he is still butthurt on what happened in 2009 😂😂😂
@@tarasuzanne7867 Messi's last years were not tiki taka, he still performed well
But xavi .... before 2008 he was just a spanish Ross barkley
@@christianopulinaldo8319 5 years old have better brain then u