EPL: Paul Scholes, West Ham United - Manchester United (Getty
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Manchester United midfielder Ryan Giggs believes Paul Scholes
can match his own longevity and continue to impress for the Red
Devils for years to come.
The 36-year-old Giggs believes that Scholes, 35, is too important a
member of the United squad to even consider retiring from the game
in the summer.
"It is totally up to Scholesy. It all depends on how you feel and
it is the same with me," Giggs said, according to the official
website of the Premier League.
"It is still fairly early in the season. It is the middle of the
campaign and not at the end and I feel good at the moment. I am
sure Scholesy feels the same.
"With the experience he has got and the quality he has got you
want that around the place for as long as possible."
Scholes netted his 99th Premier League goal in the win over the
Hammers. Giggs, who reached his own century the week before against
Portsmouth, thinks his team-mate is adjusting to not playing every
week.
"We all want to play every game and Paul is no different. He
wants to play every week but with the squad we have got that is
impossible," the Welshman added.
"It is difficult at times when you go two or three weeks without
a game and internationals come along and you are not involved in
those as well. It is difficult to get back into the rhythm of
it.
"You have to adapt to not playing every week but I have probably
been doing it for the past three or four years so I have got used
to it. Scholesy isn't used to it the same. But I am more of a
dynamic player than Scholesy so perhaps I need more breaks.
"He can still get forward or sit in front of the back four and
control the game. I can also play a number of positions but he is
just the centre of midfield so it is more difficult to play every
week.
"So all this not playing regularly is new to him. But he'll
adapt to it as he has been proving.
"Saturday was what Scholesy is all about - controlling the game.
He never gives the ball away. His passing range is the best in the
game whether it is five yards or 45 yards, he is capable of doing
both.
"Paul is showing over the last couple of weeks just what a great
player he still is."