I've just read a nice blog on Paul Scholes and what his peers think of him, and it does make you wonder how he has never picked up any big individual awards. Definitely worth a read:
�I tell anyone who asks me � Scholes is the best English player.� � Laurent Blanc
�An amazingly gifted player who remained an unaffected human being.� � Roy Keane
�The best? Without any doubt it has to be Paul Scholes. He knows how to do everything, and he is the one who directs the way his team plays. On top of that, he has indestructible mental strength.� � Thierry Henry
�There isn�t a player of his mould anywhere else in the world.� � Glenn Hoddle
�If you ask footballers to pick out the player they most admire, so many of them will pick Paul Scholes. He�s the most consistent and naturally gifted player we�ve had for a long, long time.� � Alan Shearer
�Scholes is one of the most complete footballers I�ve ever seen. His one-touch play is phenomenal. Whenever I have played against him, I never felt I could get close to him.� � Eidur Gudjohnsen
�Every one of us is just trying to become as good as him. Everyone can learn from Paul Scholes. I�m not the best, Paul Scholes is.� � Edgar Davids
He is the one whose level I aspire to. He is the best player in the Premier League.� � Cesc Fabregas
The player in the Premiership I admire most? Easy � Scholes.� � Patrick Vieira
�I can�t understand why Scholes has never won the player of the year award. He should have won it long ago. Maybe it�s because he doesn�t seek the limelight like some of the other �stars�.� � Thierry Henry
�My toughest opponent? Scholes of Manchester. He is the complete midfielder. Undoubtedly the best midfielder of his generation.� � Zinedine Zidane
�Paul Scholes would have been one of my first choices for putting together a great team � that goes to show how highly I have always rated him.� � Marcello Lippi
I�m saddened because I think we as spectators, not only in this country but right through out Europe and the rest of the World, will be missing one hell of a footballer.� � Ray Wilkins
�Paul Scholes is my favourite player. He epitomises the spirit of Manchester United and everything that is good about football.� � Sir Bobby Charlton
�without question, I think Paul Scholes is the best player in England. He�s got the best skills, the best brain. No one can match him.� � Sir Alex Ferguson