gmercer1 wrote:Ted Hughes wrote:I thought Scholes was superb, but he is a Utd fan, as is Ne***e, Tyler is an 'old guard' fan, then we have several Liverpool.
Not one of them is 'on our side'. Most were honest, & were fulsome in their praise, but the fact that Sky don't even make the slightest effort to produce a balanced panel when City play ANYONE is basically disrespectful to the club.
They don't do this to anyone else, just City. Even top 8 clubs get their own man on there. We rarely do.
I have no problem with Scholes being on there, if he's sat next to Uwe Rosler.
I thought Scholes was brilliant. His comments about Arsenal were fucking hilarious & I don't think I've ever agreed with anyone more about anything, especially Jack Wilshire; honesty at last rather than lies & bullshit.
But he is a Utd fan who refers to them as 'we'. No way should he be on there without a City counterpart; that is just an insult.
What did he say about Wiltshire Ted? I missed that last night
Jack Wilshere hasn't improved at Arsenal since he was a 17-year-old, Paul Scholes said Tuesday.
Scholes was passing his judgement on Arsenal after their 2-2 draw against Swansea in his role as Sky Sports pundit, with his comments on the abilities of Wilshere likely to be the subject of much debate in the coming days.
Many observers have suggested that Arsenal's 22-year-old playmaker was the most gifted midfielder England have produced since Scholes was in his pomp for Manchester United and on the international stage, but the 11-time Premier League title winner begs to differ.
"When Jack Wilshere came on the scene, what a top young player he looked," suggested Scholes. "Injuries haven't helped him, but his development from 17 years of age, he doesn't look any better player now than he did when he was 17.
"He needs people like [Patrick] Vieira, characters like that, to take him on to the next level. Characters and leaders are important. You play Arsenal now, get stuck in about them and you've won the game."
The outspoken Scholes was equally forthright in condemning Arsenal manager Wenger and his team, in a week when they have lost 6-0 to Chelsea and saw their title hopes fade further with a 2-2 home draw against Swansea. "It's probably a typical week for Arsenal really," said Scholes. "They capitulated at Chelsea and it seems to be a similar theme that happens when they play the top teams. It happened at Liverpool, they conceded six at [Manchester] City and for one reason or another, players just seem to go missing.
"[Mikel] Arteta, [Santi] Cazorla, [Tomas] Rosicky, [Mesut] Ozil, it seems like they go on the pitch with no discipline. It's almost as if [the manager says] you four, five midfielders go out there and do what you want. Try and score us a goal, a few nice one-twos. Tippy-tappy football, don't bother running back. "I don’t know if it is what the manager does, but there is no discipline, there is no leader for them. There is no Patrick Vieira, no [Tony] Adams, no [Martin] Keown.
"If they go 2-0 down, they just carry on what they are doing. Ah I'll walk up front, lose the ball, play a nice little one-two and you wonder why they are in the position they are in.
"It’s Arsenal fans you feel sorry for. They seem to get the same thing every year. Maybe a little hint of the title for a few weeks and then they go to Chelsea, they go to City, they go to Liverpool and just do nothing.
"Fans expect Arsenal to be going for the league title and I know they are in third or fourth place or whatever, but they are a million miles away in my eyes.
