midfielder
Noun
Meaning
midfielder (plural midfielders)
(sports) A player who operates behind the attackers and in front of the defence.
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He is, in my opinion, the best midfielder in the world, and has a track record for delivering on the big occasions.
The best midfielder I would say is Steven Gerrard. I really rate him as a player and as a man.
Out of everyone at Manchester United, I would pick out Scholes – he is the best midfielder of his generation. I would have loved to have played alongside him.
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. An all-round midfielder who possesses quality and character in abundance.
My toughest opponent? Scholes of Manchester. He is the complete midfielder. Scholes is undoubtedly the greatest midfielder of his generation.
The only great English midfielder in my career was Paul Scholes. He has elegance in him. Others were pretenders.