Man Utd legend Scholes slaughters Schweinsteiger: What's he doin'?

Published on: 22 November 2015

Manchester United legend Paul Scholes is critical of Bastian Schweinsteiger's game.

Scholes was speaking before the midfielder forced the winner at Watford.

He told BT Sport: "The two central midfielders play 10 yards behind the centre-halves and play easy passes.

"Schweinsteiger constantly ends up in the left-back position.

"I don't mind that, getting a bit of space if you're going to play it forward or hit a long pass, but he takes too many touches and he's constantly coming back inside.

"Schweinsteiger claps a backpass to the goalkeeper and he plays every week, so the manager must be happy with the way they play.

"You expect more from Schweinsteiger, a player who's won the World Cup and the Champions League.

"The biggest art as a midfield player is to find space - not in your back four or left-back position - in the centre of the park where it's most congested, and contribute to your forward players.

"Defensively they're brilliant, and that's why because they're not contributing going forward."

Source: tribalfootball.com

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