Redknapp wants Scholes Euros return

by Setanta Staff , 13 February 2012 football news

Harry Redknapp believes veteran Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes should be included in England's Euro 2012 squad.


Redknapp, who is favourite to take the England job after Fabio Capello resigned last week, has likened the 37-year-old to Barcelona and Spain pair Xavi and Andres Iniesta.

"You'd love to have Paul Scholes in the Euros," the Tottenham boss said.

"He'd be in your team, he's that good. He plays like a Spaniard, he can play like Xavi and Iniesta. He doesn't give the ball away."

Scholes hasn't played for the Three Lions since retiring from international football after Euro 2004 at the age of 29, saying he felt it was the right time to quit England for himself and his family.

The midfielder had retired from club football at the end of last season, but made a shock return to the United squad in January after a request from Sir Alex Ferguson.

Scholes, who has 14 goals from 66 caps, played in the 1998 and 2002 World Cups as well as the European Championships in 2000 and 2004, and impressed again in a United shirt at the weekend when he played 90 minutes in the 2-1 win over Liverpool.

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Team P W D L +/- PTS
1.
Man City
38
28
5
5
64
89
2.
Man Utd
38
28
5
5
56
89
3.
Arsenal
38
21
7
10
25
70
4.
Tottenham
38
20
9
9
25
69
5.
Newcastle
38
19
8
11
5
65
6.
Chelsea
38
18
10
10
19
64
7.
Everton
38
15
11
12
10
56
8.
Liverpool
38
14
10
14
7
52
9.
Fulham
38
14
10
14
-3
52
10.
West Brom
38
13
8
17
-7
47
11.
Swansea
38
12
11
15
-7
47
12.
Norwich
38
12
11
15
-14
47
13.
Sunderland
38
11
12
15
-1
45
14.
Stoke
38
11
12
15
-17
45
15.
Wigan
38
11
10
17
-20
43
16.
Aston Villa
38
7
17
14
-16
38
17.
QPR
38
10
7
21
-23
37
18.
Bolton
38
10
6
22
-31
36
19.
Blackburn
38
8
7
23
-30
31
20.
Wolverhampton
38
5
10
23
-43
25
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