Ronaldinho is considered one of the most skillful footballers of all time, however, the Brazilian icon once admitted that he was jealous of the capacity of a legend of England.
The former star of Paris Saint-Germain, Barcelona and AC Milan has almost signed for Manchester United, those of Old Trafford considering it as a replacement of David Beckham. However, those of the Nou camp have diverted any agreement with the striker who becomes a star of Barcelona.
Ronaldinho never played his club football in England, but broke the heart of the three Lions at the 2002 World Cup, scoring the winning goal by launching David Seaman in the quarterfinals.
The 2005 Ballon d’Or winner also clashed against the Premier League in the Champions League, a competition he won with Barcelona in 2006.
During his playing days, a specific icon in the Premier League and in England attracted Ronaldinho’s eye.
Ronaldinho wanted to be like the legend of England Paul Scholes
Speaking previously, Ronaldinho shared his admiration for Manchester United and the legend of England Paul Scholes.
Considered one of the best fields in the field that the Premier League has ever seen, Scholes played under Sir Alex Ferguson after spending the Red Devils’ Academy.
Known for its range of passes, technical capacity and information in the midfield, Scholes won 11 league titles and scored more than 150 goals in more than 700 appearances for Man UTD.
Ronaldinho clashed against Scholes during the 2002 World Cup, then again during the Champions League 2009/10 with AC Milan.
The man UTD and Scholes were right for Ronaldinho and AC Milan, beating them 7-2 on the aggregates, and the Brazilian admitted that he was jealous of the passage of English.
“I want to pass like him. Who taught him doing this? “
Thierry Henry was “afraid” of the Scholes icon man
Arsenal’s icon Thierry Henry was someone to who Scholes faced more regularly during his career, the French striker losing eight times in 19 games against English and the UTD man.
Henry revealed once he and his teammates Gunners were “always afraid of what Scholes could do” with the ball at his feet.
“”[Manchester] United always had a lot of incredible players, but each time we were facing them, we always, always, always frightened by what Paul Scholes could do. Ask anyone from this old Arsenal team, he will tell you the same thing.
“If you let him play, he can kill you, and for me he was so underestimated. The way he plays: a touch, arriving late in the box, the way he strikes the ball, his vision, his pass.”
