Euro 2012 Update: Scholes May Play For England
Paul Scholes, Man Utd and England
Euro 2012 Update
Paul Scholes is feeling fit and reportedly is considering playing for England in Euro 2012.
Scholes came out of retirement to play for Manchester United after recently “retiring” to coach for Man Utd after Sir Alex Ferguson decided there were ‘no negatives’ to bringing in somebody with such a proven record.
Scholes has not played for England since 2004.
When Capello picked his squad for the World Cup 2010 in South Africa he asked Scholes to join the squad, and reportedly he may be contacted ahead of this summer’s European Championship.
“I like being at home, but I was tempted,” said Scholes.
“Every hour I changed my mind. But in the end the thought of being away for six weeks made up my mind. I just don’t enjoy being away from home for long periods.
“That was why I stopped in the first place, after the Euro 2004 finals. Plus the fact that I didn’t feel I was playing very well.
“People said it was because I didn’t like being played on the left, but that wasn’t the case. I’d played on the left for United and scored a lot of goals one season from there.”
When asked if he will play in Euro 2012, he replied. “Who knows?”
“After two months’ training with the youth team I felt I could still play,” said Scholes.
“I ended up playing in some practice games and was getting fitter and fitter, so I went to see the manager.
“How did I feel? Scared. I wasn’t sure what sort of reaction I would get. I told the boss I wanted to play again, not necessarily for United – just play again.
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