regarded as one of the greatest midfielders of his generation, over his career scholes has received praise from other managers and players, including xavi, who said in 2014 that scholes was "the best central midfielder" he had seen in the previous 15 to 20 years, describing him as "a spectacular player who has everything. he can play the final pass, he can score, he is strong, he never gets knocked off the ball and he doesn't give possession away." pelé said: "if he was playing with me, i would have scored so many more." thierry henry cited scholes as the greatest player in premier league history. scholes was named in the premier league 10 seasons awards (1992–93 to 2001–02) domestic & overall team of the decade. in 2008, he was inducted into the english football hall of fame.