many of his peers, including zinedine zidane and edgar davids, have spoken about their admiration for his talent. former brazil international sócrates was quoted as saying, "he is good enough to play for brazil. i love to watch scholes, to see him pass, the boy with the red hair and the red shirt." former france and arsenal captain thierry henry said, "without any doubt the best player in the premiership has to be scholes ... he knows how to do everything." when asked about scholes, bobby charlton stated, "paul is always so in control and pin-point accurate with his passing – a beautiful player to watch," while italian manager marcello lippi remarked that scholes is "an all-round midfielder who possesses quality and character in abundance". in august 2010, bbc football pundit and former liverpool defender alan hansen described scholes as "one of the top three to five players to have ever played in the premier league", and commented, "his passing, movement and technique set examples to everyone." former manchester united teammate nani commented, "he's the best midfielder i've ever seen. he can pass, score goals with his left, right, his head – he can do anything." another one of his former manchester united teammates, carlos tevez, described scholes as the best passer alongside whom he had ever played.