{"id":291011,"date":"2023-10-03T23:24:53","date_gmt":"2023-10-03T23:24:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=291011"},"modified":"2023-10-03T23:24:53","modified_gmt":"2023-10-03T23:24:53","slug":"paul-scholes-claims-raphael-varanes-legs-are-looking-sluggish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/soccer\/paul-scholes-claims-raphael-varanes-legs-are-looking-sluggish\/","title":{"rendered":"Paul Scholes claims &apos;Raphael Varane&apos;s legs are looking sluggish&apos;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Paul Scholes claims &#8216;Raphael Varane&#8217;s legs are looking sluggish&#8217; and slams Man United&#8217;s defending after 3-2 defeat by Galatasaray labeling him and Victor Lindelof &#8216;soft and weak&#8217;<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Paul Scholes says Manchester United&#8217;s centre-backs &#8216;weak&#8217; vs Galatasaray\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Raphael Varane and Victor Lindelof paired up during the 3-2 defeat on Tuesday\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Click HERE to listen to the latest episode of Mail Sport&#8217;s &#8216;It&#8217;s All Kicking Off&#8217;\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Paul Scholes has slammed Manchester United&#8217;s defending during their Champions League defeat to Galatasaray on Tuesday night, while claiming Raphael Varane&#8217;s &#8216;legs looked sluggish&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Erik ten Hag&#8217;s side succumbed to their second straight defeat in all competitions, with Wilfried Zaha, Kerem Akturkoglu and Mauro Icardi scoring while Rasmus Hojlund netted two goals for the home side.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>After the game, Paul Scholes and his former team-mate Rio Ferdinand questioned Man United&#8217;s defending during the game, with Scholes expressing his concern over the 30-year-old French centre-back.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I worry about Varane a bit, he has been one of the very best defenders around, in that same ilk at Real Madrid,&#8217; Scholes said to TNT Sports.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I just think his legs are looking sluggish, he can&#8217;t keep fit and I worry about him.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/03\/23\/76137477-12590977-image-a-47_1696373056695.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Paul Scholes believes Raphael Varane&#8217;s (right) &#8216;legs looked sluggish&#8217; during Man United&#8217;s 3-2 defeat by Galatasaray\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/03\/23\/76137483-12590977-image-a-45_1696373036821.jpg\" height=\"356\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Scholes slammed his former club&#8217;s defending during the match, claiming that the French centre-back &#8216;worries&#8217; him<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/03\/23\/76137475-12590977-image-a-54_1696373229074.jpg\" height=\"495\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Victor Lindelof (pictured) and Varane were caught out of position for Galatasaray&#8217;s third goal<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>He and Victor Lindelof were caught out of position for Mauro Icardi&#8217;s winning goal n the 80th minute of the match.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Davinson Sanchez played a header to the Italian, who found himself in behind both of the defenders, who had advanced to the centre circle.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Breaking away from Varane and his Swedish partner, Icardi ran through to go one-on-one with Andre Onana in net to lift the ball over the goalkeeper to give Galatasaray the victory.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/03\/23\/76137231-12590977-image-a-49_1696373073242.jpg\" height=\"417\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>And Scholes criticised both of them, claiming that the pair were &#8216;were so soft and weak&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/03\/23\/76137213-12590977-image-a-50_1696373076392.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The loss comes as United&#8217;s second on the bounce after their defeat by Crystal Palace at the weekend\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>And Scholes admitted that he thought his side had been neglectful of how important it is to defend tonight before slamming United&#8217;s centre-backs.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He said: &#8216;Really disappointed. I actually don\u2019t think they played that badly. All the talk before the game was that they couldn\u2019t really score goals and there was a a lack of goals in the team.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It is almost as if we disregarded the defensive side of the game and the defensive side of the team it wasn\u2019t good enough they were wide open at times.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>After acknowledging the goals, he added: The rest of it, the centre halves especially. Amrabat, look he\u2019s not a left-back he gets done for the third goal.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;But it was so wide open [the defence] Lindelof and Varane were so soft and weak and we all know what the goalkeeper did as well.&#8217;<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12590977\/Paul-Scholes-claims-Raphael-Varanes-legs-looking-sluggish-slams-Man-Uniteds-defending-3-2-defeat-Galatasaray-saying-Red-Devils-centre-backs-soft-weak.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Paul Scholes claims &#8216;Raphael Varane&#8217;s legs are looking sluggish&#8217; 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