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Bastian Schweinsteiger intervened to give his opinion on the debate between Paul Scholes, Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard.
Scholes, Gerrard and Lampard are three of the greatest midfielders in Premier League history, and the trio have racked up numerous individual and team accolades throughout their careers.
But despite their brilliant spell in the game, they struggled to form an effective partnership in the center of the park for England as the Three Lions Golden Generation failed to fulfill their potential on the international stage.
There has regularly been a debate over which midfielder was the best and Schweinsteiger, who enjoyed a highly decorated career playing for Bayern Munich, Man United and Chicago Fire, gave his opinion.
‘They are [Paul Scholes, Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard] very good players,” he said, speaking to Gary Neville on The overlapbrought by sky bet.
Former Germany and Bayern Munich midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger has weighed in to give his opinion on the debate between Paul Scholes, Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard.
Gerrard (pictured in 2009), Lampard and Scholes are three all-time football greats.
Schweinsteiger praised the trio and revealed that they played the most against Lampard
‘The three of them, each one in a different way. You [Gary Neville] I know Paul Scholes much more than I do.
“I know a little more about Lampard because I faced him a little more often. So, when you face someone in a match, you know how good they are or not, and when you train with someone, even more.”
Schweinsteiger was best known for his 13 years in Bayern’s first team, winning 18 trophies with the Bavarian giants.
However, during the 2012 Champions League final, Schweinsteiger missed a decisive penalty against Lampard’s Chelsea as the Blues lifted the trophy for the first time in their history.
The former midfielder also racked up 121 appearances for Germany and was part of their 2014 World Cup-winning team, and would have faced the likes of Gerrard and Lampard when representing his country.
He continued: “That’s why it’s hard for me to say about Steven Gerrard, I played against him in the international team, but not many times.
‘I can’t really say who is the best of the three. I rate them very, very highly and that’s why it’s probably unfair to choose anyone from them.’
During Schweinsteiger’s fascinating chat with Neville, he also discussed several stories from his career, including his time at Old Trafford.
Schweinsteiger was in awe of Scholes, but admitted he didn’t clash with him much.
Schweinsteiger celebrates after beating Gerrard (right) and Lampard’s England in 2010
Schweinsteiger was speaking to Gary Neville on The Overlap, presented by Sky Bet
The 39-year-old revealed how his two-year spell at United came to a bitter end after Jose Mourinho kicked him out of the first team on his birthday and forced him to train with the Under 16s.
Schweinsteiger retired in 2019 and has since worked as a pundit, but remains one of the best midfielders to ever play the game.
Bastian Schweinsteiger spoke about The overlapbrought to you by sky bet.
