This Giggs revisionism is absolutely batshit. Only an idiot would judge a player like him on numbers but here we are, so: Giggs played on the touchline, on his natural flank, and in a 442. He was there to stretch the play, had a defensive job to do, and played with two strikers. https://twitter.com/f365/status/1264883940210458629

Giggs wasn’t an attacker but a midfielder, part of the best unit in British football history. It’s not about the numbers he contributed, but whether he did his job and whether the team he was part of worked. The “numbers” suggest that it did.

Traditional wingers are inconsistent. They’re not a fulcrum, and some days the ball goes the other way. But Giggs’ top level - that he often hit in huge games against brilliant defences - was an absurdly high level, and even on (most) bad days he was a threat who put in a shift.

Giggs was fast, skillful, good in the air, had a brilliant football brain and came through at clutch. He was key to the most successful dynasty in British football history, terrorised and humiliated great defences and was a natural, beautiful mover. THE END.