Graeme Souness on Liverpool, Scotland and his life in football

The former Liverpool and Scotland captain talks to Sarah Brett and Colin Paterson about his near five decade long career in football.
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[@jimboyd1277]

The interviewers are covertly hostile of him. Neither of them could do the business. He rises above them and politely engages with them. Good interview at the end of the day. The great aggressor handles an aggressive interview well.

[@jasoncosh5623]

Absolutely love this guy. Just a plain speaking Scotsman shooting from the hip and saying it as he sees it... And one helluva player in his day!

[@robharding1957]

Grahame did a cracking job at Blackburn, to beat spurs in the league cup final, Grahame instilled great belief in his team, and they went out and won it.

[@billybigtime2808]

Man Utd fan here, He totally down plays his own ability as a player yes he was hard as fuck and a enforcer but he was also a very creative player his passing range was unreal as was his long range shooting as well as the volleys and he dictated the play and tempo as well it actually winds me up when people gloss over his ability.

[@simonforrest2522]

When i first started watching Liverpool he was bossing our midfield... This guy made opponents shit themselves..Literally... Hard as a brick outhouse but with the passing range of a complete maestro and a thunderbolt of a right peg.. 5 leagues and 3 Europeans cups...Enough said.. ABSOLUTE GENERAL..YNWA

[@joebloggs416]

Simon Forrest and first class bell end

[@shanet5604]

Joe Bloggs Why do you say that ??

[@markroberts868]

I am a rangers fan and I loved souness when he was there,and any club would have wanted him at their club,celtic included.

[@markroberts868]

Ed Cheers mate, I'm a big gers fan.fair point.WATP.

[@edivimaro1975]

Disagree, a clogger and his name ryhmes with PENIS. More the type of player who would play for Ragers v1.0 and v2.0

[@The_Prophet...]

Geez peace he was a thug and no one wanted him near Celtic ffs...Stupid Harry Dunn

[@chickenoriental1210]

As a player... manager hell no

[@hughjanus900]

For me the greatest Liverpool midfield general ever

[@barrybeanstain]

LOL!

[@kingarthurusatenniscoach1415]

In those days it was a physical game, and Souness was a great passer and leadership

[@daadredmerseysidelfc2870]

Graeme Souness our legend forever love you long live legend

[@SMC01ful]

I don't give a toss, but when he was playing for Liverpool he was the best defensive mid-fielder in the game. He could do everything, he was skillful and hard as nails. End of story, how he never won the European Footballer of the year now the Bollocks de yawn once is a tribute to UEFA's snobbery.

[@100geemo78]

I do agree but an even bigger travesty was the fact that Dalglish never won the European Footballer of the Year. He was only nominated once - bloody out of order !!

[@SMC01ful]

I agree completely with you. Funny, Keegan won it twice when he moved to Hamburg. FFS, he never had a shit show at Liverpool. Pisses me off.

[@coachhbosoccer]

Two reasons, defensive players get less glamour, and he was Scottish, even though Dalglish was recognized.

[@philipritson8821]

Renoir with a razor blade.

[@stephenmacdonald76]

@@philipritson8821 great quote

[@bmccabe1767]

Kennedy, souness, McDermott, case, imagine facing that midfield . No pressure.

[@mmeister7]

Was a really good interview. Im going to buy the book.

[@Div4Dante]

Living legend.

[@seachtaine]

The master

[@barrybeanstain]

In his own head and at the Kop. Everyone else thinks he's an old twat with a Man United hang-up.

[@thomasjones2415]

Graeme Souness Is A Rangers Liverpool And Scotland Legend, I Love This Man,

[@colingeddes2172]

Im not a rangers or liverpool fan, but souness along with bryan robson was the best midfielder of his generation, brilliant player.

[@CaminoAir]

Irish Liverpool fan here. I know Sousness has done some questionable things (that's polite), but I always enjoy listening to him and he strikes me as honest and very thoughtful. Hugely important player for Liverpool and he might not have got the awards recognition for that, but the fans were never in doubt about it.

[@darrenbrogan5328]

What questionable things

[@thesnickeringhound2549]

Such a complete player, just a shame he couldn't lead Scotland to greater heights. Fair enough it's a small country, but with the players they had then it was within reach. And wish he'd been given the Scotland job in 2008, certainly couldn't have done any worse than George Burley.

[@barblessable]

yes he could tackle and win the ball, but he was a terrific passer of the ball and scored goals.

[@colinmitchell183]

Class

[@coachhbosoccer]

A VERY underrated player in his day.

[@barrybeanstain]

And very over-rated as a pundit now.

[@tramlad2]

Get yourself back to Rangers and help Stevie out, the buzz the fans will get would be amazing , somewhere at the club there must be a place. Amazing man, gave Rangers fans their pride back, Legend

[@jamesvickers5998]

Annoys me when people talk about his aggression. Was the best midfielder in europe for two or three years.

[@HandleGF]

He nearly killed a Romanian player with an over the top tackle in his Rangers days. It put the sneaky breaking of a Romanian jaw in his Liverpool days in the ha'penny place.

[@jammasterj13]

Brilliant player!!! Who else can say they played with , for and against the best of the best? Zico, Laudrup, Platini, Dr Socrates and the 82/86 brasil teams, Baresi, Passarella, Maradona etc. Now they could play and mix it up to. Not like todays fairycakes rolling around like they'd been shot by a sniper!!! Yes you Ronaldo, Messi, Neymar🙈. And he's highly intelligent and a diamond geezer!!! The kind of man who would scare the Grim Reaper away😂. Legend in any generation!!! I love how Kenny would joke with him and he would just grin and roll his eyes, so funny, like brothers from the sitcom Bread😁..Real love there for sure😎..YNWA

[@bigbaz8314]

how can you introduce Souness without mentioning he managed Glasgow Rangers? edit: great interview non the less

[@greigallan5845]

The worst tackle the interviewer refers to wasn't against Aberdeen but rather Steaua Bucharest.

[@HandleGF]

I presume that was the lad he nearly killed. The worst 'tackle' I've ever seen.

[@kingkenny334]

LEGEND ⚽️❤️🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆

[@thegamingda7404]

Celtic fan here well said about todays players showing the men & woman whos pays to watch them bit more respect

[@TonyBananas101]

@13:29 that tackle Colin Paterson is talking about was versus Steaua Bucharest not Aberdeen. Journalist can't get basic fact right.

[@andrewpaton2683]

Souness!! In his day you had to take care of yourself ,huge part of the game,if you pull oot o a 50 50 you were fkt,end of. Absolute General.He is the person,no doubt.!!!❤😂😂

[@lancashirebomber9744]

nails, great player.

[@SMC01ful]

Christ, he's that hard they have to give him his own private booth to do the interview. They probably fed him raw meat. Gerrard and Souness in the middle phew what a combination.

[@MisAnnThorpe]

I think Souness and Xabi Alonso would have been an even more formidable pairing. I still can't believe that Benitez let him go!

[@eddiepower3876]

@@MisAnnThorpe souness didn't play for Benitez did he

[@VillaBoys123]

@@eddiepower3876 Cheers Geoff

[@paulmcdonough1093]

put him in a rugby league match he would shit himself

[@barrybeanstain]

Spoken like a truly deluded bin-dipper fan.

[@simonsmith740]

Sells himself short . Helluva player. Equally as competent creating as destroying . Probably had the most unnerving Paddington Bear staire

[@mattsmiddy40]

I loved his strutting arrogance, Scottish players now are meek little mice.

[@botany500kojak]

Liverpool's left back - Robertson puts that argument to bed.

[@robbiewright9145]

But is it not the unsavoury elements that make the Old Firm the best derby in the world ???

[@eddiepower3876]

Best????? No quality so certainly not best

[@jammasterj13]

Yep, it was war!😳

[@robbiewright9145]

@@eddiepower3876 yeah, you'd rather watch a quality chess game

[@garycowie8648]

LEGEND LOL 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧

[@FoobsTon]

One of his key qualities as a player can only be described by using a uniquely Scottish word and sadly it's a quality missing in the modern Scottish player and that's GALLUS.

[@tonyantoniou9271]

my father calls him the scythe

[@redtill1]

Graeme Souness.......Iron Fist In a Velvet Glove !!!...Just think of a central mid of Gerrard & Souness

[@botany500kojak]

I would have Souness and McDermott in the middle with Gerard on the right and Barnes on the left.

[@cousinleigh1470]

Botany 500 gerrard in his prime for Liverpool plays where he wants

[@irenefraser1663]

nwt wrong wi a scots man

[@davidtaylor4860]

1970’s-80’s central midfielders attitudes was sod the football let’s get on with the game

[@Justdisco2]

Made from Edinburgh castle rock.

[@MrBRIT94]

Dave Shields love how all weegies think we’re a soft posh touch yet we somehow make the hardest guys in the game

[@Justdisco2]

Tam Bam funny that , Dave Mackay, was hard as nails too, Souness was the Mackay of my era, The weegies like the idea they are hard, we let them have that mantle, We will be quietly hard, We have more class.

[@scottwhitley3392]

Dave Shields Scott brown celtics supposed hard man is from Edinburgh also

[@barrybeanstain]

LOL! Seriously?

[@colingeddes2172]

I love souness. Read his book, great read. Great player and pundit. My only gripe with him is, when england play scotland hes so anti english! Top bloke though.

[@AnthonyMcNally123]

"I'm now a journalist." No you aren't.

[@mattsmiddy40]

He was referring to Franny Lee taking the piss calling him journalist, switch on.

[@AnthonyMcNally123]

You're wrong...He was laughing at Franny Lee referring to him as his 'journalist friend'. He quickly then goes on to refer to himself as a 'journalist' and having 'crossed the fence'. 11:05.

[@mattsmiddy40]

@@AnthonyMcNally123 sarcasm not your strong point, is it rainman? lol

[@asidhow4859]

The players of the British Isles are smart and shrewd, but lack strength, toughness and skill.....

[@eddiepelosi6136]

A lot of respect for Souness but I truly hope he is wrong about getting football clubs getting too involved with football in Asia. I'm a romantic and money is pretty much destroying everything I love from football to music industry. Corporations/football are just getting too greedy particularly in Britain..

[@CochinchineRaconteur]

Great player, poor manager

[@SMC01ful]

Hmmmmm, I've sat on the fence about his management. His over-confidence which enabled him to be the worlds best def-mid of his era didn't always translate into on-field strategy and tactics. Nevertheless, he still won quite a few things as a manager. Moreover, he did bring in a lot of new training and diet-related stuff now common in British clubs. I think the consensus is he "could" have been a good manager.

[@mattbrown2289]

And even worse pundit

[@coachhbosoccer]

His personality as a player hurt him as a manager, bc he used the same approach. Only hindsight allows you to see that was wrong

[@ay613]

When did you turn man u over 0-0

[@ScottishPEACEguy]

Moyes?...😅😆😄😂, Steve Clarke ya fanny.

[@TonyBananas101]

Alex McLeish ya fanny. Not as big a fanny as the fannies who appointed him though.

[@chickenoriental1210]

Souey met once when was manager of newcastle his breath smelt like poo

[@Ligerpride]

And his hatred of Paul Pogba.

[@pjduff7577]

Because souness knows what it is to be a great midfielder , unlike pogba ,

[@RossKempOnYourMum01]

Genetics is nonsense. Bale is the most athletic top player in the world, he's genetically no different than Scotsmen, really

[@coachhbosoccer]

Nonsense. You want to tell me Ryan Fraser is as gifted athletically as Bale?? Sell me a bridge lol

[@paulcoffield2102]

@@coachhbosoccer Bale is a once in a generation player for a country with the population size of a Wales or Scotland. It's not like Wales regularly churn out this sort of quality, just like Scotland don't either, so Bale shouldn't be used as some sort of barometer for the norm. He's a freak, in a good way.

[@tommywalker9437]

A hero of mine, but his views on brexit are wrong. were fucked.

[@richard21109]

He is entitled to views just like you are !