7/2/2023 0 Comments Skype sports live football![]() So there was surprise in many quarters at the sight of Souness this week tearing up on national television when he announced plans to swim the English Channel to help people living with the rare skin condition Epidermolysis bullosa, having met 14-year-old Isla Grist from the Scottish Highlands, who has suffered from the condition since birth. And it takes a brave man to plant a Galatasaray flag in the centre circle of the pitch of bitter rivals Fenerbahce after helming a Turkish Cup final victory in 1996. The steel was evident in how he recovered from major heart surgery barely a year into his spell as Liverpool manager in 1992 and was back in time to guide them to FA Cup final victory over Sunderland the following month. "He just laughed, but then a few years later I did the same thing against him in a match and he elbowed me in the face." "I nutmegged Souness once in training," said Kevin Sheedy, who moved from Liverpool to Everton in the early 1980s. Indeed, stories of just how tough Souness could be are renowned, his contribution to Liverpool's European Cup semi-final win over Dinamo Bucharest in 1984 the stuff of legend. Regardless of how many Souness eras encountered, the overriding image is of a man who knows how to handle himself, confident in his views and personality. READ MORE: Gareth Southgate confirms Trent Alexander-Arnold talks as Liverpool defender 'invigorated'įor those not quite so old, he's the barrier-breaking Rangers player-manager who became Liverpool boss and was handed the onerous task of attempting to modernise the club for the 1990s and beyond, but changed too much too soon and whose questionable off-field decisions contributed to his sacking before salvaging his reputation at several other clubs.Īnd for the younger generation, he was synonymous with his punditry work on Sky Sports in which he didn't always agree with his fellow panelists or the general consensus, but earned respect with his forthright views forged from decades of experience in the game (and, let's be honest, he was right about Paul Pogba). READ MORE: Forgotten coach exposes quiet revolution behind closed doors at Liverpool ![]() Rarely has there been a major figure in the history of Liverpool Football Club who can polarise opinion quite like Graeme Souness.Īnd how you view the now 70-year-old is largely dependent on which Souness you grew up with.įor those of a more senior vintage, he will forever be a rampaging midfielder who, after spells at Tottenham Hotspur and Middlesbrough, became the beating heart of the Liverpool team in the late 1970s and early 1980s that dominated both at home and in Europe before becoming one of the first British players to make a success of it in Italy's Serie A. ![]()
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