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It's funny cause they both had enough to say about Fred tooWhen he says Fred is lazy then I'd agree he is racist.
It's funny cause they both had enough to say about Fred tooWhen he says Fred is lazy then I'd agree he is racist.
have a cup of tea and enjoy the game.You know as much as what's going on in Souncess head as I do so spare me the bullshit like you do....
Exactly Souness doesn’t like Pogba, not sure why there has been racial undertones in it. Pogba does come across as a bit of a dick on social media.Spare me the “educate yourself” aloof bullshit. I’m well aware of racist stereotypes. You’re seeing something which isn’t there and being over protective of players just because they play for Utd and the criticism is coming from an ex Liverpool player.
Ftr keane also criticised shaw and he's white.It’s the whole narrative surrounding these players that doesn’t sit right, there’s an old saying that as a minority, you have to work twice as hard to get half as far, for me, it’s definitely apt amongst these pundits. Keane sits there laying into Martial, saying he has to score against big teams to prove himself good enough (he’s scored away to City and Chelsea this season), whilst in the next sentence they’re gushing about McTominay’s leadership qualities etc. It just seems strange given that McTominay’s achieved relatively little in his career so far despite being just a year younger than Martial.
Exactly this, I can't stand Souness but he's not a racist and I actually agree with him on Pogba.Doesn't it also then stand to reason that just because he's criticising a black player, that doesn't make it racist?
Maybe, it just gets tiring seeing them constantly attack players who’ve actually carried us at points only to praise players who haven’t achieved much. It’s always the foreign players too.They’re just old fashioned ‘grafters’ who think if you don’t spend every waking second on the training field then you don’t want it enough. It isn’t hard to see why they’d like McTominay. I genuinely think you could swap his and Martial’s skin colour around and not see any difference in their assessments.
He was embarrassing before the match, too. He literally shot down any suggestion that Liverpool mightn’t qualify.Broken man on Irish tv right now. Beautiful to see. "All other teams will breathe a sigh of relief that Liverpool are out". "There's no way a team like Atletico can win the competition". It's beautiful to watch.
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How is he a bigot?I find it amazing how an important contributor like SkySports keep this outdated bigot on a paycheck still. Absolutely amazed, there is so much room for serious professionals with a better understanding of modern football and tactics. They are supposed to enlighten the viewer on things that are maybe difficult to understand for a non-pro, but this guy belts on about himself and accolades that happened 40 fecking years ago... whilst still keeping personal battles alive without really being provoked to do so. Bragging about trophies to a guy that won the World Cup? Clever stuff.
I find it perfectly reasonable that Pogba don’t know anything about him, he wasn’t born until like 15-20 years after Souness was on top. For Pogba’s generation, the heroes were Beckham and Henry and those characters, and going way back in time... Souness, you are hardly a Cruyff or Platini. The Alan Partridge of modern commentary, without the funny side.
He's an idiot "put your medals on the table, even though you're still playing, can win more, and mine are from my entire career" what a deluded twat.Tweet
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Embarrassing from the spitting twat. The scouse bastards love dishing it out but as soon as someone replies (in Pogba's case it was a perfectly reasonable response) they're out in full force playing the victims and calling it 'below the belt'.
I think Sky have a two check process when appointing new pundits.I find it amazing how an important contributor like SkySports keep this outdated bigot on a paycheck still. Absolutely amazed, there is so much room for serious professionals with a better understanding of modern football and tactics. They are supposed to enlighten the viewer on things that are maybe difficult to understand for a non-pro, but this guy belts on about himself and accolades that happened 40 fecking years ago... whilst still keeping personal battles alive without really being provoked to do so. Bragging about trophies to a guy that won the World Cup? Clever stuff.
I find it perfectly reasonable that Pogba don’t know anything about him, he wasn’t born until like 15-20 years after Souness was on top. For Pogba’s generation, the heroes were Beckham and Henry and those characters, and going way back in time... Souness, you are hardly a Cruyff or Platini. The Alan Partridge of modern commentary, without the funny side.
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Embarrassing from the spitting twat. The scouse bastards love dishing it out but as soon as someone replies (in Pogba's case it was a perfectly reasonable response) they're out in full force playing the victims and calling it 'below the belt'.
And Pogba called him a great player, so I'm not actually sure about why they would have to compare anything. Pogba didn't suggest that he was better and he didn't suggest that Souness was a meaningless player, just that he didn't know him. The guy got hurt because someone that is 39 years younger doesn't know him well.He's an idiot "put your medals on the table, even though you're still playing, can win more, and mine are from my entire career" what a deluded twat.
It's fairly even now.Pogba:
Serie A x 4
Coppa Italia x 2
League Cup x 1
Europa League x 1
World Cup x 1
Not a huge amount in it, I reckon it will be fairly even when Pogba is finishing up in 6/7 years.
Why, is Pogba planning to give some of his up?Pogba:
Serie A x 4
Coppa Italia x 2
League Cup x 1
Europa League x 1
World Cup x 1
Not a huge amount in it, I reckon it will be fairly even when Pogba is finishing up in 6/7 years.
He's so obsessed it's getting embarrassing now.Has one player ever wound up a pundit as much as Pogba does Souness?
I mean Gary Neville used to tear into Moreno but that was because Morena was shite.
It might be the first time that Souness realises he's not as relevant as he thought he was.He's so obsessed it's getting embarrassing now.
And Pogba wasn't having a dig you can tell he honestly didn't know who he was and he did say he heard he was a great player.
They're desperate for something to talk about this stage as well though.
How many times does it have to be said that the two aren't mutually exclusive?What Sour-ness forgets to mention is that he played in one of the best teams ever with that Liverpool team. A bit like playing Rugby for Wales in the 70’s. Pogba has played with a rebuilding United side and still won a few medals. I’m sure there is a class player lurking in Pogba if he just put his mind to it instead of all this Twitter stuff he seems to favour.
Ahh you misunderstand. The biggest medal in world football doesn't count because he doesn't have one. Logic doesn't apply to Pool players or fans and he's the worst of both.Its weird, Souness mentions the medals, a response is that Pogba also has medals, including the biggest one 'world cup' and the response and replies to that is 'well, other players have a world cup, it doesnt mean much'...
Confusing when it means much vs when it doesnt...
Carragher will be putting his on a coffee table, putting him in the debate is just to back up Souness.Graeme Souness - "Put your medals on the table... and I've got a big table".. Ryan Giggs - "Hold my beer Paul.. I've got this"
He was always a bit mental tbf. Remember when he planted a Galatasaray flag in the middle of Fenerbache pitch in front of a hostile crowd?Before he became obsessed with Pogba I liked Souness as a pundit.
He really has gone mental, though.
For me, just to weigh in on the race conversation from above, I find these sorts of comments having more of a racial undertone than most.How many times does it have to be said that the two aren't mutually exclusive?
Oh he posted something on social media he can't concentrate on playing football for a week now.
Give me a break. He's consistently been United's most productive attacking player when fit.
As you say Pogba's been playing for a rebuilding United side and will perform better with better players around him which we'll hopefully see at United. I don't know why you go on to make the social media dig.
Yup, hes just enjoying his life. Meanwhile its getting under the skin of othersPogba is obviously the only one who doesn’t come out of this looking a bit of a twat.
That was Pogba’s faultHe was always a bit mental tbf. Remember when he planted a Galatasaray flag in the middle of Fenerbache pitch in front of a hostile crowd?