Graeme Souness is an outstanding footballer,end of story,and a hell of a better player than 98% of today’s players who are just in it for the money. Amen

@tevildo45

4 ай бұрын

Graeme of course famously played for free

@zzzaaa0990

4 ай бұрын

@@tevildo45 you got it dude. 14>1 Amen.

@tevildo45

4 ай бұрын

Praise allah

@leonpalmer2429

4 ай бұрын

This has to be the dumbest comment I have heard. You think footballers say I want to be an elite athlete just for the money. Even if that's the case do you go to work for free or the money 🤔

@zzzaaa0990

4 ай бұрын

@@leonpalmer2429you sound freaked dude,less of the language dude.14>1 Amen

Souness is a absolute legend as a player, won everything n went to Italy n was fantastic there… class

@backupdancer3720

4 ай бұрын

@deno909 Sampdoria went backwards in the league when Souness was there.

People on here saying he wouldn't be fit enough or he would be sent off every game, he didn't say he would play like he played back in the day, he meant that with his skill level and modern lifestyles and fitness, he would have found it easier than it was in the 70/80s

@dalegreening6476

4 ай бұрын

Exactly plus I’m sure he’d be will to adapt to the modern game and fitness regimes. If was a product of what was around him he’d welcome it with open arms

@greaterthanharrowk1679

4 ай бұрын

Lol, it's funny how you understand that he would be able to adapt to the modern training programs to match their fitness level BUT somehow didn't consider that modern training doesn't involve the inferior pitches that demanded better technique. All he's saying is that culture has changed, that's more relevant than the fact he was a brilliant player.

Aston villa won the league with 14 players in 1980/81

@andrewwright4195

4 ай бұрын

100% teams won cups with 1 subs let alone 5 😂 nowadays 77and 78 liverpool won the champion league and league back to back noone done that since

@botany500kojak

4 ай бұрын

​@@andrewwright4195 And Liverpool had 7 local born players when they won the league in 77 and European cups in 77 and 78.

@andrewwright4195

4 ай бұрын

@@botany500kojak 100% football was respected back then

When football was football. The Premiership is a circus end of .

I love Martin O’Neil, him and Martin Keown are the best guests on your show.

It's a banal debate. Players from any era could play in any era if they had the ability. GS was at the very top so he would be at the very top if he played today. It's a bit like saying Rangers and Celtic couldn't live with the standard in England. If they played in the EPL they would get the TV money and generate other income only MU and LFC could rival. They would sign better players. So GS of 1980 would be well capable of playing today.

@zzzaaa0990

4 ай бұрын

Well said my friend,someone who knows what they are talking about

The expert medical teams, luxury travel, carpet like pitches, less physical games etc also benefit the opposition not just the like of Graeme

@williamyohananlavi9598

4 ай бұрын

They could have played on "carpets" in the 1980's and the early 1990's but it was the insistence that the old division one and early years of the Premier League that they demanded that the matches should be played on real grass so that argument doesn't wash. The fault lies entirely with division one and the premier league who kept the requirement that the matches be played on real grass.

@robzombie5928

4 ай бұрын

There played on grass now

@Cornwall1888

4 ай бұрын

@@williamyohananlavi9598 “carpet like” means smooth real grass

@JK-hu4lu

4 ай бұрын

Graeme was the best though. He was very physical because you had to be, he could also play football better than 99.9% of people in his era. He would be top of the game in any other era

Souness was one heck of a player! One of the best midfielder that Liverpool ever have!

Martin is smarter and classier than the whole lot of em.

I think being a manager today is tougher because players today are making insane money and managers have to deal with much bigger egos than before.

It would be a doddle for Souness because of how good he was. Some people old Enough to remember him might argue he’s Liverpools best ever midfielder.

when you compare Souness with a player like Kalvin Philips who is an England regular you realise what a gap there is as we used to say Philips couldnt lace Souness boots

After Stevie and Kenny, Graeme is the next best player in LFC history. So often is the word legend used, but with Graeme Souness you've got the real meaning of that word.

What is the issue, Souness was one of the best midfielders in the world in his day. Absolutely could play today, no bother.

"Old smugface over there" 🤣😂🤣 👌🤌

Players ran about 7k per game in the 80s. It's more like 11k today.

@edwindsouza8816

4 ай бұрын

Any evidence of that?

@redmen2008

4 ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂

@Nemophilist850

4 ай бұрын

@@edwindsouza8816 Yeah, loads. It was even lower in the 70s. Athletic requirements have increased massively. Also, the stuff about being more technical back then is nonsense. I bad pitch just means you have to concentrate on the ball more, it doesn't make it harder to control. In fact given that the balls were heavier back then, they would have been easier to control, if anything.

@edwindsouza8816

4 ай бұрын

@@Nemophilist850 Its not nonsense. Boots were heavier in those days too, and it was a much more physical game so your touch had to be spot on. Noone complained when they were clattered. A muddy pitch means boots were clogged up and made running more onerous.

@Nemophilist850

4 ай бұрын

@@edwindsouza8816 The players were slower and less athletic in those days. The numbers don't lie.

I bet the present man u/fa team would love to have a player like Souness in their ranks,someone with a brain and leadership skills. 14>1 Amen.

Every top player from every generation could play today. The cream rises to the top

Ive always said comparisons of teams today and in the past completly unfair

Harry Redknapp definitely had his fingerprints over the transfers…

@sbc1t

4 ай бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

Simon & Marty = Top LADS Proper Clobbers 💯 Facts

@itwoznotme

4 ай бұрын

and the old bloke?

@ravecrab

4 ай бұрын

Why do you write this drivel underneath every single video?

Could listen to Martin all day 👌🏻

Football today is a sanitised version of the game we grew up with.

Souness, at Rangers, didn't often tackle opposition players; he committed criminal assaults 🇬🇧

Just have to look at the clips of George Best and all those challenges he would just ride over with his skill that would make footballers of today run off the pitch screaming. Absolutely the likes of Souness/Best/Pele/Maradonna would be just as good if not better playing today than in their heyday.

I agree with his sentiment; his only issue would be the difference in mentality and physical fitness in today's game. He would have to be disciplined on and off the pitch. A modern footballer could not survive any game, never mind a season before 92; it's purely a reference point! A footballer before 92 and afforded the same nutrition, coaching and playing conditions could quickly adapt to the modern game; however, the mentality and discipline of the modern game could be an issue!

The average player of 20 30 years ago would be world class now plus there were more exciting players football now a days is more boring

Probably why Maradona is the greatest footballer of all time. Would be unplayable in this era.

@claudecarlyle9284

3 ай бұрын

Not sure about that. You're asking him to run literally two/three times more kilometres, at twice the speed and intensity, against taller and stronger and more athletic opponents, and the talent pool now is much deeper compared to pre-90s.

Souness (as a Liverpool) fan would find it a doddle, he'd find the fines and suspensions a doddle as well, can you imagine him against Bruno Fernandes, Harry Maguire, Rashford, Rodri, Walker, Saka, etc...I think they'd know their playing a proper game (with today's fitness)

Souness omitted that in his day they were out on the town 3 or 4 times a week....

@jhpfdijtuiweruot

4 ай бұрын

He specifically mentionedthebad lifestyle.

THIS IS WHY CLOUGHIE HELD MARTIN IN SUCH HIGH ESTEEM. HE IS SHARP AND ARTICULATE. NOT YOUR NORMAL FOOTBALL PERSON.

it's been a week and they're still talking about this...jesus christ...

@williamsmith9315

4 ай бұрын

And hear you are watching.

@alzer6467

4 ай бұрын

@@GIBBO4182 he was wrong.

@jimsim8736

4 ай бұрын

@@alzer6467Let me guess, “couldn’t keep up with the pace etc”, Just like Pirlo, Busquets, Kroos, Thomas Muller, Xabi Alonso...

@alzer6467

4 ай бұрын

@@jimsim8736 Nah, notice how all his teammates were British or Irish back then. They weren't competing with all the best players from around the world that stayed in South America or Africa or even the ones that were never scouted or discovered. Scouting Data now is 100x what it was back then. There are way more players, way bigger squads, multiple youth squads, players are scouted from the age of 6, budgets for scouting is massive. Every player is competing against players from around the world, not just British/Irish players. So the competition is way higher now.

@alzer6467

4 ай бұрын

@@GIBBO4182 Ive seen him play, he was very good.

Why is everyone from this era so angry and bitter?

@greaterthanharrowk1679

4 ай бұрын

This. LOL.

Love how Jim keeps asking people hope they'll agree with him and go against Souness. The guy is clueless and so patronising.

@michaelwallden7261

4 ай бұрын

who is clueless

@Ellis_B

4 ай бұрын

He's an old woman

Just looked up the stats, the absolute highest appearances in one season by Souness was 61.

@ryanbarlow5555

4 ай бұрын

Yeah 61 in a day where you got 2 footed tackles , stamped on , game was a lot tougher back then he would adapt easy to todays league

@botany500kojak

4 ай бұрын

Including internationals?

Hurray and let's move onto you can't compare teams from now till then. Players hardly need to run these days.

Easy to say sat in the studio. As great as Souness was he and others from the past couldnt keep pace with todays game.

I find it difficult to comprehend those who disagree. It's similar to the comparison between playing video games 30 years ago, which was considerably more challenging than it is today. As technology advances, humans seem to become less resilient. This is evident in the increased number of fouls in contemporary football matches compared to 40 years ago, where the gameplay was brutal with intense tackles. Attempting to play with that level of physicality today would result in a football ban. Consider immigrants from developing continents like Africa and South America; when they relocate to Western countries, they often excel in physically demanding jobs due to their tough backgrounds. It's evident that individuals from the past were both physically and mentally more resilient than present-day counterparts.

@greaterthanharrowk1679

4 ай бұрын

Then a better argument to make is that culture has changed, not that he'd find it easy today.

No surprises that it’s only man u/fa fans who are the only ones demeaning Souness’ legendary status saying he wouldn’t hack it in today’s game,if they did their research none of that Liverpool team had a drink until after the game and not on the days preceding a match!not one smoker on that team and subsequent Liverpool teams. Liverpool standards were huge,everyone was fit as a flea.14>1Amen.

Brah! Every single Top 10 team today would destroy teams from the 80's. The game is so much faster and every single player has Olympic levels of athleticism now. Like who from the 80's could out run Walker? Who would stop Allan Saint-Maximin 1v1? Imagine Souness trying to stop a Dan Burn in the air. There is a reason Arsène Wenger was so successful...

I think players from the past were technically better than today's players, they just didn't have the fitness regimes of today

Players like Souness, Dalglish, Rush, Barnes, Beardsley etc would of absolutely smashed it in today's football.. Better protection from Refs, Not having to worry about somebody trying to break their legs, No Passback Rule, More time on the ball, More dynamic football.. As for management, It much more difficult now because of the level of money involved is ridiculous.. The pressure from Owners and Media are much more intense today then it has ever been

@philip244

4 ай бұрын

They wouldnt last a half before gassing out

@williamsmith9315

4 ай бұрын

More time on the ball, lolololol.

@alzer6467

4 ай бұрын

Nah, notice how all their teammates were British or Irish back then. They weren't competing with all the best players from around the world that stayed in South America or Africa or even the ones that were never scouted or discovered. Scouting Data now is 100x what it was back then. There are way more players, way bigger squads, players are scouted from the age of 6. Every player is competing against the best in the world. So the competition is way higher now.

@dalegreening6476

4 ай бұрын

@@philip244 you don’t remember how quick John Barnes was then? Besides if they played in todays era they take full advantage of the fitness regimes.

@philip244

4 ай бұрын

@@dalegreening6476 they’re too old to play now. We’re comparing eras

Sent off every game he would play today.

@briollo3509

4 ай бұрын

Yes coz you have so many diving barstewards in the premiership just look at Bruno Fernandes he should be diving for Portugal in the Olympics

What, after 10 pints of Lager and a pack of 20 Ciggies. I don't know......

@dalegreening6476

4 ай бұрын

They wouldn’t live like that now. They wouldn’t be allowed

Souness would thrive due to his technical ability. But… he was nasty at times so he’d be sent off probably 10 times a season

If simon lived 10,000 life times. Had a 10,000 clubs. He’d never be a good owner and never have what ‘HE’ thinks is a good manager. And not once would it be his fault his club failed.

He would get turned inside out 😭😂

Ridiculous.. the fitness level of today's players are superior.. souness wouldn't last 30 minutes he'd be gasping for air

the older you get, the better you were😒

Souness could play but he was nasty.

Souness could play in any era. He was magnificent, one of the best on the planet.

Souness is deluded... It's so easy to make claims that he'll never have to back up... Look at the players of that era... The best of Europe didn't play in England, the best of the world didn't play in England, when Souness went to Italy, Sampdoria went backwards in the league.

Souness talking nonsense as usual… it’s all relative!!!!

🤣🤣

Souness opponent's were mostly of barely professional standard.. more professionals now could play then more than the other way around.. stop joking yourselves, old fogies trying relive a time well gone

Martin and souness re due for their medication 😂

Wimps nowadays.

I loved watching Souness in his prime but he's wrong. The athleticism of a player 40 years ago cant compare to today. Players with a fraction of his ability would bypass him in midfield. Can we please not mix era's. 1986 world cup souness and Graham Sharp of Everton were scared to death of the physicality of Uruguayans. While they two bullys in the English. game..

@dalegreening6476

4 ай бұрын

Ask the beast of Bilbao about Graeme Souness 😳🤔

@ZzzZzz968

4 ай бұрын

You’ve written complete . They were much better athletes back then with backbone . Souness was a monster and could play . Today’s midfield snowflakes are overrated

@tevildo45

4 ай бұрын

I watched football in the 70s, they are much more athletic now than they were then. Come on let’s be serious. Just even look at the shapes of players then v now. No comparison

@botany500kojak

4 ай бұрын

The players then would be athletes now. I played semi pro in the late 80s. I was still playing a decent level up to 2019. I have always been athletic and slightly built. There was not much difference to players back then to now (at a lower level). The best player I played against was in the 80s. He did not make the grade. I played alongside a current (low ranked country) international player about 10 years ago. Although very good, he did not make me feel there was any difference between players now and say, when I trained alongside McAteer a few times.

@botany500kojak

4 ай бұрын

@@johnhastingsinfo Those who were playing at the top then also had to have a different mentality to cope with the pressure, competition and discipline. That is why players with more talent than others - then (and now), did not make the grade.

Who cares?

any old school guys like souness and alike would be sent off every other game. it would be a doddle because they would be at home for more than half the season lol

@matthewhartley3729

4 ай бұрын

He wouldn't be sent off because he would adjust his style of play, you thicko!

The biggest difference, particularly in English football, is that players now have to be athletes. Your average Premier League player these days is extremely fast, is strong and plays at a very high intensity for 90 minutes. A lot of that is genetic. In the '70s when modern sports science didn't exist and many players were heavy drinkers, lots of players could flourish on football ability alone who didn't have the physical attributes to play in the Premier League in 2024.

@joshuakithyoma9575

4 ай бұрын

Football ability gives longevity to the player's career when their physical attributes e.g pace is long gone in their 30's ...A great passer or shooter of the ball gets better with age

@ravecrab

4 ай бұрын

@@joshuakithyoma9575 True, but my point is a lot of youth players never get picked up by a team these days because physically they're not up to the standard. Too small, too slow, stamina not high enough. In the 70s they would have probably made it. Things like your VO2 Max are largely genetic and outside an improvable "skill". Graeme Souness was not a big bloke. His frame was pretty slim compared to modern footballers. He might have been physically outfought by modern players.

@jhpfdijtuiweruot

4 ай бұрын

@@ravecrab Souness physically outfought by modern footballers??? Lol

@ravecrab

4 ай бұрын

@@jhpfdijtuiweruot Not in a literal fight, genius.

@jhpfdijtuiweruot

4 ай бұрын

@@ravecrab I didn't use those words, genius. Answer the question...

Souness would be a steady eddy in today's game , a good player but not someone who is generational

@frankford1115

4 ай бұрын

ARE YOU SURE? DID YOU SEE HIM PLAY?

@harrygregg9551

4 ай бұрын

Obviously never saw him play

@davidfisher6356

4 ай бұрын

Behave

Souness has never played 65 games for Liverpool in a season. He played 61 in his last season for them. Exaggerated lies again

@dalegreening6476

4 ай бұрын

Love the sarcasm

@matthewhartley3729

4 ай бұрын

He didn't say for Liverpool. But f course you know that. Add his Scotland games. Factor in he played 90 mins every game.

I see Souness and i click thumbs down. Kust cant stand hearing him anymore. Why? Because he played the game and is better than everyone and everyone and everything is worse or soft. Blah blah blah. Go away already.

If you watch old games Souness played in, he was just a thug with no particular skill or ability at all. He wouldn't last 10 minutes in today's game before getting sent off the deluded old clown.

@mic7536

4 ай бұрын

He did say he would have to adopt his game to play today, souness was a fantastic, skillful footballer as well as being aggressive

@nickgower8681

4 ай бұрын

Rubbish

In 2024, who actually cares what Graeme Souness claims?

@lfcspectre4335

4 ай бұрын

Who cares about you?

@macker33

4 ай бұрын

I'm guessing you never saw him play in his pomp, There hasn't been a better midfielder in the premier league era, the only one that would come close is roy keane.

@nickgower8681

4 ай бұрын

So what baby, his opinion, like it or not

@botany500kojak

4 ай бұрын

You do, as you made a comment about him.

@brooklyniron1999

4 ай бұрын

@@botany500kojak No. I couldn't be less interested in an old man hogging the airwaves with silly comparisons with his day. I feel the same way about Goeff Boycott.