Football pundit and former player has offered some bizarre criticism of Chelsea winger Jadon Sancho this week.
Souness has been known for his strong opinions and more often than not, opinions that many of us do not agree with.
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I think we can all agree that Sancho was not great for Chelsea against Liverpool on Sunday, but he certainly wasn’t awful. And until that game, he’s actually had a very good start to life at Chelsea, putting in some impactful performances.
But Souness is not convinced by him.
Souness digs out Sancho
It was suggested to Souness that Sancho was removed after being ‘seen off’ by Trent Alexander-Arnold but the pundit believes that would be giving the Anfield star too much credit.
‘When Arne Slot first took over, I couldn’t see any difference in the way Liverpool were playing,’ Souness said on the Three Up Front podcast.
‘Now I think they seem to drop off a bit more and they might be a bit more patient in the build-up. But have they convinced me yet? No. I look at Arsenal and Manchester City and think, right now, they’re both still ahead of Liverpool.
‘Slot has made a fantastic start and I think his management will be enjoyed by the players. But we must remember that they’re winning games at the moment.
‘His problems will start when they start to lose a few games and I guarantee that, sooner rather than later, you will see a very different Arne Slot.
‘He closed out the game against Chelsea and it was less exciting, which is not the Liverpool way.
‘But as long as you’re winning while you do that, you’ll get plaudits. When you don’t win, that’s when people start saying “that’s not the Liverpool way”, and all the other clichés will be trotted out.
‘The way they play is not as Rock and Roll as it was under Jurgen Klopp. When you look back through the history of Liverpool, the fans want to see their team on the front foot.
‘He takes off Trent Alexander-Arnold and puts a better defender on in [Joe] Gomez.’
Journalist Henry Winter then said: ‘It worked. Gomez was good. Trent Alexander-Arnold had already seen off…’
But before Winter was able to mention Sancho, Souness interjected and said: ‘Trent hadn’t seen off the little winger from Dortmund… He sees himself off. I’m not convinced about Sancho.’
Quotes via The Metro
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