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Zidane on round two of managing Real Madrid
Zidane on round two of managing Real Madrid

Graeme Souness

Souness does punditry these days
Souness does punditry these days

A man who is remembered for planting a Galatasaray flag in the middle of arch-rivals Fenerbahce's pitch, as well as being recently in the news due to his critical view of Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba, is Graeme Souness.

He enjoyed 21 long seasons as a player, starting with Tottenham Hotspur before moving onto play for Middlesbrough, Liverpool, Sampdoria and finally ending it with Rangers, where he was also made the player-manager. The Scot midfielder enjoyed his most prolific years during his seven seasons with Liverpool that saw him winning every major honour available at the club level.

Souness reignited Rangers after becoming the player-manager in 1985, as he helped the then-fallen Scottish giants back into greatness with three league titles and four Scottish League Cups in his tenure. The former Liverpool man was a very influential figure in bringing back some of England's finest talents to Scotland, following the ban imposed on English teams in European competitions.

Souness then made the move to his beloved Liverpool in 1991 to replace his former teammate Dalglish. The return to Liverpool was more of a failure than success with the FA Cup being the only silverware that was brought to the Liverpool trophy cabinet during his tenure. Although he helped make way for the introduction of Steve McManaman, Robbie Fowler and David James into the first team but overall, the time under Souness was a disaster for the Reds.

Souness then went on to manage Galatasaray before going to join a number of clubs including Southampton, Torino, Benfica, Blackburn Rovers and finally Newcastle United. The former Liverpool man, however, failed to live up to the standards set by him during his playing career.

Nowadays the Scot is mostly seen as a football pundit rather than a manager.

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