Did You Know Graeme Souness

Why was Graeme Souness such a bad football manager?

I think criticism of Graham Soyness centres on three issues.Confrontation - Souness has a long track record of falling out with owners, coaches, past players, existing players, supporters and sponsors. He is not a man to argue with.Planning - A recurring grumble at the club's Souness managed is the here and now, with planning for the future not on the agenda. Blackburn may be the exception to that but he didn't really bring the youngsters through and a number of them ended up in problem 1.Injuries - Season's have been regularly blighted by key injuries. Is it bad luck or a training flaw,vwho knows but the result is the same.Overall I would say No1 is the main reason.It is also noteworthy that he infuriated Liverpool supporters by giving an exclusive interview to The Sun that was published on the 3rd anniversary of Hillsborough, not a good decision.

What went wrong for Graeme Souness as the manager of Newcastle United?

He didn't get on with some of the players. Craig Bellamy, Bernard, Robert and Jenas all fell out with him and left the club. He had a fiery personality and a big ego.Newcastle United's greatest: Graeme Souness and Craig Bellamy never saw eye to eyeSouness spent a lot of money but the players he bought either got injured like Michael Owen or didn't succeed such as Luque or Boumsong.He became unpopular with the fans in his final season and had some bad luck with injuries but ultimately he did a bad job and many thought it was a grave error to have sacked Bobby Robson who achieved consistent European qualification at Newcastle in contrast to Souness.Graeme Souness - WikipediaNewcastle sack SounessKieron Dyer says Graeme Souness offered to fight him and Lee Bowyer

Was Liverpool FC's decline in the 1990's due to Graeme Souness, or had the rot set in before and Souness couldn't fix things?

Liverpool were doing great until the Hillsborough disaster happened. It changed everything. Kenny Dalglish, who had successfully transitioned from player to manager, resigned as it affected him deeply. He could no longer see himself represent LFC after Hillsborough.Kenny was succeeded by Souness, who was known for his steel more than skill as a player. His situation was similar to what David Moyes found out at United after SAF’s retirement. He inherited an aging squad. Key players like Rush, Barnes and Beardsley were touching 30 or above. Senior pros resented his disciplinarian approach. He made a big mistake in allowing Beardsley, who was just 30 at that time, to leave before buying a quality replacement. Beardsley in the next six years, at Everton and then at Newcastle, scored 72 times in 210 league games.Fans grew impatient, and there was friction between Souness and staff. His signings were under par. He never really got going apart from the 1992 FA Cup success.In between all this turbulence, Liverpool failed to take advantage of TV-driven Premier League money. They significantly behind Man United in that aspect. Liverpool were stuck in the past, while the likes of United and Arsenal were embracing modern techniques.So, Liverpool’s decline in the 90s can be attributed to Souness’ incapability as a manager as well as the club hierarchy's lack of resourcefulness when the PL era kicked off.