from souness' mouth...
Newcastle manager Graeme Souness launched a passionate defence of captain Alan Shearer after seeing him bully Arsenal into submission.
The 35-year-old striker enjoyed an x-rated tussle with former England team-mate Sol Campbell before setting up Nolberto Solano for a superb 82nd-minute winner as the Magpies ended their run of four matches without a victory.
Wenger was later less than complimentary about Shearer's physical approach, but Souness was delighted with his warhorse. "Alan Shearer is the best centre-forward that you English have ever had of that style," he said. "I think he plays it in such a manly fashion that is great to see and extremely effective."
Souness added: "He's playing with his back to play. He's not the biggest man in the world, but I doubt if there is anyone with a bigger heart.
"He plays facing the wrong way - he's facing his own goal 95% of the time and he's playing against generally men who are a lot bigger than him, and most certainly a lot younger than him.
"You ask any centre-half, they would not enjoy his style of play because he plays it like a true man.
"He's a handful for anybody and there's absolutely nothing wrong with his style in my eyes, and I have always thought that, long before I came here.
"We are in the north and in the north we are maybe more confrontational that other parts of the country. Alan epitomised that. That's part and parcel of the English game, and if Arsene's unhappy with that...."
I wouldn't want to play against him. Hopefully he gets his two or three more goals.
The 35-year-old striker enjoyed an x-rated tussle with former England team-mate Sol Campbell before setting up Nolberto Solano for a superb 82nd-minute winner as the Magpies ended their run of four matches without a victory.
Wenger was later less than complimentary about Shearer's physical approach, but Souness was delighted with his warhorse. "Alan Shearer is the best centre-forward that you English have ever had of that style," he said. "I think he plays it in such a manly fashion that is great to see and extremely effective."
Souness added: "He's playing with his back to play. He's not the biggest man in the world, but I doubt if there is anyone with a bigger heart.
"He plays facing the wrong way - he's facing his own goal 95% of the time and he's playing against generally men who are a lot bigger than him, and most certainly a lot younger than him.
"You ask any centre-half, they would not enjoy his style of play because he plays it like a true man.
"He's a handful for anybody and there's absolutely nothing wrong with his style in my eyes, and I have always thought that, long before I came here.
"We are in the north and in the north we are maybe more confrontational that other parts of the country. Alan epitomised that. That's part and parcel of the English game, and if Arsene's unhappy with that...."
I wouldn't want to play against him. Hopefully he gets his two or three more goals.
ChRiS delivered @ 3:22 AM
2 Comments:
i oso duwan to play aginest him. dun mind playing wif him though: just image" a long ball up the field, shearer jumps up and cushions a header for gohbeng, he shapes up his body n he shoots! GOOAAAL!!"
you always forget you are a cripple now...
but as yur fren i'll remind you again...
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