Graeme Souness slams ‘media trained’ Tottenham Hotspur star Harry Kane in rant

Graeme Souness has had a go at Harry Kane for his comments after Tottenham Hotspur’s 2-2 Premier League draw against Manchester United last week. They then went on to lose 4-3 against Liverpool at Anfield on Sunday (April 30).

The Reds raced to a three-goal lead in the first 21 minutes before Spurs staged a heroic comeback to pull the scoreline level in second-half stoppage time. Their joy lasted for merely seconds as Diogo Jota scored via a big mistake from substitute Lucas Moura.

Before the game, Kane gave a detailed interview with Sky Sports (in full) where he was asked a number of questions. He praised his teammates for their ‘desire, hunger and passion’ in their 2-2 comeback draw against Manchester United in the league last month.

It was a poor performance at home against the Red Devils which more or less ended our UEFA Champions League hopes. Since then, Souness has come out and had a go at Kane for his interview, where he believes the 29-year-old was giving bland answers to questions he already saw coming.

The former Liverpool midfielder said, via TalkSPORT:

“Harry came across as if he’d been media trained, he knew what questions were coming and he knew how to answer them and maybe he consulted with someone in PR at Spurs.”

He added:

The supporters don’t want to hear that, passion and desire for 45 minutes against Manchester United, what about going back to the first game of the season in August? That’s where the passion and desire starts, and that’s when it’s with you throughout the season, and then at the end of the day, if you’re a good player and you’re a good team, you might win something.

But you don’t consistently let down supporters like this group of Spurs players have. They’ve let down managers, they’ve let down the supporters, and ultimately themselves and their own families. I feel embarrassed for him about that comment, and I’m a big fan of Harry Kane’s, but I think they’re all media trained up to the hill now.”

Souness makes a good point here. Players often give bland, simple and empty answers to incisive questions asked by reporters. But it is for a reason.

The comments can often be taken out of context and can come back to bite the person in the future. Moreover, with the money and fame involved in the sport, star footballers would not want to risk their reputation, job and relationship with fans.

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Of course, we would love it if Spurs players were a bit more honest and blunt about the club’s struggles. But coming out and speaking your mind is often seen as the point in a player or manager’s career where he wants to end things at the club. Cristiano Ronaldo’s interview with Piers Morgan in November and Antonio Conte’s infamous rant about Spurs before leaving the club in March serve as two examples.

It is how football is in the modern age. And we will have to come to terms with it.