05-02-2015, 13:53
(05-02-2015, 13:25)Slick_Footwork Wrote: He doesn't do himself any favors with his general contribution to the media.
I'm sure this was supposed to endear him to the fans, a 'i'll give it my best shot when i'm here' type deal. But it doesn't come across well.
Yeah, that's pretty much my opinion. The media know they can count on Saido as a rent-a-quote headline-spinner on slow news days, because they can ask him leading questions which he'll walk headlong into, and his agent or advisor is probably egging him on all the way. The sad thing is that he probably did think he was being really respectful with his answers, but he just shouldn't have been giving the interview in the first place. You don't see these kind of quotes from the likes of Harry Kane or Raheem Sterling, and that's not necessarily because they're less arrogant or more intelligent, but they've just got wiser heads around them making sure they don't do this stuff.
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