Troy Deeney will never be accused of the diplomatic response.
The Watford captain has carved out a reputation as one of football's most forthright speakers during his years in the Premier League.
Whether he is questioning Arsenal's stomach for the fight or detailing just why Virgil van Dijk is so good, Deeney - in his own inimitable style - is as honest as they come.
The striker has once more found himself at the top of the headlines of late for his stance on the return of Premier League football in the middle of a worldwide public health crisis.
Hornets skipper Deeney had initially refused to return to training last week when he explained that he was concerned for the health of his son, who was born prematurely and has breathing problems.
After Deeney had aired his legitimate and reasonable concerns, Danny Rose also spoke out before it was reported that Chelsea's N'Golo Kante would be staying away from training with his own worries.
Jurgen Klopp has previously spoken about how no player at Liverpool will be penalised for refusing to head back to Melwood himself and it must be stressed that no footballer deserves condemnation if they feel it is unsafe to return to work.
But while Deeney's original stance is viewed as an admirable one, his latest comments over Premier League 'integrity' do not hit the mark.
After confirming he is in talks with club officials to come back to training ahead of football's restart, Deeney spoke about the 2019/20 season being effectively rendered a write-off by the world events.
"I believe that when it comes to the integrity of this season anyway, it's already gone," Deeney told CNN.
"I feel sorry for Liverpool because no matter how it plays out, they deserve to win the league. They deserve to get the trophy.
"But no matter how it plays out, even if we play all the games, it's still going to be the year spoiled by the pandemic.
"It's not going to be that year that Liverpool won the league being the best team and, you know, it's 30 years they haven't won for.
"So I do feel sorry for Liverpool and their players and Jordan [Henderson], but in terms of integrity, there's no way you could say that this is a viable competition.
"It's like running a marathon, 20 odd miles, stopping for two months and then sprinting the last bit and going: 'Ah, that was a good time that.'"
With Watford languishing, precariously, above the drop zone, on goal difference only, it would be easy to suggest that Deeney's bleatings of a corroded integrity are wrapped in self-interest.
So if Watford are relegated, their captain can point back to his comments this week. A ready-made excuse, neatly boxed.
There is, plainly, no traditionally 'fair' way of concluding proceedings at this stage. The entire globe has been rocked by COVID-19 and many football clubs will have a long road back before they are able to function in the black once more.
Playing a handful of games behind closed doors when it is safe to do so maintains the Premier League as much "integrity" as it can possibly be imagined at this stage.
Naked self-interest has been a feature of 'Project Restart' all the way back to when Karren Brady called for the season to be null and voided as early as mid-March to allow her West Ham to continue milking the cash cow.
An ideal situation? Far from it, but Deeney's searing honesty does not land this time.
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There will be a satisfactory conclusion to this Premier League campaign. It is up to the players who are happy to be involved to ensure they are on the right side of the unique history that will be made when it is all done and dusted.
Liverpool are 25 points clear at present, it is not they who need to concern themselves with the supposed "integrity" of a campaign that will end without a fan in attendance.
The Reds have clearly been several rungs above this season and deserve every plaudit and accolade that will follow, regardless of the surreal environment they arrive in.
Deeney's trademark acerbic honesty should be welcomed in a sport that so often trots out the benign and the bland. The centre-forward speaks like plays; powerful, uncompromising, unflinching.
But claims of Liverpool's impending title victory being stained or tainted by the events of the last few months only melt under the heat of scrutiny.
