Roy Keane
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He had personal issues with Schmeichel.
More importantly nearly all his teammates including those who did not personally get along with him say he was the best captain they ever played under and the very definition of leadership. Be it on the training ground or on match day.
Many stories of him losing the rag with players who were not putting the max effort into training five a sides etc , he despised slackers.
I liked his reaction to the Yorke or Cole question. I don't think he takes Yorke very seriously.
He fell out with Yorke when he was manager at Sunderland.
He was a great keeper, but a difficult personality.
Ah that explains it. Cheers.
Also Keane and Cole remain good friends. In his book, Cole wrote that Keane was the first person to visit him in hospital recently when he had a kidney transplant.
Loving Keano these days.
As an Irishman, he helps us hang onto some distant semblance of relevance.
In 2002, Keane left Saipan and we all watched Eamon Dunphy react to the news.
In 2021 I shit you not, Eamon Dunphy was on the radio yesterday discussing Saipan for a half an hour. We've gone nowhere.
Never leave us Roy.
As an Irishman, he helps us hang onto some distant semblance of relevance.
In 2002, Keane left Saipan and we all watched Eamon Dunphy react to the news.
In 2021 I shit you not, Eamon Dunphy was on the radio yesterday discussing Saipan for a half an hour. We've gone nowhere.
Never leave us Roy.
Schmeichel would receive constant shit from the fans in this modern/internet era. I think a lot of people have forgotten how many mistakes he actually made, which didn’t matter so much in the 90’s when fans didn’t microanalyse every moment of every players performance.
I think a lot of that team didn't like Schmeichel all that much.
Keane's problem always seems to me that he cant separate the player from the person. If he didn't rate you he could never like you, and if he didn't like you he could never rate you. Lots of ex pros like Neville seem content to leave that all behind in retirement.
Made me giggle that he mentioned Irwin a few times in the 50 questions. He loves him
"Even though he lives 5 minutes away and never gets in touch with me"
Well he was asked who his favourite was. Not sure how you can disagree with that.
They are from the place and roomed together for Ireland and Man Utd for years.
Nearly everyone did. He's an arsehole.
Interesting answer about the Real Madrid game in 2003 being his worst performance... due to yoga. That was his worst season for us when he was adjusting to that post hip surgery.
Agreed. Imagine if De Gea was making the same mistakes and was sent on holiday mid way through the season?
When your wining, it don’t really matter.
Ye he has really shown this side to him the past 12 months that we as fans probably didn't see before. I think Micah has helped bring him out of his shell a little. We always used to think of him as a sour miserable person. Happy to see he is enjoying life. Our greatest captain ever
Did anyone see his Instagram (or something) sitting with Ian Wright where he captioned something like "Me and my good mate Wrighty hanging out, Micah don't be jealous" ... So weirdly refreshing seeing this side to Keano, puts a smile on my face all the time
This was my thinking too. He seems so at ease these days. There were times in the past he seemed openly tormented.
Whatever it is that's lifted his spirits, I could do with some of!
He's been on Instagram for 6 months now and he's still not following anybody.
I just reckon it’s a natural mellowing with age. He seems so at ease with himself now.
Could well be. The beard comments would be in line with that.
Quite surreal watching Keane play against the likes of Irwin, Giggs, Ince and Schmeichel. A classic marauding performance from Keane, although he was a bit rough around the edges with his passing. Nonetheless, glimpses of his hallmark metronomic passing, which he would go on to refine at United, were apparent.
United simply struggled to deal with his dynamism and rampaging runs from midfield at times, whilst defensively Keane was a rock and the only Forest player who looked like he could deal with Giggs, who was on fire that day.
20 years later and he was still wrong to leave.
That figures
Mother of God, Shane. Leave it!
He doesn't like him, he never rates people he doesn't like.
That's just Roys way of saying, "Pete was a great keeper but a bit of a prick"
Agree with that, he was a bit overrated by fans with rose tinted spectacles
He doesn't seem to rate any goalkeepers highly.
There, all fixed for you now!
I wonder what he thinks of Edwin VDS
Didn't everyone? Schmike's himself said he took himself too seriously
Brilliant that, as others have said it is great to see him so upbeat. Happy 50th birthday Keano.
I'm still a big fan of Roy Keane, although there was a stretch in the last couple years where looking back and seeing the Haaland tackle (if you can even call it that, it's straight up near a kung fu kick) amongst others.. thought it was beyond a red line for me.
He's mellowed out significantly and he looks nice to talk to now.
I wonder if I'll ever see him in SF, and if I should say hi.
The only footballer whose book I bought and read
He's mellowed out significantly and he looks nice to talk to now.
I wonder if I'll ever see him in SF, and if I should say hi.
The only footballer whose book I bought and read