Roy Keane has openly criticised his Manchester United team- mates, saying they have not given their all this season and that is the reason they are likely to end up trophyless. Nothing less than victory over Arsenal will keep the Reds' slim title hopes alive but Keane has been greatly frustrated with some of the players at the club this season and thinks they need a good kick up the arse.
"There's a lot of cover-ups sometimes and players need to stand up and be counted" said Keane. "I'm not sure that happens a lot at this club."
"That's the least we should be doing, we shouldn't have to demand it from the players, they should be proud to play for Manchester United and giving 100 percent."
"We're not asking the players to perform miracles, we're asking them to do what they should be doing."
"When players don't do that it's bloody frustrating. We're going to find it hard to win the league, and if we end up with no trophies there's something wrong."
"We need to put on a good performance against Arsenal, we need to repair the damage done. We should be winning European Cups, but good players don't necessarily make good teams. We've not done the business, simple as that."
Its hard for SAF and Kenyon to say there has been no bust-ups, when Keano comes out with something like that. If its not Veron he's on about, then who is it? Last year he said some players just weren't good enough, and now this year he says some players haven't tried hard enough. Obviously Yorke would be a candidate, but he's not even played! Who's left in the 1st team for him to blame? Not nicky or scholes I'd say, because they have always shown great commitment. Giggs has been his usual inconsistent self, fabulous one match, invisible the next - but I'm not sure that this is a question of desire, rather injury and position. Becks? Hardly. Some people on this site were questioning his desire earlier in the season, but after his rest he showed how much United mean to him. Certainly not Ole or Ruud. That only leaves the defence and keeper.
"There's a lot of cover-ups sometimes and players need to stand up and be counted" said Keane. "I'm not sure that happens a lot at this club."
"That's the least we should be doing, we shouldn't have to demand it from the players, they should be proud to play for Manchester United and giving 100 percent."
"We're not asking the players to perform miracles, we're asking them to do what they should be doing."
"When players don't do that it's bloody frustrating. We're going to find it hard to win the league, and if we end up with no trophies there's something wrong."
"We need to put on a good performance against Arsenal, we need to repair the damage done. We should be winning European Cups, but good players don't necessarily make good teams. We've not done the business, simple as that."
Its hard for SAF and Kenyon to say there has been no bust-ups, when Keano comes out with something like that. If its not Veron he's on about, then who is it? Last year he said some players just weren't good enough, and now this year he says some players haven't tried hard enough. Obviously Yorke would be a candidate, but he's not even played! Who's left in the 1st team for him to blame? Not nicky or scholes I'd say, because they have always shown great commitment. Giggs has been his usual inconsistent self, fabulous one match, invisible the next - but I'm not sure that this is a question of desire, rather injury and position. Becks? Hardly. Some people on this site were questioning his desire earlier in the season, but after his rest he showed how much United mean to him. Certainly not Ole or Ruud. That only leaves the defence and keeper.
I feel quite honoured. Several times during transfer speculation topics, I've made the point that eleven world class players wouldn't necessarily make a good team.