When it comes to researcher royalty, there are few great television personalities like Roy Keane.
Never far from the iconic line or the withering lay-off, the Manchester United and Republic of Ireland midfielder has become a mainstay on channels such as Sky Sports and ITV where everyone picks up and – of course – the pressure drop whenever the Red. The devils attacked.
With that in mind, here are the moments when Keane let the public know what he really thinks.
“Except the lactating must live.”
Then assistant manager of the Republic of Ireland to Martin O'Neill, Roy saw no reason for Robbie to miss a game after his wife gave birth to a boy.
“Giggsy doesn't go to my club.”
“Oh, really…really?”
Ryan Giggs is not everyone's favorite cup of tea but Keane's reaction to Jamie Carragher leaving Wales out of the Liverpool 2020 squad and the Man Utd 1999 XI showed he was overwhelmed.
After watching Man Utd go 3-0 down and almost lose an FA Cup semi-final against Championship side Coventry – with some sad antics from Antony thrown in for good measure – it was no surprise to hear Keane grow impatient with his old man. on the side.
“[Harry] Maguire interviewed him after the game and said, 'We showed good character'. I don't see character in this group of players, I really don't. I'm getting to the point where I almost don't like them.”
Eesh.
“Robertson, what a child! A big child…a child!”
It was strange to see an assistant referee elbow a footballer, but Liverpool defender Andy Robertson was not fooled by Keano, who repeated the word 'baby' to roars of laughter from the Sky box.
“Away from home our fans are very good, I would call them strong fans. But at home they have a few drinks and maybe some prawn sandwiches, and they don't see what is going on in the stadium.”
Keane was not happy with the support given by Man Utd fans against Dynamo Kyiv in the Champions League in 2000. They threw away the 1-0 victory but Keane continued. behind home support, suggesting they were more focused on the bougie offerings.
“I don't think some people who come to Old Trafford can spell 'football', don't forget to understand it.”
A man of the people? Yes, that's Keano!
“Not only today, I think his positioning, headers, whatever it may be – in front of the goal he is the best in the world – but with his performance such a player is terrible… he has to improve. that.”
Whether the robotic goalscorer has the average skill of a player in League Two is a battle Keano cannot win. Erling Haaland is scoring goals for Manchester City and will score goals until he calls time on his career.
Maybe Keano just has a bone to pick with the Haalands? We'll get to that in a second…
“It went to his voicemail, 'Hi, it's Robbie – whazzup!' like the Budweiser ad I didn't call him back and I thought: 'I can't sign that'.”
Legend has it that Keane was interested in signing Robbie Savage when he was manager of Sunderland but was put off by the Welshman's voicemail message.
In fairness, you have a point.
“If Ole walked in here now I'd grab him and say 'What are you doing Fred?'
Brazilian midfielder Fred has had his moments at Man Utd but often leaves a lot to be desired in the middle of the park, a position Keane knows a lot about.
The Red Devils shelled out close to £50m for Fred but Keane was rarely impressed with what he saw.
“I've had a lot of trouble when I've never been in a race and I go 'you know what, all I can do is hit someone' just to make myself feel better.”
Man Utd could do more than they wished against their superior neighbors Man City back in November 2021, having only one shot on target in a 2-0 defeat.
His vengeful and premeditated beating of Alf-Inge Haaland was a little different and reprehensible, but Erling's father wasn't the only player to be on the receiving end of Keane's violent slasher over the years.
“Maguire! And De Gea!”
Roy understood the great need in the United Kingdom for entertainment when Project Renew started during the Covid-19 pandemic. As luck would have it, he was called into action by some unconvincing goalkeeping and saved from David de Gea and Harry Maguire in a 1-1 draw with Tottenham.
His catchphrases in Spanish – “I'm sick to death of this goalkeeper” – were challenged by Patrice Evra but Keane stuck to his point of view, naming De Gea as the world's most prolific stopper.
“Who do you think is having meetings with me? You were a crap player and you're a crap manager. The reason I'm dealing with you is that you're somehow the manager of my country and you're not even Irish. You English c***!”
Keane has a frosty relationship with his former managers and there is no love lost between the Irishman and Mick McCarthy, who led their campaign to the 2002 World Cup.
Unless you don't care about international politics, you will know that relations between England and Ireland have not always been smooth to say the least. Keane made that clear with the Wolves manager's big lay-off, although it was elsewhere that the midfielder was frustrated before he exploded.
Ah, look. Isn't that the way of today's world?
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