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Thanks for that gave me a chuckle at leastSome Xmas cheer
Thanks for that gave me a chuckle at leastSome Xmas cheer
Considering George Best is considered an all time great, and he was Irish, I have to doubt that.Fantastic footballer,
I think if he were English he would have been better regarded.
As a pundit he says it how he sees it.
I suspect his own kids get the unequivocal truth (but encouragement) on their own sporting performances.
Back to his style of football, we need more kids to aspire to be a Roy Keane. At the minute we’re all Ronaldo round my way.
Feel free to doubt.Considering George Best is considered an all time great, and he was Irish, I have to doubt that.
Scholes and Carrick were undervalued by their own country, as was Hargreaves. Your point is invalid.Feel free to doubt.
It’s my opinion.
Look at Maguire, if he was centre half for Ireland, he wouldn’t have commanded the transfer fee.
Golden boy, English international.
‘Highly Rated’ millions on the transfer.
The guy is average. IMO
Keane much better player than Lampard / Gerrard.
Awful example. Maguire is massively overrated because he is English..Feel free to doubt.
It’s my opinion.
Look at Maguire, if he was centre half for Ireland, he wouldn’t have commanded the transfer fee.
Golden boy, English international.
‘Highly Rated’ millions on the transfer.
The guy is average. IMO
Keane much better player than Lampard / Gerrard.
Don’t think either one is a bad shout to be honest. Two of the greatest players with the greatest mentalityFantastic footballer,
I think if he were English he would have been better regarded.
As a pundit he says it how he sees it.
I suspect his own kids get the unequivocal truth (but encouragement) on their own sporting performances.
Back to his style of football, we need more kids to aspire to be a Roy Keane. At the minute we’re all Ronaldo round my way.
So good. Keane’s box officeEpisode two is up.
Northern IrishConsidering George Best is considered an all time great, and he was Irish, I have to doubt that.
Underrating players from other countries does happen, but I don’t think it’s the case with Keane. I think it helped he moved over when young and was part of a competitive Ireland side during his career. After all England didn’t even make the 1994 World Cup when he first showcased himself on the international scene. Like Maguire he broke the British transfer record when signing for United. From there he was always seen by the majority as United’s main man and a key figure behind their endless success. For example, in 1996/97 one of the big football magazines, either 442 or Match of the Day, ranked Keane first in its list of the 100 best players in the British game. He built much the same - if not higher - reputation as Bryan Robson did a decade earlier, an English player of fairly similar stature and ability.Fantastic footballer,
I think if he were English he would have been better regarded.
Look at Maguire, if he was centre half for Ireland, he wouldn’t have commanded the transfer fee.
Golden boy, English international.
‘Highly Rated’ millions on the transfer.
The guy is average. IMO
Keane much better player than Lampard / Gerrard.
A point doesn’t become invalid because you say some other English players were underrated.Scholes and Carrick were undervalued by their own country, as was Hargreaves. Your point is invalid.
What’s your opinion on Maguire?Awful example. Maguire is massively overrated because he is English..
Good Post.Underrating players from other countries does happen, but I don’t think it’s the case with Keane. I think it helped he moved over when young and was part of a competitive Ireland side during his career. After all England didn’t even make the 1994 World Cup when he first showcased himself on the international scene. Like Maguire he broke the British transfer record when signing for United. From there he was always seen by the majority as United’s main man and a key figure behind their endless success. For example, in 1996/97 one of the big football magazines, either 442 or Match of the Day, ranked Keane first in its list of the 100 best players in the British game. He built much the same - if not higher - reputation as Bryan Robson did a decade earlier, an English player of fairly similar stature and ability.
Where he might get under appreciated for me is more about his style of play and more defensive and box-to-box role in the team. Either where his passing game is underrated or his influence on his team is not fully understood. Types like Keane, Vieira, Davids etc were rarely up for individual awards because their role, rather than their nationality, is not as easily seen in the highlights packages. In the history of the Ballon D’Or rankings central midfielders who played a similar role to Keane have barely registered. The midfielders who are recognised almost always have the freedom to bomb forward and score 20 goals a season, ironically because they have all-rounders like Keane behind them.