Richard Keys: The Ramblings of a Madman
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He relegated Wigan and was going the same way with Everton before they sacked him. All while telling us how magnificently they were doing.
What else do you need?
The diferrence between the quality of insight between Richard Keys, Andy Gray, and Paul Robinson is huge.
Keys is still harping on about getting Martinez in to replace Mourinho.
Gray wants Zidane and justified Martinez' appointment.
Robinson wants to actually focus on the game and immediately ridiculed the thought of appointing Martinez at Utd.
Keys is still harping on about getting Martinez in to replace Mourinho.
Gray wants Zidane and justified Martinez' appointment.
Robinson wants to actually focus on the game and immediately ridiculed the thought of appointing Martinez at Utd.
His head looks close to bursting point, not sure he'll last till 2022.
What other credible explanation is there?
This guy doesn't pull any punches.
https://thatsliquidfootball.com/201...ing-the-propaganda-war-against-the-toon-army/
I had an anixety attack listening to Richard Keys asking if Roy Keane was a great player.
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Jason McAteer: Professional Roy Keane anecdotalist and part time pundit.
That's made me angry.
Jason McAteer... The only time someone listens to him is when he talks about Roy Keane... What a pathetic existence
Jason McAteer... The only time someone listens to him is when he talks about Roy Keane... What a pathetic existence
Keys: "You know what I'm saying"
No we don't fecking tosspot.
No we don't fecking tosspot.
What a fecking moron.
The only reason he played in a WC is because of Roy Keane, I think he has a book to sell.
Gray looks like he's thoughtfully perusing porn. "Hmm, yes. Yes. I would do that one. But not the other one."
Nothing wrong with what Jason McAteer said. I don't know why people don't like him.
It's like people didn't actually watch the clip.
Its what keys said that is nonsense.
Surprised he didn't try and say batty was better
Apparently only players with attacking qualities can be 'great' players. Keys make Keane sound like Mark Noble with better leadership qualities. Someone considered possibly our most influential footballer under Sir Alex during our greatest ever era, is not a great player. Because he doesn't beat defenders like Eden Hazard or Silva. Bewilderingly lacking in logic.
"..like Hoddle?"
Did he really just say that?! lol
Did he really just say that?! lol
That's embarrassing
Oh my god....Souness would have had him in his pocket ? Why because he was from a different era ?
What was so great about Keane ? For about four years he didn't produce a performance below 8/10. He dictated the tempo of the game, against everyone. If Keane wanted us to play high tempo he set it, when he wanted it slowed down, he slowed it. He read the game. And controlled it. In a team that dominated and won everything he was THE single biggest factor.
What was so great about Keane ? For about four years he didn't produce a performance below 8/10. He dictated the tempo of the game, against everyone. If Keane wanted us to play high tempo he set it, when he wanted it slowed down, he slowed it. He read the game. And controlled it. In a team that dominated and won everything he was THE single biggest factor.
Keys is a fecking weapon.
But really that's what football has become, fans and pundits are so overly concerned with goals created and goals scored that they are the only "stats" a lot of people focus on when talking about great players.
But really that's what football has become, fans and pundits are so overly concerned with goals created and goals scored that they are the only "stats" a lot of people focus on when talking about great players.
If you have Roy Keane in your team, you already have a mental advantage over your opposition because of his fierce reputation as a competitor. If you're on the same team as him, you've got a teammate who could dictate play and lead by example and you definitely don't want to get on the wrong side of him.
Without Roy, United wouldn't have won as much. Same with Liverpool as if we didn't have Souness or Gerrard in their respective eras, we wouldn't have won as much.
There's so much that goes into making a great footballer. The mental side of it is so underrated. If Pogba had that same mental edge as a Keane or a Viera, he'd be a bloody scary prospect for any team.
Without Roy, United wouldn't have won as much. Same with Liverpool as if we didn't have Souness or Gerrard in their respective eras, we wouldn't have won as much.
There's so much that goes into making a great footballer. The mental side of it is so underrated. If Pogba had that same mental edge as a Keane or a Viera, he'd be a bloody scary prospect for any team.
To be fair, he was also a Lukaku missed penalty away from likely winning the cup with Everton too which would be two cup wins with underdog teams. He has also just led Belgium to their best showing in a knockout tournament where they finally showed some world class form against world class opposition. He seems to have a flair for cup tournaments.
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That's just embarrassing. Roy Keane was one of the all time greatest captains ever, to try and say he wasn't world class is mental. He should be sectioned.
Ah, old tarmacking Keys with his great mind for assessments..
Yes, but what about Keys?
sorry mate, this really made me laugh
Did Richard Keys just compare Glenn Hoddle and Peter Reid favourably to Roy Keane. That is utterly ludicrous. It's like saying Beardsley was better than Maradona!
A dangerously stupid individual.
Keys is a grade-A bellend. Keane was a magnificent footballer by any metric you apply to a midfielder of his type. His touch was outstanding, his passing exquisite and he possessed an innate ability to dictate the tempo of a game, sensing when things needed to be sped up or slowed down.
His entire existence is about winding people up. He intentionally takes stupid sides of arguments to a hieve that goal.
Hes utterly stupid. His definition of a "great player" seems to be someone with flair. Wouldn't be suprised if he ranks Lee Trundle higher.
Even Gray and Mcateer were both looking at eachother thinking how stupid he was.
Even Gray and Mcateer were both looking at eachother thinking how stupid he was.
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Not sure if metric is the right word there, but I get what you mean.
Crazy stuff. Keane was a superb footballer. His passing was criminally underrated for one thing.
Here's Rooney on how good a psser he was.
https://www.squawka.com/en/news/roo...r-ive-played-with-at-manchester-united/186553
Here's Rooney on how good a psser he was.
https://www.squawka.com/en/news/roo...r-ive-played-with-at-manchester-united/186553
Football Pantheon ranked him as the 82nd greatest football player of all time, probably the only place where I've ever seen him get his just rewards for being such an influential winner. That would probably make him a top 20 player of his generation which is more than fair if not underrating him slightly.
Surely it's just banter.
It is bit sad that Keane's aggression and leadership qualities tend to obscure his talent as a footballer. He had a great first touch, was comfortable passing with either foot, had a high pass completion (I remember reading it was second place in the league in 1999) and frequently averaged 88-90%. He was a really well-rounded player that together with Vieira dominated the premier league era for a good 7 or 8 years. Those two were always far above anyone else in England in terms of central midfielders and they were the benchmark. Players like Gary Speed, Gerrard, and Lampard have all said the same.
Was Keane a great player? Haha that’s like asking is Keys a horrible. The answer is obvious.