I saw both at their peak and I would say Robbo shades Keane just a little bit in that he was a better player and led from the front. Plus he does not see the mist that Keane sees. People talk about the CL and Juve and Keane but Robson against Barca and Maradona in the Cup Winners Cup QF was immense. We had to come back from a 2 - 0 deficit to win 3-0 and Robson scored two.
I'm ignoring the better player debate for now. I think the mist is what makes Keanu the better option don't you think? He could galvanize and make others better. Absolutely tore into others who he believed wasn't giving his all.
See you're conveniently ignoring granted in a better team/squad, but it's true, there was no obvious drop-off in the team performance when Keane was missing.
Have you managed to blank out the 97/98 season from your mind? Or the massive anxiety whenever Keane was absent from the side from 98 to around 2002?
Yeah mate it's exactly the same, how many times did Dong Fangzhou play for United in his four seasons at Old Trafford?I know iv read that a few times wondering what the poster was smoking.
Its a bit like saying if you turned up for a game and Dong was replacing Ruud you would be confident there would be no obvious drop off
That's total bollocks.
Not like you, thought you were better than that.
On the wind up again mate?
Talking as a match-going fan for one match, obviously over a longer period the difference is obvious.
It's not total bollocks at all, some of our better performances in Keane's time at the club were when he was actually missing, not many but some, but you could count on the finger of one finger the times you could say the same when Robson was missing.
He was more of an inspirational figure who the younger ones (Nevs, Giggs, Scholes) looked up to even though not a captain per se.
They've all left now mate so i've had to branch out.
If we are including Nev/Giggs we should include Wazza/(de-Gea?) but they don't belong in the greatest-ever debate. Not even close. Maybe Bruce/Cantona don't either but they are good shouts.
Saw him post 90' properly so definitely not his prime. Maybe a tad biased, I agree but Keanu was more than just shouting tbf. Hence the thread, for me it was obviously Keane but maybe the older posters can share more having seen both at their respective primes. Also this discussion is regarding the better captain not player (which Keane is underrated at for what it's worth)
The thread is not about players ffs but Captains, how influential they were, so obviously how much they were missed when they were absent, do try and keep up.
Do you mean Keane?
