IRELAND MANAGER Martin O’Neill has revealed that Roy Keane was involved in a behind-the-scenes row with two players this summer.
The assistant boss’s disagreement with Jon Walters and Harry Arter was rooted in a misunderstanding, O’Neill told the Irish Mirror, and was quickly defused.
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“In one of the particular arguments, the two lads – Roy and the particular player – were actually in agreement about the same thing but it took them time to realise it,” O’Neill told Paul O’Hehir.
“Roy has been a big supporter of Jon, for instance, as he is particularly close to one of the Burnley coaching staff and is always keeping Jon’s end up.
“But I can’t say there wasn’t an altercation – absolutely.”
The disagreement flared up around the time of the friendly game with with the USA in June, which Ireland won 2-1.
The Derryman says he was involved in a face off with a player himself before the Euros and he’s happy for his players to ‘voice an opinion’.
The Boys in Green face Wales in Cardiff in their Uefa Nations League campaign opener on 6 September before taking on Poland in a friendly a few days later. O’Neill will name a preliminary squad for the ties in the coming days.
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It was Roy Keane versus two players in Ireland camp disagreement, Martin O'Neill says
IRELAND MANAGER Martin O’Neill has revealed that Roy Keane was involved in a behind-the-scenes row with two players this summer.
The assistant boss’s disagreement with Jon Walters and Harry Arter was rooted in a misunderstanding, O’Neill told the Irish Mirror, and was quickly defused.
“In one of the particular arguments, the two lads – Roy and the particular player – were actually in agreement about the same thing but it took them time to realise it,” O’Neill told Paul O’Hehir.
“Roy has been a big supporter of Jon, for instance, as he is particularly close to one of the Burnley coaching staff and is always keeping Jon’s end up.
“But I can’t say there wasn’t an altercation – absolutely.”
The disagreement flared up around the time of the friendly game with with the USA in June, which Ireland won 2-1.
The Derryman says he was involved in a face off with a player himself before the Euros and he’s happy for his players to ‘voice an opinion’.
The Boys in Green face Wales in Cardiff in their Uefa Nations League campaign opener on 6 September before taking on Poland in a friendly a few days later. O’Neill will name a preliminary squad for the ties in the coming days.
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