ROY KEANE BELIEVES that Manchester United players “got away with murder” in their behaviour towards Jose Mourinho who was sacked as manager of the Old Trafford club earlier this week.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has taken over as caretaker manager of Man United after the side parted ways with Mourinho who had been in charge for two-and-a-half years.
It has been a dismal campaign so far for United following their worst start to a season since 1990, and Roy Keane thinks the players acted disrespectfully towards Mourinho and threw him “under a bus”.
“I do think the players obviously got away with murder just in the way they hide behind their manager,” he told BBC Radio 5 Live.
They’ve thrown him under the bus and people say Mourinho’s been falling out with players, well you would fall out with players — that’s the name of the game when players turn up overweight or aren’t training properly and not producing.
“And then for some of them to down tools, shame on some of them players. I’m not Mourinho’s biggest fan, don’t get me wrong, but I just can’t tolerate footballers who hide behind their agent, their pals in the media.
“[It's a] bit of a joke really.”
Roy Keane, former #ManUtd captain, gives a scathing verdict on the players' behaviour over the Mourinho sacking, in an interview with Adrian Chiles.
— BBC Radio 5 Live (@bbc5live) December 21, 2018
"Shame on some of those players... The players get away with murder.”
“I can’t tolerate players that hide behind their agents.” pic.twitter.com/Z459MUrCYU
It was then put to him by presenter Adrian Chiles that perhaps United are in need of a better captain, and suggested that Keane would have been able to inspire change in the dressing room given the leadership he provided at Old Trafford during his playing days.
“I suppose people say I’m a bit old school, I don’t call it old school, I call it good school. No matter what’s going on at your club, when you go out onto that pitch, particularly at a big club like United, you go out and give it your all, no excuses.
It doesn’t mean to say that you’re going to play well. This idea that these players are maybe a little bit upset — and it’s not just at United — the modern player, they’re not just weak players they’re very weak human beings. You can’t say a word to them.
“I was very lucky with the dressing room I was in, they were good men, good leaders, good characters. But that is definitely a shortage in the game now.
“I know the game has changed a little bit but the players do get away with murder and it’s really frustrating. It wouldn’t have happened in our dressing room just because we had good characters and good leaders.
“We wouldn’t have tolerated lads not putting a shift in.”
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The world has changed so much in the past 10 years since the advent of smart phones and social media. And in every single way for the negative.
What Keanes saying here can broadly be applied to a whole generation.
Its just the overpaid footballers who are in the shop window.
Its not a surprise however, how can you be a team player or respect authority when social media tells you every day its all about you, you, you?
@Aaron Buckley: unless it’s man city…
@Aaron Buckley: you ok hun??????
@Aaron Buckley: Glad you haven’t over dramatized things by applying your criticisms to a whole generation.
Good job!
@Aaron Buckley: give it a rest! Look across the city at the blue half. Or down the m62 to Anfield. Not only is it not a generational issue it’s not even a football issue. Or even as broad as elite football in one city or region. It’s all on Mourinho. He’s poison. And Roy isn’t far behind as his toxic acts as Ireland’s number 2 demonstrated
Lads the stats are out there. Mental health issues among the youth has gone through the roof since the smart phone turned up in 2007. The constant distraction of the screen is destructive to real world relationships and worse takes from the natural time to think and progress yourself mentally.
Beyond that constant screen staring has been scientifically proven to make you dumber. This ain’t exaggeration it’s just facts if you care to look it up.
The most destructive trend in social history is happening right in front of our eyes (no pun intended)
Keane absolutely spot on
@Jimmy Timm: so right ! You can’t say Boo and they’d go crying. Remember a few years ago was it Yaya cried cause he never got Birthday wishes from the club !! Spoilt brats most of them! They don’t know how lucky they are
@Nightowl: most footballers have the mental age of eight year olds though so you’ve got to keep them happy.
I wouldn’t be a Keane fan – but I think he’s about the tail wagging the dog – these guys think they’re God’s gift to soccer but they’re actually ruining the game….too much money for doing very little
You think a he would be well positioned to see what failure as a manager looks like.
@Bungee Aky: I really don’t get this, how was he a failure?? He took over Sunderland when they were bottom of the Championship, took them to the Premier League as champions. Won manager of the year, kept them up the following year, then left because of disagreements with the owners.
He didn’t pull up any trees at Ipswich, but neither did Mick McCarthy, the new Messiah!
@Bungee Aky: he was also well positioned in midfield and captain of the most successful team in English football
@Bungee Aky: Well Roy, with Joses man management skills or lack thereof, he deserved to be thrown under the bus. It was either Jose or half the squad. You cant treat people the way Jose did and expect no consequences. If he kept it inhouse and projected a unified front to the media he would have had more respect from his players, but he continually berated them in the public eye and paid the price
@D H: keane wasnt exactly known for inhouse comments when he was there either, as I recall it’s the reason he got the boot
@Aiden: he never played for liverpool
@dear_mud: Wrong.
@Bungee Aky: Keane calls it the way he sees it . No puss about just gives it direct like it is . That is not a weakness … it’s a strength . You can’t say boo to people nowadays without being criticized
Would have no time for a lot of stuff Kwane days but in this case he is 100% right
Keane tried to shove Mick McCarthy under several buses
Recently sacked coach says sacking of coaches is players , not coaches, fault.
There’s a shocker
Players didn’t throw him under the bus, he got sick of driving it to opposition’s penently areas and was found hiding under it.
I normally have little time for Keane’s opinion and this time is no different.
Two cheeks of the same ar€e.
Roar, scream and shout is not managerial material.
Simple, Ferguson could do it in a respectful manner, these two are amateurs.
@Trevor Hayden: Ferguson cut Beckham with a flying football boot in the dressing room, was known for his “hairdryer” approach,
To call Ferguson respectful is bending the truth somewhat in fairness
@Pixie McMullen: All of his previous players including Beckham hold him in the highest regard. Except keane of course.
42 turning into a click bait site
@Seán Ó Daimhín: “Turning into” would suggest they aren’t already?
Sure the bus is probably parked so he should be ok
Sorry… Roy Keane giving out about players being prima Donnas and throwing ppl under the bus?? Clearly the oracle on that topic.
All clubs need inspirational leaders, from the Board down. Mourinho bought in players with huge egos who because he chased signing them, they thought they were bigger than him. His management style was in ways was disrespectful and because of this the tail started to wag the dog. Ferguson would have control over these jumped up scuts and made them realise why they were there and what he expected of them. He had no problems shifting lads who stepped out of line. The situation at Old Trafford was agin to a mutiny
Keane has a major point about United ole and mp are not going to make a difference …the team where dictating the pace Jose was in a power struggle ..hence Pogba sitting on the bench …united pushed Jose cos they feared losing Pogba …but if Keane and O’Neill took over in the interim a bit of grit would have been added to the team while they waited for poch …Keane and O’Neill have only about 6-12 months of influence in them but ole and mp have about 12 minutes they are both Ferguson appointments …yes men …not even old school ..you need good school to rescue a top six finish and maybe an FA cup
These are multi millionaire footballers, however they were being managed by a multi millionaire manager who had it seems had as little respect for them as they had for him. Chelsea went the same way for Moaninho. I listened to a Utd fan on the radio the other day lamenting the fact that it wasn’t nice for anyone to lose their job at Christmas. Don’t really get what he was on about though since the same Moaninho is to get a pay off of 23m, a world a million light years away from the said fan.
Good aul Keano
@Nollaig Elliot: Keano the embarrassment
Mick mcartey ring a bell row
It would have been the PERFECT time for the FAI to nab him for the Ireland Job. Could of got him at Sale Price. Strike while Iron is hot
Stan is gone and now they have ole Man utd a real laurel and hardy of a club
When in doubt, create a Roy Keane story.
Does he ever shut up??
People in glass houses should not throw stones.
When is the world gonna get fed up with what this dribbler has to say?!! Negative Niall over there..
Roy Keane is a toaster end of story.
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roy keane . when you play for a club go out on the pitch and give your all . ye he sure did all that my bib is wrong the training pitch is bumpy . two faced idiot
@mick scanlan: Whereas you are just an idiot.
Roy Keane ….. Who?
When is the world gonna get fed up with what this dribbler has to say?!! Negative Niall over there..
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2 failed mangers with low iq’s
Ha-ha Rent-a-Quote Roy.
Would this be the same bus that Jose parked on the pitch regularly??
Yeah roy
He got a nice severance package but money is not everyone’s holy grail, when you work your whole life to achieve something, it’s more satisfying than any amount of money and when it blows up in your face; there’s nothing you can buy to ease the pain, I feel for Jose, but at the end of the day, there’s many more worse off so I don’t give him too much thought, it feels like a sad story though.