Well yeah Keane left Sunderland 18th mid-season but it was him that got them promoted and kept them up the previous season in the first place. Ipswich were just a **** club that couldn't attract or keep the players he wanted. The managers you mention.. Pochettino took Espanyol bottom of La Liga and was sacked. Simeone took River Plate, Argentina's biggest club, bottom of their Primera Division and walked out. Then there's Conte and Klopp - both relegated and sacked in their early careers. Gattuso was sacked twice at lower tier clubs before getting the Milan job. Even Ferguson finished one place above the relegation zone at St Mirren and was sacked. So you know, I'm not going to rule anyone out for not setting the world on fire at Sunderland or Ipswich With Keane, the case isn't about his record but the character and values he shared with Fergie and which match United. He'd bring back the winning mentality, motivation, confidence, fear factor, standards, attacking football... the United way!
Keane seems to me to a real manager , it's a shame that the clubs back the bloody Primadonna players !
Giggs is probably my favourite ever player, but watch his team talk when he was caretaker manager at the end of 13/14... too quiet, not a natural motivator or leader like Fergie and Keane.
Despite his reputation as a fire breather, Fergie was actually a very astute man manager. He knew instinctively how to handle players as individuals. Who needed an arm round the shoulder, who needed a kick up the arse. In my view, from what I’ve seen and gleaned, Keane doesn’t have that. He comes across as all hard arse. That won’t wash with a lot of today’s multi millionaire footballers.
My favourite was Cloughie, though he wouldn't last 5 minutes today, too honest. Today's players wouldn't take it.
Keane is the same.. Keane's not so mad, bad or dangerous Richardson reveals Roy Keane inspiration Shay Given: Roy Keane has a soft side Lots of examples like this but his media reputation precedes him. The only time anyone will have a problem with Keane is if he feels they aren't giving 100%, as it should be.
To be fair, he did get us promoted. He also made some **** signings and wasted a lot of money! I was never a fan.
Just upped the pace and walked 6 miles today. Pushed the limit after just doing 2 and a half a day the last 2 weeks.
The lass in the SoL canteen could've done a better job than Moyes! He was an unmitigated disaster! Keane wanted too much too quickly. Spent money like we were Man U. Some good, some bad and ended up losing support of the board. If he'd shown a little patience and savvy I think he could've gone on to be a great manager.
So, better than Moyes! Not sure he lost support of the chairman - I read Quinn say he didn't want Keane to leave and spent the weekend trying to convince him to The official club statement even read they were reluctant to let him go. l take wanted success 'quickly' and 'spent money like Man U' as endorsements of his suitability for United!
