Seconds out, Round 2
While most of us have at least started, or possibly finished, the new Roy Keane book at this stage, the storylines keep coming.
Keane is still on a promotional tour, including a gig in Dublin on Wednesday night, and he has given an interview to the London Evening Standard, reported on in the Mail, where a recent sparring partner, Jose Mourinho, crops up again.
You’ll recall the fuss caused when Mourinho went for his trademark early handshake before the end of Chelsea’s recent recent win over Aston Villa. Neither Keane nor boss Paul Lambert looked too chuffed and Keane subsequently called the move a ‘disgrace’.
The saga continued until Friday when, at his press conference, Mourinho very sarcastically said he ‘appreciated the comments‘.
Understandably, the Special One came up in the London paper’s questions and Keane had another pop, about the Chelsea gaffer’s use of mind games .
‘He plays too many mind games but that’s fine. That’s up to himself. He’ll argue all day he can back it up with trophies. Of course, he can. But it helps when you’ve got players worth £300million.’
And, of course, the handshake came up again, as Mourinho claimed that Keane only brought it up to boost sales of the book.
‘It has got nothing to do with the book,’ said Keane. ‘You shake hands with someone at the end of the game. I think it was disgraceful. But do you think I am some sort of robot on a PR trip to sell books?’
‘If people want to shake my hand before the end of the game, whether it is Brendan Rodgers or Roberto Martinez, I’d say no. I think most people would say the same.’
Your move Jose…
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