The ex-Ireland captain has been questioning the length of players’ injuries.
Roy Keane has said “it’s amazing” that clubs always seem to rule their players out for a certain length of time during the international break.
The Irish assistant manager was speaking ahead of the crunch Euro 2016 play-off first leg against Bosnia on Friday.
As reported by RTÉ Soccer, Keane said:
“It’s ironic. Most club managers, and we’ve had it with other players and not just the managers you mentioned, when there’s international weeks coming up the players always seem to be ruled out for 10-14 days.
“It’s amazing.”
Roy Keane finds it ironic how players get ruled out for 10-14 days by clubs at the time of international games. https://t.co/Moifphyh0K
— RTÉ Soccer (@RTEsoccer) November 10, 2015
The former Manchester United skipper has also been playing down the impact he had on Cristiano Ronaldo’s career from a young age.
During the week, Ronaldo stated in an interview: “(Keane was) always screaming to me: ‘Cristiano! Pass the ball,’” Ronaldo told Sport magazine. “But it was good! At the end of the day, I feel happy because I learned a lot from them.”
Today, Keane jokingly responded: “Yeah I made him. Only for me he wouldn’t be where he is.”
Oh Roy!
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