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    Roy Keane tells Wayne Rooney to keep out of England manager debate

    Roy Keane (right) decides how he's going to dismember old nemesis Patrick Vieira (left). (Getty)

    In the immediate aftermath of Fabio Capello's resignation on Wednesday night, a number of England players shared their views on the matter via Twitter. "Gutted Capello has quit. Good guy and top coach. Got to be English to replace him. Harry Redknapp for me," said Wayne Rooney. These comments were relayed to his former teammate and current ITV pundit Roy Keane, who promptly eviscerated him.

    Said Keane, in a relaxed yet terrifying sort of way:

    "Wayne should keep his nose out of it. I don't think he'd done enough when Capello was the manager with some of his own behavior and off the pitch stuff so, no, Wayne should keep his head on and focus on being a footballer and not worry who's the next manager and just when whoever is announced, he does the business on the pitch for him."

    Boom. Roasted! Between this and his critique of Man United's crash out of the Champions League, Keane has been very honest about his former club and its players lately. Much more deserving of Roy's criticism was Michael Owen, who offered his own Twitter analysis of the situation:

    Surely we will stick to an Englishman as our next manager. And that should run right through the squad from players to tea lady IMO.

    To be fair, Michael only wants an English manager (and tea lady) because they're the only ones who kind of remember that he still exists.

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    11 comments

    • Boner Champ  •  3 months ago
      Roy Keane is still one of my fav players of all time. Love him.
    • jane doe  •  3 months ago
      and whilst you're at it, leave michael owen alone, too! *shakes fist*
    • Gfrejgnksdfn  •  New York, New York  •  3 months ago
      Brooks you have to admit if the United States' number 1 sport was soccer we would be way worse than the English on the idea of having only a manager of our nationality. Way worse.
      • Brooks 3 months ago
        Segments of the population would. That doesn't justify it, though.
      • Liz 3 months ago
        Your comment has me picturing a crazy alternate universe where Mourinho leaves Europe to coach the Dallas Cowboys.
      • KelaRaja 3 months ago
        Except the English don't have that idea, do they? They've had a Swede and an Italian among their last few managers. There's nothing untoward about wanting a countryman to be manager of one's national team. In fact, England is the only of the top tier who have had a non-national as manager.
    • Zamdai Amos  •  Seattle, Washington  •  3 months ago
      I don't know was wrong with roy keane. Rooney is one of capello's key player he must say is mind
    • Jack Klompus  •  3 months ago
      Great blog, Brooks. One of the best I have seen recently. You are a quality blogger and I am a big fan of yours. Keep up the brilliant writing. Oops, sorry, I meant "blogging," not "writing." Great, great stuff.
    • KelaRaja  •  3 months ago
      Ah, Roy Keane, the master of good relations with one's national manager...
      • BeChampions 3 months ago
        Mick McCarthy for England manager, but then I wonder how Roy Keane would react.
    • chris m  •  Stamford, Connecticut  •  3 months ago
      So you can't call someone a name on the field of play but you can eliminate 99% of the world from economic opportunity based on nationality?. The English may have laws against racism but they clearly don't understand what it is.
      • chris m 3 months ago
        I'm sure Alex Ferguson will be excitied to learn that two of his players think he is unfit to manage England because he's Scottish.
      • jane doe 3 months ago
        please, like SAF would ever want to leave utd and manage england anyway!
    • BeChampions  •  3 months ago
      The English are a funny people. How quickly they would be building idols at the foot of Wembley if Mourinho were named coach tomorrow and we all know Jose is as English as Pepe is Portuguese
      • KelaRaja 3 months ago
        He speaks English flawlessly, learned the manager's trade under Bobby Robson, and prefers the Premier League above all others. He's certainly more English than Capello....
      • Peter 3 months ago
        Isn't it the same situation? Jose is Portuguese but has adopted the English managing culture (how English managers have more power and freedom than one in La Liga)

        Pepe was born a Brazilian but claimed Brazilian nationality after he saw his chances with Brazil dwindle
      • BeChampions 3 months ago
        KelaRaja - that's my point, Jose Mourinho is the perfect candidate and his not English. Everyone's (the press especially) are making it out as if it HAS to be English or British because only they know English football. Tell that to Graham Taylor and Steve McClaren. The press is shortsighted and pick on the fact that Capello is Italian as if being English would have made any difference. Capello had his shortcomings but Capello wasn't on the field in 2010. The passport the coach carries is the least of England's concerns.
    • Niro  •  3 months ago
      Ha, you can see Roy Keane trying to hold his anger in that photo above. Patrick Vieira was one player who Roy could never intimidate, or get the better of, and I must say, that has to irk Roy Keane.
      • KelaRaja 3 months ago
        Actually, Keane pretty much bossed Vieira during the years they both played. And over those same years, Keane won 5 league titles and a european cup, while Vieira won 3 league titles. Keane was also PL player of the year in 2000, something Vieira never achieved. Keane won.
      • ivan 3 months ago
        Roy is just plotting his next move on his old friend Pat in this picture.
      • Peter 3 months ago
        5 titles and a European cup vs 3 EPL titles, 5 Serie A, 1 European Championship and 1 World Cup....

        Vieira wins
    • ant  •  3 months ago
      uh yeah... I'm pretty sure the best player should be able to offer input about the future manager.
    • ivan  •  Portland, Oregon  •  3 months ago
      SAF won't be happy with this....

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