Roy Keane
Roy Keane
Roy Maurice Keaneis an Irish football assistant manager and former professional football player. He is the joint-most successful Irish footballer of all time, having won 19 major trophies, 17 of which came at Manchester United, in his club career. He is currently the assistant manager of the Republic of Ireland national football team...
NationalityIrish
ProfessionSoccer Player
Date of Birth10 August 1971
CityCork, Ireland
CountryIreland
I've had influences from many people including the coaches and players I've worked with.
There is talk about putting this right in January and bringing players in. We should be doing the opposite ? we should be getting rid of people in January.
A lot has been written about my age and my injuries. A lot of people think I'm going to be 94. I'm actually 34 and I feel quite good. I'm sure the fans will judge me on what I do on the pitch, not what I say.
Some people come to Old Trafford and can't spell football, let alone understand it. They have a few drinks and a prawn sandwich but don't realise what's happening on the pitch
I can't understand why people in Scotland rave about Darren Fletcher.
People say 'go with the flow' but do you know what goes with the flow? Dead fish.
I don't think some of the people who come to Old Trafford can spell football, never mind understand it.
I think players tend to get anxious if they've not really done things properly - like eating, resting or training. If you're fully prepared you've got nothing to worry about - it's just a game of football.
I try and have a relaxed attitude and stay quite switched off until about an hour before kick-off.
Much as I would like to continue playing for my country, I feel the time has come to retire from international football and concentrate on domestic football for whatever is the remainder of my career.
Maybe Gary deserves to be chased up a tunnel every now and then - there would be a queue for him, probably. But you have to draw a line eventually.
When I signed for Celtic I did say to them that it would be best for the club and myself to maybe look at things in the summer but they were quite keen for me to sign for the extra year, which I did eventually. But I will look at things in the summer and see how my hip is bearing up. I'm due to go back to the hip specialist in the summer. It's important to be fair to myself and the club if it is affecting me.
It's too early to know if he'd make it for any play-off or not. But he's told me he is still confident that we can make it to the World Cup finals.
Over the last few months I've always put football first but come the summer I need to look at what's best for my family.