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22-11-2007, 03:33 PM
England egos are to blame - Keane
Keane is not one to suffer big egos
Roy Keane has blamed the egos in the England camp for their failure to qualify for
Euro 2008.
The Sunderland boss says all the blame cannot be put on sacked manager Steve
McClaren, whom he knows from their days at Manchester United.
McClaren was assistant at Old Trafford during part of Keane's playing days.
"My opinion, looking in on England from the outside, is that there are too many
egos involved in the England set-up and that has cost them dear," said Keane.
The lack of technique and the ability of England's players has been cited as major
reason for England's poor campaign but Keane brushed off such excuses.
"Unfortunately, the manager takes the brunt of it but I do believe players have to
take more responsibility, especially at that level," he said.
Are England technically inferior?
"When you look at the talent that the England lads have got it is really
unbelievable they haven't qualified.
"When you talk about talent and technique, England have that in abundance at
the moment.
"To say the likes of Wayne Rooney, Frank Lampard, Steven Gerrard and David
Beckham are not technically as good as other players is wrong because they
are."
Former England international and Chelsea defender Graeme Le Saux believes the
way the Football Association appointed McClaren - after publicly being turned
down by Luiz Felipe Scolari - has not helped his tenure.
"It's a desperate situation for the national team," Le Saux told BBC Radio 5 Live.
"The FA are the game's managers and administrators and, with the way they've
handled recent events, ultimately they should be accountable.
We need a manager with authority and a real design plan of success
Ex-England international Graeme Le Saux
"The process of choosing a manager is key to how he performs in the early
stages of his career.
"When McClaren took over, after it was widely reported Scolari was going to get
the job and then we arrived at McClaren in the next move, it didn't make sense in
terms of the qualities the two men had."
He added: "The process of choosing the next manager is absolutely crucial - we
have got egg on our face as it is.
"It amazes me that the FA doesn't consult the game itself, to get feedback from
the players. They tend to ignore the employees and it's important that they get
this decision right.
"I think you have to choose somebody who is going to get the best out of the
players.
"I know we've got time to build for the next campaign and we need a manager
with authority and a real design plan of success.
"I'd look at somebody with experience someone like Scolari or Jose Mourinho. I
know Jose well from his days at Chelsea so I've got my t-shirt printed now." www.bbc.co.uk
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Keane is not one to suffer big egos
Roy Keane has blamed the egos in the England camp for their failure to qualify for
Euro 2008.
The Sunderland boss says all the blame cannot be put on sacked manager Steve
McClaren, whom he knows from their days at Manchester United.
McClaren was assistant at Old Trafford during part of Keane's playing days.
"My opinion, looking in on England from the outside, is that there are too many
egos involved in the England set-up and that has cost them dear," said Keane.
The lack of technique and the ability of England's players has been cited as major
reason for England's poor campaign but Keane brushed off such excuses.
"Unfortunately, the manager takes the brunt of it but I do believe players have to
take more responsibility, especially at that level," he said.
Are England technically inferior?
"When you look at the talent that the England lads have got it is really
unbelievable they haven't qualified.
"When you talk about talent and technique, England have that in abundance at
the moment.
"To say the likes of Wayne Rooney, Frank Lampard, Steven Gerrard and David
Beckham are not technically as good as other players is wrong because they
are."
Former England international and Chelsea defender Graeme Le Saux believes the
way the Football Association appointed McClaren - after publicly being turned
down by Luiz Felipe Scolari - has not helped his tenure.
"It's a desperate situation for the national team," Le Saux told BBC Radio 5 Live.
"The FA are the game's managers and administrators and, with the way they've
handled recent events, ultimately they should be accountable.
We need a manager with authority and a real design plan of success
Ex-England international Graeme Le Saux
"The process of choosing a manager is key to how he performs in the early
stages of his career.
"When McClaren took over, after it was widely reported Scolari was going to get
the job and then we arrived at McClaren in the next move, it didn't make sense in
terms of the qualities the two men had."
He added: "The process of choosing the next manager is absolutely crucial - we
have got egg on our face as it is.
"It amazes me that the FA doesn't consult the game itself, to get feedback from
the players. They tend to ignore the employees and it's important that they get
this decision right.
"I think you have to choose somebody who is going to get the best out of the
players.
"I know we've got time to build for the next campaign and we need a manager
with authority and a real design plan of success.
"I'd look at somebody with experience someone like Scolari or Jose Mourinho. I
know Jose well from his days at Chelsea so I've got my t-shirt printed now." www.bbc.co.uk
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