Typically reserved from Mr. Keane.
Roy Keane has always been one to speak his mind. Whether it’s at Old Trafford, Celtic Park, the Stadium of Light or the ITV studios, the former Manchester United captain is always good value for a quote.
During the World Cup, Keane has been a welcome member of ITV’s punditry team, offering curt and often scathing opinions on everything from performances to Carlos Queiroz’ coaching style.
Today though Keane took aim at Germany defender Jerome Boateng, who was sent off after picking up two yellow cards during his side’s 2-1 victory over Sweden in their second World Cup group game.
Prior to Boateng’s sending off, the ITV commentary team mentioned the fact that the Bayern Munich centre-back have a real affinity for trainers, as well as the fact that he may well own as many as 650 pairs.
One person to take particular issue with this was, shock horror, Keane, who presumably found it absolutely ludicrous that anyone, anywhere in the world, would require more than one pair of shoes.
Discussing Boateng’s sending off during the post-match discussion on the game, Keane said of the defender’s trainer obsession:
“Jerome Boateng? I heard he has 650 pairs of shoes, he can’t be right upstairs!”
Now, whether Boateng’s shoe love actually has an effect on his performances remain to be seen, but Keane had called it perfectly about Boateng even before his sending off, the Corkman calling for his substitution at the interval.
“Defensively, lack of concentration, players being lazy, the manager at half-time, he’s got to make changes. The two centre-halves would give you a heart attack. You’d have to take Boateng off. Boateng’s walking around the place like he’s playing Sunday football. He’s been a disgrace. Get him off!”
If only Joachim Low was listening…
https://twitter.com/MaverickDiego/status/1010616208876548102
https://twitter.com/utdxtra/status/1010615316127408129
Roy Keane on Jérôme Boateng "They spoke of him having 650 pairs of shoes! He can't be right in the head!" 😂😂
— BeanymanSports (@BeanymanSports) June 23, 2018
Roy Keane: ‘They spoke about him having 650 shoes, he can’t be right upstairs!’ Re: Jérôme Boateng’s performance.
Just hand Keane the World Cup now. Phenomenal.
— Nial (@NialFoster) June 23, 2018
“They say he’s got 650 pairs of shoes, but he can’t be right upstairs with that kinda haircut” 😂😂😂😂😂😂 Roy Keane on Boateng
— B.O.A.T® (@BOYOFALLTALENTS) June 23, 2018
Roy Keane on Boateng (in full falsetto): “They talk about him having 650 pairs of shoes! Sure he couldn’t be right upstairs! 650 pairs!!!” 😄#GERSWE
— Oliver Callan (@olivercallan) June 23, 2018
