“John Terry has had his issues, I don’t think he’s had a good season.”
England went to the 2010 World Cup as one of the favourites for the trophy. They had top-level players such as Wayne Rooney, Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard and John Terry, and were managed by Fabio Capello, the highly successful Italian coach who had achieved success with AC Milan, Juventus, Roma and Real Madrid.
However, the campaign in South Africa was a complete flop. England limped to a 1-1 draw with the United States in their opening group game, played out a turgid goalless draw with Algeria and recorded a 1-0 victory over Slovenia to advance to the last-16 as runners-up in a group they were meant to comfortably win.
Next up was Germany, and a 4-1 hammering. Frank Lampard’s shot crossed the line but wasn’t awarded as a goal, so the score could have been closer, but the Germans were clearly superior.
In the days following the defeat, Sky Sports News caught up with Roy Keane, and a clip has re-emerged of his take on the England squad.
Keane, who was managing Ipswich Town at the time, was asked why England’s players had failed to replicate their club form for their country. The former Manchester United captain disputed the idea that England’s players had been impressive for their clubs in the season before the World Cup. He went through each player in the England team individually and concluded that none of them, apart from James Milner, had played well for their clubs before the tournament. It is vintage Roy Keane.
The Irishman will be at the 2018 World Cup working as a pundit for ITV, so we can look forward to more of this in the coming weeks.
Remember following England’s World Cup exit in 2010. Roy Keane was asked why such good club players couldn’t produce for their country? His response was peak Keano…. pic.twitter.com/EY8gMJHWYo
— Jay Motty (@JayMotty) June 10, 2018
