He absolutely nailed it.
Roy Keane executed the perfect ‘Kermit sipping tea’ moment when discussing VAR’s calamitous mistake in the game between Liverpool and Tottenham.
It’s well documented that VAR messed up badly in this game, ruling Luis Diaz’ goal as offside, despite it being on, and then giving the wrong call to the referee.
Following the match which also saw Liverpool receive two controversial red cards, Jurgen Klopp added to the media storm surrounding it by saying that the game should be replayed.
The debate and fallout surrounding the matter is still ongoing, and unsurprisingly it was one of the main topics on the latest episode of the Stick to Football podcast.
Roy Keane has perfect ‘Kermit sipping tea’ moment when discussing Liverpool.
As the panel discussed the incident in depth, Keane displayed the perfect ‘Kermit sipping tea’ moment, when he just announced sarcastically “Just replay the game”, before raising his eyebrows and sipping his cup of tea, as the panelists laughed at his sly dig at Klopp’s comments.
The famous meme which shows Kermit from the muppets drinking from a cup is usually captioned with “But that’s none of my business” and often used on social media when pointing out something that is hypocritical or unfair.
Keane’s comedic timing as a pundit has become a part of his persona during these panel shows, but on a more serious note, he did highlight just how disastrous the whole debacle was.
“It was crazy, wasn’t it? Crazy”, said the Irishman. “A mistake by the officials.”
Roy Keane on the thing that concerned him most about the VAR controversy during the Liverpool v Tottenham game.
Keane did highlight another aspect of the whole farce that he found concerning, aside from the obvious fact that they made a huge mistake.
“Can I make one point on the VAR? When they showed the recording, how casual were the people doing it? That was the bit that surprised me.
“It was very casual, wasn’t it? That is the bit that worried me.”
When asked by Gary Neville whether or not he would keep VAR in the game, Keane emphatically answered “get rid of it.”
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