Roy Keane was before the media in Stade de Montbauron on Thursday.
He confirmed Jon Walters did not train again as he rehabs his Achilles problem, and is all but certainly out of Saturday’s clash with Belgium in Bordeaux.
He assuaged fears about Wes Hoolahan, saying the calf tightness that saw him replaced in the 1-1 draw with Sweden was nothing unusual.
The former Sunderland and Ipswich manager had little sympathy for under-fire Belgium coach Marc Wilmots, but was under no illusions that the Republic of Ireland’s next opponents are an excellent team.
RK: Harsh to say Belgium are not a great team. There are not that many great teams out there" #IRL
— Mikey Stafford (@me_stafford) June 16, 2016
Keane also had time to joke about a tackle he made on Seamus Macdonagh, go into detail on the art of management and have a laugh with a Belgian journalist.
