"His qualities as a leader and as a player will always stay within us."-Ruud Van Nistelrooy
U r damn rite, Ruud! I was damn shocked when I heard the news on Friday nite, it was too sudden! Why? WHy?? Urghhh.....!!!
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Here's a tribute to a Deserving Red Devil, ROY KEANE
Taken off Manutd.com
Roy Keane
Sir Alex Ferguson has labelled him the best player he’s ever worked with, while aspiring footballers and United fans worship the ground he walks on.
Whatever your view on Roy Keane, there’s no doubt he is the epitome of the unwavering spirit and desire to succeed that Manchester United stands for.
Few sportsmen lead from the front in the way Keane does, both on and off the pitch.
Images of him rallying his team-mates whilst covering every blade of grass have been, and still are, frequent occurrences on the field. He is also not afraid to speak his mind in front of the media, particularly if he feels his colleagues are not reaching the high standards he expects.
The Cork-born midfielder began his career with Cobh Ramblers after failing to gain an apprenticeship in English football.
Brian Clough later took him to Nottingham Forest before he completed a then record £3.75million switch to Old Trafford in the summer of 1993.
Keane began his United career with two goals on his home debut in a 3-0 win over Sheffield United.
The combative midfielder went on to win the first of his seven Premiership medals in his debut season and has since added a European Cup, an Intercontinental Cup and four FA Cup winners’ medals to his collection.
He took over the United captaincy from Eric Cantona at the start of 97/98 campaign, but his season was cut short by a cruciate knee ligament injury sustained in a tackle with Leeds’ Alf-Inge Haaland at Elland Road in September 1997.
The 98/99 season saw Keane experience a range of mixed fortunes. On his way to leading United to their historic Treble, a sending-off in the FA Cup semi-final replay victory over Arsenal was followed by a yellow card during arguably his greatest display in a Red shirt in the Champions League semi-final second leg against Juventus, forcing him to miss that unforgettable night in Barcelona when United were crowned European Champions.
Aside from his influential displays for United, Keane - a former winner of both the Footballer of the Year and the Players' Player of the Year awards in 2000 - has also proved an inspiration to his country and he now has over 50 caps for the Republic of Ireland.
A huge bust-up with former Republic boss Mick McCarthy which led to Keane’s premature departure from the 2002 World Cup looked to have put paid to his international career, but he made a shock return to action in May 2004.
Despite his ageing limbs, Keane,continues to be an inspiration to all those around him.
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Keano, we'll miss ur leadership, ur silent resilience and hot head manners but u will always be remembered, take care my Captain!!
Yes mesye..i know... i am disappointed. But well Cantona left and i was more sadden by that departure actually. Firstly bcoz i felt that well Roy's time has come and he had to go. Hopefully its for the best. And yes he was a great captain, different from the ones i seen as a United fan..Robson/Cantona.....He will be missed
ReplyDeleteThere's a lot of conspiracy theories happening and I think he is sacked. His mouth has been deadly too many times and when he criticised his team mates publicly, its a last straw. Nevertheless his departure is less shocking that Messier Cantona.
ReplyDeleteooh ahh Cantona
ReplyDeleteyeah i can't deny losin cocky cantona was sorta bigger blow to Man U & fans. altho keane doesn't show much fancy footsies or play with his chest stickin out with pride, he is a fighter & a great captain too.