Here it is.
Cartoon villain isn't he? I've grown to like him over the years so long as the refs do their job when he crosses the line.
It looks a lot less bad from the other angle imo , but still pretty borderline at best
Likewise players from earlier generations such as Gentile and Passarella. There may different attitudes in different parts of the world. In England, we're more forgiving of cloggers than divers. Elsewhere the opposite view may be more common. I suppose another distinction is between defenders who are kind of doing their job and thugs like Keane trying to end another player's career just because of some perceived slight.
Nah you'll still find plenty of people willing to go to bat for both Keane's quality as a footballer and who say it was perfectly justified
Yes, I'm sure you're right. Just my way of looking at things I suppose, and I certainly wouldn't question his ability as a footballer. Souness was similar, especially when he moved north of the border.
The popular memory of Keane as a footballer is kind of ridiculous tbf, he could really play. I guess he can hardly complain about the Haaland tackle being his defining moment.
Haha this is exactly it. People act now like the thuggery was his most important quality, whether they approve or not. But he’d have been much better if he just didn’t get pointlessly sent off a lot.
Dave Warner syndrome. People love to equate aggressive play with actual aggression even when it's demonstrably bullshit.
Average cloggers don't do what Keane did in Turin in 1999.
Sure, and I don't think anyone would describe him in those terms. Being a superb footballer and being a thug are not mutually exclusive.
Indeed so.
The best time was when Reyes reached around from behind him to slap a Sheff Utd player, only for the ref to assume it was Bergkamp and send him off.