Roy Keane's SHOCKING Exit From The 2002 FIFA World Cup - What Went Wrong?!
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- Опубліковано 5 сер 2024
- Picture the scene
It’s May 2002, you’re Roy Keane, and you’re sat in the Man United dressing room watching Arsenal lift their 2nd Premier League title
“What a terrible season this has been”, you say to yourself
“We’ve finished 3rd in the Prem, we were knocked out of the FA cup by Middlesbrough, and we only got to the Champions League semi-finals, what an awful season”
“At least I’ve got the World Cup to look forward to…”
CHAPTERS:
0:00 - Intro
0:33 - Ireland's Pre-World Cup
1:31 - Character 1, Roy Keane
2:14 - Character 2, Mick McCarthy
2:52 - USA Tour Argument
4:20 - 2002 World Cup Argument
8:31 - Ireland's World Cup
8:46 - Aftermath & Report
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Was Roy Keane right to leave the World Cup? And should he have returned to play in the tournament?
Keano wasn't in the right frame of mind to compete at that World Cup. He wanted to leave multiple times before he actually did and when he was interviewed about returning to play in the 2002 World Cup he lacked conviction. For those who defend Roy Keane to this day they've got to ask themselves "Do Great Players and True Sporting Heroes back down or walk away from a challenge?" I feel bad for all the Gaelic Footballers and Hurlers who only get expenses paid and have to work full-time jobs compared to Keano who got handsomely paid throughout his soccer career. It made no difference who was the Irish manager back in 2002 because it's the same Keano who fell out with Fergie 3 years later despite a successful 12 year association together.
Yes he’s fallen out with a lot of people over the years, but would he have even bothered with the 22 hour flight to Saipan if he thought he was going to leave anyway?
@@SimpleSoccer2024 But if Keano really wanted to play he could have either stayed put or flown back to play for Ireland, the choice was his and he refused to compete. Yes arguments happen not just in football but in all walks of life as Keano refused to put captaining his country on a world stage ahead of his own personal issues.
It really did split Ireland down the middle didn’t it!
@@SimpleSoccer2024 Yes, not only in my family but in school as well. Even as a United fan from Ireland, I find it impossible to defend Keano to this day as his ego and volatile character cost him his one and only chance to captain his country on the world stage. To be honest, I thought we did just as well without Keano because the rest of the team rallied together even stronger for 4 games without him.
A final was on for that Ireland side.
Turkey and South Korea got to the semis in that World Cup, so I suppose anything could’ve happened!
@@SimpleSoccer2024 This idea that Ireland could have gotten much further or even won the World Cup if Roy Keane played proves to me that Keano was Over Rated and this coming from a United fan from Ireland myself. There are several players much better than Keano who played in better International teams than Keano and NEVER won a World Cup in their careers. Examples include Cristiano Ronaldo, Kevin De Bruyne, Johan Cruyff, Marck Van Basten, Paolo Maldini, Puskas, Michel Plattini etc. So in reality, it's only Cork Sentiment and Irish Sentiment that Ireland could have won that World Cup if Keano played.
@raymondbutler834 Ireland would not have won that World Cup as they'd have been handily beaten by Brazil. But a final? Did you see the way they qualified? Unbeaten, outplayed Germany in the group stage who themselves got to the final, had the better of it against Spain and lost on penalties. They didn't lose a game in 90 mins from the extremely tough qualifying campaign ( grouped with Portugal and Holland) to the World Cup itself. Turkey and Korea made the semi finals. You add a world class midfielder who had massive influence on games? Like when he dominated Zidane and Davids in Turin? Then yes I definitely could have have seen a semi final or final in that world cup.
@@paulearle3780 That's all wishful thinking. Work Ethic only gets you so far especially if you have limited ability to go on and win the World Cup. Keano was past his peak in the summer of 2002 as for that dominant performance in Turin, yes Keano had top players around him back then at United who went on to win the Treble that season.
@raymondbutler834 can you read? I've not once said they'd have won the World Cup. Also in 2002 Keane had just dominated Ballack in the cl semi final and led united to another prem in 2003. He also dominated against Holland ha. You're clutching at straws. Ireland had far more quality than S.Korea and Turkey. That was the one competitive Ireland side that actually kept the ball and played football. They had players from all over the prem and multiple prem captains in that side. Players like Robbie Keane and Duff aswell, not to mention an outstanding keeper. Ireland really could have gone deep in that competition with Keane. Hell they were a penalty away from doing so without him.