Roy Keane: The Most Explosive Extracts from the Former Manchester United Captain's New Autobiography
Roy Keane's explosive autobiography, The Second Half, is not officially released until later this week but leaked extracts are already causing a storm.
Eleven years on from his first book, former Manchester United and Republic of Ireland skipper Keane has lifted the lid on all manner of bust-ups and brawls with his former teammates, managers and coaches in a series of fresh revelations.
Keane brought an end to a glittering career at Old Trafford in acrimonious circumstances in and has revealed the heated conversations he had with former manager Sir Alex Ferguson and his former assistant Carlos Queiroz that paved the way for his departure.
Keane said of United's former assistant manager Queiroz: "He was just on my right shoulder; how I didn't f*****g hit him again – I was thinking: 'The villa in Portugal, not treating me well in training – and he just used the word "loyalty" to me'.
"I said, 'Don't you f*****g talk to me about loyalty, Carlos. You left this club after 12 months a few years ago for the Real Madrid job.
"Don't you dare question my loyalty. I had op
The Second Half
Si prosegue con le varie “battaglie” in Premier e il litigio di Saipan che lo allontanò dalla nazionale del trifoglio. Insomma più che un architettato piano di esposizione sembra più di stare ad ascoltare l'amico al bar che ti racconta ciò che gli è successo, il che ha un suo fascino, soprattutto perché il temperamentoso irlandese vive il calcio con un agonismo che lascia poco allo spettacolo e punta più sul fare legna… sugli stinchi avversari. Tuttavia, proprio e purtroppo come l’amico che ti racconta le cose al bar (solitamente quando alza il gomito), inizia presto a ripetersi entrando in loop, una ridondanza che fa progressivamente calare la soglia di inte
Roy Keane's book is a masterpiece: The Second Half gives a startling account of his colourful career and reveals the hard-man midfielder's long-hidden good points
One Saturday evening a few years ago, a football manager confided his thoughts on Roy Keane to a small group of journalists.
He deplored his behaviour, his disciplinary record and his general air of brooding malevolence.
Somebody made the tentative suggestion that Keane might have one or two good points. The manager thought for a moment. ‘Maybe,’ he said. ‘But he keeps them bloody well hidden.’
At the time, it was an image which Keane did little to dispel. For him, it appeared, football was a violent game in a violent world. You played, you fought, you prevailed. And if you could inflict a little damage along the way, then so much the better.
VIDEO Scroll down to watch the best bits from Roy Keane's book launch
Roy Keane does little to dispel his image as a malevolent hard man in the first half of his book The Second Half
In his playing days, it appeared, football was a violent game in a violent world - a game to be fought and won
It was a joyless philosophy, but Keane seemed a joyless individual;
Reviews of Keane: The Autobiography by Roy Keane with Eamonn Dunphy () and The Second Half by Roy Keane with Roddy Doyle ()
Whenever I read a sportsman&#;s second autobiography (usually published a bit after they have retired), I always like to reread their first one (usually published at peak of their carer). It can be fascinating to see how the same events or relationships are told differently with the benefit of more experience or changed dynamics. I hope to reread and write about some of my favourite double autobiographies. First up, the Manchester United and Ireland legend, Roy Keane!
Roy Keane had an exceptional playing career which combined huge achievement with equal amounts of controversy. It&#;s impossible to have followed English football in the 90&#;s and naughties and not have a strong opinion either way. For an Irish fan, it&#;s even harder to not to love or loathe him.
Rereading Keane: The Autobiography (), I&#;m struck by just how good the book is. It is sometimes forgotten just how good a writer the ever controversial Eamonn Dunphy is and his talents are in full display here as he captures what feels like Keane&#;s voice. The b
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