[엑스포츠뉴스 김정현 인턴기자] Roy Keane criticized the Tottenham squad.
Manchester United legend Roy Keane watched the match between Tottenham Hotspur and Burnley in the 2020/21 Premier League Round 26 held at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on the 28th (Korean time) in the studio.
Roy Keane fiercely criticized the Tottenham squad, which was sluggish in the league before the match. He said, “In Tottenham, most of the average players are. While we are discussing the pressure to put Tottenham in fourth place, except for Harry Kane and Son Heung-min, Tottenham are average in the league. He said that the word’ordinary’ is just a word that Tottenham uses with as much politeness as possible.
“I think Tottenham was a better team in the past two years ago with Kieran Trypier, Christian Ericsen, and Dele Ali before feeling desperate. Tottenham is better now than then. Also, there are many players in Tottenham who are currently selected for the national team. But just because they’re selected for the national team, are they the best players? Not at all` he argued.
Keane also said,’Which of Tottenham players would try to take them from Liverpool, Manchester City or Chelsea? Except for Son Heung-min and Kane, the rest are not the most wanted players. Son Heung-min and Kane are at a great level, but the rest will not even think about it,” he said.
Keane and Jamie Radnap, who were on the scene, had a very heated debate over the matter. Radnap said,’I can’t trust Yoris or the fullbacks on the right. But Sergio Regilon is a pretty good player,” he said.
However, Keane asked, “So did Real Madrid send Regilon?” and Radnap replied in an angry voice that he replied, “Although he came from Real Madrid, he has shown quite good performance in the Spanish national team.”
Keane continued, “It is impossible for Tottenham to be in the top four. Do you think Gareth Bale will take the form back and make a difference from before? What did he do? Now he is kicking a corner kick. See Dele Ali again. Now I’m tired of talking about him. Let’s look at Ali’s stats two or three years ago. Now he is not desperate. The goalkeeper, the full back, the center back, whatever position there is a problem, he said.
On this day, Bale scored two goals and one help, but as Keen argued, Tottenham still has quite a few problems. The match was also a match against Burnley, 15th place, close to the relegation zone, and the pressure on Tottenham was also relatively weak compared to the rival teams.
Even if Bale and Ali survive and lead the diversification of Tottenham attack tactics in the future, it is questionable whether Tottenham will be able to enter the fourth place given the situation that the current 4th place West Ham and 6 points are different, and considering the poor performance in the league before the match this day. It must be.
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