{"id":299438,"date":"2023-12-03T16:24:20","date_gmt":"2023-12-03T16:24:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/?p=299438"},"modified":"2023-12-03T16:24:20","modified_gmt":"2023-12-03T16:24:20","slug":"roy-keane-insists-he-never-had-any-bond-with-sir-alex-ferguson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/soccer\/roy-keane-insists-he-never-had-any-bond-with-sir-alex-ferguson\/","title":{"rendered":"Roy Keane insists he &apos;NEVER had any bond&apos; with Sir Alex Ferguson"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> Roy Keane insists he &#8216;NEVER had any bond&#8217; with Sir Alex Ferguson while Man United captain and says had &#8216;no interest&#8217; in &#8216;tea and biscuits&#8217;&#8230; before suggesting his former managers eventually &#8216;threw him under the bus&#8217;<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Keane said that he is glad he never had a &#8216;cozy&#8217; relationship with his managers<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>He argued managers eventually have to make &#8216;big decisions&#8217; that cost players<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Sir Jim Ratcliffe could be Erik ten Hag&#8217;s biggest threat &#8211; Listen to why on It&#8217;s All Kicking Off<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Roy Keane has revealed that he &#8216;never had any bond&#8217; with Sir Alex Ferguson during his time as Manchester United captain.<\/p>\n<p>Keane played for the Red Devils between 1993 and 2005, spending the whole time playing under the Scot, winning the Champions League, seven Premier Leagues, and four FA Cups.<\/p>\n<p>He was club captain from 1997 to 2005 before leaving the club for Celtic after departing Old Trafford via mutual consent.<\/p>\n<p>Managers tend to have a closer relationship with their players in the modern game compared to when Keane was playing, but the Irishman admitted that he never wanted to bond with his managers.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on Sky Sports, he said he &#8216;didn&#8217;t believe in it&#8217;, though did acknowledge that it can sometimes suit managers and captains to have a close relationship.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/03\/15\/78524157-0-image-m-107_1701617055040.jpg\" height=\"362\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Roy Keane (pictured) has suggested that he &#8216;never had any bond&#8217; with Sir Alex Ferguson<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/03\/15\/78524145-12820191-Keane_played_for_Manchester_United_for_12_years_under_Ferguson_l-a-46_1701618869060.jpg\" height=\"524\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Keane played for Manchester United for 12 years under Ferguson (left) and was captain for seven years<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/03\/15\/78524123-12820191-The_two_enjoyed_a_number_of_successes_together_including_winning-a-47_1701618869060.jpg\" height=\"498\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The two enjoyed a number of successes together, including winning seven Premier League titles and a Champions League<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I think it depends on the personalities of the manager and whoever the captain of the club might be,&#8217; he said. &#8216;I don&#8217;t think it has to be as cozy as what they&#8217;ve got going on there [at Tottenham] &#8211; obviously the manager has only been in the door a few months &#8211; but from my own experience I never had any cozy relationship with any of the managers I worked for.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I\u00a0didn&#8217;t believe in it, it just didn&#8217;t suit my personality. Even when I went to Forest with Stuart Pearce or particularly when I went to United and saw some of the senior players and the captains, most mornings they would be going up having a chat with the manager and a cup of tea but that was never for me, I never believed in being pally or close to any of the managers I worked with.<\/p>\n<p>It was put to Keane that he worked under Ferguson for a number of years and enjoyed unprecedented success while captain of the side.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/03\/15\/78524255-12820191-Keane_said_that_it_is_no_use_getting_close_to_managers_because_t-a-48_1701618869061.jpg\" height=\"439\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Keane said that it is no use getting close to managers because they can &#8216;throw you under the bus anyway&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Keane was quick to shut down any suggestion that the two were close, and hinted that he felt wronged by the United legend upon his departure.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;There was never any bond there, absolutely not&#8217;, he said. &#8216;People like to say we had a good relationship, I think I had two or three really private conversations with the manager during my time at the club, it was a case of get on with it, do your job, go out and perform week in, week out, and be a good pro around the place.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The manager gives you the captaincy for a reason. It doesn&#8217;t mean to say you&#8217;re having cozy chats and cups of tea in the morning with a few biscuits, that never worked for me and I&#8217;m glad I was never really close to a manager like that.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It&#8217;s just my opinion, there&#8217;s no need for it, Why get close when you know at some point they&#8217;re going to make tough decisions and, as I found in my experience, when you think you&#8217;ve done well for them and they throw you under the bus anyway, but that&#8217;s for another day.&#8217;<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football, launching with a preview show today and every week this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube , Apple Music and Spotify<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12820191\/Roy-Keane-NEVER-bond-Sir-Alex-Ferguson.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Roy Keane insists he &#8216;NEVER had any bond&#8217; 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