Roy Keane asks if United's players can't run or won't run
Gary Neville arrives with running statistics, Keane turns them into a question of will, and Stick to Football's latest panel argues over who answers for Manchester United's slump.
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Roy Slams United’s Players, Carrick Stays & Enough Is Enough | Stick to Football EP 155
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- 5:26Harry Kane's Ballon d'Or opens the show, and Keane explains why he avoids red carpet events.
- 10:34Ian Wright spots his missing orange hat on a studio shelf and puts it on.
- 20:00Keane says United have lost sight of football standards and that "people have the right to be wrong."
- 32:13Neville says Carrick looks resigned on the touchline and United's board seems paralyzed.
- 42:56Neville defends Fernandes' frustration, and Keane says top players must show pride regardless of tactics.
- 56:04United's poor running statistics start a debate about fitness, effort or structure. The Glazers come up at 1:02:59.
"They can't run, or they don't want to run?" Roy Keane puts that to his fellow pundits on the new Stick to Football after Gary Neville lays out Manchester United's running statistics. It is the sharpest line in an episode that has drawn about 1.2 million views since yesterday.
The printed running sheet Neville hands round reads "MANCHESTER UNITED CRISIS," and in a nod to the club's protest colors it comes in green and gold. Ian Wright sighs, "All we do is talk about Man United," and then they do, for most of an hour and a half.
The interest is in where each of them places the blame. Keane, who captained United through the Ferguson years, points squarely at the dressing room. Carrick, he says, "needs the players more than they need him," and players must show pride whatever the tactics. Neville is kinder to Bruno Fernandes, describes Carrick as looking resigned on the touchline and says the board seems unable to decide anything. "There's sometimes a manager needs sacking for their own good," he adds. Jill Scott notices players who stop talking to each other when a match turns, and Jamie Carragher sums up the Bournemouth defeat in four words: "Bournemouth's front four was better."
There is lighter material. The episode opens with Harry Kane's Ballon d'Or, which prompts Keane to wonder why anyone enjoys a red carpet. Disney+ sponsors the show, and a segment promotes its drama Rivals.
The comments came in more than ten times faster than on a usual first day for the channel. Many viewers go back over Keane's earlier verdicts on Carrick and Fernandes. Many others mention Wright, who notices his missing orange hat on a studio shelf halfway through the conversation and puts it on.
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Wrighty finding his hat in the middle of the convo 😂
@Rambo_88UTBSee it on YouTube"People have a right to be wrong" That is one of the best quotes I've heard this year. 😂 Top one Roy.
@FintechTVcoukSee it on YouTubeAs a liverpool fan growing up hating keane, I can't help but like him now . He's a top man .
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@HenmaniaSee it on YouTubeThey should never abandon this format of stick to football, this is the best show on this channel and its flagship program.
@abhyudaykanojeSee it on YouTubeWe don’t realise it yet, but Roy Keane might be the last of everything we love about football. 💯
@AresnalChatSee it on YouTubeRoy Keane is one step away from putting his boots on 😂
@Enthusiastic_amatuerSee it on YouTubeKeane’s mentality is just on a different level. You see why he was such a great captain and why nobody else slacked around him on that pitch
@Neo-1685See it on YouTubeBen's delivery on "But thank you for messaging me on Sunday morning about it. I appreciated THAT" was just so pure :D
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Which club did Michael Carrick join Manchester United from in 2006?
Carrick moved from Tottenham to Manchester United in the summer of 2006 and stayed at Old Trafford for the rest of his playing career.