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Wayne Rooney 'should keep his nose out' of England manager debate, says former Manchester United captain Roy Keane
The striker "didn't do enough on the pitch" under Fabio Capello according to the Irishman, who added that he admires the outgoing national team coach for sticking to his guns
09-Feb-2012 3:12:58 PM
By Oliver Platt
Getty
Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has been told to "keep his nose out" of debate over the identity of the new England manager by former teammate Roy Keane.
The Irish coach and pundit criticised Rooney for airing his views on Twitter following the resignation of Fabio Capello as manager of the national team on Wednesday evening.
The 26-year-old forward had admitted he was "gutted" at Capello's departure but tipped Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp to replace the Italian.
"Wayne should keep his nose out of it," Keane told ITV. "He didn't do enough on the pitch when Capello was manager."
Keane also expressed his admiration for the way Capello "stuck to his guns" after criticising the FA for removing John Terry from the national team captaincy without consulting him.
The Chelsea defender faces a court date in July over alleged racial abuse of Queens Park Rangers defender Anton Ferdinand.
"Capello is a strong character and obviously thought his authority was questioned with John Terry losing the captaincy," Keane said.
"You've got to admire him. He stuck to his guns. They went over his head, taking the captaincy off Terry. Obviously they've asked him to apologise and he's gone.
"It's been a nightmare for everybody - Capello, the FA. Terry obviously has to face trial in July and the FA thought it was the right action to strip him of the captaincy but Capello thought his authority was questioned."
The Irish coach and pundit criticised Rooney for airing his views on Twitter following the resignation of Fabio Capello as manager of the national team on Wednesday evening.
The 26-year-old forward had admitted he was "gutted" at Capello's departure but tipped Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp to replace the Italian.
"Wayne should keep his nose out of it," Keane told ITV. "He didn't do enough on the pitch when Capello was manager."
Keane also expressed his admiration for the way Capello "stuck to his guns" after criticising the FA for removing John Terry from the national team captaincy without consulting him.
The Chelsea defender faces a court date in July over alleged racial abuse of Queens Park Rangers defender Anton Ferdinand.
"Capello is a strong character and obviously thought his authority was questioned with John Terry losing the captaincy," Keane said.
"You've got to admire him. He stuck to his guns. They went over his head, taking the captaincy off Terry. Obviously they've asked him to apologise and he's gone.
"It's been a nightmare for everybody - Capello, the FA. Terry obviously has to face trial in July and the FA thought it was the right action to strip him of the captaincy but Capello thought his authority was questioned."
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