Sunderland’s former manager Roy Keane has been discussing his time as Black Cats boss on his podcast.
The legendary Irish midfielder arrived at the Stadium of Light in 2006 and remained until 2008.
In this time in charge he saw 100 matches pass by, with 43 wins, 16 draws and 41 losses.
He averaged 1.45 points per game and led Sunderland from the Championship to the Premier League.
But now, Roy Keane has been looking back into his managerial career and at how he handled situations.
Keane on his time at Sunderland
Speaking on the Stick to Football podcast, Keane thought back to his management style at Sunderland in response the the very public issues going on at Old Trafford between Erik ten Hag and Jadon Sancho.
Keane said: “I don’t think I ever did anything wrong [to require an apology]. Maybe when I was sent off, I must’ve said ‘sorry lads’. I must’ve said sorry in the dressing room after if I’d been sent off, and I would have no problem. Jokes aside, If I’d done something wrong, apologising, absolutely no problem.”
“I fell out with a few [players, while managing]. I didn’t banish them, but I fell out with lads when I was manager of Sunderland, Ipswich, when I was working with Martin [O’Neill] at Ireland. I look back and I analyse it, and I was convinced – and I still am – that I was right.
“The lads that I fell out with were idiots who never did anything with their lives or their careers afterwards, so that gives me a bit of comfort. No one’s ever proved me wrong on that side of it. I have pulled players in, and you would have discussions and arguments, but players can be wrong obviously.”
Keane is a known for his stern attitude, but it seems even he draws the line at a certain point.