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Roy Keane ready to rumble at Aston Villa
ROY KEANE is ready to have a row with any Aston Villa player who takes him on.
He has taken over as manager Paul Lambert’s No2 and will meet the players for the first time on Monday.
And they had better get used to him quickly because Keane will be responsible for most of the coaching.
An alternative view as cameras get pictures and video of Roy Keane holding the #AVFC shirt. #WelcomeRoy pic.twitter.com/YO0dTeYh4w
— Aston Villa FC (@AVFCOfficial) July 2, 2014
But Keane, who had a fierce reputation as a player and now as a manager and coach, says Villa’s players have no cause to fear him.
“The reputation I’ve got is a bit unfair but it doesn’t keep me awake at night,” he said.
“I have worked with the players over long periods of time without any issues.
“But having said that, you have to be ready to have disagreements. In any good dressing room disagreements are part of the game. It is getting the balance right in terms of how far you go with it.”
Lambert said: “I would never have asked Roy if I thought we couldn’t work together. But the manager will always have the last word.”
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