Tell us what you actually think, Roy! Everton suffered yet another Premier League setback on Saturday afternoon, as Pep Guardiola’s treble-chasing Manchester City team cruised to a 3-0 victory. The loss leaves Sean Dyche’s side one point above the drop zone with two games remaining, while Leicester trail by two points but have a game in hand. Pickford and Everton have only kept one clean sheet in their last nine league games, conceding three goals, two to skipper Ilkay Gundogan and one to the robotic Erling Haaland.
Roy Keane was his usual forthright self in an interview with Sky Sports after the game as the panel assessed England’s shot-stopping performance. “My goodness.” He (Pickford) appears really little in there. “There is no spring, and he is not anticipating,” Keane lamented. With fellow pundit Micah Richards heaping accolades on Pickford in the lead-up to the game, the former Ireland captain couldn’t help but reflect on it. Learn more. “No, Micah said before the game that he’s a great goalkeeper.” “He’s not,” he said, sending his colleagues in stitches with his candid delivery.
Patrick Vieira, former Arsenal midfielder and perhaps Roy Keane’s fiercest nemesis from his playing days, joined Keane and Richards on the panel. When discussing the possibility of winning a league title, the former Crystal Palace manager couldn’t help but attack Keane with a subtle dig. Referring to Arsenal’s notorious 2002 title win at Old Trafford, the French World Cup winner said, “It can be really sweet, especially when you go to Old Trafford and win it over there, that makes it even more special”.
Keane offered a looming over-the-shoulder gaze at his old rival, demonstrating his mastery at conveying his caustic sense of humor.
