Sunderland
number one
Craig Gordon says boss Roy Keane is fair game on the training
pitch... But the Sunderland
boss is in
no position to retaliate, because he can't risk the fitness of his
Black Cats stars.
Gordon told to the Mirror newspaper: "Most of the time the manager
tends to stand back and watch training, but now and again he takes
part in five-a-sides."
"He tackles and people put tackles in on him because they see it as
a chance to kick the manager - and you don't get that chance very
often. "It's a game of football and if the ball is there to be won,
you go for it, no matter who you're tackling. I'm sure the manager
would not expect anything less from the players. "Although you can
see he's still a great player, he doesn't tackle as hard because I
don't think he would want to injure one of his own players."
On a more serious note, Gordon spoke of his admiration for Keano,
saying: "I'd say there's an aura about him. "When he walks into a
room, everyone sits up. And when he speaks, you listen. "When he
tells you he wants something done a particular way, you know you
had better do it that way."
