Roy Keane fires back in his war of words with Brazil boss Tite, telling him to ‘dance in a NIGHTCLUB’ and not ‘yards away’ from the opponent’s bench… as he sarcastically quips coaches should do ‘little dances’ when going for their pro licenses!
- Brazil blew South Korea away in their World Cup clash with four first-half goals
- They celebrated the goals by dancing, with even manager Tite getting involved
- Roy Keane has slammed Tite for celebrating ‘yards away’ from the opposition
- He called the actions ‘disrespectful’ and told Tite to go and ‘dance in a nightclub’
- It is the latest development in an emerging feud between Tite and Keane
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Roy Keane has reignited his war of words with Brazil boss Tite and risked sparking further outrage in the country as he doubled down on his criticism of his team’s actions in the win over South Korea by telling him to ‘go and dance in a nightclub’.
Brazil raced into a 4-0 first-half lead in the last-16 clash with South Korea thanks to goals from Vinicius Jnr, Neymar, Richarlison and Lucas Paqueta.
Following Vinicius’ opener Brazil showed off a series of pre-planned dance routines to mark their goals, with even boss Tite getting involved after the third strike.
There have been more words from Roy Keane over Brazil’s dancing celebrations
The pundit told manager Tite to ‘dance in a nightclub’ after he joined in with the celebrations
Keane was less than impressed with the incident, as he told Sky Bet: ‘I love watching Brazil and what they stand for.
‘When you think of the World Cup you think of Brazil, I love watching them because they are brilliant at football, but not when they are dancing, or the manager starts dancing, it’s not respectful’
‘I don’t get how a manager can dance when the game is still going ahead, he’s got an opposition manager ten yards away from him, you’ve got to watch that. The game is about respect. Dance afterwards in the dressing room, or in the nightclub, that’s not a problem.
Keane previously called the dancing ‘disrespectful’ and compared it to ‘Strictly Come Dancing’
‘But why is it okay for Brazil to do it during the game? If everyone has a dance after a goal, the games will be going on for three days.
‘Do you know what they should start doing, when coaches do their pro licence, show the managers how to do a little dance on the sideline, forget tactics.’
It was the latest escalation in a feud between Keane and Tite that started on the night of the game.
Tite has defended the dancing as part of Brazilian culture and insisted it is not disrespectful
The pundit called the dancing ‘disrespectful’ and compared it to ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ during ITV’s coverage of the South Korea game, to which Brazil forward Vinicius Junior jokingly replied: ‘Keeeep dancing!’
Tite then hit back at Keane’s comments, saying those who criticised the celebrations did not understand Brazilian culture, and that the dancing was ‘not disrespectful’ towards opponents.
Brazil are next in action against Croatia, a side that has been historically sensitive on issues of respect, in their quarter final on Friday.
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