Roy Keane and Graeme Souness clash over Argentina penalty
Roy Keane and Graeme Souness clashed brilliantly during half-time of Argentinaโs opening game with Saudi Arabia. We all know how it ended but Argentina were leading 1-0 at the interval before throwing away their lead in the second half.
The two pundits hit out at each other after Argentina were awarded an early penalty when Leandro Paredes was seemingly pulled to the floor by Mohamed Kanno.
Lionel Messi was ready to pounce at the opportunity and he tucked away his spot kick.
Argentina 1-0 Saudi Arabia: Lionel Messi opens the scoring from the penalty spot and already it looks like it’s going to be a long way back for the Saudis.
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Speaking on ITV, Keane stressed that he didnโt think it was a penalty, before Souness make a big deal out of disagreeing with him.
โI donโt think thatโs a penalty,โ Keane said.
Souness replied: โHeโs (the defender) not looking at the ball. He doesnโt know where the ball is and is just interested in the Argentina player. He doesnโt know when itโs been kicked, heโs not looking โ I think that is a pen.โ
Keane wasnโt stopping there, replying: โNo no no! All this will do is encourage diving. Heโs (Paredes) dragging him (the defender) down.
Souness continued the argument, saying: โRoy youโre not listening to what Laura (Woods) said. This is a directive from referees this is not about opinion this is a fact โ the guy wasnโt looking.โ
The Irishman punched back: โI heard exactly what she said. This will encourage diving โ Iโm here to give my opinion. Thatโs not a pen!โ
It dragged on even longer!
Souness hit back: โThis isnโt about our opinion itโs about the laws of the game. The interpretation of the new law is if youโre not looking at ball itโs a pen.โ
Keane replied: โIโm here to give my opinion thatโs not my pen Iโll say it again โ thatโs my opinion. Thatโs my opinion. Iโm here to give my opinion thatโs not a penaltyโ, before he repeated: โIโm here to give my opinion thatโs not a penalty.โ
Souness said: โIโve heard you say it 10 times, let someone else speak. Youโll learn a lot more if you listen rather than talk all the time.โ
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