Clifford’s comments on Keane praised

Thank you to Michael Clifford for his outstanding article on Roy Keane (Irish Examiner, Jun 16) and his comments on the Irish team/fans’ attitude and performance.

My compliments to Mr Clifford for his excellent assessment of the motivations of Mr Keane for his negative remarks.

Surely it must be accepted that this Irish team completely over-achieved by reaching the last 16 of the European Championship. Does any genuine fan really feel that we are in the top 16 in Europe? If we examine the inequality of some of the teams which failed to make it, I think that it puts the achievement in perspective.