Losing ‘one hundred times worse’ for manager Keane

ROY KEANE admits the pain of defeat has worsened since he became a manager.

Keane was on the losing side for the first time as Sunderland boss last weekend when his side went down 3-1 at Sheffield Wednesday.

For a man whose intensity was renowned as a player, defeat was always hard to bear — but as he prepared the Black Cats for today’s visit of Sheffield Wednesday, the 35-year-old revealed it hurts a lot more when you are in charge. Asked how he reacted as a player, he said: “Not very well, no — and it is worse as a manager, definitely worse. A hundred times, I would say.