Real education starts now, insists Keane

SUNDERLAND manager Roy Keane insists his real education starts now after gaining his UEFA Pro Licence last week.

A year after starting the course, Keane graduated at Warwick University along with academy coach Kevin Ball.

The former Manchester United midfielder believes his studies were “worth every minute,” and has encouraged his players to follow his lead, but he insists the sternest examinations will come on the job.

“Instead of thinking that it’s over now, I think this is where my learning really starts,” Keane said.

“Sometimes people think ‘I’ve done my badges, it’s done now and I’m qualified’, but I think all my qualifications will come over the next 20 or 30 years of experiences of working with teams.

“You’ve got to keep raising the bar and I’m quite comfortable with that. It’s testing the coaches around me and the people I’m working with, and making sure they’re raising the bar.

“I’ve spoken to my players and said to them: ‘’When you get a chance in the summer, get your coaching qualifications’. Dwight Yorke is in the process of doing his B-badge. It’s been hectic, but it’s worth every minute.”