Roy Keane on FAI's manager chase:  'Apparently they wanted everybody. They didn’t know what they wanted' 

Lee Carsley was long linked with the Ireland job before Heimir Hallgrímsson was finally appointed after a drawn-out process. 
Roy Keane on FAI's manager chase:  'Apparently they wanted everybody. They didn’t know what they wanted' 

Roy Keane, ITV

Roy Keane believes Lee Carsley deserves the chance to prove himself as England manager and suspects the availability of the England job played a part in Carsley not becoming Republic of Ireland boss.

Former Ireland international Carsley is set to manage England against Ireland next month, as he steps into Gareth Southgate's position on an interim basis. 

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