Roy Keane slams 'arrogant' Ireland players and says it's a long way back after Armenia humbling

The former Boys in Green skipper says international football appeals to him but every 'Tom, Dick and Harry' was interviewed by the FAI previously
HOME THOUGHTS FROM ABROAD: Roy Keane discussed the current state of Irish football with Ian Wright, as well as Jamie Carragher, Jill Scott and Gary Neville on the Overlap's Stick To Football. 

HOME THOUGHTS FROM ABROAD: Roy Keane discussed the current state of Irish football with Ian Wright, as well as Jamie Carragher, Jill Scott and Gary Neville on the Overlap's Stick To Football. 

Roy Keane says the Boys in Green are a long way off a return to the nation's glory days of international football and criticised some 'arrogant' Ireland players.

And the former Ireland skipper, speaking on the Stick to Football podcast, admitted there's 'an emotional side' to the possibility of managing his country, but said the process which ultimately saw Heimir Hallgrimsson appointed was 'a farce' in which the association interviewed 'every Tom, Dick and Harry.' 

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