Roy Keane blasts senior England stars

We have won together as a team and it's absolutely on all of us in terms of not being able to win the game tonight

Sebastian Nkrumah Listowell Sebastian Nkrumah Listowell
Jul 12, 2021 - 05:19 Updated: Jul 12, 2021 - 08:58
Roy Keane blasts senior England stars
Kane consoles Saka

Roy Keane has blasted England’s senior stars for letting Arsenal’s 19-year-old Bukayo Saka take the fifth and decisive spot-kick despite no record of taking a penalty kick for Arsenal.

The brave Three Lions slipped to a heartbreaking penalty shootout loss in the EURO 2020 final at Wembley.

Rashford hit the post, while Sancho and Saka had their saved by Euro 2020 Player of the Tournament Gianluigi Donnarumma.

And Keane was left furious the likes of Raheem Sterling or Jack Grealish didn't put their hand up to take one.

"If you are Sterling or Grealish, you cannot sit there and have a young kid Saka go up for a penalty ahead of you.

"You cannot let a shy 19-year-old go up in front of you.

"They have a lot more experience, Sterling has won trophies, they had to get in front of the young kid and stand up." Said furious Roy Keane on ITV.

Saka came off the bench as a second-half substitute for Trippier as England chased victory with a 4-3-3 - only to fall short on penalties.

After the end of proceedings, England’s manager Gareth Southgate said: 

"I chose the penalty takers based on what we have done in training and nobody is on their own.

"We have won together as a team and it's absolutely on all of us in terms of not being able to win the game tonight.

"But in terms of the penalties, that's my call and totally rests with me."

Meanwhile, Arsenal tweeted their condolences to Saka for his miss. After the youngster's miss, they wrote:

"Football can be so cruel.

"But for your personality. For your character. For your bravery. We will always be proud of you.

"And we can’t wait to have you back with us @BukayoSaka87."

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