Simon Jordan joked Roy Keane ‘would clean out someone from the Samaritans if they looked at him the wrong way’ in response to the Manchester United legend’s take on Brazil dancing.
Keane savaged Brazil’s free-scoring Samba stars, labelling them ‘disrespectful’, and likening their dance celebrations to watching Strictly Come Dancing.
Brazil were rampant on Monday night, thrashing South Korea 4-1 to book their place in the quarter-finals of the World Cup.
Tite’s side put on a show in the first half of their last-16 clash, netting four goals from Vinicius Jnr, Neymar, Richarlison and Lucas Paqueta.
“Fantastic finish by Vinicius, great start to the game. But I’ve never seen so much dancing,” said Keane on ITV.
“I can’t believe what I’m watching, I can’t believe what I’m watching, it’s like watching Strictly [Come Dancing].
“I don’t like this. People say it’s their culture. But I think that’s really disrespecting the opposition,” he added.
The celebrations previously brought criticism from Jason Cundy, and talkSPORT host Jordan has since had his say on Keane’s verdict of Brazil’s choreographed dance routines.
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“I suspect Roy [Keane] has a certain role to play, and plays that role in the media. In terms of his outlook and attitude, Graeme Souness had a similar attitude,” he told Sports Breakfast.
“I think Graeme’s observations were somebody is going to get cleaned out in a minute if they carry on with all this nonsense.
“I am half in their camp and half in another camp.
“I am not a lover of these ridiculous goal celebrations either, as most of the time I think they are over pronounced and over exaggerated.
“I am certainly not interested in Brazil’s Samba dancing, and dancing their way to a World Cup final. I am not a great lover of Brazilian football, I admire it.
“The best time I saw Brazil was when they got spanked 7-1 by the Germans, that’s when I would like to see them Samba dancing then.
“I am great admirer of the talents that the Brazilians have, I don’t go to a football match to watch bleeding Samba dancing.
“I don’t care about it either way, but I am not in the business for celebrating like that. If they want to do that it is fine, I am not overly offended by it.
“We seem to be in a society where one is offended by other people, and Roy Keane being offended on behalf of the players in that game is his gift.
“Keane would clean out someone from The Samaritans if they gave him the wrong look.
“So, with that in mind, there is not much of a reference.
“But the point is, was there an element of disrespect, did they take it a little bit far?”
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