Richard Keys has to be up there as one of the most entertaining pundits currently working in football today. If you haven't already, check out his football blog where he regularly beats the drum for the downtrodden British manager with his particular brand of jingoistic tub-thumping.
In the wake of the Manchester derby brawl which dominated the media this week today, Keys has gone full Alex Jones, reading far too much into Jose Mourinho's pronunciation of 'diversity'.
Mourinho was prodded about the post derby brawl in his pre-Bournemouth press conference today and the United manager was very cagey about the subject, only giving this rather diplomatic soundbite on the whole affair:
The only thing I can say is that for me it was just a question of diversity, a diversity in behaviours, diversity in education, just that and nothing more than that.
Not much to write or talk about is it? Well, not when you're football and linguistic expert Richard Keys who managed to wring a reaching and frankly dumbfounding observation of the Portugese's comments:
Jose saying ‘diversity’ - are we sure? Broken up - the way he’s delivering it - it sounds more like ‘diver-city’. Listen again.
— Richard Keys (@richardajkeys) December 12, 2017
Really Richard? Really? The Twitterati were soon out in force with some chucklesome responses to Keys' comments:
I think you might have finally gone insane, Richard.
— Marc McBride (@SpabbaRanks) December 12, 2017
— Sam McGuire (@SamMcGuire90) December 12, 2017
— Joey (@TammyBaebraham) December 12, 2017
When you were saying “smash it”, were you really saying “sma-shit”?
— Shane Connaughton (@trouserjazz_86) December 12, 2017
What does it sound like if you play it backwards at half speed?
— Paul Cooper (@PaulCoops_) December 12, 2017
— Adam Nathan (@adamdnathan) December 12, 2017
Keys also criticised Mourinho in his latest column for his conservative tactics, urging the Manchester United boss to "take the handbrake off." This point in the same blog that he praises the tactically identical pair David Moyes and Sam Allardyce for their recent efforts:
What a triumph for British coaching and organisation!
Never change, Richard.
