Keane was overated like bryan robson was, captain [oops] marvel,suprised Molby doesnt get a mention red
Keane was'nt overated he was the best all round midfielder around at the time although Veira did run him close. I think with those two you got defensive midfielders who were more complete than the Hamann's, Batty's, Makele's and Mascherano's who have become more common in todays game, your Keane and Veira done the complete job of tackling, passing, dictating the tempo of the game and also popping up with a few goals here and there. I would consider big Jan as a similar type of midfielder to Xabi who could tackle and break up play to an extent but there strenghth was there passing and awareness, having said that Keane, Veira, Xabi, McMahon and Molby could all dictate a game and set the tempo and were all when they played the teams heartbeat and most important players for there teams on the pitch which is what a defensive midfielder should be. Totaly disagree about Robson though although i disliked him as a united player at the time, he, along with Souey was the best midfielder of the early 80's and a big regret of mine was that we never signed him to play alongside Souness when Bob Paisley tried to get him just before he signed for United, what a partnership that would of been
