Andy Robertson fires back at Roy Keane after brutal Scotland slapdown

Andy Robertson has hit back at Roy Keane and said Scotland are ready to do their talking on the pitch at Euro 2024.

The skipper believes several pundits – including the former Manchester United captain – couldn’t wait to be critical of Steve Clarke’s side after their 5-1 opening night defeat to Germany. In his ITV post-match analysis, outspoken Keane slated Robertson’s on-pitch interview – branding the comments “rubbish”. Robertson didn’t name Keane in his media conference in Cologne last night ahead of the vital Group A clash with Switzerland. But the Liverpool defender had a pop back at Scotland’s critics and insists they ARE capable of making an impact at the Euros.

He’s convinced they’ll show a reaction from the Munich mauling as they look to get points on the board against the Swiss. Robertson agreed that talk is now cheap by saying: “I could sit and talk all night, but it won’t make a difference.

“It’s easy to talk before or after a game, but not so easy to go out and do it. That’s what we need to do – we need action now. A lot of people were critical, a lot of people from the outside probably couldn’t wait to dip in.

“That’s what they’re paid to do and we respect that. All we know is we have to do a lot better on the pitch. We need to be confident, to play to our highest level and if we do we can cause ANY team problems.

“If we get the result we want, then we can talk afterwards and it’ll be a much happier chat. There was a lot of hype surrounding us from our own country before the opening game, there was a lot of excitement and we want that. But we let everyone down. The support we got in Munich was among the best I’ve ever had in my career and now owe them a result.”

In his full rant, Keane said: “It’s no good talking after the game about: ‘We had a game plan’. It’s rubbish. Andy Robertson, it’s just rubbish coming out. They’re (Scotland) are talking about creating history. They’re creating history alright by playing as badly as that, letting their manager and supporters down.”