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Roy Keane: 'Gary Neville won't call the shots'

Keane: 'Neville won't call the shots'
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Roy Keane doesn't believe that Gary Neville will be calling the shots for England.

Manchester United legend Roy Keane has praised the England coaching appointment of Gary Neville but is adamant that his former teammate won't be dictating the proceedings.

Neville will form part of Roy Hodgson's coaching staff at Euro 2012, and Keane believes that it will be a steep learning curve for the former United defender who he says wasn't that big an influence in the Old Trafford dressing room.

"It is important you are yourself. Gary can talk bit, but don't think for one minute he was as influential in the dressing room as people might think he was," said Keane.

"Gary would say his piece, but he wasn't running the show, far from it so don't think for one minute he will be going into England and calling the shots.

"He will be learning his trade and being a link between the manager and the players and I think he will be good at that. It is a good appointment, but let's see how it pans out."

England have been drawn in Group D along with France, Sweden and co-hosts Ukraine.

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