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There was also a financial incentive for Keegan. His first match in the Euro qualifier at home to Poland went like a dream. England badly needed a convincing win and Keegan delivered, with his side going out winners.
Scholes certainly did that, even getting away with one of the goals actually going in off his hand. But nobody cared, the feel-good factor was around Wembley again. Could this be the right man for the job? Following his second match, a friendly draw in Hungary, the inevitable happened. The bandwagon was now in motion, with the press and fans alike calling for him to take the job full-time.
Keegan duly obliged. England needed a Sweden win at home to the Poles to give them a play-off spot. The Scandinavians were terrific and won , despite their own qualification already confirmed weeks before.
It was a huge relief. Keegan had failed to get England over the line as group winners, and now had been given one final chance with a two legged play-off. Of course England got Scotland in the play-off draw. The battle of Britain began at Hampden Park for the first leg, which England won comfortably ; Scholes adding two more to his international tally.
Once again Keegan was the saviour, as the cocky English press assumed their nation had already made it. The second leg at Wembley was a very poor performance by the home side.
Don Hutchinson gave Scotland the lead in the first half, and they very nearly doubled it near the end, with David Seaman pulling off a tremendous point blank save from Christian Dailly. England had made it, just. Regardless of how they got there, by qualifying for Euro , Keegan had achieved his main priority as England manager. In the months leading up to the tournament, he firmly believed his side could win it.
They were put with Germany, Portugal and Romania in the group stages, a difficult task for most nations, never mind a struggling side. An impressive performance in the friendly draw with Argentina was a solid start to the calendar year. Frustratingly for Keegan, this was the only match he had with the players before naming his preliminary squad for the Euros in May. There were then two more good displays at Wembley — draw with Brazil and win over Ukraine.
In fact the vast majority of his England players liked him and wanted to do well for him. The only exception is Michael Owen. The young Liverpool striker has said many times since that he felt almost picked on by Keegan. Apparently he always making an example of Owen in training, wanting him to change his natural game and subbed him off repeatedly without explanation. Make no bones about it, Owen was pleased when Keegan eventually left.
Keegan dropped young talents like Kieron Dyer and Rio Ferdinand, instead going for a more experienced group. Six players named were over the age of thirty-two, making it one of the highest average ages for an England finals squad. Player-by-player guide to England's Ashes squad. A guide to Australia's Ashes squad to face England.
Highlights - Canelo Alvarez vs Caleb Plant. Highlights - Kamaru Usman vs Colby Covington. Vintage Murray! Epic point seals Andy's advance in Sweden. City stormed to the championship of the then Division One, amassing goals and 99 points in the process. City qualified for the UEFA Cup under Keegan, who finally left an established Premiership outfit in before returning to Newcastle for a fleeting second stint as manager in It has been, and will probably continue to be, a romantic journey for a man born on Valentine's Day in , the most famous son of the Doncaster district of Armthorpe.
Share profile:. Keegan has also run soccer schools as well as being a much-sought-after television pundit.
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