Ireland take on Greece on Friday and there is no love lost between Gus Poyet and Keith Andrews.
Gus Poyet has lashed out at Keith Andrews ahead of Friday's Euro 2024 qualifier against Greece, describing his ‘spy’ claim earlier this week as “a big mistake.”
The Ireland number two said that Greece boss Poyet got “some Irish staff in clubs around England to come in and watch his training session, and have an opinion or view of sorts that will maybe help his game plan.” “First, I don't invite people to watch my training. I don't. Secondly, nobody told me how the Republic of Ireland plays.
“He played for Atletico Madrid, no? When he was in Spain, was he not watching the games, was he on another planet? It's football,” said the former Chelsea and Tottenham midfielder.“Did I dive when I was young? Yeah, a lot. Then I came to England and the first thing they said to me was, don't. And you need to learn.
“Let's leave it at that, let's play the game the best we can with ability, when it goes against you it hurts, sometimes it goes the other way, it's how we play the game nowadays. “I am surprised, I am surprised, I didn't read that part, only the Keith Andrews part. Play the game. Be men.”
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