Kevin Keegan claims he has ‘a problem’ with female pundits talking about England’s men team as he criticises ‘lady footballers’ who judge their male colleagues

• Keegan does not like listening to female pundits commentating men’s game
• He believes ‘lady footballers pundits’ don’t have same experience as the men
• Keegan insisted he remains behind the development of women’s football 

Kevin Keegan has extraordinarily claimed he has ‘a problem’ with female pundits talking about England’s men team.

According to The Telegraph, the former Three Lions boss said he did not like listening to ‘an England lady footballer’ providing analysis of Gareth Southgate’s team.

‘I’m not as keen, I’ve got to be honest, and it may not be a view shared,’ he said in Bristol to an audience of approximately 250 people who attended An Evening With Kevin Keegan OBE.

‘I don’t like to listen to ladies talking about the England men’s team at the match because I don’t think it’s the same experience. 

‘I have a problem with that.’

Kevin Keegan has extraordinarily claimed he has ‘a problem’ with female pundits talking about England’s men team

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The 72-year-old insisted his view was not intent to belittle women’s football and women’s pundits. 

‘The presenters we have now, some of the girls are so good, they are better than the guys. It’s a great time for the ladies,’ he said.

‘It is a great time for the ladies’ game. When I was England manager [from February 1999 to October 2000], I went to coach the England ladies and I had this perception of what the quality would be like and they were so much better than I thought they were going to be.

‘I joined in and then I thought, “I’m getting out of this”. I couldn’t get the bloody ball and one of them nutmegged me, that finished me off.’

He also singled out BBC Sport presenter Gabby Logan for praise.

Keegan said he did not think women’s pundits were in a position to commentate on their male colleagues, particularly at international level

Keegan singled out BBC Sport presenter Gabby Logan for praise in his speech

Keegan (here on punditry duty with John Barnes in 2012) said he no longer watches much football as he finds it boring

‘There are some very, very good lady presenters and I’m working with one in two days’ time, Terry Yorath’s daughter, Gabby [Logan],’ he said.

However, he claimed women pundits were not in a position to commentate on men’s football.

‘If I see an England lady footballer saying about England against Scotland at Wembley and she’s saying, “If I would have been in that position I would have done this”, I don’t think it’s quite the same,’ he said.

‘I don’t think it crosses over that much.’

The former Manchester City and Newcastle manager also accused modern pundits of ‘talking too much’ and suggested analysts of his generation were no longer wanted by broadcasters.

‘I worked with Brian Moore, who was the best. At a World Cup final he would say, “Kevin, don’t talk too much, let the pictures do the talking”,’ he said.. 

‘A lot of the pundits now talk too much. Don’t keep talking, talking, talking. They don’t want people like us any more, our day is gone, it’s time for the next generation.’

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