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2nd April 2015
08:04am BST

“I have always admired Keane. Not just his undoubted ability to find the back of the net, but also his honesty on and off the pitch.
“The interview four years ago was his genuine honesty shining through but maybe the time has come to fulfil that promise,” she reflected.
“Keane still has so much to offer his country, but those aging legs will not get any quicker. The time has come for something fresh in attack,” she wrote.
“I have dreaded the day I was going to say this, but it’s time to fulfil that promise of four years ago and make way for someone else Robbie.”
She went on to add that if boss Martin O’Neill favours a 4-4-2 formation in future, then Keane is the man to play up front alongside someone big and strong.
Roche also added that she was “shocked to see Shay Given start” in the Euro 2016 qualifier against Poland on Sunday.
“It was a strange decision, and one I could not fathom," she said.
“Both Robbie and Shay are still integral parts of the Irish set up but we can’t be relying on them now.
"While they may find themselves playing a more peripheral role for Ireland in the future, other players now need to step up to the plate because at the moment, there is no-one who seems willing to grab a game by the scruff of the neck and make themselves a hero,” she concluded.Explore more on these topics: