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Roy Keane: England need "reality check"

Roy Keane: England need
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Former Manchester United captain Roy Keane launches a stinging attack on England after their 1-1 draw with Montenegro on Tuesday.

Roy Keane has launched an attack on the England national team after their 1-1 draw with Montenegro on Tuesday night.

Wayne Rooney's early header got Roy Hodgson's men off to a great start before Dejan Damjanovic equalised with 13 minutes remaining in their World Cup qualifier, and the former Manchester United captain was hugely critical of the Three Lions after the game.

"Listen, England need a reality check," Keane said in his role as an pundit for ITV.

"England should be beating these kind of teams. We were saying we couldn't believe how bad [Montenegro] were [in the first half]. England were shocking in the second half. They're going sideways for me.

"What will define great managers and great teams is the ability to win big matches and they come up short every time."

The Podgorica stalemate leaves Hodgson's side two points adrift of the Montenegrins, who lead Group H, in their World Cup qualifying campaign.

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England's Wayne Rooney celebrates scoring an early header against Montenegro on March 26, 2013
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