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Published 15:18 10 Nov 2015 GMT
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"You ask any of the players that work under me, I never had a problem with players going out for internationals. Never.
"I never ruled them out for 10 to 14 days every time there's an international match, I know that.
"If the players are fit, then they go away. If the players aren't fit, then you've obviously got to respect their clubs. If they aren't fit, then of course they stay with their clubs. But it's ironic that they all seem to get ruled out for 10 to 14 days."
Keane understands where club managers' priorities lie. But it doesn't mean he accepts it. Or lets it affect him.
"And there is this attitude: if you've not played a couple of weeks before the international break - I've experienced this myself as a player - then clubs are reluctant to let you go away because you've not been available for your club. A week or 10 days does make a difference in terms of you getting back but, in my own point of view, all I'm doing is focusing on the players who are here. If lads get good news in the next 24 to 48 hours - and obviously for the two games - it would be fantastic.
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