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10th December 2015
06:14pm GMT
Keane said: "You look at afterwards, he's talking about fixture pile-ups and injuries... He's making up excuses already."
As light-hearted as the dig was, Keane admitted that he had been left confused by the fact that the former right back only signed a six-month contract at the Mestalla.
"I think the bit I'm puzzled about is," Keane continued. "He's talking about the opportunity but then he's talking about his commitment to the club and obviously I know it's coming from the owner maybe, but he's signed a six-month contract. That's the bit I'm puzzled by.
"I know he's keeping his options open because he's still working with England but if you're sitting down with an owner and he talking about committing to the club and he's saying, 'You're the man for us, here's a six-month deal', it seems a bit strange."
Keane knows only too well the difference between management and punditry and, despite his early worries, he remains hopeful that his former teammate is a success in the dugout.
"It's completely different," he explained. "I think Gary's head will be spinning tonight after the game, after the defeat. The emotions of it. It's chalk and cheese from being a pundit to managing on the sideline, to working with players, man-management skills and he'll have the problem with the language, although I'm sure Phil will help him out with that.
"Fingers crossed he does well because it was an opportunity he couldn't turn down. It's a big challenge for him."Explore more on these topics:
