Roy Keane has told Brazil boss Tite to dance "in the nightclub" and not when he's "ten yards away" from the opposition manager in a trademark rant.
Keane angered Tite by criticising him for dancing after Richarlison's goal in the 4-1 win against South Korea on Monday night. The Manchester United icon labelled Tite's actions as "disrespectful" due to it happening in the middle of a World Cup knockout tie.
Tite responded to Keane ahead of Brazil's quarter-final clash against Croatia at the Education City Stadium on Friday. He has accused those who've criticised his dancing of failing to know the "history and culture of Brazil" - yet Keane is sticking by his initial view.
"I love watching Brazil and what they stand for," Keane told Sky Bet. "When you think of the World Cup you think of Brazil, I love watching them because they are brilliant at football, but not when they are dancing, or the manager starts dancing, it’s not okay.
"It’s not respectful. Respect your teammates and your opposition. A manager doing a dance on the sideline, you think that’s okay?
“I don’t get how a manager can dance when the game is still going ahead, he’s got an opposition manager ten yards away from him, you’ve got to watch that. The game is about respect. Dance afterwards in the dressing room, or in the nightclub, that’s not a problem.
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"But why is it okay for Brazil to do it during the game? If everyone has a dance after a goal, the games will be going on for three days. Do you know what they should start doing, when coaches do their pro licence, show the managers how to do a little dance on the sideline, forget tactics."
Keane's comments have emerged after Tite's press conference on Thursday, in which he hit back at his critics. Tite said: "If I'm asked to dance, I'll dance. It's not my team. It is the Brazilian national team, for which I have the responsibility of being a coach. I'm sorry and I won't talk about those who don't know the history and culture of Brazil."
Keane was clearly unimpressed with Brazil's dancing during ITV's coverage of their last 16 clash. He said: "It's like watching Strictly... I think it's disrespecting the opposition.
"It's four [goals] and they're doing it every time. I don't mind the first kind of little jig - whatever they're doing - but they're still doing it after that and then the manager getting involved with it. I'm not happy with it, I don't think it's very good at all."
Several Brazilians have hit back at Keane since his comments, including Vinicius Junior. The Real Madrid star said on Wednesday: "It's the most important moment in football when you score a goal, and not only do we celebrate, but also an entire country.
"We still have many other celebrations to do. May we keep playing well, dancing a lot so we can get to the end of the World Cup in that rhythm."
