Abota kaɗan a ƙwallon ƙafa na Ingila suna da mamaki kamar wanda ya taso tsakanin Ian Wright da Roy Keane. A yawancin shekarun 1990, mutanen biyu suna cikin adawa mai zafi — Wright yana ɗauke da tutar Arsenal yayin da Keane ke zama injin Manchester United a ɗaya daga cikin lokatai mafi ƙwazazzawa na Premier League.

Wright yanzu ya yi bayani kan yadda wannan dangantaka ta canza daga adawa a filin wasa zuwa zumunci na gaske a wajen filin, galibi ta hanyar aikinsu tare a The Overlap kusa da Gary Neville.

Daga abokan gaba zuwa abokan gaske

Wright ya yaba wa Neville da fara komai. "Ina tunawa lokacin da Gary ya tuntube ni ya ce wa ni wanda zai shiga," Wright ya shaida wa FourFourTwo. "Na ce, 'Idan za ka iya tattara wannan ƙungiya, zai yi kyau ƙwarai.'"

Tun farkon haduwarsu, Wright ya ce abubuwa sun kasance na zahiri. "Yadda muke magana a kyamara shine yadda muke tare da juna a wajen kyamara ma. Ina tare da mutanen da na ke son su gaske, kuma abin da ke tsakaninmu na zumunci da ƙauna yanzu na gaske ne."

Ya kuma bayyana cewa ƙungiyar suna riƙe da juna da alhakin. "Babu wanda ya ji tsoron gyara wani idan ya yi kuskure ko ya ce wani abu da ba mu yarda da shi ba — amma abin da ke bayyana shi ne ƙaunar kowane ɗaya ga wasan."

A filin wasa abubuwa sun bambanta

Wright ya faɗi gaskiya game da irin tashin hankali da ke tsakaninsu a lokacin da suke wasa. "Dangantakata da Roy a filin wasa tana da tsanani," ya amince. "Idan na shigo yankinsa, ba za ta kasance mai daɗi ba."

Amma ya sanya wannan tashin hankali a mahallinsa. "Hakan na saboda ƙungiyoyin da muka wakilta da abin da ake tsammani daga gare mu, musamman wajen fuskantar wannan Man United. Yana da iko sosai kuma yana da girma ƙwarai."

Ɗaukar cewa za su raba ɗaki ɗaya wata rana a matsayin abokai kusa ya kasance mafarki a lokacin. "Da an ce min a wancan lokaci cewa za mu zama abokai yanzu, da na yarda? A'a, ba abada. Da ban taɓa tunanin za mu kasance kusa haka ba."

Gyara hoton Keane

Wright yana son ƙin karɓar hoton tsoro da ya bi Keane tun bayan gama wasansa. Zumuncinsu ya fara bayyana a lokacin da suke fara aikin sharhi, inda Wright ya ce ya gano wani gefe na tsohon kyaftin din Manchester United da sauri.

"Mutane ba sa fahimtar Roy — shi ba kura ba ne," Wright ya dage. "Ba shi ne wanda ke tilasta kansa maka ba. Zai girmama ka idan ka girmama shi. Ba za ka shiga ɗaki tare da Roy ka same shi yana da mugun hali ko rashin mutunci ba."

Wright ya ƙara da ɗaya karshe wanda ya nuna dalilin da ya sa haɗin gwiwarsu ke aiki sosai a allo: "Ina son gaskiyar cewa ba ka taba sanin abin da zai faɗa ba."