However, while Ferencvaros failed to punch their weight domestically, they overperformed in the Europa League after falling to Qarabag in the Champions League play-off round.<\/p>\n
Keane guided his side to 12th place in the league phase, four points and nine places above Celtic<\/a> despite having one of the smallest budgets. Their only defeat was against eventual semi-finalists Nottingham Forest.<\/p>\n On their way to the last 16, they defeated Rangers<\/a>, Genk, RB Salzburg, and Ludogorets, while drawing away at Fenerbahce too.<\/p>\n They conquered Ludogorets again over two legs in the play-off round, before falling to Braga of Portugal 4-2 on aggregate despite a 2-0 win at home.<\/p>\n Ferencvaros often played 3-5-2, and Keane has often described his football as attacking and once said he threatened to drop his centre-backs if they passed to each other too often rather than opting to play the ball forward.<\/p>\n “I don’t like my centre-backs keeping the ball for the sake of keeping the ball,” the former Tottenham, Liverpool, and Leeds striker said.<\/p>\n