You shouldn't need to take risks of you're controlling the game but that's besides the point.
It demonstrated that he had instilled a mentality in them, not to panic when under pressure and to keep the ball and find the spaces with good movement and a bit of cohesion, which personally I admired
Also known as slowing down play, allowing your opponent to reset into their defensive formation, losing any advantage you might have had by hitting them during their transition phase.
Aye, fucking idiots, they should have just booted it up to Shola.
Keegan didn't boot it up to Shola, nor was he remotely concerned with 'controlling' the midfield. Scare the shit out of the opposition, score goals and you'll control the game.