Robbie Keane Thread

All of them are running with various guises of that headline. The Guardian normally is a good paper but does on occasion betray its Manchester Guardian roots when reporting on Liverpool.

I think Benitez also highlights one of the problems with Keane and, for that matter, any player coming from an inferior side. There is a step up in performance required (Pennant failed to appreciate that, Crouch did) and it seems to me, judging from the training ground noises, that Keane finally does.

Challenge

 

If you don't start out Keane, don't expect him to deliver as a sub. He's just not that kind of player.

 

True but the foursome of Masch, Xabi, Gerrard and Torres is much stronger than Xabi, Gerrard, Keane and Torres.

Its probably too late in this season for Rafa to leave Keane in Stevie's position and risk us conceding more goals and not being able to score as many.

 

The latest from Balague:

 

Yea, this article ALSO mentions that.

 

If he goes this is ridiculous. He was hardly given a chance.

 

There's a game on, man.

You watching it?

 

Yeah. But I'm very sad.

I'm sitting here watching it on Sky(I live in London) with my #7 Keane shirt on thinking about our PL title that we've pissed away and now my fave player is leaving.

On top of that I'm watching Alex and the rest of the Chelsea D hold us off. And Ashley Cole just missed a sitter!

 

Geez. You need a hug, Sally?

 

If you're offering?

A Trophy would be nice though.

I'd even take a goal or two in the 2nd half.

 

Could really use Keane now in this match...

 

ah, I think this lad Torres will do just fine, thank you

 

We've pissed nothing away.

Did you see Torres anywhere there? Or were you just watching alex and ashley?

 

Heard second hand at the boozer today that Robbie has been sold back to Spurs, and they didn't want to risk an injury. Also, we getting Lenon and either Palacios or Jenas. Again, this is the rumour going around.

 

It would be hilarious if we got Palacios - especially after how the Utd forum was DROOLING over him this month.

 

Assuming this happened, Palacios or Jenas would replace Lucas.

 

ok, so just imagine we signed Barry instead of Keane. Granted, not too many saw Xabis return to form and then some, so there is that silver lining thing, but the way think the team would set up if fully healthy:

Rieara would get 2/3 of the left wing starts. Barry would spell him 1/3 of the time.

Mascherano would get 2/3 of the CDM starts. Barry would spell him 1/3 of the time.

Gerrard and Alonso would get occasional days off. Barry would sub in there. The loss of quality would none. Barry would have lots of playing time overall.

Every touch Lucas has taken this year would have been taken by Gareth Barry.

Every touch Keane has taken this year would have been taken by Babel.

Babel and Benayoun would have much more playing time and be whining much less.

fck.

 

And, our best player this season - Xab Alonso, might have been sold to Arsenal.

 

I don't think I want to see Barry at Liverpool to be honest.

 

According to the Guardian and the Independant he's a goner. £15 million back to Spurs. No other players involved.