Robbie Keane [Archive] - Page 18

sligoman

05/03/2006, 3:53 PM

You have to find fault with everything don't you?No, I'm just saying what the commentators are saying. Did you see the goal? If not, then how can you comment?;).

btw, the first goal resulted from a throw-in that Spurs should never have got:p.

Kowalski

05/03/2006, 4:00 PM

Just seen his first goal.........cracker! That goal and his one against Villa are two of the most skilful goals i've seen this season.

Dj Duffer

05/03/2006, 4:03 PM

And Bobby Zamoras with West Ham was similiar to Keanes goal today. Keanes was better though cos hes Irish!!!

superfrank

05/03/2006, 4:06 PM

I didn't see it but you just confirmed my suspicions by the second part of that post.

Dj Duffer

05/03/2006, 4:15 PM

Hopefully Keane will get his hatrick now.

sligoman

05/03/2006, 4:55 PM

Hopefully Keane will get his hatrick now.Game over, no hattrick but a good display by Keano anyhow.

hamish

05/03/2006, 5:15 PM

I wonder was it a Blacknurn throw in though? I thought that the defender just got a toe to it, between Mido's legs, just before it went over the sideline??

Must use the Sky Plus and stop the frame when it's shown again to see if I'm right or just blind.

Smashing Keane goal though!:) What a week for young Robbie! Man of the match too.

eirebhoy

05/03/2006, 5:30 PM

Keane's first goal:
http://www.yourfilehost.com/media.php?cat=other&file=KeaneBlackburn.zip

pete

05/03/2006, 5:52 PM

Great goal alright. Typical Robbie skill. Great play through the game today too. If he played like that every game would be one of the best players in Britain.

Adrianovic

05/03/2006, 8:06 PM

Robbie Keane's first goal was worth the trip to the pub and the first pint on its own. I'm sure the skillful flick over the head of the defender couldn't have happened to a nicer bloke than Robbie Savage either!

If the first was sublime, the second was a typical strikers goal - hopefully he can hold this form for a good long while.

Ade

Fergie's Son

05/03/2006, 9:05 PM

He also set up the third as well. I was a mite hung-over but I spent the $20 and ordered the game anyways. The first goal had me choking on my crispix!

Great week for Robbie.

TheJamaicanP.M.

06/03/2006, 12:31 AM

I thought Robbie was different class today. He looks very sharp at the moment. Its obvious he's full of confidence. I also think that we may look back on the past week as an important transition in Robbie's career. I think he is now becoming the mature professional that he needs to be. BTW, the vision he showed with the pass to Lennon prior to the third goal was outstanding.

OwlsFan

06/03/2006, 9:37 AM

Agreed but can he keep it going until the qualifiers? It would have been great seeing him in such form going to Germany but c'est sera sera.

pete

06/03/2006, 1:01 PM

Robbie Keane's first goal was worth the trip to the pub and the first pint on its own...

And to think people use to say some goals worth the admission price to the game...

eirebhoy

06/03/2006, 1:37 PM

And to think people use to say some goals worth the admission price to the game...
I don't think we're going to travel to London just to see Keane play Pete. :)

tricky_colour

27/03/2006, 9:40 PM

Two goals for Spur, the first was a deft chip over the keeper.
That puts him on 13, joint 6th top striker (with Rooney), in the Prem.
He was also 9th in the Actim index and his two goals today may well
see him go higher. He seems top be going from strength to strength.

Karlos

27/03/2006, 9:53 PM

If only he didn't play for the Spuds! :(

TheJamaicanP.M.

27/03/2006, 10:02 PM

The man is a legend as far as I'm concerned. The second goal was his 120th competitive goal in club football.

Fergie's Son

28/03/2006, 1:30 AM

I thoght Dafoe was the better player. I was wrong.

He seems to be maturing and growing into his role as a leader Keep it up!

Kingdom

28/03/2006, 8:01 AM

I don't think anyone on this website needs to be apologising for their wavering faith in Robbie Keane's ability or how far he was going to go. Fluctuating form, weight and an increased immaturity (or perhaps lack of responsibility would be a better turn of phrase) have all featured in past questioning of Keane's future.
It does seem now that he is rising to the next level, it will be interesting to see if he continues in his current goalscoring form and carries it into next season and more importantly from an Irish viewpoint, the European championships.

livehead1

28/03/2006, 8:03 AM

Two goals against West Brom. What next? World Player of the Year?
I think that Keane, this season, has shown signs that he is maturing into a player recognised as World class. If Spurs were to gain champions league qualification then don't be suprised if he has a great season in it, and then maybe that World Player of the year may not be too far away:D .

FarBeag

28/03/2006, 8:54 AM

I watched the game yesterday evening and to be fair Keane ran his socks off and deserved his man of the match performance.I just hope he keeps it up.He could score 20 goals a season for Spurs but if he performs like he did for Ireland for the last year or so then all the goals and effort is useless as far as i am concerned.He just needs to play with the same consistancy and maturity as he does for Spurs and then he will be a world class player.

Dodge

28/03/2006, 9:01 AM

Agree with FarBeag. And its only since October or so thats he's been performing consistently for Spurs. Fair play to him for knucking down, he looks fitter now than he did when playing for Ireland.

Stuttgart88

28/03/2006, 9:13 AM

I only saw a bit of the game but Robbie is looking good alright. I thought Kelly struggled in the bits I saw though.

NeilMcD

28/03/2006, 9:30 AM

Keane has been a top class player for a very very long time. He is showing maturity this season and a lot of the credit must go to keane himself as well as Martin Jol. The only reason Keane was poor last year for Ireland was due to the fact he was not playing week in week out. When he plays regularly like most players his form improves. Just look at Defoe at the moment his confidence is not what it used to be. I think all Irish supporters should be hoping for Spurs to qualify for the Champions League as I think it will give teh stage that Keane deserves and also help Andy Reid and Stephen Kelly.

Dodge

28/03/2006, 9:41 AM

Wold it not be better for Ireland if they're not involved in europe at all and fresh for the internationals?

;)

NeilMcD

28/03/2006, 10:20 AM

I dont agree I think we want our best players playing at the highest level and improving all the time.

Dodge

28/03/2006, 10:24 AM

And you being a spurs fan has nothign to do with it?

as_i_say

28/03/2006, 10:33 AM

livehead1

28/03/2006, 11:18 AM

kelly was very poor last night-just looked nervous, gave the ball away an awful lot. best thing about robbies performance last night is that he had 2 chances and scored both whereas for robbie to mormally get a couple of goals in a game he tends to miss sitters. very satisfying.

Am i the only one though that wishes he'd pack in the g ay little cartwheel?!

no, its quality! just part of the robbie keane show. anyone see last night where lee took a throw and robbie keane 'ars*d' it back to him, pure comedy value

Stuttgart88

28/03/2006, 11:24 AM

Am i the only one though that wishes he'd pack in the g ay little cartwheel?!No, you're not.

NeilMcD

28/03/2006, 11:47 AM

Well I like it as he only does it when he scores which means its either Spurs or Ireland that have just scored so the more I see of it the better in my view.

Only2keanos

01/04/2006, 12:44 PM

I noticed the following link -
http://www.premierleague.com/monthlyaward/vote.html
- on the Premierleague website for voting for player of the month for March. Call me biased (dont be misled by my username) but I reckon Robbie would be my choice. Top scorer in the league in March with 5 goals including a goal of the season contender with his first against Blackburn as well as a beautiful finish for his first against West Brom and a last minute winner from the spot.

Dont know if internationals should count but that Sweden game was in March too in case you need some more convincing of his form in the month.

Enough to be even in contention you might think? Apparently not. When I voted, it gave the current top 5 in the voting and he isnt even in it. Current top 5 is Lehmann, Rooney, Samaras, Henry and Ronaldo. Samaras only played 2 full games scoring 2 goals against the mighty Sunderland in the process.

Anyway, if anyone agrees with me, go ahead and follow the link to vote. You will have to choose a manager of the month as well as a player.

livehead1

01/04/2006, 4:29 PM

another great goal today, diving header.

DmanDmythDledge

01/04/2006, 5:39 PM

He's been amazing lately- definitely player of the month, imo.

Fergie's Son

01/04/2006, 10:23 PM

I think Louis Saha has a strong claim for player of the month but Robbie is doing well.

FarBeag

01/04/2006, 11:38 PM

it would be great for Robbie if he did get player of the month.He is playing out of his skin and should have at least three goals today, one rasper against the post and if Jenus had passed to him instead of kicking into the side net he would have just rolled it in to an empty net.

Fergie's Son

08/04/2006, 11:40 PM

He was fantastic again today.

From the Guardian:

Man of the Match: ROBBIE KEANE
Mido caused problems for whoever was unlucky enough to mark him, but Keane was a constant, unpredictable menace. The Republic of Ireland striker had a goal disallowed and created the opener, indicating why Jermain Defoe cannot get a start at the moment. Sven-Goran Eriksson may wish Keane was English.

All over the place and he deserved a goal. Contender for player of the month for March (if it has not already been awarded).

Slateria played well and I think Kelly is out of a job at Spurs.

TheJamaicanP.M.

09/04/2006, 1:14 AM

He was excellent again today. I think Robbie is finally beginning to realise his potential and I think everyone is beginning to realise that he is one of the top strikers in the Premiership. He's been a fixture in the team since November and I think today's match showed how sharp he is at the moment.
Still only 25 years old, he's captain of his country and vice-captain at his club. He has 65 international caps and 26 international goals. Added to that, he's scored 121 goals in first team football for his clubs. People might talk about the form of Louis Saha in the month of March, but he'll never be in the same class as Robbie Keane.
Click on the link below.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6134074340989485949&q=Robbie+Keane&pl=true

thejollyrodger

09/04/2006, 8:28 AM

Things have defintely improved a lot for robbie ! He isnt as fustrating anymore and there looks like a lot of good years ahead.

Fergie's Son

09/04/2006, 5:21 PM

Well David Pleat seems to have a hard on for all things Ireland. Mind you, he did sign Keane for Spurs but all he was short of doing was admitting that he wanted to make sweet love to the lad.

Qwerty

09/04/2006, 10:16 PM

Am i the only one though that wishes he'd pack in the g ay little cartwheel?!

I can only imagine he has never seen a clip of himself doing one of those geriatric cartwheels. As the Guardian said 'rubbish gymnastics!', be a man and do a back-flip for Christ's sake Robbie or just pack it in. :(

CollegeTillIDie

10/04/2006, 7:20 AM

The worst thing to happen to Robbie Keane was the change of coach at Inter Milan. Had he remained there he would have fulfilled his potential.
He is a very good striker , one of the best in the history of International football in this country.. however he would have been even better had things been different at Inter. By contrast he got a lucky break when Martin Jol got the Spurs gig and he may yet go most of the way to fulfilling his potential.
A lot of people were p!ssed off when he went on the batter before the international and that is the main thing I think.

Forget the N17 non-entities, can Robbie not do it in a big game(service allowing) for Ireland? Germany 4 years ago, was his last 'big' goal? And yet this is still a valid criticism :confused:

Stuttgart88

10/04/2006, 7:54 AM

Robbie's form is excellent at the moment, probably the best of his career. He's working extremely hard & it's showing. SKY's Goals on Sunday singled him out for praise & Alan Stubbs said he's a nightmare to play against.

Sure his form for Ireland hasn't been great - injuries, loss of place at Spurs as well as not applying himself as he should have been were all a factor. During the last campaign Robbie was returning from injury in many of the games he played for Ireland.

We should be giving him credit for getting everything in order & showing his talent. It's a travesty he won't be able to bring this form to a World Cup finals.