Robbie Keane [Archive] - Page 19

FarBeag

10/04/2006, 8:15 AM

There is one think for sure if he was English he would be going to the world cup. He is playing better than any of the English strikers at present. Fair play to him and I hope he carries on pulling in MOTM performances.It will do him the world of good and hopefully keep him on a high for the Germany game.

Plastic Paddy

10/04/2006, 9:57 AM

It's a travesty he won't be able to bring this form to a World Cup finals.

It's no travesty Stutts. Throughout the campaign we played like un sac de cac and got what we deserved, i.e. nothing. Had Keane and others showed such form in the qualifying rounds then we'd all be practising our Deutschsprachen right now... :(

:ball: PP

Stuttgart88

10/04/2006, 10:13 AM

It's no travesty Stutts. It's a travesty for me PP!

NeilMcD

10/04/2006, 3:13 PM

and me too.

Keane is a legend for Ireland and he is on the form of his life for spurs. He is showing what a great player he is at the moment as he is doing it in big games week in week out. His form for Ireland was only poor when he was not playing games at Spurs. There are not many players in World Football that can go from reserve team football and sitting on the bench to go and porduce quality displays at international level yet this was what we all wanted and expected from Robbie Keane last Autumn.

Stuttgart88

10/04/2006, 3:30 PM

It's true that in the last campaign Keane hadn't anything like a run of games at club level prior to any Ireland game & it showed.

But in fairness to his critics, the penny seems to have dropped a bit with Robbie too. Chris Kamara asked him recently who the hardest trainer at Spurs was and Robbie (modestly) replied that he was. A year ago would this have been true?

I think he must have copped on that in his mid 20s and with his club place seriously under threat the only way to avoid being dropped or sold was to work his socks off. His response to his situation has been excellent. With a bit more luck he could have had 4 or 5 goals in his last couple of games. He had a perfectly good effort ruled out against Man City, a lovely turn and shot, and has hit the bar twice & brought good saves.

I'll never understand why he was taken off against Switzerland when we needed a goal, even if he was off form.

NeilMcD

10/04/2006, 3:38 PM

He was offside for that goal when the ball was played thats why it was ruled out.

I read about 3 years ago that he was the hardest trainer at Spurs. Not sure which player said it but it was in a Spurs magazine and they said that Robbie Keane was the hardest trainer.

klein4

10/04/2006, 3:50 PM

he didnt look it about 3 years ago as he was carryin a bit of weight then if I remember correctly wasnt he?

Stuttgart88

10/04/2006, 4:04 PM

He was offside for that goal when the ball was played thats why it was ruled out.
I only saw it once & I thought he was behind the ball though. Very marginal anyway and the take & shot was well executed.

eirebhoy

10/04/2006, 4:20 PM

But in fairness to his critics, the penny seems to have dropped a bit with Robbie too. Chris Kamara asked him recently who the hardest trainer at Spurs was and Robbie (modestly) replied that he was. A year ago would this have been true?
He was asked that question on Soccer am on Saturday and gave the same answer. It was supposed to be questions about teammates but he nominated himself for 2 of them, best trainer and biggest joker. :)

tetsujin1979

10/04/2006, 11:39 PM

I remember an interview with some other Spur's player a while back and said Robbie had the best tricks on the training pitch. Can't for the life of me think who it was

Stuttgart88

11/04/2006, 7:42 AM

Is this actually the best run of games Keane has got at club level, excluding Coventry and Wolves? He was out of the side a lot at Leeds and has frequently had to compete with Defoe at Spurs.

NeilMcD

11/04/2006, 9:23 AM

To me you see it time and time again if a player gets a good run of games they usually improve in form. Its not really rocket science. That is why I think form should probably have a bigger role in picking an Ireland first 11. There are very few players that can not be playing games or be sitting on the bench and then produce it for Ireland. Cunningham had the ability to not be playing great at club level and then turn it on for Ireland.

Docboy

11/04/2006, 12:08 PM

Was at the game on Saturday and I have to admit the boy seems to be playing out of his skin. Not always Robbies biggest fan, sometimes I feel that his attitude can be lacking and gets a bit of a sulk on but at the mo the lad is on fire.

His first touch is second to none in the premiership and the fact that he's making Defoe sit on the bench in a WC year says it all.

Irish_Praha

12/04/2006, 10:20 PM

I'm glad to see that he's playing so well at the moment and this is not meant as a criticism but I'd love to see him take the next step up and start scoring a few goals against teams in the top five. The upcoming Manure and Arsenal games will be a nice test for him. I'd love to see him do well in those games.

dr_peepee

12/04/2006, 10:53 PM

I'll never understand why he was taken off against Switzerland when we needed a goal, even if he was off form.

Have to disagree with you there Stutts. If the threads are still around I think you'll find the general concesus was that his game was suffering from a lack of accountabillity. You seen how he responded at first to Defoe's presence in the spurs team. The tantrum when he didn't get on etc. I feel he needs to have someone nipping at his heels to avoid complacency. If anything the subbing of Keane came too late into the campaign to shock him out of his slump

I got a pain in me rocks looking at him sitting on his back side with his hands in the air screaming at the ref, or turning into two defenders needlessly, being generally wastefull.

Now, in fairness, he's been given accountabillity of a different sort in his role as captain/vice captain and is thriving in it. I actually didn't wan't him as captain cos I don't think he's the type of player who should feel like he's not gonna be subbed. But that's just me.

Delighted to see him flying as he is and I hope he's in the champions league next year. On a side note I do hope though that his rich form doesn't alert the likes of Liverpool and turn his head. I think he's found his level at a club like Spurs and another move might mean a step forward and then two steps back. Just my opinion.

Emmet

13/04/2006, 10:14 AM

I think Joll is having a positive effect - he seems like a good manager and seems to be getting something together at Spurs. Hopefully Robbie will stay injury free and be part of that at Spurs for the next few years. Champions League qualification would be great!

Fergie's Son

15/04/2006, 11:54 PM

He had a good game today. His penalty was excellent. He was almost celebrating before it went in!

RonnieB

16/04/2006, 5:00 AM

It is great to see him back playing regular first team football and scoring frequently as well. Hope his form holds up.

tricky_colour

17/04/2006, 1:38 AM

Yes Robbie has gone from strength to strength, he must be the
Premierships top striker at the moment (goal a game for 6 games?).
I hope his form continues into the qualifiers because they would
give us a real boost, it should but the opposition on the back foot.

tricky_colour

19/04/2006, 12:45 AM

Robbie is up to number 5 in the Actim index, just a shade behind
Henry.
http://www.premierleague.com/fapl.rac?command=forwardOnly&nextPage=actimTop100

He didn't get into their team of the season, however Steve Finnan does.
http://www.premierleague.com/fapl.rac?command=forwardOnly&nextPage=teamOfTheSeason

We have 5 in the top 100 (O'Shea, Given, Duff) which ain't to bad.

Volc�n Masaya

19/04/2006, 4:15 AM

I've been a critic in the past, but I'll hand it to him, he has upped his game a couple of notches. His all round game has gotten better in the last 6 months, from dribbling, to shooting, to passing, creating space and chances for others. He is a constant threat.

Pity the little ****** didn't hit this vein of form during the WC qualifying campaign and put a couple past the Swiss and Isrealis.

My one criticism of him still is that he doesn't score against top clubs. Can't remember many goals from him aganst Chelsea, Man Utd, Arsenal, Liverpool etc etc. Would love to see him break that duck against Arsenal on Saturday.

Paulie

19/04/2006, 10:29 AM

I stand to be corrected on this but hasn't he scored league goals against both Liverpool and Arsenal in his career already? I seem to remember him scoring a winner for Coventry against Arsenal.

NeilMcD

19/04/2006, 10:32 AM

He scored a header last season against Liverpool at Anfield.

geysir

19/04/2006, 2:34 PM

My one criticism of him still is that he doesn't score against top clubs
so calling him a little sh!t was a term of affection.

TheJamaicanP.M.

19/04/2006, 5:49 PM

I stand to be corrected on this but hasn't he scored league goals against both Liverpool and Arsenal in his career already? I seem to remember him scoring a winner for Coventry against Arsenal.

You are right. He scored the winner against Arsenal at Highfield Road in the 1999/2000 season. The same week, he scored against Chelsea also. He also scored from the penalty spot to equalise against Arsenal in 2004. Apart from Man U, I can't think of a top flight team that he hasn't scored against in recent years.

tricky_colour

19/04/2006, 11:24 PM

Obviously the top clubs don't concede a lot of goals in the first
place and he won't be playing in a role where he gets many scoring
opportunities in such matches.
Spurs play Arsenal next and he will probably get a hat-trick on
current form!

NeilMcD

20/04/2006, 9:34 AM

Lets hope he does.

Peadar

20/04/2006, 9:52 AM

Spurs play Arsenal next and he will probably get a hat-trick on
current form!

When talking about form, you must also consider the defensive form of Arsenal. Robbie Keane is unlikely to score on Saturday against Arsenal.

TheJamaicanP.M.

22/04/2006, 1:57 PM

Robbie Keane is unlikely to score on Saturday against Arsenal.

Nothing is unlikely with this man. Again today, the Irishman proved his class. 16 Premiership goals for the season. He'd have scored against United last Monday as well if it wasn't for the game being played within 48 hours of Spurs' previous game. I really hope Spurs qualify for the CL because no player deserves it more than Robbie.

thejollyrodger

22/04/2006, 2:28 PM

Robbie Keane is unlikely to score on Saturday against Arsenal.

har har.. badly wrong there:D

tricky_colour

22/04/2006, 11:21 PM

har har.. badly wrong there:D

I second that :D
I thought he might score, he is on fire at the moment, shame I didn't
have a few quid on him.
It was a bit contraversial though but that was just sour grapes from Wenger
as no one was seriously injured, Robbies movement was world class.

Fergie's Son

24/04/2006, 4:13 AM

It was a well taken goal. His movement off the ball was superb.

He's just playing so well and he's contributing a lot more than just scoring goals. Now if only Andy Reid could get his game...

sligoman

30/04/2006, 4:11 PM

Keano was taken off at half time today with an ankle injury.

FarBeag

30/04/2006, 5:12 PM

Appears bad.Looks like his last game for Spurs this season. Has just been presented with Tottenham player of the year. Fair play to him.

thejollyrodger

30/04/2006, 5:45 PM

hope its not too serious !! Can spurs get the win in the final game without him?

pete

30/04/2006, 5:52 PM

hope its not too serious !! Can spurs get the win in the final game without him?

They may not need it. 7 points ahead of Arsenal who have 3 games left.Arsenal better goal difference. Spurs play West Ham who will rest their players for FA Cup Final. I think a draw will be enough for Spurs as would mean Arsenal need 3 wins.

Stuttgart88

09/05/2006, 10:00 AM

I've been away for a few days so apologies if this has been discussed elsewhere.

Did anyone see BBC's MOTD on Sunday? Linker asked Hansen & Lawrenson if Defoe is good enough for England's WC squad. Both Hansen & Lawrenson were critical of Defoe's lack of "predatory instinct". By contrast they praised Robbie in this regard.

They showed half a dozen clips of Robbie making excellently timed runs into the 6 yard box to knock in a square ball. You could see just how well Robbie (a) attacked the space and (b) timed his run, letting the defender think he had him marked before making the run.

They also showed Defoe dealing with the same position & he just hung at the far post, a major failing in a striker with international ambitions, despite his ability in other aspects.

Lawrenson noted that this is something that Robbie has learnt to do & is a recent addition to his game. Testimony yet again to Robbie's attitude this year & how he has made important steps.

I thought it was very intreresting and also very encouraging from our point of view. Nobody delivers that kind of ball across the box better than Duff. On the topic of Duff, Paul Rowan in The Times criticises Mourinho for playing Duff too early after an achiles problem, implying that this injury, and Duff unquestioning conforming to Mourinho's demands, was a major factor in Duff's form this year.

NeilMcD

23/08/2006, 9:03 AM

NeilMcD

23/08/2006, 9:34 AM

Spurs coach Martin Jol:
"It was a very pleasing performance. Robbie Keane is such a clever player and Dimitar Berbaov played very well, so we caused them a lot of problems.

"Defensively we were very sound, so it was a good night for us. We wanted to do well, especially after losing our first game at Bolton.

"Jermain Defoe also did well when he came on. It is not a problem having so many strikers, it is a luxury and they all did well and showed how much the want to play for Spurs."

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Sheffield United manager Neil Warnock:
"For the first 25 minutes we couldn't get near them. We lost three players today and we were a bit sluggish.

"But we battled really well and I'm very proud of them. We were beaten by a very good side and I thought Robbie Keane was absolutely fantastic - what can you say about players of that quality?"

hoops1

23/08/2006, 9:44 AM

Why the Bohs crest?

Delbertt

23/08/2006, 9:47 AM

Keane was magic lastnite he won the game in the first half for spurs, more of that in stuttgart nd i can see us score a goal or two, i know the germans will be a different kettle of fish to sheff utd but we all know Robbie is capable of this against world class defenders aswell, also the germans have very average centre backs.

Dr. Ogba

23/08/2006, 10:35 AM

Keane was superb in one of the best number 10 performances I have seen in the Premiership in a long time. It was only Sheff Utd he was playing but he ran the show playing beautiful passes and basically controlling the game the way a number 10 can. I think if he can play like this against Germany we have a great chance. The problem sometimes is that with Ireland he is not encouraged to drop deep as we need him to get goals also. But when he is on this form he is almost unplayable.

Well the reason we were relying on him to get the goals was because he was playing alongside Morrisson and now maybe, just maybe, (hopefully!!!:) ) Kevin Doyle can shoulder some of that burden and allow Keane to influence the game more for us. I honestly think that playing with Keane deep is our best chance of getting something from Stuttgart...

NeilMcD

23/08/2006, 10:38 AM

Yeah I know that was the reason. Many times people at LR would be shouting at keane as he was dropping deep, because we wanted him so much to be in the box and scoring goals cause if he didnt do it there were not many other alternatives. Even Duff or our central midfielders dont have a great goal scoring record.

I think Keane dropping deep and dictating the play with Duff and Mc Geady on either wing and Reid and O Shea behind him could certainly work in Germany.

Dj Duffer

23/08/2006, 11:18 AM

Wow watching the hightlights of the spurs game at the moment, keane was absolutely top quality.. I wonder if it he played that role against germany and morrison played the berbatov role would it work?

Billsthoughts

23/08/2006, 11:23 AM

Why the Bohs crest?

yeah why the bohs crest?

Donal81

23/08/2006, 11:53 AM

Can anyone put the highlights up here?

paul_oshea

23/08/2006, 12:06 PM

i read on the metro ( london metro ) on the way into work this morning, and it said he was involved in everything for spurs, and any good thing that came was setup by him. but what they did say was "robbie keane was in for the injured Defoe", surely at this stage everyone knows he is ahead of defoe in the pecking order?!?! plus defoe came on for him in the 82nd minute so what the fcuk are they on about?!!

NeilMcD

23/08/2006, 12:10 PM

Defoe is English Keane is Irish simple as that.

NeilMcD

23/08/2006, 12:13 PM

Why the Bohs crest?

Nothing to do with thread so not going to answer it.

endabob1

23/08/2006, 12:16 PM

It's not that simple or Biased, the coach is Dutch he doesn't give a flying ---- where the players are from, that's why Defoe missed the Wrold Cup because Keane & Mido kept him out of the Spurs side.

Defoe started on Saturday because RK had a knock in pre-season (why he missed the Holland game) Defoe was doubtful for last night because of a bruised foot picked up on Saturday.

Jol doesn't like playing them together (all though he did it a few times last season) so it's a case of whoever's in form / fitter etc...

Keane was tiring last night and should have come off a wee bit earlier but because Defoe wasn't 100% either he stayed on longer.