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He scored a class goal today against brtn i think his confidence has come back we are now again beginning to see the keono of old. hes hitting his peak at the perfect part o the season, i reakon jol will have a stricker choice head ache when kanoute oms bk frm injury. does he leave out keane or play keane with defeo//Quote:
Originally Posted by brine3
I've been critical of Keane in the past, but I think he is playing brilliant stuff at the moment. He was superb against Everton and it was only bad luck that deprived him of a hat-trick. His goal against Brighton was top class. If Henry had scored that, Sky Sports would be repeating it every 20 minutes.
I think Keane knows that he has to push on now, seeing that Spurs have so many attacking options. Jol is an attack minded coach and this suits Robbie. There's unreal competition for places at Spurs now, and it seems to have brought the best out of Keane. Lets hope he can bring his form to his Ireland performances.
A-men to that, brother! Here's hoping... :DQuote:
Originally Posted by 4tothefloor
:D PP
Yeates came on and did well by all accounts (didn't see any of the game myself, apart from the goals), report on him on the spurs website here
He looks about 12! I think Jol rates him which is good news.
I watched the highlights of Spurs v. Brighton and noticed a player for Brighton called Kerry Mayo. Surely with a name like the All-Ireland final he has to be Irish?!
Up front or behind the strikers. From what I've seen I think we have Robbie Keane II on our hands.Quote:
Originally Posted by davros
He plays up front, or left side midfield. Class act. Hiis father played for Shels and Rovers. Sadly passed away last year after accident leaving 5 kids, the eldest one being the lad at Spurs. Jol seems to rate him.
Another interesting thing is that Jol played Stephen Kelly on Saturday and left Pamerol on the bench. According to papers Spurs are willing to listen to listen to offers for the Frenchman. Southampton are interested.
Jol is a brilliant coach. He will bring the best out in Robbie Keane.
I actually think Jol considers Kelly his first choice right back now that he's back from injury.
I agree wholeheartedly. At a tangent (and at the risk of duplicating another thread), I was very pleased when Jol was appointed. I'd also be very pleased if Andy Reid were to join Spurs, as I feel Jol would improve him too. As well as being an astute tactician, Jol seems to be an excellent man-manager.Quote:
Originally Posted by drummerboy
:D PP
While I think it would probably be a good move for Reid, I think he will have stiff opposition from 18-year-old Ziegler, plus it might also stymie the progress of Yeates, who can also play there
Yeah, but its better than the competition he'd face at Newcastle or Villa. Reid is certainly better than the two players mentioned.Quote:
Originally Posted by drummerboy
Fully agree PP. You can tell by the look of a manager if he is good or not. Jol has the charisma and the players respond. Spurs are a great club with some of the best young players in the Premiership. Jol is what Robbie has always needed. He is a manager who will bring the best of Robbie. Robbie needs stability. This is his third season at Spurs. Think that goal against Brighton was his 39th for the club. I've always felt that Spurs is great for Robbie and Robbie is great for Spurs.Quote:
Originally Posted by Plastic Paddy
1 more goal and Keane will have 100 career goals. Not exactly a spectacular figure but a still a milestone.
Fair point eirebhoy. He should have more, but remember he is still only 24. Niall Quinn was in his early thirties when he reached that milestone. We should be glad for the gift of Robbie Keane that God has given us.Quote:
Originally Posted by eirebhoy
BTW, does that include his international goals or the couple of goals he scored for Inter?
I've actually just realise that 100 goals is a high figure when compared to other players. A few selected players off the top of my head:
Duncan Ferguson 120
Eidur Gudjohnsen 105
Keane 100
Juan Pablo Angel 99 (doesn't include South American cup matches)
Nicolas Anelka 99 (doesn't include cup games in France and Spain)
Paul Dickov 98
Craig Bellamy 85
Jermain Defoe 82
James Beattie 76
Didier Drogba 67 (league and europe only)
Alan Smith 65
Freddie Kanoute 60
Milan Baros 48
Wayne Rooney 24
He should have more. According to the Spurs website, that goal on Saturday was the 100th goal of his club career. This is his seventh season of first team football. However, considering that he had 90 career goals before the start of this season, Robbie has an average of 15 goals a season in league and cup competitions. With the exception of a season at Leeds, I dont think he's ever failed to hit double figures.
Whatever the case, there's no denying that Robbie has made significant progress both off and on the pitch over those seven seasons. His relationship with Carlton Palmer's daughter, his diction has improved in leaps and bounds (no doubting Jamie Redknapp's influence on this), his move from West Tallaght to White Hart Lane and he's also broken the Irish goalscoring record. As the song goes... "Things can only get better" and they surely will for Robbie.
Oh yeah, he scored one in the cup for Inter didn't he? Soccerbase don't include continental cup goals.Quote:
Originally Posted by TheJamaicanP.M.
He scored in two different cup games for Inter I think.
I think he scored in Europe for Inter...
No, Inter were knocked out in the qualifying stages of the CL by some minnows that season. Keane came on as a sub in the second leg and played well. He had a chance to win it for Inter late on but his shot was cleared of the line.Quote:
Originally Posted by dr_peepee
From what I can remember, his goal in the Italian Cup was against Lazio - he flicked the ball over Nesta's head and scored??
I thought he won the penalty in that European game, and Recoba missed with it, see more here doesn't mention who won the penalty thoughQuote:
Originally Posted by TheJamaicanP.M.
You may well be right. Cant ever remember the penalty in the game. Keane was praised by the Italian media and the Inter fans after that game from what I can recall though.Quote:
Originally Posted by tetsujin1979
yea weren't they norwegians that knocked them out? i think the near-goal you speak of was a backheel from about 12 yards indeed. against lazio, someone hit a long ball over the top and he ran onto it with nesta closing and lobbed the keeper. lovely goalQuote:
Originally Posted by TheJamaicanP.M.
It was Helsingborg of Sweden, searched around a bit more, check it out hereQuote:
Originally Posted by ken foree
I can't bellieve how biased Sky's ratings are. Every week Defoe gets rated higher than Keane. If anyone saw today's match, Defoe was hardly in the match while Keane was very lively. They gave Robbie a 6 with the tag of "Struggled" and Defoe a rating of 7 with the tag "Lively". Only 2 other Spurs players got a 7 and they were also both England internationals. :rolleyes:
Not suprisingly Lampard got a 9 for scoring a peno and an open goal and doing f*ck all else.
yep its the same cr*p at liverpool united. keane made gerrard look like a schoolboy 2day with his passing. yet gerrard got a 6 and keane only 7. there was alot more than 1 grade between them 2day!!!! it said gerrard "not his usual self" and keane "cool display"...no i think thats wat you call "proving that your still a world class footballer" when you keep someone who the english media have been raving about all year (gerrard), quiet!
And just to add, the only 3 players to get more than a 7 for Chelsea were also the only 3 England internationals that started, Johnson, Terry and and Lampard. Its the last time I'll rely on Sky for ratings, its the first time I looked at the rating for a match I'd already seen. I actually sent them some feedback. I think we can all admit to being a bit biased towards the Irish players but none of us are as blatant as that.
Vintage Sky really, some of the stuff they say completley baffles me. If someone scores it seems they'll automatically get MOTM, espically if English. The most laughable of this was when Joe Cole scored against Liverpool, I think, but was absolutley useless apart from the goal. Sky give him man of the match, Mourinho publically blasts him over his performance and drops him for a good long while. I'd take anything they say with a pinch of salt.
And I also thought Keane was impressive enough today, considering how little space he and the rest of the Spurs attack got.
EDIT - I also remember when Duffer signed for Chelsea Andy Gray wrote an article where he said Duff was "No David Beckham...or even Harry Kewell!" :D Sums them up really.
Also, I see they've given Scholes a higher rating than Keane, that's laughable really, I hoenstly thought Scholes was awful, his passing was all over the place.
Half the time the links to the player ratings don't work for me (although this could be because I use Opera rather than internet explorer) but I follow the fan ratings more than the official Sky ratings.
The Beeb as usual get it spot on
Steven Gerrard - 6: Tried to get his team going after Rooney's goal but was effectively shackled by Keane and his set-pieces were also below-par.
Roy Keane - 8: Blockbusting volley crashed back off the bar and kept the usually influential Gerrard quiet.
yep read my earlier post, i think i should become a summeriser!!! lol
I had a problem trying to see Man U's ratings (Liverpools were OK though)Quote:
Originally Posted by tetsujin1979
I would imagine that it was due to a high level of traffic as it worked
on the 3rd or 4th try, so I doubt it is because you use Opera.
Not many sites give ratings so I imagine it is busy on Saturday evening.
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Originally Posted by livehead1
I wouldnt read the player ratings crap on sky sports its total biased rubbish. The Sunday times imo gives the more fair player ratings. keane plus defoe got a 7 while gerrard got a 6 and roy got a 9motm.
Got a reply from Sky about the ratings:
It'll be fun to see if they actually drop the bias. :)Quote:
Hi
Thank you for taking the time to email us - I am passing a copy to the
Sports editorial team.
Regards
Rachel
Lads can anyone supply me with Robbie's actual goals and appearances record for his various clubs please.
Just interested in seeing his goals to game ratio for his various clubs. I know they don't compare to his international record but I'm bored today and just thought of this!
Thanks eirebhoy :cool: , I knew you could sort it out for me although I don't know why I didn't think of that myself though :o
His record is slightly better than what I would've thought. 82 goals in 205 games, not a bad return at all.
That's only league goals and appearances btw and it doesn't include 30 odd substitute appearances. Still a good return from him and so much more to come.