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07-02-2009, 04:40 PM
Robbie Keane has spoken out about his Anfield dream move that turned into a 6 month nightmare spell , which ended with him being sold back to Tottenham Hotspur in the January transfer window.
Many Liverpool fans were baffled when Benitez omitted Keane from the squad in favour of 19 year old French striker, David Ngog, in vital matches against Everton and Chelsea. Keane was also repeatedly substituted when he did start as it soon became clear that he was not part of the Spanish manager's plans.
Keane admitted that he himself was baffled after being left out of the squad despite the fact that the Irish striker started scoring regularly after a slow start to his Anfield career.
'I believe that maybe with a different manager, it possibly could have worked out. I never regret anything I have done. It's not a mistake. I went there, it didn't work out for me. For whatever reason, I didn't fit into the way Rafa plays football.' Keane said.
He added that he felt that his exclusion from the squad was not because of a fall out with Benitez or as a result of him not working hard enough.
'I was doing everything possible to do well for the team. That was the most important thing. I never had a fall-out with the manager, I was never late for training and I came and trained every day. I worked my socks off, it's as simple as that. You're probably as baffled as I am.'
'I've never been left out of a squad in my career,' said Keane. 'I think I've proven over the years that I'm quite capable of doing a job and scoring goals. No disrespect to anybody at Liverpool and the players that were ahead of me but if you look at my record compared to most of them, I think it's probably a little bit better. "
'I believed that I should have been in the squad, and I believe in my ability, that I should be playing more games than I did. The fact is I didn't.'
Source: The Daily Mail
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Many Liverpool fans were baffled when Benitez omitted Keane from the squad in favour of 19 year old French striker, David Ngog, in vital matches against Everton and Chelsea. Keane was also repeatedly substituted when he did start as it soon became clear that he was not part of the Spanish manager's plans.
Keane admitted that he himself was baffled after being left out of the squad despite the fact that the Irish striker started scoring regularly after a slow start to his Anfield career.
'I believe that maybe with a different manager, it possibly could have worked out. I never regret anything I have done. It's not a mistake. I went there, it didn't work out for me. For whatever reason, I didn't fit into the way Rafa plays football.' Keane said.
He added that he felt that his exclusion from the squad was not because of a fall out with Benitez or as a result of him not working hard enough.
'I was doing everything possible to do well for the team. That was the most important thing. I never had a fall-out with the manager, I was never late for training and I came and trained every day. I worked my socks off, it's as simple as that. You're probably as baffled as I am.'
'I've never been left out of a squad in my career,' said Keane. 'I think I've proven over the years that I'm quite capable of doing a job and scoring goals. No disrespect to anybody at Liverpool and the players that were ahead of me but if you look at my record compared to most of them, I think it's probably a little bit better. "
'I believed that I should have been in the squad, and I believe in my ability, that I should be playing more games than I did. The fact is I didn't.'
Source: The Daily Mail
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