Robbie Keane to Liverpool

[BaileytheQuitter]

I have never understood how people can say one player can be great for one team, but as soon as he moves to a bigger club at the same level and with a better team around him, they aren't going to do well.

Madness. I think he will do well for Keane, natural goalscorers like Keane don't stop scoring goals because the team has higher aims.

 

[Beefy]

Personally I'd rather a Drogba or a Adebayor with Torres, but that's my own opinion.

Well Drogba is one of the two best players in England and Adebayor isn't far behind so that's not a massive criticism.

 

[BoyWonder2]

Well Drogba is one of the two best players in England and Adebayor isn't far behind so that's not a massive criticism.

I'll let you have Drogba, very decent player but Adebayor?

If you look back 12 months, he wasn't winning rave reviews at Arsenal and was a bit of a joke back then. Yes, last season he had a very good season, but is it a flash in the pan? Look at his record after he cut his dreadlocks and went to shorter hair. He looked a very ordinary player towards the end of the season.

As for Keane. Decent player, will get you goals, but I would have thought for £18 million, Liverpool would look for someone with Champions League predigree.

But they are also prepared to pay £15million plus for Barry and let Alonso got for around £12 million. Alonso is such a better player than Barry in my opinion.

 

[Ayrshire Blue]

Done Deal, I think Liverpool will do better with him now as will Torres with the team not just relying on him to bang em in.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/liverpool/7528735.stm

 

[EastStandBlue]

I do wonder whether or not a move for David Villa was dead in the water a long time ago, as for not much more than £18m Valencia would've sold as they're in dire straits... and then you have the best strike partnership in Europe.

That said, Keanes a fantastic acquisition. Intelligent, quick with a knack of scoring goals when it counts, Liverpool will look dangerous next season all over the park. Imagine coming up against a midfield of Barry, Gerrard and Mascherano only to have to tend with an attacking line up of Babel, Torres and Keane... It doesn't bode well for the best of teams.

 

[toellandback]

Having seen him close up he is worth the money. A great player, if had was a little quicker he would be described as world class. Don't forget he has played in Italy and moved for some huge sums of money. One of the only players i regret seeing sold. A gent

 

[ozzy-shrimper]

Torres and Keane up front? Thats pretty tasty.

 

[seany t]

Good player. **** celebration...

 

[Matt the Shrimp]

BBC are saying that the final price could be £20.3m. Seems an awful lot.

Still, Keane is a leader on the park, appears to carry little or no "baggage" with him (he's not constantly featuring on the front pages of the red-tops, for instance) and ought to fit into the club and the City.

It's a less riskier acquisition than Villa. But is it a wee bit too conservative...?

Matt

 

[Andyhsufc]

He, imo, is prem quality but not international quality and that is what the top four should be aiming for

 

[Beefy]

He, imo, is prem quality but international quality and that is what the top four should be aiming for

I presume you mean 'not international quality', although that being the case I believe that only two strikers in the Premier League (Owen & Shevchenko) have scored more International goals than Keane has.