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I would be pleasantly surprised if this happened.
Never been Keane's biggest fan.
Keane out, Villa in, Please Daniel.
Never been Keane's biggest fan.
Keane out, Villa in, Please Daniel.
If Rafa really wants Keano as the linking ACM (or second striker), it's a strange one from Liverpool's point of view. Trappatoni has called Keano as the "Irish Totti" and is playing him as the linking striker for Ireland. However, Juande immediately moved Berba into the linking striker role for Spurs and has played Keano further forward. So, according to the reports, Benitez is prepared to pay around £20 million to play Robbie in a role that Ramos has rarely played him in.
I also can't see where Gerrard would play if Keano was Liverpool's linking striker/ACM. The scousers ended the season playing 4-2-3-1, with Mascherano and Xabi Alonso as DMs, Kuyt & Babel/Benayoun as the wide AMs, Gerrard as ACM, and Torres as the lone striker.
Barry is surely seen as a straight replacement for Alonso, and I can't see Gerrard playing next to Mascherano (or Barry) in a DM position, so presumably he'd be shunted out to one of the wide AM positions - which Gerrard doesn't particularly like.
All in all, pretty strange.
2005-2006?
I don't know why this change is seen as so significant.
Fwiw I think Ramos clearly favours a Kanoute or Berba (or Sheringham) type, with excellent close control as well as being good in the air, to play the "fulcrum" or linking role. Keano has very good technique, but he often dummies over the ball when it's played into his feet. Whereas Kanoute or Berba (or Teddy) will almost always bring the ball under control, hold it, keeping possession and looking for movement.
Whilst Keano was never going to be up to much in the air, I always hoped that he would develop into a Sheringham type of striker. There have been occasional glimpses, but for me whenever he plays deeper, he doesn't seem to have that instinct to keep hold of the ball that the other players mentioned do.
I would be pleasantly surprised if this happened.
Never been Keane's biggest fan.
Keane out, Villa in, Please Daniel.
Not as vital as a Villa or an Arshavin, I would argue.
Totally agree. But thinking about it ide still be abit pissed.Only way I would allow that would be if it was a swap for Mascherano..
Totally agree. But thinking about it ide still be abit pissed.