Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Ian Rush: Robbie Keane Still Has A Role To Play At Liverpool

Robbie Keane will have been gutted to be left out of Sunday’s FA Cup tie.

For him to not even be named on the bench for such a big game was a real surprise and it will be interesting to see what happens over the coming weeks.

The manager makes the decisions and only Rafa Benitez knows the ins and outs of the situation. But the fact is you can’t keep leaving out a player who cost £20million.

You either have to play him or, if Benitez doesn’t rate him, then he has to get rid of him.

I really hope Robbie still has a future at the club. He’s a great player and I believe he can play a major part in our pursuit of trophies.

He’s just got to keep his head down and keep working hard in training. Hopefully he’ll get the chance to show what he can do at Wigan tonight.

Meanwhile, there is a Rush back looking for goals after my son signed for League of Wales side Newi Cefn Druids.

Jonathan is 19 and has come on as sub in their last couple of games.

It’s a good chance for him and he will learn a lot under joint managers Lee Jones, who played a few first team games for Liverpool in the mid-90s, and ex-Wrexham player Waynne Phillips.

Like me, Jonathan is a striker but that’s where the similarities end. He’s a big lad and at 6ft 4ins he’s more like Peter Crouch. I’m looking forward to watching him in action.

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