Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Keane: Rafa And I Did Not Suit Each Other


Tottenham striker Robbie Keane reckons he would have become a better player at Liverpool if Rafael Benitez had not been the manager.

Keane endured a torrid time on Merseyside following his switch from Spurs last summer and moved back to White Hart Lane after finding himself surplus to requirements at Anfield.

Keane regularly found himself on the substitute’s bench and failed to score enough to justify claims for a first team place under Benitez.

He eventually re-joined Tottenham in the January transfer window and has scored two goals in his last three games for Harry Redknapp's side.

And Keane reckons he would have enjoyed a better time at Liverpool if there was a different manager in charge.

"I do believe with a different manager it would have worked for me," Keane told Icon magazine.

"Different managers have different methods and some have different ideas than those you are used to or believe in."

"People have their own opinions of Benitez. I have nothing against him and will leave people to make their own minds up about him.

"When you've been around for a while as a player, all you want is a bit of respect and to be treated the way you feel you deserve to be."

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