Benitez drools over Robbie Keane - what would Spurs fans say to the Liverpool boss..in SIX words?!?
by Dexter on July 11th, 2008
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Liverpool gaffer Rafa B has taken to openly declaring his love for players these days, and - like an amorous drunk leering over other people’s girlfriends - he’s cruising for a bruising.
Benitez said:
“Keane is one of the names on our list and we are still working with other names.
“We were in contact [with Tottenham] and we will see now. Keane is clearly a player that has game intelligence. We are looking for players who can fit into our systems and improve the team.”
Rafa’s masterplan is to combine Keane and Torres up front, but with his reduced spending power, has he got a chance? What would Spurs fans say to Rafa, in six words?….
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Tagged Under: Juande Ramos, Liverpool FC, rafa benitez, robbie keane, Spurs, tottenham
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Scorpion - July 11th, 2008 at 4:37 pm
Insert this vaseline and bend over
the spur - July 11th, 2008 at 4:37 pm
**** *** *** *** ****** ****
Why does the silly little man think its ok to publically tap up players?
It might be ok to do so in Spain but no other managers in the premier league do it! Where is his respect for his peer’s?
Scorpion - July 11th, 2008 at 4:38 pm
Whatever happened to “alleged” tapping up?
Scorpion - July 11th, 2008 at 4:39 pm
You have pissed off OUR Spaniard
Scorpion - July 11th, 2008 at 4:41 pm
You have become a true Scouser
Trying to steal other peoples’ property
Scorpion - July 11th, 2008 at 4:42 pm
Without Keane you will finish fifth
yid4ever1 - July 11th, 2008 at 4:43 pm
f@@k off goaty bearded spanish cock
Livermania - July 11th, 2008 at 4:43 pm
fuck!when will Robbie and Gareth deals be done.Gosh!
davspurs - July 11th, 2008 at 4:46 pm
Fuck Off you fat spanish mug
bgudg - July 11th, 2008 at 4:46 pm
you have to look at this from spurs perspective.
they finished 11 last season in the league WITH keane,
god knows how far they’ll drop WITHOUT keane.
Hope you get the carling cup this year.
Scorpion - July 11th, 2008 at 4:48 pm
Scousers are desperate they want Southgate
Cookie - July 11th, 2008 at 4:49 pm
Benitez has done NOTHING wrong in his search for players.
Name me a manager who DOES NOT use the media to declare an interest in a potential transfer target.
Mourinho, Ranieri, Redknapp, Allerdyce, Wenger etc etc etc
Ferguson was/is the King of it but does anyone kick up a fuss?
NO!
Benitez, if anything, is too honest for his own good and perhaps he should keep quiet about who he wants and just get on with it.
Scorpion - July 11th, 2008 at 4:50 pm
Liverpool never have followed the rules
Even got FIFA to change them
Low life back stabbing smiley boys
MOBSTER - July 11th, 2008 at 4:50 pm
Makes me laugh, Benitez wants our best players but can’t afford them! It’s grim up north in scouse land, they can’t even get the Gareth Barry deal sorted out. Benitez is a joke!
REDJ - July 11th, 2008 at 4:53 pm
Were does the tapping up come from? he said he`s in contact with spurs and what player would`nt swap spurs for LFC at least be real with your selves
notoneofthepeepil - July 11th, 2008 at 4:54 pm
sorry Rafa but Robbies Celtic bound
spurs fan - July 11th, 2008 at 4:58 pm
wat are u on bdug?!
“they finished 11 last season in the league WITH keane,
god knows how far they’ll drop WITHOUT keane.”
oh im sorry, do the 2 seasons prior to the last one, both of which we finished 5th WITH keane, mean nothing?! if he goes to liverpool, he’ll be ruined by the rotation policy and realise what an error he’s made! he’s cruising for a spurs legend status, hall of fame and all, if he goes to liverpool - his “boyhood club” (anyone remember that he actually supported celtic as a lad?!) - then he’ll drift off to retirement after a few boring seasons at anfield.
Tricky - July 11th, 2008 at 4:59 pm
Well said cookie, everyone overlooks Redknapps comments about Liverpool players, Fergusons pursuit of Saha were Saha even threatened to strike, and the many more managers who say these things.
This story broke two weeks ago and for anyone who bothered to actually look at the interview, Benitez tried to avoid questions related to transfer targets, as he clearly stated We are here to discuss the two new guys (not exactly in them words).
Like Spurs are strongly linked to Luis Garcia but would it be a sin for Ramos to say yes I’am and have contacted his club but I dont wish to discuss it further, Oh no, its only a sin when its one of your own players.
Get a grip, the fact is your only reading this article because you want to know whats going on at your club, and basically WE WOULD ALL LOVE TO KNOW WHO OUR CLUBS WANT TO BUY, THATS WHY WERE SO INTERESTED IN THE GOSSIP AND RUMOURS.
SwissRed - July 11th, 2008 at 5:01 pm
Scorpion. What does FIFA have to do with Liverpool or clubs in Europe (UEFA maybe?)?
What about all those managers interested in signing Stevie G. in the past? Didn’t they use medias?
MOBSTER - July 11th, 2008 at 5:02 pm
Still can’t believe that Liverpool don’t have any money, Ha Ha! We routinely outspend the scousers every year, its great to have money!
Reverential - July 11th, 2008 at 5:03 pm
You sound like a bunch of scared southerners, crying over losing ur main man. Rafa is not the first to talk of admiration 4 a player, Harry red. was doing it 4 weeks with crouch. I would hardly describe his comments as drooling either, did a spurs fan write the article by any chance? Not good journalism pal, u need to have balance in your articles.
spurs fan - July 11th, 2008 at 5:04 pm
indeed, if they are finding it so hard to conclude this deal for barry then how on earth will they be able to fund a move for keane? he’s valued by spurs at 20mill and pool were reportedly going to offer crouch an 5mill… now crouch has gone for a reported 10mill, meaning they still only have 15mill to use in an attempt to get a 20mill player… poor scousers, can’t afford 2 players
generalbenny - July 11th, 2008 at 5:05 pm
time to join a real club
bgudg - July 11th, 2008 at 5:05 pm
ruined by the rotation policy? seriously?
if you havent noticed the only players he seems to rotate are seemingly squad players such as arbeloa, riise, pennant, babel and so forth.
He very much keeps the spine intact such as Gerrard, Torres, Mascherano, Carragher.
If Keane were to come in he has proven himself worthy to become part of that spine of the team, and be rotated for the carling cup matches that spurs find ever so important.
Also im sure he wouldnt mind trading in sitting a few matches for the chance to play in the champions league. Something liverpool exceed in almost every year under benitez.
And as for his celtic allegiance yes he does follow them too, but often times people from britian outside of england follow not only a team from their country but also a premiership team, which for Keane would be liverpool. Get your facts straight.
rob23 - July 11th, 2008 at 5:06 pm
FUCK OFF YOU FAT LITLE CUNT
Banksy - July 11th, 2008 at 5:08 pm
…must be great to have all this money o spurred ones ….shame its never got ya anywhere !!
Diranoct3 - July 11th, 2008 at 5:09 pm
Sir Alex Ferguson on Karim Benzema, Jose Mourinho on Lampard is call what in English if that is not tapping? Everytime Rafa do this, Rafa do that, in my point of view Rafa is the Best Manager in the World and strictly no other Manager is as Good as Rafa.
Reverential - July 11th, 2008 at 5:10 pm
By the way ‘Spurs fan’, have you checked the stats on our rotation policy? well i think you should then get back to me. Also, how would a couple of seasons at anfield be boring? Have you not noticed we actually play in the champions league every season and actually do quite well? Im not sure Keane would find 0-1 win at the san siro boring! Or how about 1-2 at the Nou Camp, that boring enough for you? Sort it out mate.
generalbenny - July 11th, 2008 at 5:11 pm
yeah, like we haven’t been tapped up for gerrard, torres and yossi etc
yido - July 11th, 2008 at 5:13 pm
fuck off thieving scouse twats
spurs fan - July 11th, 2008 at 5:14 pm
are u scousers blind? torres, ur best player last season by far, would go on a scoring streak and suddenly be demoted to the bench for no apparent reason - rafa “best manager in the world” benitez’s response: “its just rotation” - what sort of manager puts their best striker on the bench WHILE he’s hit good form?!
jaykay - July 11th, 2008 at 5:14 pm
Spurs are in free fall - at least Benitez has a plan when targeting prospective players - Spurs as usual just throw the money about and buy a load of dross and see if it all works together.
jaykay - July 11th, 2008 at 5:16 pm
Spurs Fan - you are showing your ignorance - quit while you are ahead.
generalbenny - July 11th, 2008 at 5:17 pm
yido, sour grapes son, if you lot were any good he wouldn’t want to leave would he?
LvP dmart - July 11th, 2008 at 5:18 pm
lol you kidding me spur fans talking money you have all the money in the world and your team still isnt good enough…..have u even won a meaningful trophy in the last decade!! hahahahahahahaha mid table here we come again…and in fact.. why would Bentley want to sign for you…you dont offer much more then Blackburn!! You wish you were us its ok to admit it i wont tell hahahahahaha!
spurs fan - July 11th, 2008 at 5:18 pm
explain, jaykay…
jaykay - July 11th, 2008 at 5:19 pm
Yido - blah blah blah - boring - come up with another original stereotype please - wait - how about Calm Down, Calm Down! That’s another good one. Sorry to say, but Spurs will forever be in the shadow of Arsenal, Chelsea and even West Ham.
bgudg - July 11th, 2008 at 5:19 pm
spurs fan the answer to your question is because he doesnt want him to get injured in some no name competition like the carling cup or fa cup, often times second string teams for the big 4. He started out rotating him early on in the season to let his legs get used to the pace of the premiership. During the new year he hardly ever sat on the bench.
Also if you look at arsenal who hardly ever rotated their core 11 they started great but dragged as the year went on. They got tired when liverpool were still fresh which caused them to lose to liverpool in the champions league quarters.
Reverential - July 11th, 2008 at 5:20 pm
U havent got a clue spurs fan! How did he score all those goals if he was on the bench? I was at anfield every game last season and im pretty sure it was torres i was watching score all those goals. Your a fool mate who bases his information on media resonnances, the worst kind of football fan.
Cookie - July 11th, 2008 at 5:21 pm
MOBSTER:
Is it really great to have money and routinely outspend Liverpool every year?
So then, tell me what your BIG money spending has done for you in recent years!!!!!
Robbie Keane wants to join Liverpool and rotation or not, he will still end up with more medals at Anfield and regular Champions League football (do you know what that is?) than if he stayed with a ‘nearly’ small time team living in the Southern shadows of Arsenal & Chelsea.
If spurs were a big team (like Arsenal & Chelsea) then he might just want to stay, but Spurs!!! The lad has got ambition.
spurs fan - July 11th, 2008 at 5:22 pm
“U havent got a clue spurs fan! How did he score all those goals if he was on the bench?” so ur saying that he must have played ever match to score those goals? i see. it obviously could never be that he… no surely not… that he scored more than 1 goal in a game?
Scorpion - July 11th, 2008 at 5:23 pm
Dross? Hutton, Woodgate, Modric, Gomes, Giovani?
HA HA HA HA HA HA
Scorpion - July 11th, 2008 at 5:25 pm
How odd; Liverpool fans can’t count.
Six words means use second hand
Reverential - July 11th, 2008 at 5:28 pm
You need to go look at the facts spurs fan. He didnt score a hatrick every time he played, after an early injury that kept him out for 3 weeks torres played vertually all our games,bar a few small time games like the carling cup. U really need to look at the facts pal, he was playing in every game except the fa cup away at luton, or home to havant, u’d be daft to play him in those games. Clueless pal. U think its a coincidence that so many liverpool fans are telling you he wasnt rotated? I bet Keane was rotated more last season.
spurs fan - July 11th, 2008 at 5:28 pm
exactly scorpion - hutton and woodgate proved themselves in a spurs shirt. remains to be seen if gomes, modric, and dos santos can adapt to the premiership, though my guess is they can. to those saying spurs do all this big spending for nothing - i admit, we have spent big on players with potential who haven’t fulfilled it. but we have also spent big on players such as berbatov, someone that we’ll recoup a lot of money on if we sell. we have also signed big players on small fees - lennon, bale, huddlestone, carrick (who, again, we made a huge profit on, however irritating it was to see him go).
Scorpion - July 11th, 2008 at 5:35 pm
Ramos has only bought successful players
generalbenny - July 11th, 2008 at 5:40 pm
he wants to play for a big club, except it
Houllier's Treble - July 11th, 2008 at 5:42 pm
c’est la vie, mon petit saucisse
Scorpion - July 11th, 2008 at 5:58 pm
“GeneralBenny” can’t spell: It’s accept it.
2D - July 11th, 2008 at 6:15 pm
mobster you have money but you waste it on idiots like darren bent cos real big money targets go to champions league clubs, you may have money but it means nothing if players dont want to play for you because your a lower entity
yido - July 11th, 2008 at 6:18 pm
generalbenny how many players houses have you robed tonight. i dont know why anybody would want to play for a manager that looks like cunt aswell as looks like one. calm down micky mousers.
We all Know Tottenham are shit - July 11th, 2008 at 6:31 pm
shame you yids are so deluded
Audere Est Keano - July 11th, 2008 at 6:35 pm
“If Keane were to come in he has proven himself worthy to become part of that spine of the team, and be rotated for the carling cup matches that spurs find ever so important.”
That would be one trophy more than you won last year.
We all Know Tottenham are shit - July 11th, 2008 at 6:39 pm
Gooners will finish fifth this year
Wenger will quit to manage France
Front running fans will abandon ship
Reverential - July 11th, 2008 at 6:42 pm
woow spurs fans! Your a club steeped in a successful history! We’re not the mickey mousers boys, we were in the champs semi final n only lost in extra time, you sad cunts won the ultimate mickey mouse cup! We sent out the kids 4 those matches n spent our time securing champions league football. so dont start asking who won what last season, id rather be in our position, you know 18 league title, 5 european cups, what the fuck have you southern cunts won????????
We all Know Tottenham are shit - July 11th, 2008 at 6:44 pm
So glad you used my banner
We all Know Tottenham are shit - July 11th, 2008 at 6:45 pm
Like yids who admit the truth
We all Know Tottenham are shit - July 11th, 2008 at 6:47 pm
won’t witness champions league football ever
Audere Est Keano - July 11th, 2008 at 6:50 pm
Liverpool. What a team. In the 18 years I have followed the spurs you have won the league zero times and finished runners up once (2002).
Well done lads.
I guess your glad of the fact that 3rd and 4th (and even 5th) place teams get the opportunity to appear in the CHAMPIONS league.
Brilliant.
Banksy - July 11th, 2008 at 6:53 pm
How has Ramos only bought successful players ? Cant get my head around that one ?
Reverential - July 11th, 2008 at 6:54 pm
You boys would crawl over broken glass just to get 5 mins in the champions league. In those 18 years, did you see us win the champions league too? did you see that yea?? Did you wish it was you? i bet you did, coz if u didnt ur stupid n have no ambition. So just to conferm, you watched stevie gerrard pck up the european cup 3 years ago and thought, i wish it was robbie keane lifting that trophie! You sad twat!
SPURS81,82 - July 11th, 2008 at 6:55 pm
Keane ain’t going to Liverpool, he is staying with Spurs. Who have Liverpool signed so far this season?, sorry im not a pool fan so im abit short on your transfer subject, Rafa must be happy with what he has got in his squad, at least you got rid of the spurs reject Crouch.
Oh no i have just heard on the news that Rafa is in for signing Bradley Wright Phillips, coz you like a thieving twat!!
Reverential - July 11th, 2008 at 6:59 pm
i wouldnt be so sure pal, i think keane wants to play in a REAL cup competition n not the youth cup.
SPURS81,82 - July 11th, 2008 at 6:59 pm
I heard Liverpool are signing Br?adley Wri!ght Phillp!s, coz you like Thieving twats!!
Reverential - July 11th, 2008 at 7:01 pm
very funny mate, proper comedian. im not sure if ur being serious coz if u are ur talkng shit
Audere Est Keano - July 11th, 2008 at 7:03 pm
Reverential - you clearly were the first anal birth.
We’ll see how you’s go this year. Im predicting fuck all squared again. Or maybe 3rd. Or maybe a semi final. That should do for a european great such as yourselves. Torres will be happy with that.
SPURS81,82 - July 11th, 2008 at 7:04 pm
Lol Rever, its just banter mate, being serious i hope we dont lose him to you he is a total team player and we add alot to pool, but im not sure if it will happy i think your money from crouch is going on barry.
Arthur Cake - July 11th, 2008 at 7:06 pm
Spurs are shit, bottom half team
Kykes smell bad - July 11th, 2008 at 7:08 pm
Tottenham fans are deluded once again.
Reverential - July 11th, 2008 at 7:09 pm
he is a class player so i want him, but he’s not worth 20 mil. Torres cost 20 mil n he was only 23, keane is 28, n they were both club captins so i dont get the valuation. I think we’re only guna sign barry if we sell alonso, thats why villa have shot themselves in the foot coz i dont think alonso is going, they’re guna be left with a guy who wont play 4 them n thn we’ll sign him on the cheap. I thnk he wants keane b4 barry basically. alonso is better than barry anyhow
SPURS81,82 - July 11th, 2008 at 7:12 pm
True alonso is better than barry, and he aint worth 18 mill either. As a Spurs fan why am i deluded, yes we have a few better years since the prem started, but we maybe a bottom half team just this year but we went away with a cup!!
What all Spurs fans are thinking but dont dare say - July 11th, 2008 at 7:32 pm
Personnally and although I hate to admit it, I dont think Beni has said/done much wrong, I think the reason why us Spurs fans are so upset is that its quiet probable that if (and lets hope with their current financial situation its a big `if`) Liverpool can stump up enough cash then Keane will most likely go
its a sad fact but there you have it. Any club though would be upset to loose a good player, bet the liverpool fans were really pissed off when Gerrard was so heavily linked to Chelsea, and ManU fans hate the current situation with Ronaldo.
This whole situation is dodgy though for sure, it seems that managers can now use a loop hole through the media to talk to players before getting permission of the club, which is pretty much what tapping up a player is. Its most apparent in the Barry case, Liverpool have not been given permission to speak to Barry yet, however look at all the dialogue going on in the media. Ronaldo and Real are doing it too, so’s Inter and Lampard, ok so its not exactly a two way conversation but its pretty obvious that there is a degree of dialogue going on between the two parties.
Spurs have a strong `dont comment on speculation` stance with regards to the media hence we are not so bad at it, but we could easily go around upsetting clubs like West Ham, Newcastle, Villa, Blackburn etc by declaring interest in their players, like Man U, Liverpool and other big clubs are doing.
I dont think the managers are to blame they are just using the tools available to them to get an edge, its a bit cheeky yes but it within the rules. If Spurs thought Liverpool were out of line they could complain to the authoritees like Utd did but I doubt they would get anywhere, only time this really worked was with regards to Arnasen and Chelsea.
Only way to resolve this is for ALL clubs to be barred from making comments in the media about transfer activity, but this I expect is completly contry to what us Fans want, we all crave info on transfers so we are the one’s behind this situation, the media and clubs are only responding to our demand for information.
So my six words are:
`live with it, its our fault`
spurs fan - July 11th, 2008 at 7:50 pm
keane is worth 20mill TO US, thats why WE have valued him as that. he’s not worth 20mill to you so why compare? and its true, after all of this, rafa is going to have to decide who the splash the cash on - barry or keane?
Keanno - July 11th, 2008 at 8:10 pm
Reverential, you cant value Keane by using Torres as a benchmark. Torres’s strength was his agility and pace. This will fade as he aged. keane’s biggest asset is his intelligence. Even keane is 30 odd, his intelligence remains. That is the difference. keane’s ability will not be impaired with time.
Keanno is blind - July 11th, 2008 at 10:54 pm
“Torres’s strength was his agility and pace. This will fade as he aged. keane’s biggest asset is his intelligence. Even keane is 30 odd, his intelligence remains.”
Kenno. What planet are you from? Cos I think the oxygen levels on this one have done serious damage to the vision and judgement area in your brain!!
You don’t think that Torres has game intelligence?! Are you serious? Did you witness his goal in the Euro Champs final? Having the intelligence to make that run and ‘dink’ the ball over Lame-man, under all that pressure and attention?
Oh, yes and he’s just turned 24, a few years younger than Van Horse-face, just having broken his record of most goals scored by a foreign player in their first season (ALL in open play, not through penalties AND free kicks as that ’slave’ Ronaldope)!!
Did you not witness the intelligent positions and runs and that he NEEDED to create to score those goals?
Just what do you deem as ‘intelligence?’
Dumbo - July 11th, 2008 at 11:42 pm
Keane is a top quality player
im glad to see Keane is getting the limelight as he deserves it
he bangs those goals in
im sure many clubs would want him in there squad
johno - July 12th, 2008 at 8:55 am
i suppose that now fergie has spoken in glowing terms about berbatov all hel and spurs being sold l will break loose i supoose it is tapping hey!you will loose berbatov and keane and finish 7th and ramos gone and no more father christmas from the bahamas and yes redknapp was all over crouchie for about a month good player and all that but rafa merely recognises a good player and he is a spanish waiter grow up ynwa
Danny boy - July 12th, 2008 at 9:14 am
Robbie is a solid player don’t want to see him go but in truth does he bring pool up to champions level ?
IM A GAYSHIT SPUD - July 12th, 2008 at 9:37 am
Spurs you mother fucking cunts, HOW THE FUCK CAN U COMPARE UR FUCKING SHITHOLE SELVES TO THE MIGHT OF LIVERPOOL…WE PLAY IN THE CHAMPS LEAGUE U KNOW>>>AND ARE NOT A BOTTOM HALF CLUB>…SUCK ON THAT U TWATS
Banksy - July 12th, 2008 at 12:49 pm
…no need for that now was there !!
mark - July 13th, 2008 at 3:42 am
i’m a lfc supporter and always admired Keane for his team work and intelligence. the only reason all you spurs fans are getting all worked up for is because you don’t want your best player to leave. but when you say things like;’
Dross? Hutton, Woodgate, Modric, Gomes, Giovani?
Hutton was alright buthe didn’t exactly light up the premier league with his brilliant displays now did he? Admittedly woodgate was good, but as for the other 3 they’ve never played in the EPL before so how can you come to a conclusion that they are not ‘dross’, considering Modric if he was crap this year that 20m would turn out to be not well spent? finally as for Dos Santos why do you think you got him on the cheap and no other ‘top’ clubs came in for him, the reason is because hes too lightweight for the EPL and is a party boy that was out of control at Barca.
Scorpion- you know nothing about football, go get an education
AKMAL - July 13th, 2008 at 4:20 am
reina
deegen carragher skrtel agger
babel gerrard barry silva
torres keane
jose walker - July 13th, 2008 at 8:13 am
oh so the top four tottenham fans on on for glory do not make me laugh your jokes are outdated your club is outdated we see you as the mancs of the south you back man u all the time and sell them your best players you are the mancs bitches and you prove it by slagging off LIVERPOOL FC get real hold onto Berbatov (you wont he will go to your darling man utd) and you will finish mid table crowing about how marvelous it is to be ridden by sir alex ferguson taggart
bubble9 - July 17th, 2008 at 9:53 am
mark, your the one that needs an education in football matters. For your information Giovani Dos Santos turned down Man utd, chelsea and Ajax to come to spurs (his own words). And he also turned down an offer from Barca to stay at the club, so as he only had one year left on his contract they sold him. Same with Luca Modric, several top european clubs were after him but we got in first. As for Gomes, he holds the record in Holland for the most clean sheets (Its over 900 hours of consecutive football without conceding, thats over 10 games for you uneducated scousers, and thats in a very attacking league) and to top it all off, we didnt have to tap up any of them. I look forward to meeting you in the league as 3rd and 4th place are up for grabs this year!!!
RK - July 17th, 2008 at 9:26 pm
you are cruising for a bruising
RK - July 17th, 2008 at 9:29 pm
spurs 4 life
sCOUSERTILLIDIE - July 23rd, 2008 at 8:31 am
MAYBE YOU LOT ARE JUS A BUNCH A GOONY SOUTHENERS SHITTIN URSELFS INTO LOOSIN UR PLAYER AWWWWWW!!!