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Its not the leaving, its the crawling back after being shit at Liverpool and expecting everything to be the same.
The love for him had gone, but there was no humbleness
In actual terms, what did this equate to tho?
I dont recall any specific incidents although footy was far less of an internet thing for me back then....
Keane
Defoe had an odd mentality where if he didn't start then he'd sulk when he came off the bench - Keane would try twice as hard if he was sub and would therefore win back a starting place far more easily.
Keane for me. Unbelievably skilled player! There was a goal he scored in I think nov 06 in a 1-1 draw at Villa Park that was so skilful, he rolled his foot over the ball to control it and slow it down while moving it to his other side to finish bottom corner. Unreal goal! Can’t find it anywhere! It was way better than that Blackburn one
Strikes me as a better person as well. Keane went to his "boyhood club" but has recently come back as if he's some sort of club legendBoth in their repsective primes, but Defoe served us better and I have far more time for him
I’m going with Robbie. 5 reasons.
1/ his partnership with Berbatov. Fantastic footballers playing in our shirt, so many memorable moments of brilliance. When we were pretty shit really as well.
2/ Lennon goal v Chelsea. I could watch him putting that defender on his backside all day.
3/ his goal v Chelsea in the 4-4. Scenes.
4/ his goal just after half time in the cup semi v Woolwich. Screaming yes down the phone to my dad just as I walked up the stairs.
What a night. Remember it till I get Alzheimer’s I reckon.
And the Main reason.
5/ 2007 my boy got given a Robbie Keane Spurs soccer skills shirt aged 10-11.
He was 2. So he wore it to bed all the time.
Called him Robber Keane as couldn’t say Robbie.
He cried when I tried to take it away when Robbie left. I remember I used to sing 11 Robbie Keane’s song to him all time before he went to bed.
His first Spurs hero because I made him a hero to him.
So let him carry on wearing it.
Told the boy him wearing it made Robbie come back.
And I’ve still got that Tshirt folded in up my wardrobe.
(Fair play to JD and how he befriended Bradley. Got a lot of time for him too)