Thursday, February 11, 2010

How's Robbie Keane settling in?

He scored his first goal in Scottish football at the weekend, but it was a penalty and he's still drawing a blank in the league. He got plenty of chances last night against Hearts, but couldn't put one away.

There's two ways of looking at this.

Plenty of rival fans are taking great joy in the fact that the £65 grand a week man can't get going in the SPL. And fair enough, too.

But it has to be said that Hearts keeper Marian Kello played a blinder, and on another night Keane could have got a hat trick. More often than not, his team mates gave him the ball, and you get the sense they are a little starstruck by him. At the same time, Keane needs to develop an understanding with them, and realise when there might be another option rather than just taking a shot.

He still looks dangerous, mind, and will no doubt get going soon. He's certainly a dangerous prospect in the SPL.

Whether he's worth the money, of course, is another subject altogether.

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