10 Players Who Probably Regret Joining Liverpool
3. Robbie Keane
''I would specifically like to thank chairman Daniel Levy for understanding, that, as a fan, joining Liverpool is a lifelong dream of mine and one that I couldnt let pass me by. I hope one day the Spurs fans, who have been brilliant to me, can understand this too. Robbie Keane, July 2008.Keane neednt have begged for the Spurs supporters forgiveness in the media eye, as would be back at the club within 189 days, eradicating the four year contract he had just signed at Anfield. With Peter Crouch having left for Portsmouth, the Liverpool board were intent on replacing that gap with the Spurs hitman, instead of pursuing a seemingly futile transfer wrangle for Villa captain Gareth Barry. Within a few months, it would soon become apparent that Benitez was never a big fan of Irelands record goal-scorer. Keane wont look back on his six months on Merseyside as a time where he fulfilled a dream and became an Anfield hero. It was a period of frustration, torment and exasperation, as he lumbered for the most part under his hefty £19 million price tag. While Fernando Torres flourished alongside him, Keanes anguish in front of goal were reminiscent of Crouchs start to life at Anfield, taking him until November to notch his first league goals.
The following month, he snatched a sumptuous equaliser against the Emirates Stadium, before scoring a brace against Bolton Wanderers. Having finally hit some good form, there was to be no reprieve for his early season failings, as Spurs had an offer of £12 million accepted in the January transfer window.