Liverpool striker Robbie Keane intends to prove himself at Anfield - and insists recent criticism has 'not affected' his confidence.The £20million Republic of Ireland forward went into Liverpool's final Champions League group match with a huge question mark over his future at the club amid reports he could return to Spurs in January's transfer window.
And boss Rafael Benitez found himself having to tell the player that he would not be sold in the New Year after a difficult few months trying to acclimatise himself at Anfield.
But after a much-improved performance in the comfortable 3-1 victory over PSV Eindhoven in the Philips stadion on Tuesday, Keane was significantly only prepared to discuss his long-term aims at the club.
He said: "I am happy with my own performance, I was delighted to play in a position that I like, just off the striker.
"It meant that I was always involved, and I got an assist with the third goal. Yes, I like scoring, but I always like helping others get their goals too.
"My confidence has not been affected by things that have been said about me, things like that never get me down.
"I am confident that I will score a lot of goals for this club, I am not worried about the way things have gone, there is a lot more to come from me.
"Some players would let their heads go down and they would be crying, but I am too strong for that.
"I have only been here a few months, and it takes time to settle, so it is too early to judge me now.
"I am always confident in own ability, I have scored a lot of goals in the past, and that ability doesn't go away just like that.
"But I accept that at club like Liverpool, as a striker you are judged on the goals you score. I love scoring goals, but I also love being involved.
"I am just as pleased with assists so I will carry on doing that and it will be fine."
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The problem with Robbie Keane is that he just doesn't understand that Spurs built their team around him, which made him into the brilliant player he was at Tottenham. Now he is like a salmon trying to find it's way back to the nesting ground because it wanted to go to sea,....just floundering and flapping about, getting nowhere. If Robbie doesn't go back to Tottenham before the end of the season, that place that was made for him to shine in, will be gone forever because Spurs will work around a player like Modric, and totally re-shape.
YOU`LL NEVER WALK ALONE LIVERPOOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
yeah he`ll bag ton of goals 4 liverpool him and torres will score a million goals plus you`ve gerrad if liverpool can`t win da legue wit them 3 they`ll never win it
hello
rayan babel could've easily helped Robbie scoring 2 or 3 additional goals. But that's alright, and as Sinatra said.."The Best is Yet to Come"..
Go Robbie...Get us the BPL
Godd on ya robbie - you were brilliant yesterday and with a bit of luck you could have scored at least two. You'll come on good we are sure
go robbie go
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