I'd be glad to see him back at the Lane, though regret the manner in which he left us ...
I'd be glad to see him back at the Lane, though regret the manner in which he left us in the first place. Just goes to prove the grass isn't always greener. Even if he were told he'd play only a percentage of games, he'd be willing to prove himself and maybe get back to his old scoring ways and so force his way into the team again. I always thought he worked his socks off playing for us and was rewarded for it with all those goals.
Let's not forget that Ramos also said Pavy & Bent couldn't play together either and when he did it wasn't regularly enough so wasn't surprising they didn't get a chance to gel. With Keane & Berba being the preferred up front partnership last season Defoe didn't get much of a look in though I'm not convinced that Defoe & Pavy are the best combination either. At least Defoe & Keane know each other's style of play, and given the right service from Modric, Lennon, Bentley (when he gets his act together) the Hudd and yes even Chimbo who knows what they could achieve?
It's a confidence thing - and you can't disagree that when Keane was on form and scoring goals we had more confidence than we're showing now.
