Keane Not Fazed By Goal Drought

Speaking to the Sunday Mirror Sport, Keane admitted that he was not going to let the situation worry him and that he was more concerned with winning matches than his own situation. He said: “If I was younger and a bit more naïve, I would start to worry about it. When you’re 28 and have the kind of experience I have with so many clubs, you’re not worried one bit about it, as long as the time is winning. That is the main thing.”

The Republic of Ireland striker moved to Anfield over the summer for £20 million and his partnership with Fernando Torres, appears on paper to be a mouthwatering prospect. Yet the two strikers are yet to really gel and Keane admitted he felt the pair simply needed more games together.

“My partnership with Fernando Torres is only going to come with games,” said the former Spurs man before adding, “We have to understand each other and what the team do but I have no doubts we’ll get there.”

The much-travelled striker also revealed that it usually took him a little time to find the net after signing for a new club and he was optimistic about his chances ahead of today’s trip to Villa Park. Keane explained. “And anyway it took me five games, I think, to score my first goal for Tottenham. Aston Villa will be my fifth competitive game for Liverpool and I usually do OK against them.”

The £20 million man also suggested that he needed time to settle in to his new club especially having spent the last six years in North London. He explained: “Obviously, having been at my last club for so long it was always going to be little difficult to get fully acclimatized what with new players, new environment. It has taken a little bit of getting used to.”

Keane had now made four appearances for his new club but has failed to hit the net and he acknowledged that should the situation continue the pressure would mount, but that he was ready to accept the challenge.
“The kind of challenge I now face is why I wanted to be at a top club like this,” admitted the Irishman before continuing, “One thing you have to get used to at a club like Liverpool is that when you are playing at home, you get the whole opposition team behind the ball.”

Yet Keane, who took seven Premier League games to get off the mark last season but ended the campaign with 15 league goals, is clear that his failure to find the net so far in a red shirt is not a problem. He concluded: “I’m not worried and if I’m not worried, nobody else should worry either.”