Source: Team_Talk
Changes will be made - Keane
Robbie Keane has backed Neil Lennon's plans for a mass clear-out at Celtic after branding the shock loss to Ross County as a career low point.[LNB] Keane agrees with caretaker boss Lennon that major surgery is required at Parkhead this summer following the club's limp surrender in Saturday's Scottish Cup semi-final at Hampden.[LNB]"If he's the manager of the football club and he's suggesting that, I'm sure that has to be the case," said on-loan Tottenham striker Keane, who hinted former boss Tony Mowbray's January recruitment drive may have backfired.[LNB]"I'm sure there will be a lot of changes in the summer. It's obviously been a difficult year for the club itself and the change it has had and the players who have been brought in.[LNB]"A lot of players brought in, a lot of players have left. It's been the biggest clearance.[LNB]"A lot of players coming in at the same time, which can sometimes be difficult, and obviously that (Saturday's defeat) has proven it."[LNB]Lennon looks set to make changes for tomorrow's Clydesdale Bank Premier League game against Motherwell.[LNB]"He has every right to," Keane added. "I don't think anyone could go in and knock on his door and have any complaints, and say, 'Why aren't I playing?'[LNB]"He'd just show you a video of Saturday's game and say, 'That's why'."[LNB]Lennon was scathing about his players following their Hampden humbling, singling out one or two for particular criticism.[LNB]But Keane insisted the entire team had to carry the can for a performance widely regarded as among the worst Celtic have ever produced.[LNB]Asked if it was an all-time personal low, the 29-year-old said: "Yes, considering where we could have gone from there.[LNB]"We could maybe have won a medal so, in that circumstance, it's difficult to take.[LNB]"I obviously wanted to come up here and win something. It wasn't to be but I'm still going to enjoy the remaining time that I have left here."[LNB]Saturday's result capped a nightmare spell at Parkhead for Keane, who had hoped to rescue Celtic's season when he was unveiled in front of thousands of jubilant fans just over two months ago.[LNB]But despite being set to return to London empty-handed this summer, he insisted he has no regrets about his decision to come north.[LNB]"I never regret anything I do in life," said Keane, who can take pride in the individual form which today saw him named Clydesdale Bank player of the month for March.[LNB]"At the end of the day, I'm playing for a wonderful football club, which I've always wanted to do since I was a little kid. Great if I'd won something - it's not the case.[LNB]"I'll continue to give 100%, which I've always done in my career."[LNB]Like many of his team-mates, Keane absolved Lennon of blame for the Ross County debacle, but stopped short of endorsing the caretaker's bid to succeed Mowbray on a permanent basis.[LNB]The striker is braced for a hostile reception tomorrow and would not blame supporters if they stayed away.[LNB]"Of course we'd like as many fans to be there tomorrow as possible," he added. "If not, what can I do about it? Are you going to cry about it?[LNB]"We have to get a bit of pride back into this team."
