Source: SKY_Sports
Keane - Rafa and I not suited
Robbie Keane believes he would have enjoyed a successful career at Liverpool had a different manager been in charge.[LNB] Rafa Benitez brought Keane to Anfield last summer but the Republic of Ireland international was given few opportunities to impress.[LNB]He was not a regular starter and was surprisingly left on the substitutes' bench at times when he appeared to be a good option for the Reds.[LNB]Keane, who secured a swift move back to Tottenham in the winter transfer window, insists he made the right decision to join Liverpool.[LNB]But he admits he was perhaps not suited to working with Benitez, and has hinted that he would have liked to be treated with more respect. [LNB]"Of course I wish it had gone differently, but I have no regrets," Keane told Icon magazine.[LNB]"I do believe with a different manager it would have worked for me, but different managers have different methods and some have different ideas than those you are used to or believe in.[LNB]"People have their own opinions of Benitez. I have nothing against him and will leave people to make their own minds up about him.[LNB]"When you've been around for a while as a player, all you want is a bit of respect and to be treated the way you feel you deserve to be."[LNB]Strachan praiseKeane claims the best manager he has ever played under is Gordon Strachan, who signed him for Coventry in 1999.[LNB]Keane was still a teenager when he joined the Sky Blues and he believes Strachan helped him fulfil his potential.[LNB]"My time at Coventry was very important," Keane explained.[LNB]"I got to work with Gordon Strachan, the best manager I have ever played for.[LNB]"He is a fantastic man-manager who has always known how to get the best out of a player."[LNB]
