Source: Daily_Mail
Keane snubs Redknapp! Spurs striker says Celtic chief Strachan is the best
Tottenham [LNB]striker Robbie Keane knows a thing or two when it comes to managers having played under 19 of them in 12 years. [LNB]Rafa Benitez, Giovanni Trapattoni, Terry Venables and current Spurs boss Harry Redknapp have all had a go a guiding Keane's career. [LNB]But for the Ireland international, Gordon Strachan is head and shoulders above them all. [LNB][LNB][LNB] Positive sign: Strachan (left) and Keane are all smiles at Highfield Road in 1999[LNB]Celtic [LNB]chief Strachan signed a 19-year-old Keane for Coventry in 1999 after paying Wolves £6million - a then British record for a teenager. [LNB]Keane rewarded Strachan with 12 goals in 31 games before moving to Inter Milan but the Scot left a lasting impression. [LNB]'My time at Coventry was very important. I got to work with Gordon Strachan, the best manager I have ever played for. He is a fantastic man-manager who has always known how to get the best out of a player,' said Keane. [LNB][LNB][LNB] Moved on: Keane has joined up with Redknapp after splitting with Benitez (left)[LNB]Keane, who returned to Spurs in January after a disappointing spell at Liverpool, believes things would have been different at Anfield if Benitez had not been in charge. [LNB]The 28-year-old told Icon magazine: 'Of course I wish it had gone differently, but I have no regrets. 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][LNB][LNB] Leading by example: Captain Keane has been in fine form back at the Lane[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] Redknapp never gave me my chance at Spurs but I'll show him I can turn this mess around, says Giovani dos Santos[LNB]WIN VIP TICKETS to see Tottenham take on Chelsea at White Hart Lane[LNB]Roman's Spurs career not in ruins, insist Pavlyuchenko's agent[LNB]TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR FC NEWS FROM ACROSS THE NET[LNB]CELTIC FC NEWS FROM ACROSS THE NET[LNB][LNB]
