Career Robbie Keane - 1 Season 30 Goals?

[arobbo92]

"Tottenham Hotspurs problems have worsened with the injury of their star striker Harry Kane. Kane has been ruled out for the season with a knee injury adding to the long list of Spurs treatment list".

"Kane joins fellow strikers Vincent Janssen, Clinton N'Jié and Kazaiah Sterling on the sidelines for the season".

"Tottenham Hotspur have signed former striker Robbie Keane on a one year deal. The 35 year old joins the club after manager Mauricio Pochettino declared a 'Striker Crisis' on Wednesday".

Can Keane fill in for the clubs injured strikers and provide Spurs with a successful season?

Keane's Targets:

• 30 Goals in all competitions
• At least 9 League Goals (to total 100 League Goals for Spurs)
• Win domestic silverware (BPL, FA Cup or EFL Cup)

Comment below, do you think Keane can reach his target of 30 goals this season?

[Ashez]

Awesome idea, best of luck mate  

[arobbo92]

58 minutes ago, Ashez said:

Awesome idea, best of luck mate  

Thanks @Ashez, update one coming tomorrow ??

[Brenty92]

Always liked Keane! You got this mate

[BatiGoal]

His pace is a slight worry but he still looks very much capable netting 30+ for you.

Love the flavor on this one too. Goodluck!

[arobbo92]

9 hours ago, Brenty92 said:

Always liked Keane! You got this mate

Same here, top striker years ago!! Remember doing his celebration back when I started football 

[arobbo92]

6 hours ago, BatiGoal said:

His pace is a slight worry but he still looks very much capable netting 30+ for you.

Love the flavor on this one too. Goodluck!

Yes that was my worry too @BatiGoal, his stats are also decreasing gradually. I have faith in him though, thanks for the comments.

[arobbo92]

UPDATE ONE

After a slow start Keane has started to bag some goals. After 8 Premier League games he has now scored 5 goals. He has also scored 2 goals in 3 Champions League games.

Here is who his goals have come against...

Keanes first goal back in a Spurs shirt!

Robbie bags an early goal against Sunderland!

Keane bags a hat-trick against Premier League Champions Leicester City!!

Arguably Keane's best performance against Barcelona in the Champions League. (Side note: Messi was a mile offside!)

Keane's stats are slowly decreasing but I have confidence that we can eventually hit our target!! ⚽️

[Brenty92]

Great start pal, if he can keep this form up he'll beat the target for sure

[Scratch]

Yeah, he'll do it for sure! Hang in there Robbie! 

Keane is one of my favourite players. I remember signing him way back in Championship Manager 00/01. I had Shearer, Viduka, Owen and Keane all playing for Newcastle... Great times!

 

[Taff]

Great start, his stats dropping are a worry, but I'm sure a rebel like Keane can hang in there

He'll probably net 30+ just to spite anyone who's ever doubted him

[arobbo92]

11 hours ago, Brenty92 said:

Great start pal, if he can keep this form up he'll beat the target for sure

Thanks @Brenty92, hopefully he can ??

[arobbo92]

10 hours ago, scratch99 said:

Yeah, he'll do it for sure! Hang in there Robbie! 

Keane is one of my favourite players. I remember signing him way back in Championship Manager 00/01. I had Shearer, Viduka, Owen and Keane all playing for Newcastle... Great times!

 

Thanks @scratch99. I've always loved Keane too, he was incredible back on the old Championship Managers, however I never took him away from Spurs. It was good to manage Ireland back then too ??

[arobbo92]

1 hour ago, Taff said:

Great start, his stats dropping are a worry, but I'm sure a rebel like Keane can hang in there

He'll probably net 30+ just to spite anyone who's ever doubted him

Thank you @Taff, yeah his stats are becoming a worry but he's played 90 minutes every game so far and hasn't had know fitness/injury problems. Touch wood he battles until the end of the season! 

Yeah I'd go along with that, I know there are a few Liverpool fans that have doubted him over the years after his short spell there.

[arobbo92]

UPDATE TWO

20 games into his return to the Lane, Robbie Keane has scored 6 goals in 13 Premier League games. He has also found succes in front of goal in the Champions League scoring 2 in 5 games.

8 matches on from the previous update, Robbie has only managed the one goal, but what a huge goal it was. Coming in the North London Derby against Arsenal. Keane started the comeback which earned Spurs a share of the points.

Keane has been a shadow of himself in the last 7 games, following the North London Derby. With his stats slowly decreasing can the Spurs legend make it to the end of the season still scoring goals?

Keane's pace has now dropped to 8, to put that into comparison, that's the same as Per Mertesacker! 

8 goals in 20 games isn't at all bad, but his recent goal drought is a slight worry.

Recent form shows it's not just Keane who's not performing. Spurs have failed to win in their last 6, after a tough run of fixtures. The lack of goals and creativity is starting to worry me.

Can Keane help get Spurs back on track? 

[BatiGoal]

That goal drought is a worry indeed. Hope you find a way for him to regain his form. Come on Keane!

[kts365]

Come on Robbie. You can do It!

[arobbo92]

UPDATE 3

Robbie Keane has lost his shooting boots, they were last seen at White Heart Lane against Arsenal 17 games ago! If anyone has any information please inform the club, thanks.

He's also refusing to score....

Keane obviously fancies another year, I don't think his legs are thinking the same..

Pace up to 9, Stamina to 14 and Movement to 13. I changed the training and apparently he's now getting better?

8 in 30 overall, with an average rating of 7.03. On paper he is not doing too bad.

Again his form shows he is not performing, 7s and 6s with no goals or assists in his last 6 games.

Keane also has no role traits, I hadn't checked his before but I expected him to have something?

Coach report showing Keane lacks pace, poor ariel presence and can't shoot from distance.

I have been playing around with tactics to help out Keane but the team have suffered. Must have hit the nail on the head with the 433 prior to the Man City/West Brom games.

[Ashez]

That's one damaging goal drought! As I was catching up I didn't think he was doing too bad but not scoring for two updates is a worry! Hopefully you can turn it around mate. 

[arobbo92]

UPDATE FOUR

Robbie Keane finally scores one!! The target is rapidly disappearing now, it all started off well but has gone annoyingly downhill. At this stage it looks like we will be hoping for 10 at least!! Come on Robbie!!

Keane's equaliser against Sunderland is his first goal in 26 games 

Some stats decreasing again as Keane looks well of the pace of Premier League football.

9 goals in 40 games with an average rating of 6.92. Can Robbie turn this around? 

Keane has now become a selfish player...

His form is not much different to the last update, however the squad has dramatically improved.

Heung-Min Son is the second highest scorer in the league playing on the wing for Spurs. Lamela, Dembele and Eriksen have also provided goal. Dele Alli has had an injury hit season.

Recent form has improved a lot, with another change in formation. Currently sitting 3rd in the Premier League, 3 points behind rivals Arsenal.

We have reached the EFL Cup final where we will play Manchester United. Can Keane put a stop to Spurs long wait for silverware?

We have also drawn rivals Arsenal in the Fifth Round of the Emirates FA Cup.

In the next update:

• Europa League First Round Knockout matches
• Emirates FA Cup Fifth Round vs Arsenal
• EFL Cup Final vs Man United
• Premier League games vs Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool, Man United, Boro and Bournemouth.

Let me know what you think of this career so far? Disappointing? Enjoyable? 

Thanks for reading guys ??

[arobbo92]

22 minutes ago, Ashez said:

That's one damaging goal drought! As I was catching up I didn't think he was doing too bad but not scoring for two updates is a worry! Hopefully you can turn it around mate. 

I know @Ashez, I was worrying that he wouldn't score again. Luckily he has scored in the fourth update but I can't see him hitting 30 now, it would be a huge turnaround if he did!

[arobbo92]

7 hours ago, BatiGoal said:

That goal drought is a worry indeed. Hope you find a way for him to regain his form. Come on Keane!

It sure is @BatiGoal, I've changed formation and tried something different. It's got him to score once in the last update, let's hope its gives him to momentum to go and score more!

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7 hours ago, kts365 said:

Come on Robbie. You can do It!

Thanks @kts365, we have to keep believing! 

[Cockers2505]

Hi @arobbo92 this is an interesting attempt, do you mind me trying but with a different team, Chelsea, Man Utd for example, just to see if I can make it possible?

[Scratch]

Wow, that went down hill quickly...

It can be tricky when they are at that age. The formation and tactics become real important and it's hard to work that out on the fly in a single season. Maybe you'll learn something that you can use next time to keep him scoring longer. Anyway, keep on going and see how far you can get him (he's a legend either way!).

[44_veezy]

I would say a special training regime and playing him as a part of 3-striker formation (we all know that making formation with 2 strikers work is almost impossible) should help the case, as well as resting him properly - treat him just like youngsters!  

[arobbo92]

12 hours ago, Cockers2505 said:

Hi @arobbo92 this is an interesting attempt, do you mind me trying but with a different team, Chelsea, Man Utd for example, just to see if I can make it possible?

Of course @Cockers2505, it's open for anyone to try it. I would be interested how he would get on with other teams. Good luck ??

[arobbo92]

10 hours ago, scratch99 said:

Wow, that went down hill quickly...

It can be tricky when they are at that age. The formation and tactics become real important and it's hard to work that out on the fly in a single season. Maybe you'll learn something that you can use next time to keep him scoring longer. Anyway, keep on going and see how far you can get him (he's a legend either way!).

It certainly did @scratch99, surprised me at the start with him scoring twice against Barcelona and bagging a hat trick at Leicester, now he can't find the goal 

Yeah it's been difficult to fit him into a system to get him the chances. It's suggests he's a defensive forward which doesn't scream goals to me. My inside forwards are getting into positions he should be and getting the goals. He is always a legend!

[arobbo92]

3 hours ago, 44_veezy said:

I would say a special training regime and playing him as a part of 3-striker formation (we all know that making formation with 2 strikers work is almost impossible) should help the case, as well as resting him properly - treat him just like youngsters!  

Thats similar to what I'm playing @44_veezy, however the point was that he was the only striker at the club. If this was a full career I would be resting him a lot more, he just seems well of the pace of the Premier League at the moment. Always coming very deep even set as a Advanced Forward or Poacher.

[Scratch]

48 minutes ago, arobbo92 said:

It certainly did @scratch99, surprised me at the start with him scoring twice against Barcelona and bagging a hat trick at Leicester, now he can't find the goal 

Yeah it's been difficult to fit him into a system to get him the chances. It's suggests he's a defensive forward which doesn't scream goals to me. My inside forwards are getting into positions he should be and getting the goals. He is always a legend!

When I was limping towards 1K with an aging striker, I had to rest him occasionally to keep him fresh (seems counter intuitive to give him the odd game off, but he actually scored more). For tactics, I went with a 2 5 3 with him as a poacher and two DLFs, one on either side of him - they still got more goals than him, but we scored so many that he got his share. Obviously on Penalty duty and free kicks too. Can't remember much else to be honest!

I'd definitely be playing Keane as a Poacher at this age, no matter what the game suggests. That should mean he doesn't have to run as much, just hang around and score!  

Anyway, I hope you get him scoring again, though as you say, might be too late to reach the target..

[Cockers2505]

Hi @arobbo92 I attempted with Chelsea but didn't do to well all round, my tactic worked for Keane but not for the team, anyway I tried him as a seasoned Poacher, playing him as a single striker, but he does pick up to many injuries, I put him on a Fitness for a couple of weeks every so often to bring up his stamina, and it worked.

As you can see it was close, not bad for a 36 year old in the premiership...

good to have a go, thanks for sharing, I might try with other teams as well as Spurs...