CARSON, Calif. – Look at the statistics and the highlight reel goals and you can see that Robbie Keane is an extremely effective forward, but according to his fellow attacker Landon Donovan, his influence goes even deeper.
Following LA’s 2-0 victory over C.S. Cartaginés in their CONCACAF Champions League Group 8 opener in which Donovan assisted on a pair of Keane goals, the U.S. international was asked to discuss how the Irishman was different than other forwards that he has played with throughout his career.
“His biggest attribute is his movement. His movement is sublime. You don’t always see it and there are a lot of times that he makes good movements on the field where he doesn’t get the ball, but the times that he does, you see it. He’s very sharp, very active and he’s always playing with the defender’s mind,” said Donovan.
“One time he’ll come short and then the next time, he’ll get behind him. The next time he comes short and the next time he’ll get behind them. As a defender, it’s impossible to know where he’s going to go and if you’re on the same page with him then he’s going to make them pay.”
