Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez is delighted to have secured the signing of Robbie Keane and believes he will be an ideal strike partner for Fernando Torres.
Speaking at the press conference organised to unveil The Reds new number 7, Rafa said:
‘We are pleased he is here. We dealt well with Mr Levy, and my role was to bring the player here as quickly as possible.
‘Robbie is one of the very best forwards in the Premier League. He is settled and more than used to the requirements. He is a good professional with a solid mentality, obviously I am pleased he is here, other managers would say the same.
‘Robbie can play alongside Torres and Kuyt, and also Gerrard. He is clever and is the right kind of player.
‘He can play on the right, he can play up front. If you have clever players it makes it easier for the manager.’
He added: ‘If you play 4-4-2, Keane can play alongside Torres. If we play 4-2-3-1 he can play as a second striker or on the right.
‘He is the kind of player who is adaptable, and can be used in different positions and will give you 100 per cent.
‘Robbie is intelligent, he can play on the right and he can adapt. He is a very positive signing.
‘He scored twice at Anfield last season, he knows where he has to be to score and where he must be to support team-mates. He is very clever.
‘We have known he was a good player for a long time, the goals he scored against us just underlined what we already knew.
‘We wanted the player, he said he was a Liverpool fan and wanted to come here. We are happy, our fans are happy.’
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