Despite a lack of games LA loves Robbie
Since he landed in Southern California at the end of August, he has been put on display for an expectant public in just seven league games — his first MLS campaign interrupted by international duty and injury.
After he returned last week from what was described as a strained muscle in his left thigh, Keane was put through the ringer: three post-season clashes crammed into an eight-day period that ended with Sunday’s Western Conference final victory over Real Salt Lake. However, the curve trends upwards: that last game was a goalscoring one for the Irish captain but almost as important is the fact he made it to the final whistle for the first time since his move to the US, even taking into account the “jelly-legs” (his description) that caused him to fluff a late one-on-one chance with the tie all but decided.
