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Aston Villa striker Robbie Keane reveals he did not celebrate Wolves brace out of respect for his former club
The Ireland international says his great memories at Molineux mean that he would never celebrate scoring against them after his double in the Midlands derby
22 Jan 2012 18:43:00
By Alex Meyers
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Aston Villa striker Robbie Keane has revealed he didn’t celebrate his two goals against Wolves at the weekend out of respect for his former club.
The Irishman grabbed a brace for the Villans in the second half of the Premier League clash to secure a 3-2 victory in the Midlands derby.
The 31-year-old is currently on a short-term loan from Los Angeles Galaxy and, despite being booed by some of the home fans on his return to Molineux, he says he has nothing but respect for the club where he began his career.
"I had wonderful times at Wolves and they are a club that looked after me as a kid,” he said.
"I'll never forget, they did so much for me. I've got a lot of friends at the club still and it's always great to come back.
"I'll never celebrate if I score against them. I never celebrate when I score against any of my former clubs out of respect.
"But you have to be professional, do the job for the team that you are with, and that's Aston Villa.
"You have to put everything to one side and concentrate on your own job."
The Republic of Ireland international had not played a competitive game since early December when the MLS season finished but said he felt fit after training with Villa over the last few weeks.
"I feel good, I feel sharp, this was my first game since December 7,” he continued.
"I've felt good the last few weeks in training. I'm feeling sharper and sharper and you saw that against Wolves.
"As a striker, I'm judged on goals. But the most important thing is the three points for the team and helping the team push up the league.
"I'm only here for a short time so if I can help in any way possible, then great."
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The Irishman grabbed a brace for the Villans in the second half of the Premier League clash to secure a 3-2 victory in the Midlands derby.
The 31-year-old is currently on a short-term loan from Los Angeles Galaxy and, despite being booed by some of the home fans on his return to Molineux, he says he has nothing but respect for the club where he began his career.
"I had wonderful times at Wolves and they are a club that looked after me as a kid,” he said.
"I'll never forget, they did so much for me. I've got a lot of friends at the club still and it's always great to come back.
"I'll never celebrate if I score against them. I never celebrate when I score against any of my former clubs out of respect.
"But you have to be professional, do the job for the team that you are with, and that's Aston Villa.
"You have to put everything to one side and concentrate on your own job."
The Republic of Ireland international had not played a competitive game since early December when the MLS season finished but said he felt fit after training with Villa over the last few weeks.
"I feel good, I feel sharp, this was my first game since December 7,” he continued.
"I've felt good the last few weeks in training. I'm feeling sharper and sharper and you saw that against Wolves.
"As a striker, I'm judged on goals. But the most important thing is the three points for the team and helping the team push up the league.
"I'm only here for a short time so if I can help in any way possible, then great."
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