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Keane explains his Molineux poker face

ROBBIE KEANE MADE the finished wince to his incantation with Aston Villa yesterday, scoring two goals in the Birmingham side’s fixture with Wolves, included the game’s decisive beat from all of 25 yards.

On both occasions, however, the LA Galaxy loanee opted to mute his celebrations in favour of a nod towards triumphing teammates.

Speaking to the Mirror after the eventual whistle, Keane explained that the judgment stemmed from his experiences as a teenager at Molineux:

“I had amazing seasons at Wolves and they are a club that looked after me as a kid… I’ll never let slip from the mind, they did so much for me. I’ve got a lot of friends at the club still and it’s always herculean to come back…

“I’ll never bless if I mark against them.”

The Premier League veteran exhausted his formative years as a professional with Wolves, formation his debut for the club as a 17-year-old and emerging as a fertile goalscorer before draining leaving to join Coventry City in 1999.

Like teammate Landon Donovan, who is expenditure the MLS off-period of the year with Everton, Keane will stay in England until March, when he’ll be expected to answer the LA Galaxy for pre-period of the year breeding.

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