The voice of experience
Not to be disparaging of Liverpool as a city, but we doubt the sun blazes down on the citizens of Merseyside like it does in America mid-summer, so Steven Gerrard was probably very glad of a helpful word in the ear from the LA Galaxy captain in his first few days on the west coast,
Robbie Keane is in LA since 2011, so as a man who knows the lay of the land, you really couldn’t get someone with more streetwise knowledge than the Dubliner.
And it seems the very first piece of advice he passed on to the former Liverpool captain was how to protect Gerrard’s pale British skin in the ferocious heat and sun of California.
“I told him to take lots of factor 50. Our Irish and English skin isn’t used to the sun.”
The Irish striker admitted he’s been impressed with how quickly Gerrard has settled into life at the club, and that he is already performing well at training for the West Coast franchise.
The ex-England international will make his debut for the club in a friendly on Saturday, and Keane thinks he will be a big success in the MLS,
“He’s good in the dressing room; he’s good for the younger players who can look and see how he takes care of himself and he’s good for the midfield players who want to see how he plays.
“He trains the way he plays, he wants to win, even in training.”
