Carson, California - Robbie Keane returns for the first game he had just signed a two-year, $ 8 million contract and gave the indicator of better times and the Los Angeles Galaxy and Major League Soccer.
Republic of Ireland striker seems the right time scoring within 21 minutes of his debut to help the Galaxy (03/09/14) Record 2-0 victory at San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday night and remain in first place in the Western Conference.
The Galaxy has done everything possible to make Keane feel at home since joining the English Premier League Tottenham Hotspur this week, although the installation of two giant clubs Irish display area behind a grassy Home Depot Center's objectives .
But for all the pomp and ceremony that marked his arrival, he is finally judged whether it can bring a MLS Cup with a club that desperately longs for a real return on spending superstars like David Beckham, Landon Donovan, and Keane now.
It is hoped that the signing of Keane, 31, while still in his prime, may be a difference maker in the regular-season games like this and the pressure in the meetings of the team will face in the playoffs .
Donovan believes. "What I thought that when David came it was a monumental moment," he said. "Sign Robbie was a great moment, but it was not surprising. But it has some good years left, and it shows that guys are coming here now getting younger and want to be here.
"That does not happen overnight, but of course."
Keane goal was simple but impressive. Beckham entered the cross from the right jumped very well for him, but there was a lot of work to do. A little head fake was enough to ice Earthquakes goalkeeper Jon Busch to drop his shoulder and Keane tapping the ball into a net of surveillance.
Mike Magee round victory with an overtime goal, but all the talk was of Keane and it may be the last piece of the puzzle championship Galaxy. On paper, its capabilities have a natural finish, the exact needs of the club sides, he suggests.
"He's very confident and comfortable with the ball that will help our team," Beckham said. "When you get a player with this quality are good, it is difficult to adjust to playing with (him). He got off the mark at the beginning and will only improve."
There is still a minefield of negotiating the playoffs, where they can ruin the most spectacular seasons of poor play regularly. But things go well for the Galaxy, which has been seeing less spending clubs like the Columbus Crew, Colorado Rapids and Real Salt Lake to lift the MLS Cup.
The pressure is firmly in the galaxy, but appears to be handled more easily than in the past.
"There's always a little pressure on you as a striker with a goal soon with a new club," Keane said. "It was good to get in the way, if you can play on your mind a little. The score is what I know and what I do best. I feel good and confident in my own ability to do something here.
"For the goal, it was quick thinking of David and I'm ready."
Saturday marked exactly three months to the day after the MLS Cup final, which will be played in Los Angeles. Winning this trophy evasive on home ground has long been the dream of the galaxy. Keane's introduction gives the impression that much more likely.
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