Why I'm thrilled Robbie Keane is scoring for Celtic, and am daring to dream about Cup glory

By Jermain Defoe

Published 23:01 18/03/10

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I was delighted to see Robbie Keane's hat-trick for Celtic in the 3-0 win over  Kilmarnock the other day.

His record speaks for itself and nobody can take that away from him.

What pleases me the most is that he is doing the business at a club he has always dreamt about. That's eight goals in seven games for them and he is proving what a quality player he is.

There are lots of rumours about other clubs wanting him in the summer and its easy to see why.

Robbie brings leadership, experience and a genuine love of the game. He'd play for nothing because he is just a natural footballer.

I'm just glad to say that I played alongside him because I know what kind of man he is as well as what kind of player he is."

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I must admit, when I have looked at the big teams that have gone out of the FA Cup I have dared to dream.

Reading's win over Liverpool, Leeds upsetting Manchester United and Stoke putting Arsenal out were all incredible results.

And they have meant that we at Spurs have a real chance of reaching the FA Cup semi-final this year.

Of course, we will not be getting ahead of ourselves and we wouldn't dream of taking an excellent Fulham side lightly in the replay.

They have done magnificently this season and had a great run in Europe.

But Roman Pavlyuchenko is like a player reborn and I am so pleased for him because he has had so many critics yet has answered them with his goals.

For me also, I obviously had to sit out Portsmouth's run to the winning the FA Cup so this represents a chance for me to make amends.

It will be a great atmosphere at the Lane next week and am looking forward to it.

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