KEANE – WE MUST LEARN OUR LESSONS

Last updated : 24 April 2003 By Editor
Speaking after the game, Keano said:

"We keep getting these lessons and the penny has to finally
drop. We can't keep giving goals away to teams like Real
Madrid. Once again we have had plenty of chances but we keep
giving ourselves a mountain to climb and we haven't been
able to rise to the challenge.

"We don't need reminding that we keep giving the same kind
of goals away. We have had plenty of disappointments in
Europe now. We keep getting to the quarter-finals but it is
that next step of going on to win the trophies. A lot of
teams get so far but it is going that final few yards."

"It was a big ask to start with but we got ourselves back
into the game by half-time but then we gave another goal
away at the start of the second half. You have to admire the
third from Ronaldo - he is a world class player.

"We battled back after that and won the game but that's not
much consolation when you lose."