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Robert Hynes

Robbie Keane thinks things could have been different at Leeds if Sam Allardyce came in earlier

Robbie Keane believes things "would have been a lot different" for Leeds United if himself and Sam Allardyce came to the club earlier in the season.

Leeds ultimately suffered relegation to the Championship, but the Republic of Ireland's all-time leading goalscorer, who worked as a coach under Allardyce at Elland Road, believes the club's fate could have been different if 'Big Sam' came in a little earlier than the first week of May.

Keane wrote in his Betway blog: "My time at Leeds was very enjoyable, in terms of the experience and being back at my old club. There are really good people there, good staff. It’s a club that’s got a great history.

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"Unfortunately, we probably came in a little bit too late. It would have been nice if we’d have got in there earlier, I think it would have been a lot different.

"The experience was great, apart from the results, but we knew we were going to be up against it with the teams we were playing.

"It was great to work with Sam, with the experience that he has, to just learn how he is with players and with staff – he’s got a really good way about him and you can see why he’s been very successful.

"You can only learn from these managers who have got the experience he’s got, who can do what he has done over the years in these situations.

"He’d probably admit himself that we came in too late, and if the timing was a little bit earlier, I think we could have made a huge difference."

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