Either he was playingt he good soldier while under contract, or Juande Ramos was a bit slow on the uptake:

Former Tottenham manager Juande Ramos admits the departures of Robbie Keane and Dimitar Berbatov were major factors in Spurs’ troubled start to the season

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“[T]he departures of Robbie Keane and Berbatov, important players in the team for their technical and human qualities and their scoring abilities, was too hard a blow for the squad.”

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