I thought the Keane appointment was going to make a huge difference when you see the way we started. At Stoke, a place we're often bullied out of the points, we we resolute. At Anfield, we didn't let the place over-awe us. I put those two results in particular down to a change in mindset he was helping to foster.
I dislike Lambert's football, a lot, but you can't put the negative results down to him and the positives down to Keane. They're a working team and something's stopped gelling or we had a bit of a dead cat bounce because of a decent start. I'd be inclined to think the media interest has had a negative effect on Villa but Lambert would have known about the book, and I think the lack of form is purely down to too many negatives at once - hellish fixture list, defensive instability, front three with no confidence and an injury list which has to be a cosmic joke.
Keane is no miracle worker but his input has been worth something, even if it's stopped working. The important thing is that his heart is in it, because a motivated Keane could make a lot of difference. Personally, I wonder if the shine has worn off.
