In a recent autobiography, Michael Owen said that he spent the worst moments of his career when he was coached by Kevin Keegan in England. "A team meeting was called to discuss the Romanians and Keegan set off on a 20-minute lecture about me. 'Michael, if I was any other manager you would not be playing tomorrow. You've got to improve or we'll have to change," The England striker was quoted saying. "I really started to resent him - not as a man but as a manager. With a quarter of an hour gone I thought, 'Sod him, I'm playing my own game. I know I'm good.' Then I scored and the relief was immense." The 28-year old player, who will be under his helm again now since Keegan has been appointed as Newcastle coach this week, said he was under a huge pressure because if any tiny thing went wrong there would be a rush of critical comment. "I used to go into games believing that the opposition was scared of me and that nothing could get in my way. That feeling, that belief, evaporated at times when I played under Keegan. It was a dark phase in my career," he concluded.
