KopTalk.com Forums Football Liverpool FC Forum Is reina going to turn up sometime ?

I am glad he had 1 month and maybe longer to recover. Hopefully he will be back to his best. Say what you say about him for last seasons form but before that he was among the top keepers in the league for a number of years under Benitez. Its a shame how fans quickly forget and just remember what he did last season.

For all those criticising Reina, its not his fault the midfield was shambles and allowed all sorts of attack from the opposition team, he still is a very good keeper and now he has a little dip in form all you vultures smell blood and attack Reina. Last year he conceded 35 goals which is good considering the team we had.

Well done Aldo for that bit of sense. It's all a little fickle round here now.

Its a knee jerk reaction to him not participating in the training.

agree aldo! not his fault he was given until aug 1st off.

probably let in same amount of goals whether reina is in goal or with no goalie

didnt Sander Westerveld once manage to punch a ball backwards into his own net at Stamford Bridge???

Look, all keepers make mistakes but the best ones are the ones that keep them to a minimum and remain consistent, there is only a handful of them today, but the best goalkeepers are the ones that work the hardest, study the game, penalty takers etc etc

I feel people are sticking up for Pepe because of that thing, once again, SENTIMENT. The bloke seems like a good guy and a laugh in the dressing room, but his ability in goal has tumbled.

Years ago when he was winning golden glove after golden glove, you must remember that the defense in front of him was water tight, and if he had to make 2 saves in an entire game, that would be classed as his busiest day in goal! He was always prone to making errors even with a defense like we had years ago! Especially when coming out for high balls into the box, he was always a worry.

So last season, when he was actually called upon more in goal, he looked very average between the sticks. And before somebody says "well look at the poor defense in front of him", hang about, just look at how many times Joe Hart, Ben Foster, Ali Al Habsi and Tim Krul were called upon!?!

Pepe was renowned for saving penalties, whats happened to that? Perhaps when he used to be good at saving them, he studied penalty takers more? Maybe its because he is not bothered as much as he used to be anymore? Maybe thats why the rest of his game has tumbled?

So I don't necessarily think Liverpool playing a higher line under Rodgers will help Pepe at all, considering we've seen us play like that before, and he has rushed out of goal and f*cked up on numerous occasions.

Once again, its another case of thinking he is better than he actually is, on the basis of last season and the season before that, he is no longer good enough. Like many players sat quite comfortably at the club.

Years ago when people used to say he is better than Iker Casillas, I used to say it was political, because Casillas played for Madrid. But now, when I look at it, Reina doesn't play for Spain, because he is crap and makes to many mistakes.

Simple as.

I couldn't care less if Pepe Reina seems like a 'good guy' or a 'good laugh', he's a very good keeper and one poor season doesn't mean we have to ship him out, you went crazy yesterday when a bid for Caroll had been reportedly accepted, now that was out of sentiment too. He's a good keeper and it would be a hard job replacing him, and before you get any ideas no Hugo Lloris won't join Liverpool.

If you think different managers affect the players ability, then why dont you trust Reina to improve under Brenden Rodgers