American sinks the Reds again
Clint Dempsey punished an error from Liverpool goalkeeper Pepe Reina to score five minutes from full-time and guide Fulham to a famous 1-0 win at Craven Cottage. The result was reminiscent of the Cottagers’ 1-0 win over the Reds in May 2007, when Dempsey scored his first goal for the club to secure their top...
Pepe Reina looking forward to new arrivals at Anfield
The Liverpool keeper Pepe Reina has now made it quite clear that he won’t be leaving Anfield this summer, and is expecting Liverpool to be much strengthened in the transfer window. Kenny Dalglish and Damien Comolli have already promised the Reds ...
Back-up Brad joins Derby County On Season Loan
Brad Jones has joined Derby County on a loan untill the end of the season. The 29 year old back up to Pepe Reina was signed by Roy Hodgson as a replacement for Cavalieri in the summer and has made 2 appearances for the Reds; his debut in the defeat aga...
Reina pledges Torres support
Liverpool goalkeeper Pepe Reina has publicly thrown his support behind Reds striker Fernando Torres after the Spaniard netted the winner against Blackburn at the weekend. Torres, like Liverpool, has had an extremely slow start to the season, but many people around Anfield are hoping that his goal against Blackburn can jump start his season. “All...
Premier League Footballer of the Week, Gameweek 4
Power Outage & a Blow Up Doll Just a few moments before my Saturday looked set to be a brilliant day of football, a pursuit of all things leisurely, and with Manchester United up 3-1 away to Everton at Goodison, my power suddenly and mysteriously went out. Upon its recommence, Everton, through Tim Cahill and...
Goofing Goalkeepers and Slide Tackling Strikers
Two of my favourite things in football combined not once but twice in yesterday’s international games, as a goalkeeper’s goof was met with a striker’s slide tackle in two separate games.
The most embarrassing of the two errors came from Spain’s Pepe Reina, deputizing for the World Cup winning Iker Casillas in the friendly against Argentina....
Spanish goalkeeper praises Germany
Spain’s backup goalkeeper, Pepe Reina, has praised Germany ahead of their semifinal clash in what will be a repeat of the Euro 2008 final. The Liverpool shot stopper says that Germany is the “most complete team” in this summer’s World Cup finals, and he stressed the importance of not allowing an early goal.
“They are perhaps...
Good Game Bad Game [vs Chelsea]
For just over half an hour, Liverpool looked as if they were going to make life for Chelsea uncomfortable. Then came Steven Gerrard's embarassing back pass that lead to Didier Drogba's goal which killed off any fight that there was left in the Liverpo...
Liverpool’s Other World Class Player
Strikers have it easy as far as the glory business is concerned. Score a goal late on and you’re labelled a match winner, no matter what you’ve actually done throughout the game. In fact, it is even better if you’ve done absolutely nothing duri...
Liverpool gain momentum ahead of Thursday
For a side that had such a poor start to the season, Liverpool is certainly gaining momentum at the right time. The Reds thrashed Portsmouth 4-1 at Anfield on Monday, and Rafa’s reds are now looking to grab that coveted fourth place spot in the Premier League. Goalkeeper Pepe Reina believes that the Reds are...
