Reina: "You have to be f*king strong"

[JonShar]

http://home.skysports.com/list.aspx?hlid=4...+must+be+strong

 

Liverpool hero Jose Reina feels his strength is helping him on his way to becoming a 'great' goalkeeper.

 

Reina's two saves in Tuesday's penalty shoot-out against Chelsea took Liverpool into a second UEFA Champions League final in three years.

 

His spot-kick prowess also helped The Reds to win last season's FA Cup final, although Reina puts his record down to 'luck'.

 

However, the Spaniard believes his mental toughness is playing a key role in establishing him as one of the game's top keepers.

 

"My penalty record is down to luck, but you have to like football too," said Reina.

 

"The more you watch games, the more information you learn. Ahead of the Chelsea game I didn't do too much different than I would normally do, but it is important to know what their players do at other moments.

 

"It depends always on the situation of the game. There are many things. But I won't say too much more because that is my secret.

 

"To be a great goalkeeper - and that is what I am trying to be - you must be f***ing strong. Excuse me for using that word.

 

"Your mistakes are magnified and, at a club like Liverpool, more so. Every one is seen as the end of the world and you have to be very strong mentally to ignore that.

 

"But throughout my career I have had to be strong. The start of this season was like that and when I had to leave Barcelona for Villarreal it was the same. I learned a lot from that experience."

Edited May 3, 2007 by JonShar

[Big E]

Hope he didn't f*cking tell that rag a thing

[Benitez]

Hope he didn't f*cking tell that rag a thing

 

what do you think

[Bailo]

Hope he didn't f*cking tell that rag a thing

Oh good god

[magneto]

What do you guys feel Reina could improve on?

[Guest Scot]

What do you guys feel Reina could improve on?

 

Not very much, to be honest. He's a tremendous keeper. I'd like him to be 3 inches taller, but other than that...

[JonShar]

Removed that word from the quote, completely missed it.

[Dee]

I can't believe the criticism of him - ridiculous...

a great keeper

[Benitez]

Not very much, to be honest. He's a tremendous keeper. I'd like him to be 3 inches taller, but other than that...

 

 

If only he wasn't a baldy, he'd be able to grow a big thick afro

[Guest Scot]

If only he wasn't a baldy, he'd be able to grow a big thick afro

 

 

That'd be class

[Will]

I think a muzzy would be a great idea

[Jonesy]

I think a muzzy would be a great idea

 

 

he'd look a bit stupid playing with one of these on him!

[The Hitman]

Is it?

[DonRafa]

I think a muzzy would be a great idea

 

 

Nonononononono!

 

Besmirch his lovely, cheruby face with whiskers? Good god no! He'd look like that sleazy guy in the Honda adverts - yukyuk

 

 

He's just fine as he is, the velvety-eyed hunk!

[Guest ziggystardust]

lots of girls think hes a bit of a handsome swine. Even my missus does. Id be worried but luckily im better looking. Seriously. Zing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Benitez]

he's defo better baldy

 

Check this out - Michael Owen

[Crazy Horse]

Hope he didn't f*cking tell that rag a thing

 

I think it's time for a sticky 'FAO Slow Learners'.

 

I'm sick of reading posts like this all the time.

[Ombudsam]

he's defo better baldy

 

Check this out - Michael Owen

that's uncanny

[aka Dus]

The press-led branding of perfectly good goalies as 'dodgy keeper' is one of the most contemptible of all media frenzies which are taken up and read as gospel by the mindless hordes.

 

Several good goalies (ad their managers) have succumbed to it. Glad to see Pepe succeeding where poor Jerzy fell between the cracks.

[San Diego Red]

Well said Pepe. He's miles better than the overrated Petr Cech.

[JonShar]

Well said Pepe. He's miles better than the overrated Petr Cech.

 

Absolutely bloody farcical to call Cech overrated.

 

Reina is better, but Cech is a very, very good goalkeeper - certainly in the top 5 in the world.

 

he's defo better baldy

 

Check this out - Michael Owen

 

I saw a pic of him the other day and I thought it was Westerveld, I had to look again.

[Guest onejimmymelia]

The press-led branding of perfectly good goalies as 'dodgy keeper' is one of the most contemptible of all media frenzies which are taken up and read as gospel by the mindless hordes.

 

Several good goalies (ad their managers) have succumbed to it. Glad to see Pepe succeeding where poor Jerzy fell between the cracks.

 

Absolutely. it just shows how good reina is that he can come from being the 'dodgy keeper' in the derby to keeping us in the tie at stamford bridge the other week

[John am Rhein]

What do you guys feel Reina could improve on?

 

Push the ball away from the goal - preferably off for a corner - instead of back into the goalmouth.