Articles tagged with "pepe reina"
We want YOU to help pick the first annual Readers CL XI
By Rob | May 8th, 2008So yet another Champions League season is coming to a close. Soon we'll know if Chelsea or Manchester United are champions of europe. There's been some fantastic moments, and its been a pleasure to be here. So rather than us picking a team and tellin ...
And... We're Back!
By CSD | March 25th, 2008The Verizon gods have been kind and instead of having my DSL turned on Thursday, it was turned on Monday. So, after two weeks of moving and fighting with utility people, I'm finally settled. Now I have the time and opportunity to talk about that bunch o
A Pressing Question for Pepe Reina?
By Rob | March 2nd, 2008As I reported just the other day, Uefa.com is running a series of interviews with big(ish) names, only in a twist in the tale, you get to ask the questions instead of a bored journo. So joining Doni (http://www.uefa.com/competitions/ucl/news/kind=1/newsid
Liverpool vs. Manchester Utd Preview
By ed | December 14th, 2007Last night, Liverpool beat Manchester Utd 1-0 at Anfield. Jermaine Pennant slotted home a 25 yard free-kick from just to the left of the "D" of the penalty box. Tevez went off injured, which helped, and both Reina and Gerrard put in great performances. Th
International Round-Up
By Stop. | September 8th, 2007Well, today is the day plenty of Liverpool fans will dread. Frankly, the thought that one of our first-teamers could pick up an injury whilst away on international duty is worrying, but with the sheer number of players away, it is increasingly likely.
Xabi should have had a hat-trick
By Brian | September 1st, 2007Did you expect me to be optimistic about our 6-0 thrashing of Derby County today? Okay, so I'm a little pleased. Okay, so I have a smile on my face right now that plastic surgery probably couldn't take away. More so because I picked up Xabi and Torres
Liverpool vs Derby County: What will Rafa do?
By Brian | August 31st, 2007Broken record alert: Stevie-G and Carra are out for this one. God I hope this means Gerrard sits out the England qualifying matches. Come on, Stevie, let Limp foot Lampard get some playing time. Moving on, I first expect to see all those who weren't fe
Liverpool 4, Toulouse 0
By Brian | August 28th, 2007I'm not sure whether I should try to watch this match again, the final score almost says it all though it could have been worse for the French side. Toulouse sort of dug their own grave from the get-go by coming out with all guns blazing. That's not how
Liverpool 1, Toulouse 0: halftime thoughts
By Brian | August 28th, 2007Wow, after the first leg, I don't think anyone could have predicted such an entertaining first half. It hasn't exactly been good football, but with both sides missing key players, that should be expected. The ebb and flow at times though, has been heart
Liverpool vs Toulouse II: the line-up
By Brian | August 28th, 2007Leto to start!!! Now I'm freakin' pumped for a match I was otherwise dreading. If Leto plays as well as he did in the preseason, this should be a hella fun match to watch. The kid has the ability to wreak havoc on opposing defenses almost at will. Luca
Liverpool vs Toulouse II: What will Rafa do?
By Brian | August 28th, 2007Apparently both teams will be missing their respective captains as well as other key players, but this being at Anfield and Liverpool being clearly the superior squad, the Reds should win this one and advance to the group stages of the Champions' League.
Liverpool 2, Sunderland 0: Player grades
By Brian | August 28th, 2007Pepe Reina C Didn't really have to do much. Didn't get bored and have his ADD affect his performance which is always a good thing. It was his first clean sheet of the season, but should have been his third, only this time the ref didn't give a bogus pe
Liverpool 2, Sunderland 0
By Brian | August 25th, 2007Same old story, different result. The final tally in this match should have been much, much worse as our finishing looked a lot like it did last year, horrid. If we play this away against a decent squad at their place, forget it. We'd be lucky to get a
Liverpool 1, Sunderland 0: halftime thoughts
By Brian | August 25th, 2007Congrats to Momo Sissoko who scored his first career goal for Liverpool today. Maybe now this will give him the confidence to be more consistent. The ref has allowed Sunderland to pretty much get away with murder as they have pushed and prodded their
Liverpool vs Sunderland: the line-up
By Brian | August 25th, 2007Reina Arbeloa Hyypia Carragher Finnan Babel Alonso Sissoko Pennant Voronin Torres Subs: Itandje Agger Riise Kuyt Mascherano No real surprises except for maybe Hyypia for Agger. I sort of expect Agger to come in for the second half.
Liverpool vs Sunderland: What will Rafa do?
By Brian | August 24th, 2007The most obvious thing Rafa will do is start the players who did not participate in mid-week international friendlies which was Carragher, Arbeloa, Pennant, and apparently Sissoko. As far as I know, Momo did not play for Mali against Burkina Faso. I can
International hangover: No Gerrard & no Carra = no win for England
By Brian | August 23rd, 2007I can only laugh. As much as most fellow England fans take any chance to slag off on the scousers, we certainly needed them yesterday as England was embarrassed at New Wembley, 1-2, by a makeshift Germany squad. I hope this spells the beginning of the e
Liverpool vs Mickey Mouse FC: What will Rafa do?
By Brian | August 17th, 2007I doubt I'll get around to doing this tomorrow so I might as well get it out of the way. First and foremost, the Gerrard dilemma. I personally hope he doesn't play, but I'm not Rafa. I kind of think he won't start and will be on the bench just in case.
Liverpool 1, Toulouse 0: Final thoughts
By Brian | August 17th, 2007Well, I finally got to watch this match again and despite pausing it on multiple occasions due to tedium and letting my cloud like attention span float through the sky of the internets, I finally finished it. What's more amazing is that I didn't fall asl
Anfield Banter: Gerrard available for Chelsea but not McClown, Finnan & Agger to face off, McClown warns Crouch, & another keep signed? What the...?
By Brian | August 16th, 2007* Apparently, despite a slight hairline fracture of his toe, Stevie-G will be available for the Chelsea match come Sunday. Honestly, I don't think we need him and this might even be some sort of ploy to keep Mourinho guessing. A midfield tandem of Xabi
Liverpool vs Toulouse: the starting line-up
By Brian | August 15th, 2007Reina Finnan Carragher Hyypia Arbeloa Benayoun Gerrard Mascherano Babel Voronin Crouch Subs: Itandje Agger Riise Torres Alonso Kuyt Sissoko Good to see Mascherano out there. The only surprise for me is Hyypia over Agger, hopefu
Liverpool vs Toulouse: What will Rafa do?
By Brian | August 14th, 2007Well, Jermaine Pennant and Harry Kewell will definitely not be in the line-up, that's for sure. JP was given a rest and Harry Kewell is injured again, shocking, I know. The question is, did Rafa bring any youngsters and if so, is he going to play any of
Liverpool 2, Aston Villa 1: final observations
By Brian | August 14th, 2007A friend of mine recorded this match for me, so I got to watch it again last night and a few things stood out to me this time than before. First, Jermaine Pennant actually played quite well. I don't know why I thought he played rubbish, maybe it was bec
Liverpool vs Aston Villa: starting line-up
By Brian | August 11th, 2007Here it is: Pepe Reina Alvaro Arbeloa Jamie Carragher Daniel Agger Steve Finnan John Arne Riise Steven Gerrard Xabi Alonso Jermaine Pennant Dirk Kuyt Fernando Torres Subs: Charles Itandje Sami Hyypia Andriy Voronin Ryan Babel Momo Sisso
Liverpool vs Aston Villa: What will Rafa do?
By Brian | August 10th, 2007Well, I'm hoping he puts out our best XI despite having to go to Toulouse next Wednesday. There are no new nor niggling injuries that I have heard of, so here's who I'm thinking will start and/or possibly play tomorrow. GK - Pepe Reina - If I was Rafa
Anfield Banter: Pepe's the best... again, super model be gone, & red card odds
By Brian | August 9th, 2007* Pepe Reina, quite possibly the best keep in the world, won his second straight golden gloves award for his performance last year in the EPL. His 19 clean sheets were tops in the league, with 5 better than Tim 'I can't play against Mancheaters United' H
Top 5 preseason players
By Brian | August 7th, 20075. Xabi Alonso - seemed to already be in mid-season form, making fantastic passes and being an all-round menace on the pitch. 4. Dirk Kuyt - I have made no secret that I love seeing Kuyt as our striker-in-the-hole and thought he was brilliant when he g
Liverpool 1, Feyenoord 1: the save
By Brian | August 6th, 2007Easily one of the worse calls I've seen in a long time. Arbeloa gets nailed in the head and Feyenoord is awarded a penalty. The referee truly was a wanker. And look who called for it, that piece of crap Drenthe. What a no-class loser. Anyhow, Pepe to
Liverpool 0, Portsmouth 0: Final Thoughts
By Brian | July 27th, 2007Not much to complain about in this game, except maybe Portsmouth's play which was overtly physical and boring. They kept nine men behind the ball at almost all times and if it weren't for the skill of Liverpool's players, nearly made the game unwatchable
Liverpool 0, Portsmouth 0: First Half Thoughts
By Brian | July 27th, 2007If I had to pick one word to sum up the first half, it would be frustrating. The two things that are causing this match to be so distressing is Portsmouth's excessive physical play and our spacing. If LFC comes from this without injury, I'll be surprise
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