Topic: Reina is a fucking legend

[Ray K]

Even John W is getting in on the Reina love. And who can blame him?

John_W_Henry:
 
100 clean sheets. A terrific accomplishment. And a great effort by everyone tonight to keep moving up the table.

[alex.]

Best keeper in the world, well in Pepe!

[CorKopite]

Well done Pepe,made a good save from Agbonlahor tonight too to make that record his own. Fastest ever Liverpool keeper to get 100 clean sheets,take a bow Pepe,you've been immense. Could tell he was delighted with it at the end with the smile after Glen congratulated him on it. Fucking love him, keep it up Camerero!!

[Fiasco]

Congratulations Pepe lad, fully deserved.

[OrangeMochaFraps]

Pepe!! Fucking legend indeed

[jackh]

Chuffed for him - chuffed for us.

To the next 100 

[Dr Manhattan]

BEST.

FUCKING.

KEEPER.

EVER.

[Mad Men]

One of the best keepers in the world if not the best at this moment in time. Quite possibly already gained legendary status despite never winning a league title...what a character. What a player.

[Liverpool Kop]

Congratulation Pepe. Another 100 please!
Legend and best keeper in the word.

[exiledintheUSA]

One of the best keepers in the world if not the best at this moment in time. Quite possibly already gained legendary status despite never winning a league title...what a character. What a player.

Yep, it has always been close between him and Casillas but right now, nobody better than our captain.

[storey1]

well done pepe reina, a liverpool legend already

[El Denzel Pepito]

I don't care what anyone says, he's a club legend.

[Flying_Blind]

for those of us that speak spanish:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HbGSBBXYCE&feature=channel

pepe on a spanish variety show - when asked about his future at LFC he says that he is hopeful to repeat the successes of 08 ... he also says that english fans, particularly liverpool fans, are more passionate than spanish fans, as we still sing when we are losing.

what a guy! i pray that the keeping coach sitch gets sorted out.

i learnt spanish in south america , so find the presenters accent a little odd!

[koolkamal]

Question.

Is there any goalkeeper in the top divisions of football leagues that's gotten to 100 clean sheets in less games than Reina?

[Flying_Blind]

the commentators on fox sports [south/central american} said he broke the all time record for top flight english football - of course that is fox , so may well be wrong!

i was really comforted by this little extract from the guardian write up of the match today;

"Struggling to make himself heard above José Reina leading the Liverpool celebrations in the dressing room next door, Houllier admitted his side need to address a few problems"

[exiledintheUSA]

the commentators on fox sports [south/central american} said he broke the all time record for top flight english football - of course that is fox , so may well be wrong!

i was really comforted by this little extract from the guardian write up of the match today;

"Struggling to make himself heard above José Reina leading the Liverpool celebrations in the dressing room next door, Houllier admitted his side need to address a few problems"

Class, will always be a captain in my eyes.

[Chakan]

Best keeper in the world, best in the premier league, legend already, well onto his way to being the best we have ever had!

Well in PEPE REINA!

Class, leadership and shot stopping prowess of the highest order!

Captain my Captain!

[deadlybuzz]

Must have been some party in that dressing room! Delighted he got his 100th clean sheet and also as captain in his first league game too.

[woz92]

Question.

Is there any goalkeeper in the top divisions of football leagues that's gotten to 100 clean sheets in less games than Reina?

[Scousebeef]

DELIGHTED!! well in Pepe! 

[Dam Sodd]

Salud Pepe! Liked the way he gave credit to the lads playing in front of him in his post match sky interview, but lets not forget that Clem Bruce and Tommy Lawrence for that matter all had some of the best players in our history defending in front of them. Quality achievement and couldnt go to a nicer bloke. Camereroooooooo!

[John C]

Well done Pepe. Best keeper in the PL & a true LFC legend.

[farawayred]

Bastards Sly Sports! Could have shown a picture of Pepe with the armband; makes it so much more special...
http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11669_6557710,00.html

[steveeastend]

Interesting post match interview..

http://www.skysports.com/video/inline/0,26691,12602_6557709,00.html

[caze]

to think that he did it after two very poor seasons from a defensive point of view makes it all the more impressive, he could well have had an unassailable record if we hadn't been so crap this season and last.

[Crimson_Tank]

Captain and 100 clean sheets! well in lad.

[Another Red]

Well in Pepe! Already a legend and a massive asset to the team.

[Master ScouseKnee]

From Henry Winter's match report:

"To celebrate being the quickest Liverpool keeper to reach 100 league clean sheets, Pepe Reina sang a Gipsy Kings number in the dressing room afterwards. Spanish Stroll by Mink DeVille might have been more appropriate"

Any ideas what song it was?

[Beninger]

That was a very important save he made.  Not only for himself (record), but for the game.  Who knows how that goal would've sparked Villa.  He's class. 

[Ultimate Bromance]

Pepe Pepe Pepe Reina!

[xerxes1]

A fine achievement - I am desperate for him to win some silverware withus.

[zero zero]

Question.

Is there any goalkeeper in the top divisions of football leagues that's gotten to 100 clean sheets in less games than Reina?

Petr Cech, sadly

[Brian Blessed]

For comparisons sake;

Reina got to 100 in 198 games. Clemence took 217 games and Bruce 225.

When you think about the teams they were in compared to now, it's amazing, really.

[Hazell]

A fine achievement - I am desperate for him to win some silverware withus.

He won the FA Cup.

[LFCStephen]

Top achievement Pepe lad, absolute legend!!

[muffins]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2010/dec/07/jose-reina-liverpool-goalkeeping-record

Liverpool's José Reina puts club progress before personal landmark

Andy Hunter | The Guardian

José Reina has said he is more concerned with restoring Liverpool to the upper reaches of the Premier League than his latest individual landmark as he admitted the hectic Christmas period will shape Roy Hodgson's debut season as manager.

Reina established another personal record last night when Liverpool's 3-0 win over Aston Villa marked his century of clean sheets in 198 league games, eclipsing the previous record, set by Ray Clemence, by 19 matches. Beyond sharing the credit with his team-mates over the past five years – "It is nice to achieve the record but it is down to the fantastic players I have had around me at the club," said Reina – the Liverpool keeper took greater satisfaction in the performance that ruined Gérard Houllier's return to Anfield.

Hodgson's team have now won their past four league games at Anfield since losing to Blackpool in October and, while they remain vulnerable on the road, Reina believes Liverpool are discovering the consistency needed to climb the Premier League table. "I said when we played Birmingham [in September] that we all knew it would take a while because we have new ideas, a new manager and new players at the club," said the Spain international. "We needed time to get ourselves on the right track and hopefully we can build from a good foundation now.

"The league is a bit fractured. We are 10 points back from the leaders and there is some space between us, but we have to understand the ideas, keep our shape and our philosophy and aim higher. Anything is possible in this league and we have more confidence now. We have to be consistent and find that balance that makes us stay up there and fight to be as high as possible."

Despite his optimism the 28-year-old is reluctant to make predictions for Liverpool, other than that their prospects are likely to be defined over the festive season. Reina said: "We lost to Blackpool at home and we have to go there on Boxing Day. We know Christmas is crucial and after those four games [Blackpool, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Bolton and Blackburn between Boxing Day and 5 January] we can talk about where the team should aim and where the team is going to be."

Reina admitted he expected some transfer activity from Liverpool in the January transfer window. "We have to expect Liverpool to be with the top clubs and that is on the manager, the new board and the new owners to develop that. All we can do is play as well as we can," he added.

[The Finn]

Pepe gets a shout from Juan Mata who was interviewed for the Guardian's Small Talk column:

Villa's a mate. But who's the nicest guy in football? Joaquín Sánchez … Joan Capdevila … and MC Pepe Reina!

I have no doubt that Pepe will make a seemless transition to tv once his playing days are over

[koolkamal]

LFC Weekly December 14: Pepe Reina on 'privilege' of captaining Liverpool

Dec 13 2010

PEPE Reina has spoken of the ‘privilege’ of captaining Liverpool, but insists team success is more important than individual accolades.
LFC Weekly

The inspirational number 25 became the fastest Reds keeper in history to reach 100 clean sheets when skippering the side against Aston Villa last week. He insists that being captain of Liverpool FC is something he’ll look back on in years to come with pride.

“Even if it is for a short period of time – I can be very proud,” said Reina in this week’s LFC Weekly. “I would rather somebody else be captain if it meant the team was winning games and winning trophies – but when I retire and look back on my career I will be able to say, ‘I was the captain of Liverpool.’ Few people are given such a privilege.”

Reaching 100 clean sheets quicker than legends like Elisha Scott, Ray Clemence and Bruce Grobbelaar is something else the Spaniard can be proud of, but such records might be even harder for foreign players to break in the future.

“I wouldn’t say records like these are important to me as an individual,” he reflects. “They’re just numbers. Being a part of Liverpool’s history is very important and humbling, though, because it’s not easy to come from another country and achieve these kind of records - there aren’t many examples now of foreign players staying at one club for a long period of time.

“In the future, maybe there will be fewer opportunities for players to match or to beat records from the past because there are so many transfers and a greater movement across Europe.”

The full exclusive interview with Pepe Reina, plus a chat with the scout who discovered Roger Hunt, Jimmy Case and Howard Gayle, is in this week’s LFC Weekly. Subscribe here www.liverpoolfc.tv/match/magazine


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[RedRabbit]

This guy is fast becoming one of my favourite players of all time. Not just for his skills, but the way he conducts himself, both on and off the pitch is a credit to the club and to the man himself. Love him! Absolutely love him!

[Niru Red4ever]

With Rafa out of Inter, where does that place Valero and Pellegrino? The club should be trying to snap up Valero at the very least.