Reina's nightmare for Spain v Argentina

[Pablo]

Maybe it was Freudian slip.

Oh they didn't let him back on again did they?

[BG1973]

they do work on things like this. the aim is to stop mistakes and goals. you cant stop them completely and never will but you still train to do it.

not sure why it makes me a fool having experience of this type of thing.

infact i remember speaking to my coach who went to coach some international goalkeepers and is a coach of a well respected club now that i had been slipping a bit he said to change the footwear and he said we will be doing more work on starting positions and how you stand etc

he didnt do this to stop me slipping as it was part of what we did anyway but it does in part help you minimise slipping.

not so sure why everyone thinks its rubbish that they will have a look at it. it may not take long or infact his starting position may have been right etc etc but all i say is i bet it was discussed and if possible a way to try to stop it happening again would have been discussed or will be incorparated into training.

if you're right you're right mate and no one is calling you a fool - but it SOUNDS daft...

Problem - slipping.

Answer - wear boots with studs.

Next.

[CJ]

it sounds daft becuase people think i am saying you do anti slipping training.

you dont

you do work on how you stand so you are ready also when to set your position. The reason for this is its easier to save the ball rather than running and saving also it can make the attacker to make a decision and this leads to them making mistakes in lots of cases.

think of it like driving a car.

you dont learn how not to crash but what you learn is how to leave a gap between cars how to use mirrors and how to anticipate situations. all of these do infact help you avoid a crash. yes crashes still happen but you can review why they happened.

[Pablo]

For the record I wasn't calling you a fool, I said you sounded foolish. There's a difference

[CJ]

For the record I wasn't calling you a fool, I said you sounded foolish. There's a difference

thanks

[Neil Young]

For the record I wasn't calling you a fool, I said you sounded foolish. There's a difference

It's an important distinction that's often overlooked around here I think. It's what bugged me about the Mascherano stuff - he may have done a c*ntish thing (I don't think it was but I can see why people see it that way) but that doesn't make him a c*nt.

Although in Marsh's case the distinction is unnecessary because both statements are equally true.




(Just kidding, Marshy)

[CJ]

thanks for you back up there neil truly invaluable lol

[DannyMan2006]

Did anyone catch Reina's little hiccup against Argentina ?

These things happen of course, lets hope it doenst become habit forming

not really.

Its true he is a great keeper Mr Consistency, but this is now the second howler sgter the Arsenal mistake.

As you say, his great saves far outweigh hs issues and there is certainly no feeling we have a nother calamity James here, and the point of the thread is that because he is soo consistent its strange that this year we have two glitches already

I hate international football. I still lay a lot of blame for Dudek's loss of form squarely at how ****e his defence was in the 2002 World Cup, he came back a different player. Westerveld had a nightmare after Euro 2000...

Lets hope Pepe forgets this Spain nonsense. Leave it to Iker.

I wonder how the changes in the backroom has effected Reina? He was so used to Valero and Rafa's zonal marking (and his sweeping role), he may take some time to adjust to a new system.

If either of you ever get offered a job as a football analyst, my suggestion would be this: Don't give up the day job.

Hope Pepe answered your questions and doubts today, because obviously his previous 4 years or so of being exceptional at the club hasn't convinced you enough

[Craig_H]

To be honest danny, i dont see a whole lot wrong in what they said.

"lets hope it doesnt become a habit"

"he's so consistent that it's strange to see two mistakes"

"lets hope pepe forgets the spain stuff"

"might take time to adjust to a new system"

Hardly radical stuff there.

[DannyMan2006]

To be honest danny, i dont see a whole lot wrong in what they said.

"lets hope it doesnt become a habit"

"he's so consistent that it's strange to see two mistakes"

"lets hope pepe forgets the spain stuff"

"might take time to adjust to a new system"

Hardly radical stuff there.

They were asking questions, when it was obvious they didn't need to be asked. I just think pathetic, pointless threads breed negativity.

[Craig_H]

Think you're reading too much into their comments and being overly defensive.

I spose, being a Liverpool fan, you can be forgiven for the latter

[DannyMan2006]

Think you're reading too much into their comments and being overly defensive.

I spose, being a Liverpool fan, you can be forgiven for the latter

I just found it laughable that after all his brilliance for us people think that after two mistakes he is going to turn into a liability.

[CJ]

one reason Reina is so good is because he constatly asks himself question and doesnt take anything for granted.

i do wonder whether he ould be a keeper who is exellent but for some reason doesnt make the jump to international football. Honestly i see no reason that he shouldnt because he has all that he needs to however the mind is a strange thing.

[DannyMan2006]

one reason Reina is so good is because he constatly asks himself question and doesnt take anything for granted.

i do wonder whether he ould be a keeper who is exellent but for some reason doesnt make the jump to international football. Honestly i see no reason that he shouldnt because he has all that he needs to however the mind is a strange thing.

Only one goal against Argentina was his fault and that was a slip that can happen to anyone on the football pitch. Ridgewell made a slip today at LB for the Brum but got away with it. Keepers tend not to.

[Craig_H]

I just found it laughable that after all his brilliance for us people think that after two mistakes he is going to turn into a liability.

That's the point though - nobody was really thinking or saying that