Liverpool FC Official Thread

kyro7 wrote:

thechampion wrote:Even as a Man United fan, I can admit that Reina is easily the best keeper in the league.

If someone doesn't agree with that surely they're a spastic.

Mr Leiva wrote:Without Tom Hicks and George Gillet, he wouldn't even be thinking about moving in the first place.

ResurrectionRooney wrote:

Mr Leiva wrote:Without Tom Hicks and George Gillet, he wouldn't even be thinking about moving in the first place.

Why not? Would Benitez have made less stupid decisions in the transfer market with different owners?

Mustangt125 wrote:

ResurrectionRooney wrote:Why not? Would Benitez have made less stupid decisions in the transfer market with different owners?

He would have been backed appropriately and we wouldn't have missed out on players like Ronaldo, Silva, Villa, Aguero, and Alves.

Reina recalls blazing Carragher row
October 11, 2011

Liverpool goalkeeper Pepe Reina has revealed the details of an explosive row he had with Anfield stalwart Jamie Carragher, which spilled over into the dressing room after beginning on the pitch.

Reina and Carragher, both mainstays of the Reds rearguard since the Spanish shot-stopper joined the club in 2005, clashed in an unnamed game because of a disagreement about passing options.

"The veins in our necks were bulging, our faces were red with anger and neither of us were going to back down," Reina said in his autobiography Pepe, which is being serialised in the Daily Mirror.

"The row between me and Jamie Carragher started during the game - I can't even remember who we were playing against - carried on in the dressing room and didn't come to an end until we sent each other text messages apologising.

"He went crazy at me, screaming at me, and I was screaming back at him. We were like that for fully five minutes shouting at one another and getting our point across. When we got back into the dressing room the row started again and it was even rougher than it had been on the pitch.

"The other players were just totally silent, watching us giving each other hell. It wasn't even over anything major. It was just a difference of opinion over whether I should knock the ball long or [if] he should give me an angle for a short pass.

"I ended up kicking the ball out wide to where I thought Carra should be, but he wasn't there and it went out of play. He shouted at me: 'You really think you're Franz Beckenbauer and you're always trying to play short passes when you should just empty it.'

"I responded: 'If I know one thing it's that you definitely aren't Beckenbauer, but just give me a bit of support when I've got the ball so we can try and play instead of just kicking it down the pitch.'"

Meanwhile, Reina has lifted the lid on an occasion when he was at loggerheads with former Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez over alcohol consumption. "The biggest argument I had with Rafa was about a beer," Reina said. "We had lost 2-1 to Besiktas and not played too well. I decided to have a beer. I don't see a problem with that because for me it is healthier to do that than it is to have a glass of Coca-Cola or a drink like that.

"Suddenly, the bartender turned up and said: 'The club doctor, medical staff and manager have made it clear to me they do not want you to have a beer.' I still don't know why this was the case but whatever the reason, I was fuming. I grabbed my bags and stormed off to my room without even having dinner. That is how upset I was.

"For me, Rafa was in the wrong. It suggests the manager does not trust you to look after yourself in the right way. He saw it differently and, if he has a small weakness as a manager, it is that he did not have a massive career as a player before he moved into management."

El_indian wrote:

Reina recalls blazing Carragher row
October 11, 2011

Liverpool goalkeeper Pepe Reina has revealed the details of an explosive row he had with Anfield stalwart Jamie Carragher, which spilled over into the dressing room after beginning on the pitch.

Reina and Carragher, both mainstays of the Reds rearguard since the Spanish shot-stopper joined the club in 2005, clashed in an unnamed game because of a disagreement about passing options.

"The veins in our necks were bulging, our faces were red with anger and neither of us were going to back down," Reina said in his autobiography Pepe, which is being serialised in the Daily Mirror.

"The row between me and Jamie Carragher started during the game - I can't even remember who we were playing against - carried on in the dressing room and didn't come to an end until we sent each other text messages apologising.

"He went crazy at me, screaming at me, and I was screaming back at him. We were like that for fully five minutes shouting at one another and getting our point across. When we got back into the dressing room the row started again and it was even rougher than it had been on the pitch.

"The other players were just totally silent, watching us giving each other hell. It wasn't even over anything major. It was just a difference of opinion over whether I should knock the ball long or [if] he should give me an angle for a short pass.

"I ended up kicking the ball out wide to where I thought Carra should be, but he wasn't there and it went out of play. He shouted at me: 'You really think you're Franz Beckenbauer and you're always trying to play short passes when you should just empty it.'

"I responded: 'If I know one thing it's that you definitely aren't Beckenbauer, but just give me a bit of support when I've got the ball so we can try and play instead of just kicking it down the pitch.'"

Meanwhile, Reina has lifted the lid on an occasion when he was at loggerheads with former Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez over alcohol consumption. "The biggest argument I had with Rafa was about a beer," Reina said. "We had lost 2-1 to Besiktas and not played too well. I decided to have a beer. I don't see a problem with that because for me it is healthier to do that than it is to have a glass of Coca-Cola or a drink like that.

"Suddenly, the bartender turned up and said: 'The club doctor, medical staff and manager have made it clear to me they do not want you to have a beer.' I still don't know why this was the case but whatever the reason, I was fuming. I grabbed my bags and stormed off to my room without even having dinner. That is how upset I was.

"For me, Rafa was in the wrong. It suggests the manager does not trust you to look after yourself in the right way. He saw it differently and, if he has a small weakness as a manager, it is that he did not have a massive career as a player before he moved into management."

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/967967/liverpool-goalkeeper-pepe-reina-recalls-jamie-carragher-row?cc=3436

'You really think you're Franz Beckenbauer and you're always trying to play short passes when you should just empty it.'

"Suddenly, the bartender turned up and said: 'The club doctor, medical staff and manager have made it clear to me they do not want you to have a beer.' I still don't know why this was the case but whatever the reason, I was fuming. I grabbed my bags and stormed off to my room without even having dinner. That is how upset I was.

El_indian wrote:My friends please find me a site where I can buy this Pepe autobiography and get it shipped to NZ..

Maybe one of you could pick it up cheap and send it to me?

'You really think you're Franz Beckenbauer and you're always trying to play short passes when you should just empty it.'

Bogdan wrote:Not even close to 40 million, portsmouth owed us money from the crouch deal, same with roma from the riise deal. And there were appearance landmarks in Aquilani's contract, so we never paid near the reported 20 million for him.

Mustangt125 wrote:Youre out of your depth RR. The point is BEFORE those players went to Barca/City we were after them and split hairs over a few mill and lost out on them.

Scott wrote:http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1335700/Gerard-Houllier-I-spotted-Ronaldo-Fergie-Liverpool-wouldnt-let-buy-.html

ResurrectionRooney wrote:

Scott wrote:http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1335700/Gerard-Houllier-I-spotted-Ronaldo-Fergie-Liverpool-wouldnt-let-buy-.html

You can't really blame Hicks and Gillett for that. I'm not sure about the veracity of that article anyway, there is a blatant inaccuracy in the 13th paragraph.

Scott wrote:

ResurrectionRooney wrote:You can't really blame Hicks and Gillett for that. I'm not sure about the veracity of that article anyway, there is a blatant inaccuracy in the 13th paragraph.

http://forums.liverpoolfc.tv/showthread.php?t=84521

I wasn't blameing G+H, was just proving we were in for him before you. IIRC he even pleaded to come here.

Scott wrote:

ResurrectionRooney wrote:You can't really blame Hicks and Gillett for that. I'm not sure about the veracity of that article anyway, there is a blatant inaccuracy in the 13th paragraph.

http://forums.liverpoolfc.tv/showthread.php?t=84521

I wasn't blameing G+H, was just proving we were in for him before you. IIRC he even pleaded to come here.

Scott wrote:He doesn't get back until Thursday night, we play Sat afternoon. Last time this happened, he was benched for Arsenal then came on and made a massive impact.

kyro7 wrote:

Scott wrote:He doesn't get back until Thursday night, we play Sat afternoon. Last time this happened, he was benched for Arsenal then came on and made a massive impact.

Never matters any way, you could probably play Kuyt up front as a lone striker and he'd smash 5 past us because you lot always just seem to up your game.

Eternal Witcher wrote:

kyro7 wrote:Never matters any way, you could probably play Kuyt up front as a lone striker and he'd smash 5 past us because you lot always just seem to up your game.

Fucking hope he starts, or else we'll be 3-0 down by the time he comes on. True he made an impact against Arsenal, but things could have gone differently and we would have been left wondering why he didn't start.

Eternal Witcher wrote:

kyro7 wrote:Never matters any way, you could probably play Kuyt up front as a lone striker and he'd smash 5 past us because you lot always just seem to up your game.

Fucking hope he starts, or else we'll be 3-0 down by the time he comes on. True he made an impact against Arsenal, but things could have gone differently and we would have been left wondering why he didn't start.

Scott wrote:

Eternal Witcher wrote:

Fucking hope he starts, or else we'll be 3-0 down by the time he comes on. True he made an impact against Arsenal, but things could have gone differently and we would have been left wondering why he didn't start.

How does Suarez being on the pitch effect how many goals we concede?

Also, we shouldn't be too scared. Man United have been shit lately. Rooney's not in a good state of mind, Man United drew with Stoke and then conceded 3 goals to Basel and were inferior to Norwich at Old Trafford for large parts of the game.

This is the best time to be playing them.