Pepe Reina: Signs for Lazio

[Malandro]

What a fine start.

He's going to be very important.

When he came out and patted Guilbert on the back for his crucial slide tackle, it was obvious that the inexperienced players need that reassurance.

[LukeJames]

His distribution is very good, wether its short to one of the center backs, bringing the center midfielders into play or hitting it out wide to the wing backs, most of his passes went to their intended targets.

[hilts_coolerking]

For the first one he actually palmed it out straight to their player but followed it up with two brilliant saves.

[themossman]

He’s so much better I expected. Leadership and experience were a given but his reaction saves tonight kept us in it. Great bit of business.

[PeterWithesShin]

He's been very good so far.

[Demitri_C]

Those saves.  I love him already.

[ldavfc4eva]

Very calming influence on the back line, still got the reflexes too and good distribution. A food signing a just what we need, another leader and plenty of experience too.

[pauliewalnuts]

I think he might be the leader we need in the dressing room, as well as being still a very good goalkeeper.

It must be hard to look around the dressing room and not be inspired by Reina.

[GordonCowansisthegreatest]

I think he should take all the set pieces as well;)

[nigel]

Inspired signing

[Legion]

A little gem.

[Luke8]

I think he might be the leader we need in the dressing room, as well as being still a very good goalkeeper.

It must be hard to look around the dressing room and not be inspired by Reina.

He was always talked of as a brilliant/vital character and person within those brilliant Spanish squads, which much be as good a reference as any.

As much as his general goalkeeping his distribution and composure is going to be so, so vital. Seems simple, but I’m not sure I’d trust any of our other keepers to pick out Hause’s head at the end.

[PeterWithe]

He was better with the ball at his feet than some of our outfield players have been, very impressed with his composure and weight of pass.

[tomd2103]

He was better with the ball at his feet than some of our outfield players have been, very impressed with his composure and weight of pass.

That was the thing that struck me watching him tonight.  Very composed with the ball at his feet and passed out with both feet. 

[Rudy65]

Thought he had come in as back up to Nyland, but have been v impressed with his composure and experience so far. Gives the rest of the defence some confidence as well. We shouldn’t underestimate his influence in the dressing room either