you can made a few additions to that Reina bloopers tape!

You can only play behind the defence put in front of you when you’re in goal, but anyway, you say that comparisons can’t be made between the two because they play for different teams, then you say to compare blooper tapes…hmm…

Its all academic really, if you want to focus on stats then you may as well comment that Van der Saar has conceded much less then Reina despite playing for a more attacking team. According to your logic, with a 6 goal swing in favour of Van der Saar, the stats suggest that he is a much much better ‘keeper as he has a better defence in front of him in a team that doesn’t defend as much as Liverpool

Casillas has to remain alert and focused because he is constantly tested in games. Therefore his ‘activity’ enables his concentration not to wane at any juncture in the game. However Reina experiences the opposite with a solid defensive unit in front of him. His relative ‘inactivity’ means concentration is easier to lose. Hence when he is able to make a decisive save at any one point in a match, it is harder, but altogether all the more remarkable. Shame I had to spell it out to you Steckelmacher.

Reina’s blooper tape? Have a look at the one for Casillas and you’ll find that the duration of the tape will be alot longer. Oh my, Casillas does ’stink it up’ from time to time.

Further, Reina has achieved two successive ‘golden gloves’ awards in his time in England. He requires two more clean sheets to break none other than Ray Clemence’s record for the number of clean sheets set in 100 games for Liverpool. Says it all really.

P.S. I didn’t know I was writing a dissertation for a degree course in reference to your sniping of my spelling. I will bear that in mind when I finish my English degree this year.

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Reina vs Everton…dont u remember that? 2006 wasn’t that long ago

Just a couple of pointers, though. Firstly, the verb is spelt “receive”, and I’m not entirely sure why you’d like me to quit receiving wisdom, but I’ll give some serious thought to stopping reading at your behest.

Secondly, your argument that the comparison is unfair is a solid one – but then again, any comparison between footballers playing for different teams necessarily suffers from the same problem. You could argue that Torres would score more goals at Arsenal, for example. Or that Kaka at Manchester United might play a quite different role.

However, the internal logic of your argument is frankly barmy. You accuse Casillas of not having to concentrate: does it not occur to you that one has to be pretty damn focussed to concentrate for fully ninety minutes, making saves at every juncture of the game. Call me crazy, but seems to me that it’s a hell of a lot easier on the head to have to concentrate for just the two minute patches in which Reina is tested, and there is not a doubt in my mind that both keepers would prefer a solid defence to a somewhat charitable one.

Reina is certainly better at saving penalties, and arguably in terms of distribution. Other than that, there is no attribute in which Casillas does not surpass him. And I’d advise you to go over your Reina bloopers tape.

1. Kasey Keller, Fulham
2. Carlo Cudicini, Chelsea
3. Ben Foster, Man U
4. Scott Carson, Liverpool (I consider him a back-up because he’s out on loan, and first-choice keepers don’t go on loan)
5. Manuel Almunia, Arsenal (not sure if he still fits in this category)