Get off Reina's back. This system is big change up for our Goal-keeper, in fact i'd say even more so than for the two CBs. I don't know how many touches he had on the ball yesterday (to feet) but I reckon he made more passes than Jordan Henderson managed in any game last season. Several of which were under quite a bit of pressure with City attackers bearing down on him, at one stage he had to field a 25 yard chip pass (one of Allen's rare errors) with Tevez right on top of him but he didn't panic and dealt with it as the whole stadium let out a collective sigh. I was impressed with his play yesterday.
You're talking about the ball being at Reina's feet which is a total difference. Everyone man and his dog knows Reina's more than competent with the ball at his feet - that's not the issue. I was referring to the fundamentals of keeping - making the decision to come for a cross or not in the first place, then once the decision to come for the cross is made, it's imperative he at least gets some sort of contact on it. Rather than flapping (as he has been doing) at nothing and unsettling the defense on almost every set piece or cross, his decision making at these points in time have been erratic and this isn't the first time he's done this - but it seems more prominent now. He should have come and collected that cross for their first goal, or stayed on his line, he did neither and that resulted in a soft goal.
