http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Pepe-Reina-c29672 revealed his excitement over the prospects of working alongside the newly appointed Reds manager Brendan Rodgers, but warned the fans that the Irishman will require time to effectively implement his playing philosophy
at Anfield.
The 39-year old left Swansea City for Liverpool after signing a three-year deal with the Merseyside club at the start of June. During his 2 year stint at the Liberty Stadium, he helped the Welsh club climb back into the Premier League from the Championship,
and guided them to an impressive eleventh place finish during the 2011/12 campaign.
Reina, who is currently on international duty with http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Spain-c3011 for the ongoing European Championships, approved of the owners’ decision to appoint Rodgers as the new manager, and was full of conviction that the Reds will rally under the Irishman to come out of
their current slum.
While talking to reporters, he said: “I am very optimistic about the future. It is a good appointment and, hopefully, Liverpool can have a better season than they did last time.”
Rodgers arrived at Swansea City as a manager in July 2010. In total, he managed the club in 96 matches and compiled 43 wins during this period. However, he is more credited for developing possession-retaining and fluent passing football at the Liberty Stadium-
a style more common in the Spanish league.
Talking of Rodgers huge impact at Swansea over a brief spell of time, the Spaniard lauded the innovative and unique ideas of his new club boss, and wants his side to emulate the Swans’ style of play.
He remarked, “I watched quite a bit of Swansea last season and I always like my teams to play like that… It is my style and one that will be very good for Liverpool.”
Liverpool experienced a bruising campaign last season, which saw them finish the league table in the eighth position. As a result of the Reds foundering to mount a challenge for a top-four finish, the club’s owners fired Liverpool’s director of football
Damien Comolli in April and also axed former manager Kenny Dalglish from the management seat, following the Reds 1-0 defeat against Swansea in the season’s last game.
Keeping in view the introduction of new personnel and club’s tinkering with the current director system, Reina admitted that the process of Liverpool’s revival will consume time, and warned the fans of setting up high expectations from Rodgers in the coming
season.
He added, “He is going to need time to implement his ideas. It is not going to happen in the blink of an eye.”
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