Reina hoping for easy afternoon

Last updated : 11 May 2006 By Al Campbell
With no replays, Saturday's FA Cup final could end up going to a penalty shoot out. Pepe Reina earned himself a reputation as a decent penalty saver last season when he saved seven of the nine penalties he faced for Villarreal. However, the Liverpool goalkeeper will be quite content if he has an easy afternoon.

"I have heard about goalkeepers being heroes in the FA Cup final, but I hope I don't have to be because that might mean it has gone to penalties. I prefer to win in 90 minutes," said Reina.
 
"I practice penalties every day. We have competitions every day for lunches and dinners.
 
"I had a good reputation for penalty saving in Spain, but it makes me afraid to talk about it because people might think 'oh it's okay now we have gone to penalties - Pepe will save them.' It's a lottery. We have to focus for 90 minutes."