Liverpool FC News: Goalkeeper Pepe Reina is hoping for swift resolution to trouble at Anfield

Oct 11 2010 by James Pearce, Liverpool Echo

Liverpool FC News: PEPE REINA is praying for a swift resolution to the “chaos” at Anfield.

The Liverpool goalkeeper has urged his team-mates to stay focused on dragging the Reds out of the Premier League drop zone as the battle for ownership of the club is decided in the High Court this week.

“The only thing we can do is play football and the things that are going on around the club, the ownership situation and all that, is out of our hands,” he said.

“It’s still too soon to talk about the takeover because there is still some chaos down there.

“I am worried. I am worried because of the situation of the club but I am optimistic and I think we are going to bounce back and be our best in a few months. At least that’s what I hope.”

If Tom Hicks and George Gillett successfully block the £300million sale to New England Sports Ventures (NESV) there is a chance Liverpool could go into administration and suffer a nine-point deduction from the Premier League.

However, that remains highly unlikely and Reina believes it won’t come to that.

“It would be a tough setback and a very difficult situation but I am optimistic that everything will be sorted out before that,” he added.

“All that we can do now is hope and pray for a good finish and a very good ending.

“We could do nothing (so far) apart from winning games and that hasn’t been the case unfortunately.

“I still believe that even with nine less points we will be able to stay in the Premier League but of course it will be no other target possible for us because with nine points less it’s going to be a tough, tough year.

“I don’t even want to think about that because we won’t be that bad and it won’t be like this.

“The team is good enough to start winning games. It’s a difficult situation but we have to stick together and work hard to try to turn it around.”