I'm pleased for Jerzey for a few reasons.He is a decent bloke who has had some hard times towards the end of his Liverpool career.
*There was the arrival of Pepe Reina to contend with. Rafa didn't sign a new keeper with the intention of keeping him on the bench, the writing was on the wall.
*Dudek was famously robbed of his 2005 Champions League winners’ medal when his house was burgled in June 2006. Earlier this year and 26-year-old businessman Martin Roche was later arrested and given a nine-month jail sentence after over £23,000 worth of football medals and shirts belonging to the Polish goalkeeper were found in his house. He was on holiday in Poland when thieves took his Porsche car, jewellery and football memorabilia, including his European Cup medal.
bas**rds! 
*Playing Jerzey as a "Cup keeper" obviously did his confidence no good - conceding 11 goals in 3 games. Whilst not being at fault for all those goals he was responsible as the last line of defense.
2006/2007 Season Stats
08-11-2006 English League Cup Birmingham 0-1 Liverpool
05-12-2006 European Cup Galatasaray 3-2 Liverpool
06-01-2007 English FA Cup Liverpool 1-3 Arsenal
09-01-2007 English League Cup Liverpool 3-6 Arsenal
24-02-2007 English Premier Liverpool 4-0 Sheff Utd
28-04-2007 English Premier Portsmouth 2-1 Liverpool
And to top it all he was injured for the final home game of the season against Charlton where it was his desire to play and say a big thank you to the Liverpool faithful whilst wearing his team's colours for the final time.
A shame really, that's how it panned out for him. But, as anyone who watches football around the world will know, it was Jerzey Dudek who saved the day with his heroic goal-keeping in the most unforgettable European Cup Final ever on that special, special night in Istanbul on 25th May 2005.
Here is a tribute to Jerzey Dudek -
Worthington Cup Winner 2003
Champions League Winner 2005
Good luck in all you do Jerzey, you contributed to possibly the happiest night of my life so far,
may you have many more!
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Liverpool FC.tv Tribute
Whatever the future may hold for Jerzy Dudek it's doubtful his career will ever scale the heights of that glorious night in Istanbul on 25 May 2005.
It was Dudek's goalkeeping heroics that helped secure a never-to-be-forgotten fifth European Cup triumph at the Ataturk Stadium, ensuring that his name will forever be etched in Liverpudlian folklore.
The son of a Polish miner, Dudek was signed from Feyenoord by Gerard Houllier on a dramatic deadline day swoop in August 2001. Fellow keeper Chris Kirkland joined on the same day but it was the big Pole who was immediately handed the chance to stake his claim for the number one shirt.
Renowned for his bravery and strong reflexes, his early form was impressive but a high-profile howler that contributed to a home defeat against Manchester United blotted his copy-book.
He was eventually forgiven by the Liverpool fans for that misdemeanour against their bitter rivals but when he made a similar error in the same fixture three years later it seemed as though his reputation would be permanently stained.
It was going to take something special for Dudek to redeem himself in the eyes of the fans and a man-of-the-match performance in the Worthington Cup Final triumph over United later that season went some way towards that.
It was not until the 2004/05 season reached the most dramatic of climaxes, however, that his past sins were finally forgotten.
His stunning double reflex save from Andriy Shevchenko when the score was tied at 3-3 has deservedly gone down as one of the greatest saves ever, while his antics in the subsequent penalty shoot-out mean he'll now always be looked upon in the highest esteem by everyone connected to this club.
His penalty saves from Pirlo and Shevchenko inspired a pop song to be recorded in his honour but just weeks after his heroics in Istanbul a new goalkeeper was brought to the club and Dudek made just 12 more appearances in the first team.
If he was to play on until he's 100 it's unlikely he'll ever eclipse the high of Istanbul but the memories will never fade.
