Liverpool goalkeeper Jose Reina has won the Barclays Golden Glove Award for the third season in a row.
Once again Pepe had more shut-outs then any other keeper with 18 clean sheets in 37 appearances.
However, Reina was been quick to praise his team-mates for their part in the award and told the club’s official site: ‘The team has been defending so good for three years. It’s not about me. It’s about the team working together, the work rate of all of us. I have said it many, many times and I will say it again - these awards are for the team, it’s just that I get to keep it at home.
Rafa Benitez was delighted but not surprised to see Reina collecting another award and added: ‘I am not surprised. When you see the performance of Pepe in every game, and also the team in defence, you can understand why he normally doesn’t concede too many goals. I am really pleased to be here again.
‘When you talk about three seasons in a row, it means he is doing a good job. Always I say the same: for me, when we signed him he was the best ‘keeper in Spain. He’s really good, a good worker, he wants to learn - everything is positive now and for the future.
‘Everyone likes to see strikers scoring goals but your ‘keeper is always a key part of the team. When you don’t concede many goals you always know you can win because you always create chances.’
Vote for your LFC Team of the Year here
Latest Forum Discussion
Opinion Poll
Loading ...