In a season of re-building under Jurgen Klopp, Liverpool have one position that needs to be strengthened the most and it is the goal keeper. Brendan Rodgers in a busy summer sold Simon Jones and bought in Adam Bogdan to deputize for Simon Mignolet who did not have the best of the season.
His problems continued into the new season and even under Klopp as the Belgian shot stopper has just not been able to command his box in the air. He always looks shaky at the back and does not look far from a disaster.
Fans of the club from around the world have expressed their dissatisfaction with the No.1 at the club but the he has got the full backing of his manager and the Belgian has the stats to back him up.
In the League full of superb goal keepers, Liverpool’s Simon Mignolet has been the best this year at least in terms of the number of clean sheets he has kept. Irrespective of the troubles Liverpool have had at the back in recent times, Simon Mignolet leads the list for the most number of clean sheets in the year 2015.
Simon Mignoet – 16
Joe Hart – 15
David de Gea – 12
Petr Cech – 11
The above list shows a peculiar stat that has seen the Belgian shot stopper keep more clean sheets than any other goal keeper this year in the Premier League.
Keeping a clean sheet is often the yard stick for goal-keepers and ending the year on a high like this will only give him more confidence going into the second half of the season.
The 27 year old has saved four penalties, has 2 assists and an incredible 65-yard volley against Manchester United to his name but will always be a player who can never become world class in the eyes of the fans.
He is error prone and will have to work on his concentration if he wants the tag of the best keeper not only at the club but also in the league.