| Reina | Mignolet | |
| matches (sub) | 31 | 38 |
| clean sheets | 14 | 10 |
| goals allowed per | 1.1 | 1.32 |
| saves per match | 1.35 | 1.97 |
| saves per goal | 1.27 | 1.7 |
| avg claim success % | 89 | 96 |
| dist. success % | 75 | 69 |
| pass success % | 70.8 | 67.3 |
| aerial duel win % | 85.7 | 83.3 |
| long ball success % | 45.8 | 39 |
The most important stats here are saves per goal and average claim success percentage, both of which go to Mignolet. The 7% difference between the two keepers in ACSP is crippling to Reina if he has any aspirations to win his old job back. It is an indication of what many think of the 31-year-old Spaniard: he takes unnecessary risks and has frequent momentary lapses of reason and concentration.
In his last couple of seasons, Reina appeared to be more interested in trying to create goal scoring opportunities instead of trying to prevent them. The thing is, he's quite good at contributing to the attack, much more so than Mignolet, but what's the point if you can't do your primary job as a keeper? I would even argue that Reina had a better defense in front of him than Mignolet does now.
Reina had Jamie Carragher and a healthy Jose Enrique for most of the season. Though Carra was in his twilight year, he knew his limitations, made few mistakes, and was in command of Liverpool's defense, even when he wasn't on the pitch. When he was, Carragher rarely went forward as much as Agger, Skrtel, and Sakho tend to. The thing about Mignolet is that he doesn't take command like a keeper should and if that doesn't change, he should find his way somewhere else soon.
