If you need any evidence on how a goalkeeper can be the most important player in the team, look no further than Pepe Reina's performance for Liverpool against Birmingham yesterday. Almost single-handedly, Reina Saves Liverpool from certain defeat and salvage a point for Roy Hodgson's team. Time after time, he denied Cameron Jerome, Roger Johnson and Craig Gardner to keep a clean sheet at St Andrews.

Reina's performance was definitely the highlight of the match.Barry Ferguson, the Birmingham midfielder paid tribute to the Spaniard. He told Sky Sports after the match,

"He made three or four great saves. I think we deserved to win the game, but the goalkeeper was outstanding.''

While Reina got all the praises, his compatriot Fernando Torres came in for some criticisms after an abject display in the game. He looked out of sorts and more often than not, gave the ball away after poor first touches. His performance tells the story of a player which looks unhappy being at the club.

It is also disappointing to see the great Liverpool name being associated with such a display. This Liverpool team lack quality and more importantly, passion for the game. There were hardly any urgency or creativity in their play. As I said, earlier in the season, this Liverpool team is sadly mediocre and probably would languish at mid table even with master tactician such as Roy Hodgson at the helm> Technorati Tags: reina,torres,liverpool,birmingham,hodgson