Recognition for an outstanding season for Peterborough United goalkeeper as he makes a League One 'Team-of-the-Year'
Goalkeeper Alex Bass has earned recognition for his ‘standout’ season with Peterborough United.
The 28 year-old summer signing from Notts County has been named in the League One ‘Team-of-the-year' as selected by WhoScored.com, the largest detailed football statistics website.
The citation read: ‘Alex Bass has been Peterborough's standout performer in goal this season, delivering elite shot-stopping at a consistent level.
‘He made 3.7 saves per game, the most by any keeper in League One.
‘He kept 10 clean sheets throughout the season and ranks second for saves made from outside the box with 46.
‘Most impressively, he recorded 101 saves from shots faced inside the box, the only keeper with three-digit saves in that zone.
Bass has proven himself capable of delivering high-level performances when called upon.’
WhoScored.com revealed the top-rated performances delivered by Bass were 1) Mansfield (away), 2) Burton (away) and 2) Stockport (away).
The rest of the all-star XI included Stevenage’s former Posh youngster Carl Piergianni. Stevenage and Stockport County, who face off in a League One play-off semi-final first leg on Saturday (8pm kick off), are the only clubs with two representatives.
Team:
(4-4-2)
Bass
Perry Ng (Cardiff), Piergianni, Charlie Goode (Stevenage), Adam Reach (Lincoln).
Fraszer Murray (Wigan), Oliver Norwood (Stockport), Lewis Wing (Reading), Amario Cozier-Duberry (Bolton).
Kyle Wootton (Stockport), Lorent Tolaj (Plymouth).