Liverpool goalkeeper Jose Reina admits the club's "hell of a year" is no excuse for ending the season with their worst league finish in 11 years.
The Reds ended their Premier League campaign with a goalless draw against Hull City to finish seventh in the table - their lowest league finish since 1999 - to compound untimely early exits from both the UEFA Champions League and the FA Cup.
Reina, who was voted Anfield's player of the season on Tuesday, cited injuries to key players as one of the reasons Liverpool suffered 11 league defeats in their domestic campaign but the Spanish shot-stopper concedes the Merseysiders should have done better.
"I feel a bit mixed because when a goalkeeper wins this kind of award, it's never a good thing," said the 27-year-old, who also won his fourth golden glove for the most clean sheets, sharing it this season with Chelsea's Petr Cech.
"I am happy with the things I have done, but not one of us can be happy because of the season we've had.
"No matter what you do, it's about the team. All of us are really disappointed.
"It's been a hell of a year with injuries. Fernando, Stevie, Glen, the centre-backs - we've been in a lot of trouble with injuries, so it's always difficult to prepare for a season like that.
"But it's no excuse - we should have done better and we didn't."
The Reds ended their Premier League campaign with a goalless draw against Hull City to finish seventh in the table - their lowest league finish since 1999 - to compound untimely early exits from both the UEFA Champions League and the FA Cup.
Reina, who was voted Anfield's player of the season on Tuesday, cited injuries to key players as one of the reasons Liverpool suffered 11 league defeats in their domestic campaign but the Spanish shot-stopper concedes the Merseysiders should have done better.
"I feel a bit mixed because when a goalkeeper wins this kind of award, it's never a good thing," said the 27-year-old, who also won his fourth golden glove for the most clean sheets, sharing it this season with Chelsea's Petr Cech.
"I am happy with the things I have done, but not one of us can be happy because of the season we've had.
"No matter what you do, it's about the team. All of us are really disappointed.
"It's been a hell of a year with injuries. Fernando, Stevie, Glen, the centre-backs - we've been in a lot of trouble with injuries, so it's always difficult to prepare for a season like that.
"But it's no excuse - we should have done better and we didn't."
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